Gladstone ready to give new students a taste of campus life
Published on 13 February, 2009
CQUniversity Gladstone is ready to give new students a taste of campus life during Orientation Week, starting on Monday February 23...
There are plenty of opportunities for fun activities but Orientation Week also has a focus on accessing academic services and assistance.
Each of the campuses has arranged opportunities for socialising, with Gladstone events including a 'Tuesday Afternoon Live' race from 4pm-5pm on the Tuesday and, on the Wednesday, an Ultimate Pick a Box event from 3.30pm-5pm followed by a Survivor Celebration: sausage sizzle, jumping castle, games and music from 6pm.
The event now caters for a broad range of participants, including school leavers, adult learners, parents and partners, on-campus students, distance and flex students, regional campus students and in some cases international students.
Student mentors - more advanced students available to show the newbies the ropes - are a significant key to the event's success and are even available to those studying on-line.
Gladstone's mentors will gather on campus for pre-Orientation training on the previous Friday (Feb 20).
Orientation coordinator Sherie Elliott says "the aim of Orientation is to equip students with the skills necessary to tackle not only the expected but the unexpected obstacles that they may encounter on their learning journey".
"Although there are a number of fun activities, designed to build relationships between new students, the main aim is to provide vital information and help build connections to make life long friendships and support networks."
Comprehensive details are available via the Orientation Week web links.
If you plan to attend a Parents & Partners Evening, Skills Session or Flex Orientation please register on 13 CQUni (13 27 86) or email helpme@cqu.edu.au with your name, student number, location and dates.
Mentors in action in 2008 
Mentors are vital to Orientation Week