Orientation week kicks off new year at UC

New students will be welcomed to the University of Canberra from today as Registration and Orientation Week gets underway.

They will be given vital course and enrolment advice, but also be entertained with live music, sports and tours of the capital. Teaching begins next week.

A selection of o-week events is below. Full information about Registration and Orientation Week can be found online at www.canberra.edu.au/orientation
 
TUESDAY
10am breakfast on the concourse
11am bus and boat tour, starting at Café Globo
3pm touch football tournament
 
WEDNESDAY
9am-4pm Market Day, concourse
12noon Tunes on the Green, live music, concourse
 
THURSDAY
9am-4pm Market Day, concourse
10.30am, Brekkie, Barbie, Bikkies and BYO: Learning Lingo Like a Local – a guide to Australian slang for international students
12noon, Commencement Ceremony: the formal start to the year, featuring an address by alumna and author Ingrid Jonach, lecture theatre 2B9, Building 2, University of Canberra
1pm, Tunes on the Green, live music, concourse
 
FRIDAY
9am UC Amazing Race 2012
3pm International Soccer Cup
8pm, O Yeah! Concert featuring: Hungry Kids of Hungary, Loon Lake and Atluk
 
Contact the University of Canberra media team:
Ed O’Daly M: 0408 829 618 T: 02 6201 2441

Amanda Powell M: 0408 826 362 T: 02 6201 5422