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What happens on Welcome Day

25 October 2023

Welcome Day is the best way to find out what university life has to offer.

HOW TO APPLY

Welcome Day takes place the Friday before term starts and is a chance for new students to get familiar with the campus, ask questions, meet people and get sorted for day one at UC.

The event is exclusive to new students but there is also an opportunity for parents/whānau to find out more about the University with a range of special orientation events designed for them.

2024 Timetable

FRIDAY 16 FEBRUARY PROGRAMME
9.00am - 12.05pm

Student Information sessions: Meet your Student Advisors and Lecturers 

These sessions commence with a mihi whakatau in C1 Lecture Theatre

  • Child and Family Psychology (Postgraduate students) - Rehua 005, Rehua
  • Health Sciences - Rehua 009, Rehua
  • Youth and Community Leadership - Rehua 108, Rehua
  • Postgraduate Health Science & Sport Science  - Rehua 101, Rehua
  • Master of Counselling - Te Moana nui a Kiwa 226, Rehua
  • Sport - C2, Central Lecture Theatres
10.00am - 10.50am

Student Information sessions: Meet your Student Advisors and Lecturers

  • Science - C1, Central Lecture Theatres
  • Commerce - C3, Central Lecture Theatres
  • Arts - A1, North Arts
  • Law - A2, North Arts
  • Fine Arts - A8, South Arts
  • Engineering - Rātā Foyer, Rātā
  • Product Design - E9, Rātā
  • How to student when you are over 25 - Drawing Room, Rāta
  • Uni 101 - Ngaio Marsh, Haere-roa
  • Bachelor of Data Science - ER140, Ernest Rutherford
  • Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology - A4, South Arts
  • Bachelor of Psycological Sciences - A3, North Arts
11.15am - 12.05pm

Student Information sessions: Meet your Student Advisors and Lecturers

  • Science - C1, Central Lecture Theatres
  • Arts - A1, North Arts
  • Criminal Justice - A2, North Arts
  • Social and Environmental Sustainability - A4, South Arts
  • Communications - A6, South Arts
  • Music - A7, South Arts
  • Social Work - A9, South Arts
  • Engineering - Rātā Foyer, Rātā
  • UC Thrive: Your First UC Lecture - E8, Rātā
  • Digital Screen - C3, Central Lecture Theatres
  • Parents & Whānau - Drawing Room, Rātā
  • Uni 101 - Ngaio Marsh, Haere-roa
  • Bachelor of Environmental Science - ER140, Ernest Rutherford
  • Postgraduate students - A3, North Arts
12.30pm - 1.20pm

Student Information sessions: Meet your Student Advisors and Lecturers 

  • Commerce - C3, Central Lecture Theatres
  • Adult Students Academic skills - Drawing Room, Rātā
  • Uni 101 - Ngaio Marsh, Haere-roa
  • UC Thrive: Your First UC Lecture - E8, Rātā

All sessions will be available to watch on demand post-event.

Guided campus tours will leave from the Matariki Quad on demand throught out the day! Or alternatively download a Self-Guided Campus Tour Map here.

Free vaccinations
If you haven’t had the below vaccinations, they will be available free to students outside Te Whare Hauora | UC Health Centre from 9am – 2pm on Herea tō Waka | Welcome Day:

  • The MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine is free for all ages,
  • The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is free for those under 26,
  • The Meningococcal B vaccine will remain free for students going into their first year in UC Halls of Residence.

The Meningococcal (MenB) vaccine is strongly encouraged for all students, especially if you’re living in the halls. More information here>

Disclaimer
UC photographers and videographers will be out and about on Herea tō waka | Welcome Day. These images may be used by the University in future for online or print publications and may be placed on official UC social media channels. If you would prefer not to be photographed or filmed, please let the person behind the camera know. 

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