Issue 562 (March 2007) - Office of Marketing and Communications

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6orientation week 2007U Q N E W S , M A R C H 2 0 0 7HELD ACROSS UQ’S THREECAMPUSES, THE 2007ORIENTATION PROGRAMOFFERED A WEEK OF FUN ANDGAMES FOR THE UNIVERSITY’SAPPROXIMATELY 8000 BEGINNINGSTUDENTS.Fresh start atO WEEK
7New UQ students were given their first tasteof campus life during annual Orientationcelebrations held in February.Highlights of the week-long program includedthe popular campus market days, which drewthousands of students happy to take advantageof faculty demonstrations and hundreds ofinformative exhibits.With more than 150 clubs, societiesand groups affiliated with The University ofQueensland Union and UQ SPORT on display,students took the opportunity to sign up tosporting teams, meet new friends, and take partin the many social events on offer.Kelly Chapman from UQ SPORT saida growing number of students were takingadvantage of the University’s sporting facilitieseach year.“It seems like more than ever, students areinterested in keeping themselves active whilestudying,” she said.Capping off the packed O Week programacross the University’s three campuses was theBig Bang concert at St Lucia, featuring some ofthe biggest names in Brisbane music across threestages.But it wasn’t all fun and games, with theUQ Student Centre and UQ Union running arange of tours, seminars and workshops toadvise students on anything and everything frombudgeting and cooking tips to how to settle in totheir studies.UQ Union President Julie-Ann Campbell saidthe event had provided the perfect start to the2007 academic year.“Thousands of new students were given agreat start to their UQ experience at O-Week2007,” Ms Campbell said.“O Week is always a great way to kick off firstsemester, not only because it’s a fun and laidbackintroduction to UQ, but because it showsstudents the Union is here to help and supportthem in any way we can.”U Q N E W S , M A R C H 2 0 0 7Opposite page: (clockwise from top left)O Week crowds at the Great Court; Ipswichmarket day action; Cromwell College studentsat St Lucia; and Grace College student MonicaBauman.This page: (clockwise from top right) Physiotherapystudent Jay Whittem; Susanne Wessling andVeronica Thorsson at St Lucia; and UQ Gattonstudents Belinda Smith and Anna Marwede.
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