Issue 562 (March 2007) - Office of Marketing and Communications
Issue 562 (March 2007) - Office of Marketing and Communications
Issue 562 (March 2007) - Office of Marketing and Communications
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7New UQ students were given their first taste<strong>of</strong> campus life during annual Orientationcelebrations held in February.Highlights <strong>of</strong> the week-long program includedthe popular campus market days, which drewthous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> students happy to take advantage<strong>of</strong> faculty demonstrations <strong>and</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong>informative exhibits.With more than 150 clubs, societies<strong>and</strong> groups affiliated with The University <strong>of</strong>Queensl<strong>and</strong> Union <strong>and</strong> UQ SPORT on display,students took the opportunity to sign up tosporting teams, meet new friends, <strong>and</strong> take partin the many social events on <strong>of</strong>fer.Kelly Chapman from UQ SPORT saida growing number <strong>of</strong> students were takingadvantage <strong>of</strong> the University’s sporting facilitieseach year.“It seems like more than ever, students areinterested in keeping themselves active whilestudying,” she said.Capping <strong>of</strong>f the packed O Week programacross the University’s three campuses was theBig Bang concert at St Lucia, featuring some <strong>of</strong>the biggest names in Brisbane music across threestages.But it wasn’t all fun <strong>and</strong> games, with theUQ Student Centre <strong>and</strong> UQ Union running arange <strong>of</strong> tours, seminars <strong>and</strong> workshops toadvise students on anything <strong>and</strong> everything frombudgeting <strong>and</strong> cooking tips to how to settle in totheir studies.UQ Union President Julie-Ann Campbell saidthe event had provided the perfect start to the<strong>2007</strong> academic year.“Thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> new students were given agreat start to their UQ experience at O-Week<strong>2007</strong>,” Ms Campbell said.“O Week is always a great way to kick <strong>of</strong>f firstsemester, not only because it’s a fun <strong>and</strong> laidbackintroduction to UQ, but because it showsstudents the Union is here to help <strong>and</strong> 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; <strong>and</strong> Grace College student MonicaBauman.This page: (clockwise from top right) Physiotherapystudent Jay Whittem; Susanne Wessling <strong>and</strong>Veronica Thorsson at St Lucia; <strong>and</strong> UQ Gattonstudents Belinda Smith <strong>and</strong> Anna Marwede.
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