2013 Guide to Enrolment - University of Canterbury

Start at UC continuedUC Recreation CentreYou can enjoy free membership of the UCRecCentre while you are a student to access avariety of recreation, sport and fitness activities.Basic gym membership is free, includingmost group fitness classes and the climbingwall. Small user charges apply for additionalactivities.How to join:• You’ll need to have your Canterbury Card• Sign up online at the RecCentre websitewww.reccentre.canterbury.ac.nz using yourCanterbury Card details• Gain entry at the centre using your CanterburyCard (it’s now your membership card)• Alternatively, you can sign up at the RecCentrereception.For more information go towww.reccentre.canterbury.ac.nz orphone +64 3 364 2433.Student support servicesStudent Support TeamThe Student Support team provides a highlyspecialised support service for all internationaland domestic students. For more informationgo to www.canterbury.ac.nz/supportFor telephone and email contacts go towww.canterbury.ac.nz/support/peopleDisability Resource ServiceDisability Resource Service assists students withdisabilities by providing appropriate, disabilityrelatedstudy support services and specialistresources. The service also provides advice andgeneral information on disability-related issuesto both students and staff at the University.Level 2, James Hight buildingTelephone: +64 3 364 2350Email: disabilities@canterbury.ac.nzwww.canterbury.ac.nz/disabilityRecycling at UCAs part of the University’s environmentalcommitments, a waste collection system hasbeen introduced campus wide. There are binslocated throughout the campus where you candeposit food and other compostable waste,glass and plastic bottles, metals, plus residualrubbish.For more information on what you can and can’trecycle, what happens to the items you recycle,and UC waste disposal and recycling stats go towww.sustain.canterbury.ac.nz/wasteSmoke-free campusThe University of Canterbury is proud tobe a completely smoke-free campus. Thismeans that smoking is not permitted onany University grounds including regionalcampuses, field stations and other premises.The University promotes healthy lifestyles andhas adopted this policy to ensure that all staff,students and visitors can experience a healthy,smoke-free environment.The full policy can be reviewed in the UC Policylibrary: www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucpolicy, under‘Smoke-free Policy’.Māori studentsThe Māori Development Team provides supportand development services for Māori studentsacross all colleges at UC through the provisionof pastoral care and integrated supportprogrammes.Māori Development TeamTe Ao Marama, 114 Arts Road, Level 2Telephone: +64 3 3642987 ext 8408Email: maoridevelopment@canterbury.ac.nzwww.canterbury.ac.nz/maoristudentsTe Whare Akonga o Te Akatoki(Māori Students’ Study Centre)Tamara KirwanTelephone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3980Email: tamara.kirwan@canterbury.ac.nzwww.canterbury.ac.nz/maoristudentsPacific studentsThe Pacific Development Team provides advice,academic learning programmes, mentoringsupport and on-going pastoral care for Pacificstudents at UC.Pacific Development Team37 Creyke RdTelephone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3671Email: bernard.mackenzie@canterbury.ac.nzwww.canterbury.ac.nz/pacificstudents38 Freephone in NZ: 0800 VARSITY (827 748)