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O-Week - St Lucia Campus

Getting Started
When		Attendance
Monday 18 July - Friday 22 July 8:00am - 5:00pm	Welcome to the Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty	Recommended
Monday 18 July - Friday 22 July 9:00am - 4:00pm	BEL Faculty Orientation Week
Monday 18 July - Friday 22 July 9:00am - 5:00pm	Faculty of EAIT Orientation Week
From Mon 18 July - Fri 22 July Repeated Event (10) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 10:00am - 11:00am Mon 18 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm Tue 19 July 10:00am - 11:00am Tue 19 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm Wed 20 July 10:00am - 11:00am Wed 20 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm Thu 21 July 10:00am - 11:00am Thu 21 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm Fri 22 July 10:00am - 11:00am Fri 22 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Introduction to Learn.UQ (Blackboard)	Recommended
From Mon 18 July - Wed 27 July Repeated Event (6) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 10:00am - 11:00am Mon 18 July 10:00am - 11:00am Wed 20 July 9:00am - 10:00am Fri 22 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Mon 25 July 9:00am - 10:00am Wed 27 July 3:00pm - 4:00pm	Getting Started - Your First Few Weeks at UQ (Online)	Compulsory
From Mon 18 July - Mon 1 August Repeated Event (6) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 10:00am - 11:00am Tue 19 July 9:00am - 10:00am Wed 20 July 10:00am - 11:00am Fri 22 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Mon 25 July 9:00am - 10:00am Mon 1 August 11:00am - 12:00pm	On Campus - Getting Started – Your First Few Weeks at UQ	Compulsory
From Mon 18 July - Thu 28 July Repeated Event (4) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Tue 19 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm Thu 21 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Thu 28 July 10:00am - 11:00am	Safety in Australia - On Campus	Recommended
Wednesday 20 July 10:00am - 12:00pm	HaBS Semester 2 Orientation - Commencing undergraduate/new-to-UQ students	Recommended
Wednesday 20 July 4:00pm - 6:00pm	HaBS Semester 2 Orientation - Commencing postgraduate/mature-age/return-to-study students	Recommended

Social Event
When		Attendance
Monday 18 July 8:00am - 10:00am	International Student Breakfast	Recommended
From Mon 18 July - Tue 19 July Repeated Event (2) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 9:00am - 10:00am Tue 19 July 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Avoid Pitfalls and Prosper at UQ	Optional
From Mon 18 July - Fri 29 July Repeated Event (7) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 10:00am - 3:00pm Tue 19 July 10:00am - 3:00pm Wed 20 July 10:00am - 3:00pm Mon 25 July 10:00am - 3:00pm Tue 26 July 10:00am - 3:00pm Thu 28 July 10:00am - 3:00pm Fri 29 July 10:00am - 3:00pm	Welcome Hub (St Lucia)	Optional
Tuesday 19 July 11:00am - 1:00pm	Free Pancakes (St Lucia)	Optional
Tuesday 19 July 7:00pm - 8:00pm	First Year Online Q & A Mixer	Optional
Wednesday 20 July 8:00am - 3:00pm	UQU Markets	Optional
From Wed 20 July - Fri 22 July Repeated Event (3) This event is repeated: Wed 20 July 2:00pm - 4:00pm Thu 21 July 2:00pm - 4:00pm Fri 22 July 2:00pm - 4:00pm	UQU Speed Friending	Optional
Wednesday 20 July 7:00pm - 9:00pm	JALI by Oliver Twist at QPAC	Optional
Thursday 21 July 12:30pm - 1:30pm	Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) Semester 2 2022 Welcome lunch for 1st Years	Recommended
Thursday 21 July 6:00pm - 7:00pm	Master of Clinical Pharmacy – Meet your Peers	Recommended
Tuesday 26 July 11:00am - 2:00pm	Waste Pop-Up & Recycling Game	Recommended
Friday 29 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	FREE Hot Chocolate!	Optional

Program Information Sessions
Attend welcome and information sessions **for the degree program you are enrolled in**. If you are completing a dual degree, you may need to attend sessions for both programs.
When		Attendance
From Mon 18 July - Fri 22 July Repeated Event (5) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 9:00am - 4:00pm Tue 19 July 9:00am - 4:00pm Wed 20 July 1:00pm - 4:00pm Thu 21 July 9:00am - 2:30pm Fri 22 July 9:00am - 2:30pm	Master of Occupational Therapy Studies - Semester 2 Orientation (All Week)	Compulsory
Monday 18 July 10:00am - 1:30pm	Bachelor of Health Sciences - Welcome and information session - Semester 2, 2022	Compulsory
Monday 18 July 10:00am - 1:00pm	Master of Speech Pathology Studies - Semester 2 Orientation	Compulsory
Tuesday 19 July 10:00am - 1:00pm	Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Mid-Year Orientation	Compulsory
Tuesday 19 July 6:00pm - 7:00pm	Master of Clinical Pharmacy – Semester 2 2022 Orientation	Compulsory
Wednesday 20 July 9:00am - 12:00pm	Master of Business Psychology Semester 2 Orientation	Compulsory
Wednesday 20 July 12:30pm - 1:30pm	Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (BENS) Information Session & Lunch	Compulsory
Wednesday 20 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Bachelor of Nursing - Welcome Session (University of Pennsylvania, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Nanyang Polytechnic Students)	Compulsory
Thursday 21 July 10:00am - 12:00pm	Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) - Semester 2 2022 Orientation	Compulsory
Friday 22 July 10:00am - 1:30pm	Bachelor of Biomedical Science - Welcome and information session - Semester 2, 2022	Compulsory
Friday 22 July 1:00pm - 4:00pm	Master of Pharmaceutical Industry Practice - Semester 2 2022 Orientation	Compulsory
Friday 22 July 1:00pm - 3:00pm	Welcome Session and Academic Advising for new-to-UQ International Psychology students	Compulsory

Academic Advising Sessions
Sessions for discussing course selection, timetabling, major and elective choices with an advisor.
When		Attendance
Tuesday 19 July 2:30pm - 3:30pm	Study Abroad and Exchange Students: Academic Advising Session	Optional

General Information Sessions
When		Attendance
From Thu 14 July - Wed 20 July Repeated Event (2) This event is repeated: Thu 14 July 3:00pm - 4:00pm Wed 20 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Accommodation and Renting in Brisbane: Information Session	Optional
From Mon 18 July - Fri 22 July Repeated Event (10) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Mon 18 July 2:00pm - 3:00pm Tue 19 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Tue 19 July 2:00pm - 3:00pm Wed 20 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Wed 20 July 2:00pm - 3:00pm Thu 21 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Thu 21 July 2:00pm - 3:00pm Fri 22 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Fri 22 July 2:00pm - 3:00pm	IT essentials for UQ students	Recommended
From Mon 18 July - Thu 21 July Repeated Event (2) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 2:00pm - 4:00pm Thu 21 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	OSHC and Medical Help for International Students (On Campus & Online)	Recommended
From Mon 18 July - Fri 22 July Repeated Event (2) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 3:00pm - 4:00pm Fri 22 July 10:00am - 11:00am	Working While Studying on a Student Visa (On Campus & Online)	Recommended
Tuesday 19 July 10:30am - 3:30pm	Science Welcome and Induction - Diploma of Science and Postgraduate Studies	Compulsory
Tuesday 19 July 10:30am - 3:30pm	Science Welcome and Induction - Undergraduate	Compulsory
Tuesday 19 July 4:00pm - 5:00pm	Science Welcome and Information Session (Online)	Compulsory
Thursday 21 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Get the Edge - Employability Information Session	Optional
Thursday 21 July 4:00pm - 6:00pm	Get to know your Library! (St Lucia)	Recommended

Skills, activities and workshops
When		Attendance
From Tue 5 July - Fri 8 July Repeated Event (4) This event is repeated: Tue 5 July 8:30am - 11:30am Tue 5 July 12:00pm - 3:00pm Thu 7 July 8:30am - 4:30pm Fri 8 July 8:30am - 4:30pm	HaBS First Aid and CPR training	Recommended
From Mon 18 July - Fri 22 July Repeated Event (5) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 11:00am - 1:00pm Tue 19 July 11:00am - 1:00pm Wed 20 July 11:00am - 1:00pm Thu 21 July 11:00am - 1:00pm Fri 22 July 11:00am - 1:00pm	UQ Health and wellbeing stall (St Lucia)	Optional
Monday 18 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Exploring the Expectations of Academic Research and Writing (Online)	Recommended
Monday 18 July 2:30pm - 3:30pm	Reading Strategies for University (Online)	Recommended
Tuesday 19 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Ten Steps to a Better Assignment (Online)	Recommended
Tuesday 19 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Referencing Well and Avoiding Plagiarism (Online)	Recommended
Wednesday 20 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Living on a Student Budget	Recommended
Wednesday 20 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Studying Effectively at University (Online)	Recommended
Wednesday 20 July 12:00pm - 1:00pm	UQPS Photography Workshop	Optional
Wednesday 20 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Managing Your Time and Study at University (Online)	Recommended
Wednesday 20 July 2:30pm - 3:30pm	Effective Listening and Note-taking Skills (Online)	Recommended
From Thu 21 July - Thu 4 August Repeated Event (2) This event is repeated: Thu 21 July 10:00am - 11:00am Thu 4 August 11:00am - 12:00pm	There's More to Life Than 2 Minute Noodles	Recommended
Thursday 21 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Ten Steps to a Better Assignment	Recommended
Thursday 21 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Reading Strategies for University	Recommended
Thursday 21 July 2:30pm - 3:30pm	Referencing Well and Avoiding Plagiarism	Recommended
Friday 22 July 11:00am - 12:00pm	Studying Effectively at University	Recommended
Friday 22 July 1:00pm - 1:30pm	Online Elite Student-Athlete Information Session (UQ Sport)	Optional
Friday 22 July 1:00pm - 2:00pm	Managing Your Time and Study at University	Recommended
Friday 22 July 2:30pm - 3:30pm	Effective Listening and Note-taking Skills	Recommended

Tours
When		Attendance
From Mon 18 July - Wed 20 July Repeated Event (6) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Mon 18 July 12:00pm - 1:00pm Tue 19 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Tue 19 July 12:00pm - 1:00pm Wed 20 July 11:00am - 12:00pm Wed 20 July 12:00pm - 1:00pm	Campus Tours (St Lucia)	Recommended
From Mon 18 July - Wed 20 July Repeated Event (6) This event is repeated: Mon 18 July 11:30am - 12:15pm Mon 18 July 1:00pm - 1:45pm Tue 19 July 11:30am - 12:15pm Tue 19 July 1:00pm - 1:45pm Wed 20 July 11:30am - 12:15pm Wed 20 July 1:00pm - 1:45pm	Library tours	Recommended
From Tue 19 July - Thu 21 July Repeated Event (2) This event is repeated: Tue 19 July 12:00pm - 12:30pm Thu 21 July 12:00pm - 12:30pm	UQ Sport: Venue Tour	Recommended