It takes place the Friday before term starts and is a chance for new students to connect with their peers, get amongst the UC community, explore the campus and find out what they need to know for day one at UC.
O Day is exclusive for students new to UC in 2021 including an opportunity for whānau and parents to find out more about how to support their new student at UC.
Each year UC Herea tō waka | Orientation Day (O Day) has a full programme of information sessions and social activities designed to help new students get the best start for day one at UC.
The 2021 programme will be released when registrations open in January 2021. In the mean time, take a look at the programme below from O Day 2020 to give you an idea of what’s in store.
Example programme from 2020
| STUDENT PROGRAMME | |
| 9.30am | Travel the O Day trail: Collect the info you need to get started at UC |
| 10am – 10.50am | Information sessions: Meet your College Deans, Student Advisors and Lecturers Arts, A1 Commerce, C3 Engineering, Engineering Core Forestry Science**, Engineering Core Health Sciences (double session 10am – 12pm)^, Rehua 005Law^, A2 Science, C1 Speech and Language Pathology, C1 Sport Coaching (double session 10am – 12pm)^, Rehua 009 Uni101, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Youth and Community Leadership (double session 10am – 12pm)^, Rehua 102 |
| 11.15am – 12.05pm | Information sessions: Meet your College Deans, Student Advisors and Lecturers Arts*, A1Commerce*, C3 Communications^, A6 Criminal Justice^, A2 Engineering*, Engineering Core Fine Arts^, A8 Forestry Science**, Engineering Core Health Sciences (double session 10am – 12pm)^, Rehua 005Music^, A7 Product Design^, E8 Science*, C2 Social Work^, A9 Speech and Language Pathology*, C2 Sport Coaching (double session 10am – 12pm)^, Rehua 009Uni101*, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Youth and Community Leadership (double session 10am – 12pm)^, Rehua 102 |
| 12.30pm – 1.20pm | Uni101* Ngaio Marsh Lecture Theatre |
| 1pm – 2.10pm | UniSmart^ C1 Lecture Theatre |
| 10am – 2pm | Take a campus tour Grab some lunch at the Food Market Visit the Ori Market and see what student services we have on offer |
*Repeat sessions. ^ No repeat session. ** Forestry Science students are welcome to attend the Engineering session, which will include a tour of the School of Forestry.
| PARENTS AND WHĀNAU PROGRAMME | |
| 9.30am | Travel the O Day trail |
| 10am – 10.50am | Take a campus tour with other parents and whānau Matariki Quad |
| 11.15am – 12.05pm | Find out how to support the new student in your whānau through university Drawing Office 1&2 |
| 12pm – 2pm | Grab some lunch at the Food Market Visit the Ori Market and see what student services we have on offer |
Download the Orientation Day Programme (PDF, 2MB, 2 pages)