Faculty of Science – Leading creativity and innovation in the sciences
Faculty of Science Orientation 2012
The Faculty of Science will be hosting its very own orientation for new students on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th February.
This event will be run as two full-day sessions containing the same content, so please attend only one of these sessions. The day on which you should attend will be dependent on your major/s so please see the details at the bottom of the page to find out which day applies to you.
At the Science Orientation you’ll gain basic skills in taking lecture notes, time management and balancing your academic and social life, you’ll hear from some of our very own science students about the challenges they’ve faced at university and how they overcame these, go on a tour of the science block and other important parts of the campus, and you’ll visit the department of your major to meet some of the staff. The day will provide plenty of opportunity to network with other new students and gain some familiarity with the city campus.
The Science Orientation event will be run in conjunction with other Orientation Week events taking place at this University between Tuesday 21 and Friday 24 February. We encourage you to attend the university-wide events as well as the Science Orientation. Students should expect to spend at least three days on campus to get the most from what’s on offer. Orientation week is designed to help you succeed at university and to make your first week, semester and year run a lot smoother, so we encourage you to attend as much of it as you can!
Please assemble by 9.20am in one of the three General Library basement lecture theatres: B10, B15 or B28. Campus map available here. The General Library is Building 109.
(please note times may change slightly, but the day will commence at 9.30am)
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9.30am |
Welcome and Powhiri by the Dean of Science and the Faculty Kaiārahi |
| 10am |
The lecture
|
| 11am | Morning tea/bathroom break |
| 11.15am |
Time management module
|
| 12.15pm | Lunch break and free time |
| 1pm | Feedback from ‘The lecture’ and PRIZE DRAW |
| 1.30pm |
Students succeeding
|
| 1.50pm | Questions |
| 2pm |
Campus Tour
|
| 3pm |
Meet your majoring department
|
Print off a copy of the Orientation programme:
Faculty of Science Orientation programme (206 KB PDF)
| If you intend on taking this major | Attend |
|---|---|
| ANTHRO SCI, COMPSCI, INFOSYS, LOGICOMP, MATHS , APPMATHS, PHYSICS, ELECCOMP, GEOPHYS, PSYCH, STATS, OPSRES, SPORTEX*, BTECH IT, MEDPHYS, as well as BA students majoring in PSYCH, MATHS or STATS | Session 1 - Thursday 23 February |
| CHEM, FOODSCI, MEDCHEM, SPORTEX*, ENVSCI, GEOG, GEOL, BIOMED*, PHARMCOL, PHYSIOL, BIOINF, BIOSCI, ECOLOGY, MARINE, BTECH BIOTECH, as well as BA students majoring in GEOG | Session 2 - Friday 24 February |
* Sport and Exercise Science majors are welcome to attend the Science Orientation at the City Campus on Thursday, 23 February (until 3pm). There will be no function for you on this day but there will be an opportunity to meet your department on the Friday, when the Sport and Exercise Science Orientation takes places at Tāmaki Innovation Campus. Find more information about the SES Orientation
* Biomedical Science majors will be escorted to the Grafton Campus after 2pm, as this is your main campus and there will be further orientation activities happening there.
You only need to attend the Science Orientation on one day, as the information presented will be the same for all students; only the departmental functions from 3pm onwards will be different.
If you wish to attend more than one function you are free to do so, and if the departments you wish to visit cross over both days you are welcome to go to the 3pm function on both days, but you do not need to attend the orientation twice.
