UNIVERSITY COLLEGE WELCOME WEEK 2019 · meet other students before the evening’s activities. Soft drinks will be provided by the JCR 21.15 See the entertainment board outside the

University College Welcome Week 2019

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE WELCOME WEEK

2019

Activities marked in ITALICS are organised by the JCR and you are free to take part as much or as little as you would like. However, those marked in BOLD are organised by the college and/or your subject tutors. Attendance is compulsory and should take precedence over all other commitments (please refer to the Appendix for further details).

During Welcome Week any alterations to the schedule, as well as any last minute additions, displayed on large notice boards outside the Lodge.

Any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the JCR President, Euan Huey at [email protected] .The Lodge can be reached at 01865 276602.

Your new home!


SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER 2019

WELCOME! Arrive from 12noon on Logic Lane*

When? What? Where?

12.00-16.00 Refreshments for parents and freshers JCR

16.30-17.00 Welcome to University College – Dr Andrew Bell,

Senior Tutor Meet the JCR President and Domestic Bursar

Hall

17.15-19.00 Dinner. Your college parents will be waiting for you on Main Quad, ready to take you through to informal Hall for your first meal as a family

Hall

19.15-20.30 Subject welcome with current students. Your college parents will take you along to the right room

Various

20.30 Quiz Night Bar

21.30 General frivolity in the Univ bar Bar

* With ‘Maths Week’ students already in residence, all other Freshers arrive and are met by the JCR Freshers’ Committee. Freshers should be in College by 4.00 pm, but are welcome to arrive any time from 12noon onwards.

The hat you buy in Welcome Week as part of your academic dress known as sub fusc.

MONDAY 7 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?

8.00-12.00 JCR drop-in and refreshments JCR

8.00-8.45 Breakfast Hall

9.15-9.30 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION*- Bring your photo ID with you (passport, ID card, driving licence) GROUP A: English, Law, Music, PPE

10 Merton Street, Lecture Theatre

9.30-9.45 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY REGISTRATION*- Bring your photo ID with you (passport, ID card, driving licence) GROUP B: CAAH, Classics, Classics with Oriental Studies, Experimental Psychology, History and Joint Schools, Modern Languages, Oriental Studies, PPL


10.30-11.30 Senior Tutor’s Induction Hall

12.15-13.30 Lunch Hall

14.00-15.00 Meetings with Subject Tutors - some, but not all, subject tutors would like to meet with students - please check the noticeboard at the lodge for further details and check your emails.

Various

15.15-15.45 Welfare Induction: Undergraduates meet with the Chaplain/Welfare Fellow, Disability and Welfare Administrator, College Nurse, Adviser for International Students, a representative from the University Counselling Service, JCR Welfare Officers and Univ Peer Supporters

90 High Street, Lecture Theatre

16.00-16.30 How to flourish as a student - presentation by Professor Daniel Freeman


16.30-17.20 Staircase tea Your staircase

17.45-18.30 Paired Subject Dinner Meet at Lodge

17.45-18.30 Dinner Hall

20.00 ‘The Univ Challenge’ …Bring a drink of any kind to the JCR for some organised fun led by your Entz reps. There will be prizes!

JCR

21.15 See the entertainment board outside the Lodge for details of the evening activities.

23.00-3.00 Drop in for tea, toast and biscuits. JCR

Our beloved college tortoise Percy,

limbering up for his race in Trinity Term


TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?

8.00-12.00 JCR drop-in and refreshments JCR


9.00-12.30 College Library Induction timetabled by subject – see Appendix for details

Univ Main Library Foyer


13.30-14.30 Welfare Induction: Equality and Diversity at Univ GROUP 1: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, English, Law, Music, Physics, PPE


13.30-14.30 JCR Welfare Briefing: Sexual Consent Workshops GROUP 2: Biomedical Sciences, CAAH, Classics, Classics with Oriental Studies, Computer Science and Joint Schools, Engineering, Experimental Psychology, History and Joint Schools, Mathematics and Joint Schools, Medicine, Modern Languages, Oriental Studies, PPL

JCR

15.00-16.00 JCR Welfare Briefing: Sexual Consent Workshops GROUP 1: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, English, Law, Music, Physics, PPE

JCR

15.00-16.00 Welfare Induction: Equality and Diversity at Univ GROUP 2: Ancient and Modern History, Biomedical Sciences, CAAH, Classics, Classics with Oriental Studies, Engineering, Experimental Psychology, History, History and Politics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Joint Schools, Medicine, Modern Languages, Oriental Studies, PPL


17.00-17.30 Undergraduate meeting with College Doctors 90 High Street, Lecture Theatre

17.30-18.00 College Doctors drop in sessions 90 High Street, Lecture Theatre

18.00-19.30 Dinner with your Ethnic Minorities (BME) Rep - all welcome Meet at Lodge


20.00 – 21.30 Pre-Evenings Gatherings in the JCR. Come to the JCR to meet other students before the evening’s activities. Soft drinks will be provided by the JCR

JCR

21.15 See the entertainment board outside the Lodge for details of the evening activities.

23.00-3.00 Drop in for tea, toast, biscuits and/or a chat JCR


Famous alumnus:

Bill Clinton

Famous alumnus:

Stephen Hawking in

Radcliffe Quad


WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?


9.00-17.00 Departmental Inductions, timetabled by subject – Your department/faculty will provide details of any induction events you must attend

Various

9.45-11.30 Univ Freshers’ Fair – Head to the Hall for a chance to see the opportunities, clubs and societies within college that are available for you to join! This is a chance for you to get involved with everything from Music and College Sport to Volunteering and other activities!

Hall

11.45-12.30 How to get the most out of the tutorial system with Dr Andrew Bell, Senior Tutor



12.30-13.30 LGBTQ lunch. Come and meet your LGBTQ reps and other LGBTQ Univites


14.00-15.00 Oxford University Student Union (Oxford SU) Freshers’ Fair. By now you would have been able to see the clubs and societies within college that you can join. The Oxford SU freshers’ fair is a chance for you to meet representatives of societies across the university. Spanning countless rooms, there is bound to be a club or two for you to join! Join a sport you’ve always loved, or pick something new, Oxford has it all! Remember this is the only time Univ can go so make sure you don’t miss it.

Exam Schools

15.00-16.30 Tea and Cake (drop in for as long or as short a time as you like)

Chaplain’s room (6.6)

15.30-16.00 An introduction to Music at Univ Chapel

16.00-17.00 Iffley Gym induction – The Oxford University Gym known as Iffley Gym, is free to use for Univ members, however it’s important that you go to the induction before you can begin to use the equipment or gain access.

Meet at Lodge

17.30-18.10 Christian Union Meet & Greet Many other religious groups are represented at the Freshers Fair

JCR

18.15-20.00 College Family Meal out or in. Your parents will contact you separately to arrange

Various or Hall

Arrive 20.00 for 20.30

‘Piano and Pizza’ Music Concert Master’s Lodgings

21.15 Big Night In. Join us for a cosy night in at your home away from home! Meet in the JCR for an evening of chilling with movies, games and snacks for all. This is a great chance to get to know everyone in your year in a relaxed setting, so don't miss out!!!

JCR


THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?

8.00-12.00 JCR Drop-in and Refreshments JCR


9.00-17.00 Departmental Inductions, timetabled by subject – Your department/faculty will provide details of any induction events you must attend.

Various

9.00-17.00 Meetings with Tutors, timetabled by subject – check the noticeboard

Various

10.00-10.45 Meet your International Students Rep JCR

12.00-16.30 Univ Sports Day and BBQ – This is a great opportunity for you to meet the Univ sports teams, have a taster session with the ones you are thinking of joining and enjoy some good free food at the Univ Sports Ground. There will be helpers leaving the Lodge at 12.00, 12.30 and 13.30, so just let one of the Freshers’ Week helpers know you are planning on coming!

Meet at Lodge


14.00-15.30 Tour of the Oxford Union – Come and have a tour of the prestigious and world-renowned debating society in the heart of Oxford

Meet at Lodge

14.00-16.00 Meningitis and Flu vaccinations (if required), by College Doctors, 19 Beaumont Street. Alternative sessions will also be available – further details to follow.

Meet at Lodge

15.30-16.30 Tea and Cake (drop in for as long or as short a time as you like)

Chaplain’s room (6.6)

17.00-17.30 Undergraduates meet the Dean and Junior Deans 90 High Street, Lecture Theatre


17.45-19.00 International Meal – This is a chance for you to have a meal with other International Students and your international rep

Meet at Lodge

20.00 – 21.30 Pre-Evenings Gatherings in the JCR. Come to the JCR to meet other students before the evening’s activities. Soft drinks will be provided by the JCR

JCR

21.15 See the entertainment board outside the Lodge for details of the evening activities

** REMEMBER** If you want to go to Formal Hall on Sunday the deadline for electronic sign-up is

11.30am today


FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?


9.00-17.00 Departmental Inductions, timetabled by subject – Your department/faculty will provide details of any induction events you must attend.

Various

9.00-17.00 Meetings with Tutors, timetabled by subject – check the noticeboard

Various

10.00–13.00 Auditions for the Choir – If you are unable to attend at this time but would be interested in joining the Univ Choir, please contact Giles Underwood (Director of Music).

Chapel


14.15-16.15 Trip outside college (Ice Skating, Cinema, Thirsty Meeples etc - whichever proves most popular)

Meet in JCR

15.00-16.00 Chapel Choir Workshop Chapel

16.15-17.15 Peer Support Tea – This is a chance for you to meet your Peer Supporters, who are friendly faces around college that are there for you to speak to at any point of the year

JCR

18.45-19.15 Pre-dinner drinks as notified / either with subject tutor in their room or the Alington Room.

Various/Alington Room

19.15 Altschul Dinner (all Freshers are expected to attend the dinner). This is the Freshers’ Formal Hall, a chance for you

to enjoy a lovely three-course meal in college with your tutors. Remember, Formal Hall means you must dress formally; however, no gowns will be required yet, as you have not matriculated

Hall

21.30 RAG Casino Night – Organised by the University’s RAG

Committee, this is a chance for you to play some light-hearted poker, roulette and black-jack without the fear of losing any money

Alington Room and Butler Room

We are the oldest college… However many ‘claim’ Balliol and Merton are.


SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?

9.45 Explore the volunteering opportunities with The Oxford Hub Meet at Lodge

11.30-13.00 Brunch. The best meal of the week. Don’t miss out! Hall

12.00-17.00 University College Boat Crew (UCBC) BBQ with a rowing taster session (refreshments and BBQ will be served between 12pm and 3.30pm). We will have committee members walking to the boat house every hour

Univ Boathouse or meet at Lodge

14.00-17.00 Sessions with ‘Study Buddies’ – see Appendix for details Various


20.00 Pre-bop drinks and snacks by subject group Further information will be available from your subject group rep

21.00 Your first Univ Bop “Dress up as your Subject” Bar

21.00 ‘BopLove’- come up to the MCR for toast and nibbles if you or a friend could do with a break from the Bop

MCR


SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 2019

When? What? Where?

11.30-13.00 Brunch Hall

14.00-17.30 An afternoon in the Fellows’ Garden. Join other college members on the Fellows Garden for a fun afternoon filled with music, food and games. This will be a chance to try your hand at the University College Music Society’s Open Mic, play some board-games and enjoy cake.

Fellows Garden

15.30-17.15 Chapel Choir practice (followed by tea and cake) Chapel

17.45-18.45 Freshers’ Evensong (followed by pre-dinner drinks) Chapel


19.15-20.30 Formal Hall (must be booked online by 11.30am on Thursday – This is a weekly event that all Univ students can attend).

Hall

20.45 1st JCR Meeting of the year. With pizza. Come along and find out about and debate issues that affect you and the wider college community

JCR

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