Study at Victoria Open Day 28 August 2015
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Study at Victoria Open Day 28 August 2015 “Victoria helped me realise it’s not scary when there are no answers. The way I think has completely changed.” HEAR FROM STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE AT VICTORIA WWW.VICTORIA.AC.NZ/OUR-STUDENTS Blitz to win TWO SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 PHONES UP FOR GRABS EACH MONTH A mad professor’s balloon experiment has gone wrong. Blitz the balloons across Wellington and Victoria to save the University and be in to win! Download the Victoria Balloon Blitz app from victoria.ac.nz/balloonblitz and start playing to win. Terms and conditions apply, see victoria.ac.nz/balloonblitz 2–Victoria University of Wellington Getting the most out of Study at Victoria Open Day Welcome to Victoria University. Our Open Day is your next step to learn about living and studying in the capital. Throw yourself in and make sure you get all your questions answered. THINGS TO DO Get started Halls of residence Drop off your bags at one of our Welcome Rooms, grab a coffee and get Come and experience what residential life is like on and around campus. going. Our halls of residence are all open and there will be tours of their facilities and rooms. Put a plan in place Make sure your work out a plan for the day and get to the sessions and Grab some kai visit the expos that you most want to check out. Stay hydrated and fed, pick up a snack on the go from one of our refuelling stations around campus. Hot topics We have special lectures from each of our faculties throughout the day. Activities and competitions Learn what makes our staff passionate about what they teach, and see There will be live entertainment throughout the day in the Hunter Lounge, an example lecture. and music and entertainment around campus from our students. ‘Like’ our future students Facebook page to keep up to date with the latest information about competitions and other events happening during the day. Study at Victoria Open Day 2015–3 Getting to and from the Kelburn campus The main entrances to the Kelburn campus are on Kelburn Parade. If you’re not sure where to start, enter through Gate 3 and come into the Hub. You’ll find lots of open-day activities and student guides who will direct you. BY CABLE CAR BY SCHOOL BUS It’s a 10-minute walk along Kelburn Parade from the cable car Salamanca Your school will arrange drop-off and pick-up points for you, and these will (University) stop to the Gate 3 entrance to the Kelburn campus (see the most likely be around Kelburn Parade. Enter through Gate 3. map on pages 19). BY PUBLIC BUS FROM THE RAILWAY STATION The 17, 18, 20, 22, 23 and 47 buses stop on Kelburn Parade. Go to Student guides will be waiting near the main entrance of the railway station www.metlink.org.nz for timetables. in the morning. They will guide you to our free buses going directly to the Kelburn campus that will be running every 15 minutes between 8am and MASSEY UNIVERSITY, WELTEC AND 9.15am. WHITIREIA BUSES After 9.15am, you can hop on the looping buses that will stop at key Victoria locations around Wellington (see page 6). The buses depart from Connecting buses will be running between the Kelburn campus, Massey Rutherford House, Bunny Street (next to the Buzzy Bee signpost). University, WelTec and Whitireia. BY CAR Massey University Departing Massey at 8.15am, 9.15am, 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.15pm and 1.15pm. Due to the lack of parking spaces around the University and heavy traffic, we recommend that you do not bring a car—however, there is limited free Departing Victoria from under the overbridge on Kelburn Parade at 8.30am, parking available at our Waiteata Road car park during the day. 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm. FROM THE AIRPORT WelTec and Whitireia We will be running shuttles to the university from 7.30am to 9.30am. WelTec and Whitireia inner-city campuses are open on 28 August. These Our staff will be waiting by the baggage claim area with signs and more include WelTec Church Street campus and the Hospitality School, Whitireia information about where to go. The shuttles will run every 15 minutes or Wellington campus and Performance Centre, New Zealand Film and so. If they get too busy, you can jump into a taxi (about $30 to Kelburn Television School and Computer Power Plus. campus) or the Airport Flyer (bus 91) from the airport to the city. Shuttles will leave Victoria every half hour from 10am to 2.30pm from under the overbridge on Kelburn Parade. 4–Victoria University of Wellington When you arrive WELCOME ROOMS BREAKFAST AND LUNCH Our Welcome Rooms will be open between 8am and 3.30pm. Student Between 8am and 10am, you can get a breakfast snack and hot drink to guides will help you find your way around and give you advice on how to keep you going. make the most of the day. You can also drop your bags off at these rooms at Between 11am and 2pm, come along to a free BBQ in the Tim Beaglehole the start of the day. You’ll find Welcome Rooms at the following locations: Courtyard, outside the Hub (see map on pages 20–21). • room 119, Cotton building • room 102, Murphy building THERE ARE ALSO INFORMATION • room 301, Old Kirk building. AREAS AT OUR OTHER CAMPUSES: MĀORI STUDENTS • Te Aro campus reception • Rutherford House reception, Bunny Street Join our Māori team in room 106, Alan MacDiarmid building (see map on pages 20–21) any time between 8am and 3.30pm. Breakfast will be available throughout the morning. PASIFIKA STUDENTS Join our Pasifika team any time between 8am and 3.30pm, in room 101, Alan MacDiarmid building (see map on pages 20–21). Breakfast will be available throughout the morning. ASKING FOR HELP We will have our student guides (identifiable by their Victoria University t-shirts) all around the campus to help out during the day. Study at Victoria Open Day 2015–5 Tours, expos and course planning LOOPING BUSES HALLS OF RESIDENCE TOURS If you want to visit Victoria’s other campuses and halls of residence, you You can also talk with our Accommodation Service staff at the student can use our free looping bus service. These hop-on/hop-off buses depart services expo. from Gate 3 (under the overbridge on Kelburn Parade). The first bus will depart at 9am and the final bus will depart at 3.10pm, returning to the Te Puni Village and Weir House Kelburn campus at 3.50pm. Walking tours will go to both Te Puni Village and Weir House. The hour-long Allow plenty of time in your schedule, as the bus timetable may not match tours will depart from the Tour Stand outside room 102, Alan MacDiarmid up with tour times. building, at 9am, 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1pm and 2pm. You are free to leave Kelburn the tour at any point. Campus —Gate 6 Helen Lowry Hall Katharine A shuttle bus will operate every 20 minutes between 11am and 3pm. The Victoria Jermyn, bus will leave from Maclaurin building at Gate 3 (see map on pages 20–21). House Joan Stevens and Boulcott Halls* Other halls Throughout the day, you can take short tours of Boulcott Hall, Joan Stevens Hall, Katharine Jermyn Hall, Stafford House, Cumberland House and Victoria House. Cumberland Stafford House House The tours do not have scheduled start times but will operate regularly from the halls’ receptions between 9am and 3pm. Visit these halls on our looping buses, or find your own way, using the walking map at the back of this booklet. Te Aro Pipitea campus campus *This stop will serve Joan Stevens Hall, Katharine Jermyn Halll and Boulcott Hall. There will be student reps to guide you or you can use the walking map available on the day to find your way. Boulcott Hall is located at 47 Boulcott Street, Joan Stevens Hall is located at 132 The Terrace and Katharine Jermyn Hall is located at 100 Boulcott Street. 6–Victoria University of Wellington CAMPUS TOURS Kelburn Forty-minute walking tours of the Kelburn campus begin at 9.20am, 10.10am, 11am, 11.50am, 12.40pm and 1.30pm. Meet at the Tour Desk in the Hub (Level 2, Victoria Info Ihonui). Pipitea (Faculty of Law and Victoria Business School) Thirty-minute walking tours of the Pipitea campus begin at 11am, 12 noon and 1pm. Meet at the Information Pod at Rutherford House. Te Aro (Faculty of Architecture and Design) Thirty-minute walking tours of the Te Aro campus leave from the ground floor atrium at 10.30am, 11.25am, 12.20pm, 1.15pm and 2.10pm. EXPOS Visit expos for our faculty, school and student services between 8.30am and 3.30pm. These will be in Level 2 of the Hub and at Maclaurin, Cotton and Alan MacDiarmid buildings (see map on pages 20–21). COURSE PLANNING There will be course-planning sessions run throughout the day. See the session timetables (page 8) for details. Student liaison officers will also be available to give individual first-year course planning advice on Thursday 27 August. You can book your course-planning interview by calling 0800 VICTORIA (842 867) or email [email protected] If you are Wellington- or Auckland-based, you can book your own course planning interview in our Wellington or Auckland offices at other times by calling 0800 VICTORIA (842 867) or email [email protected] Study at Victoria Open Day 2015–7 Session timetable by faculty/group FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN Session title Times Rooms Architecture 9.20–10am, 11–11.40am, Te Aro lecture theatres 1 and 2 12.40–1.20pm Architecture and Design first-year course planning 9.20–10am, 11–11.40am, Easterfield (EA) 201 12.40–1.20pm Design 10.10–10.50am, 11.50am–12.30pm Te Aro lecture theatres 1 and 2 HOT TOPIC: Why Einstein was a designer (Architecture and Design) 9.20–10am Student Union Building (SU) Memorial Theatre FACULTY OF EDUCATION Session