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BRING THIS GUIDE WITH YOU 0800 VICTORIA WWW.victoria.ac.NZ MY STUDY AT VIC DAy planner … START SESSION ONE SESSION TWO SESSION THREE SESSION FOUR 8.30–9.30am 9.30–10.15am 10.25–11.10am 11.20–12.05pm 12.15–1.00pm GATHER IN THE QUAD. MEET UP WITH FRIENDS, GET SOME BREAKFAST AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE TO GO AT THE INFO PODS EARLY BIRD SESSIONS–SEE OPPOSITE PAGE FREE BUS FROM TRAIN STATION LUNCH SESSION FIVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SEE? RETURN HOME 1.00–1.45pm 1.45–2.30pm after 2.30pm MEET IN THE QUAD. HALLS OF RESIDENCE? PRIZE DRAW AT 1.15PM EXPOS? BBQ, CAKE, STUDENT CLUBS, ETC. TOURS? TOURS? EXPOS/DISPLAYS? HALLS OF RESIDENCE? DROP-INS? QUESTIONS TO ASK? WELCOME TO VICToria … … and welcome tO STUDY AT VIC DAY, YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK OUT WHAT IT’s liKE TO BE A VICTORIA STUDENT AND TO SEE WHAT SETS US APART. Come and have a look around our campuses GETTING STARTED CONTENTS and facilities. Find out about the many support services we offer, talk to staff and We know that some of you will have Buses, tours & expos 2 travelled some distance by the time you current students and discover what it’s like Session one (9.30-10.15am) 4 to study some of the 90 different subjects make it to the Quad (see your map on page we offer in our undergraduate degrees. 14), so we’re putting on a free breakfast Session two (10.25-11.10am) 6 from 8.30am. Grab a bite to eat and check Session three (11.20am-12.05pm) 8 We want you to feel right at home, so if you out the Info Pods in the Quad to get all the have any questions, feel free to come and information you need for the day. Session four (12.15-1.00pm) 10 chat with us at the Info Pods in the Quad or That’s lunch (1.00-1.45pm) 12 at the Overbridge Expo, or ask our current students who will be all over the University FOR THE EARLY BIRDS Session five (1.45-2.30pm) 13 wearing green polar fleeces. We’ve got two other sessions before we get Map 14 And keep an eye out for some of our underway at 9.30am: Subject & info session times 16 students who will be dishing out Lucky Vic ̵ Between 8.30-9.15am, in Maclaurin Services and facilities 20 Tickets throughout the morning for spot Lecture Theatre 102, there will be prizes at the Study at Vic Day Competition some movie action for you to relax lunchtime draw at 1.15pm in the Quad. You with, showcasing a selection of our could be leaving our open day with a $1,000 Film students’ work. contribution towards your hall next year or ̵ At 8.45am, next door in Maclaurin a return flight to Wellington! Lecture Theatre 101, we’re running a half-hour ‘Early Bird at Vic’ GETTING HERE session which will give you advice Free buses will be running from the Railway on how to make the most of your Station (Platform 9) to Victoria’s main time with us today. campus at Kelburn at: 8.15am, 8.30am, 8.45am, 9.00am, 9.15am and 9.30am Look out for the Newlands coaches with Study at Vic Day signs. Number 17 buses also run between Pipitea and Kelburn Campuses all day from Stop B, next to Rutherford House. Note: Car parking is very limited near the Kelburn Campus—we strongly recommend you use public transport or walk. Study at Vic Day 2009 1 BUSES, TOURS & EXPos … OVERBRIDGE EXPO CAMPUS TOURS Come along and check out displays on many of the subjects and KELBURN student services we offer. Staff will be there to answer your questions. Open from 9.00am-3.00pm. Forty-five minute tours leave from the Library foyer in the Quad at: 9.30am, 10.25am, 11.20am, 12.15pm and 1.45pm. SCIENCE EXPO, MACLAURIN FOYER PIPITEA (COMMERCE, LAW & TOURISM) Pipitea Campus buses leave from under the Overbridge on All schools within the Faculty of Science will have displays and staff Kelburn Parade and senior students available to discuss opportunities and research in science and engineering subjects taught at Victoria. Open from Approximately an hour long and includes the Law School, 9.00am-3.00pm. Rutherford House and Railway West Wing. Meet at Bunny Street where the buses drop you off. A bus marked Pipitea Campus: Law & Commerce will: ACCOMMODATION TOURS ̵ leave Kelburn Parade at 10.25am, 11.25am and 12.25pm Halls of residence are open for tours between 9.30am and 4.00pm. ̵ return from Bunny Street at 10.50am, 11.50am Hop-on/hop-off buses will depart from 14 Kelburn Parade (see the and 12.50pm. timetable below) or feel free to go straight to the halls yourself. Number 17 buses also run between Pipitea and Kelburn Both Weir House and Te Puni Village are about five minutes’ walk Campuses all day from Stop B, next to Rutherford House. from the Quad. See map page 14. Departs Vic House uStay Stafford Arrives TE ARO (ARCHITECTURE & DESIGn) 14 Kelburn 282 The 222 Willis House 14 Kelburn Te Aro Campus buses leave from under the Overbridge on Parade Terrace Street 38-42 Parade Kelburn Parade The Terrace There are information sessions for the Schools of Architecture 9.30 9.45 9.55 10.05 10.15 and Design at 10.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm and 2.00pm, all of 10.00 10.15 10.25 10.35 10.45 which are followed by a tour of the Campus. A bus marked Te Aro Campus: Architecture & Design will: 10.30 10.45 10.55 11.05 11.15 ̵ leave from Kelburn Parade at 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.00 11.15 11.25 11.35 11.45 12.30pm and 1.30pm 11.30 11.45 11.55 12.05 12.15 ̵ return from Vivian Street at 10.00am, 11.00am, 12.00 12.15 12.25 12.35 12.45 1.00pm and 2.00pm. 12.30 12.45 12.55 1.05 1.15 Number 18 buses also run between Kelburn and Te Aro Campuses all day (nearest stops on Taranaki or Ghuznee Streets). 1.00 1.15 1.25 1.35 1.45 1.30 1.45 1.55 2.05 2.15 2.00 2.15 2.25 2.35 2.45 Allow up to two hours to visit three halls. 2 Victoria University of Wellington KARORI (TEACHING AND EDUCAtion) MORE TOURS … Karori Campus buses leave from outside the Easterfield Building on Kelburn Parade Page Start 5 9.30am Malaghan Institute of Medical Research. You will be guided from the Teaching information sessions (which begin at 10.25am and 12.15pm) to the buses for Karori 5 9.30am Engineering and Computer Science. Campus. A bus marked Karori Campus: Education will: 5 10.15am Film and Theatre. ̵ leave Kelburn Parade at 11.20am and 1.10pm 7 10.30am Film demonstrations. ̵ return from Karori at 12.30pm and 2.20pm. 9 11.20am Malaghan Institute of Medical Research. 9 11.30am Language Learning Centre. Number 18 buses also run between Kelburn and Karori Campuses all day. 9 12.05pm Film and Theatre. 11 12.30pm Engineering and Computer Science. 11 12.30pm Film demonstrations. LIBRARY TOURS 12 1.00pm Students’ Association clubs and societies. 12 1.00pm New Zealand School of Music. The Library is open all day, but half-hour tours leave from the 12 1.30pm Language Learning Centre. Issues Desk in the Library in the Quad at: 10.30am, 11.15am, 13 2.00pm Adam Art Gallery exhibition and tour. 12.00pm, 12.45pm, 1.30pm, 2.15pm and 3.00pm. 13 2.30pm Film and Theatre tour. 13 3.00pm Film demonstrations. 16 Ongoing Chemistry laboratory tours. FOR PARENTS AND WHĀNAU 19 Ongoing Physics laboratory tours. There will be information sessions on financing a degree and transition to university at 9.30am and 11.20am in the Student OPEN FOR BUsiness … Learning Support Services Seminar Room, Level 0, Kirk Building. Page From 20 9.00am Accommodation Service. TO GET YOU STARTED 20 9.00am Career Development and Employment. 20 9.00am Chaplaincies. So, ready to go. Over the page are the times and places for the 20 9.00am Classics Museum. subject sessions. Here’s an example of how to locate the session 20 9.00am Disability Services. you want to attend—COTTON 122 (CO LT122) means Lecture Theatre 122 in the Cotton Building (refer to your map on page 14). 20 9.00am Enrolments and fees. 20 9.00am Graduation Office. 20 9.00am Language Learning Centre. … welcome tO STUDY AT VIC DAY 3 9.00am Library. 21 9.00am Recreation Centre. 21 9.00am Student Learning Support Service. 20 11.00am Adam Art Gallery. Study at Vic Day 2009 3 9.30-10.15 SESSIONS … … and one aT 10.00AM* COTTON 122 (CO LT122) HUNTER 119 (HU LT119) Earth Sciences: Education, Gender and Women’s Studies Development Studies Environmental Studies HUNTER 220 (HU LT220) French Geography European Studies Geology Geophysics HUNTER 323 (HU LT323) IT at Victoria EASTERFIELD 006 (EA LT006) Starting your IT career at Victoria University Accounting Commercial Law LEVEL 0, KIRK WING, HUNTER COURTYARD Taxation (SLSS SEMINAR ROOM) Financing a degree and the transition to university EASTERFIELD 206 (EA LT206) Starting university study as a mature student KIRK 301 (KK LT301) Art History HUGH MCKENZIE 003 (HM LT003) Classics Certificate of University Preparation Greek HUGH MCKENZIE 105 (HM LT105) Latin Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Religious Studies Management Māori Business KIRK 303 (KK LT303) Tourism Law HUGH MCKENZIE 206 (HM LT206) MACLAURIN 101 (MC LT101) Mathematics International Business Statistics Marketing Operations Research MACLAURIN 102 (MC LT102) Applied Statistics Chemistry 4 Victoria University of Wellington MACLAURIN 103 (MC LT103) OTHER STUFF To do … English Literature and Language English Studies 9.00am Overbridge expo—runs until 3.00pm.