Social Activities
The Peer Mentors run the social program during orientation. The program includes a welcome barbecue (BBQ), Trivia and Movie nights and more. Get to know your new home by taking a trip to Glenelg or Victor Harbor and have fun meeting other new students.
The July 2011 Social Program is outlined below:
Activity | Time | Date | Meeting Place | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aussie | 3:00 am - 5:00 pm | Tuesday 12 July 2011 | Sign up at the Welcome Centre | An opportunity to experience the best of Australian cinema, meet other new students and Peer Mentors after hours |
Get Connected & Visit Suburbia | 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Thursday 14 July 2011 | Sign up at the Welcome Centre | Meet other new students and then experience a trip on public transport and a typical urban shopping mall with the Peer Mentors |
North Adelaide Sights & Sounds | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Friday 15 July 2011 | Sign up for this event and meet at the Welcome Centre on the day | Enjoy a scenic walk via the River Torrens and the Adelaide Cricket Ground to beautiful North Adelaide. Visit the statue of Colonel William Light - the 'Founder of Adelaide' on Montefiore Hill, see heritage listed buildings and enjoy a stroll or a bite to eat down cosmopolitan O'Connell Street |
Port Adelaide Markets | 10:30 am - 3:00pm | Sunday 17 July 2011 | Sign up at the Welcome Centre. Meet at the International Student Centre on the day | Meet at the International Student Centre at 10:30 am. Head to historic Port Adelaide and enjoy a spot of Dolphin watching aboard the Dolphin Explorer. Afterwards, enjoy a spot of bargain shopping at the Fishermen’s Wharf Market |
Aussie | 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Monday 18 July 2011 | Sign up at the Welcome Centre | An opportunity to experience the best of Australian cinema, meet other new students and Peer Mentors after hours |
Welcome BBQ | 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Pfitzner Court University map reference G4 | Meet current and new students, enjoy a traditional Aussie BBQ. Halal and Vegetarian options available. The International Student Centre has invited the team from 'Study Adelaide' to join us at the BBQ. The Adelaide University Union, AUU will also attend to provide information about their services to students |
Quiz Night with the Adelaide University Union (AUU) | 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Sign up at the Welcome Centre | A fun evening hosted by the Adelaide University Union, AUU and a great way to meet people and make new friends |
Victor | 8:30 am SHARP - approximate return 5:00 pm | Thursday 21 July 2011 | Purchase $10 tickets at the Welcome Centre. Departs Gate 9 (green gates), Victoria Drive. University map reference C9 Limited tickets! | Travel by coach through McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu Peninsula regions. Visit Urimbirra Wildlife Park to see native animals and stop for lunch at the seaside town of Victor Harbor. We arrive back in Adelaide in the late afternoon |
Glenelg Beach | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm | Saturday 23 July 2011 | Sign up for this event at the Welcome Centre and meet at the International Student Centre on the day at 11am. University Map reference L9 | Meet at the International Student Centre at 10 am. Catch the Tram to Glenelg, a seaside suburb only 25 minutes from Adelaide's CBD. Enjoy a stroll on the beach before finding a great cafe to chill out in or kick a footy on the beach! |
