Settle into your new home
Hear from key residence staff including accommodation wellbeing coordinators, take a tour, and have lunch with your new community. Plus find out all the tips and tricks on making the most of your time in campus accommodation.
Your Live checklist
1. Complete Consent Matters before you check into your residence
2. Go to some of the weekly events at your residence
3. Get to know your Resident Ambassadors
4. Understand the rules we expect you to follow
Orientation at your residence
BANGALAY AND GRADUATE HOUSE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Get yourself off to the best start in your new home by attending the Bangalay and Graduate house compulsory orientation session. You’ll hear from key residence staff including accommodation wellbeing coordinators, take a tour, and have lunch with your new community. Plus find out all the tips and tricks on making the most of your time in campus accommodation!
I-HOUSE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Get yourself off to the best start in your new home by attending the I-House compulsory orientation day. You’ll hear from key residence staff including accommodation wellbeing coordinators, take a tour and spend time getting to know your new community. Plus find out all the tips and tricks on making the most of your time in campus accommodation!
CAMPUS EAST
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Get yourself off to the best start in your new home by attending the Campus East compulsory orientation day. You’ll hear from key residence staff including accommodation wellbeing coordinators, take a tour and spend time getting to know your new community. Plus find out all the tips and tricks on making the most of your time in campus accommodation!
KOOLOOBONG
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Get yourself off to the best start in your new home by attending Kooloobong Village orientation. You’ll hear from key residence staff including accommodation wellbeing coordinators, take a tour, and spend time getting to know your new community. Plus all the tips and tricks on making the most of your time in campus accommodation!
Student's Hub Pop Up at your residence
BANGALAY
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Chat to our Student Ambassadors and get some insights and advice about student support services
No registration required
I-HOUSE
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Chat to our Student Ambassadors and get some insights and advice about student support services
No registration required
CAMPUS EAST
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Chat to our Student Ambassadors and get some insights and advice about student support services
No registration required
KOOLOOBONG
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Chat to our Student Ambassadors and get some insights and advice about student support services
No registration required
When it comes to consent, there's no room for grey area. You always need to check you have sexual consent.
Consent Matters is an online module that covers sexual consent, communication in relationships, and bystander intervention. This course will help you understand what consent is and identify situations where it can’t be given.
You need to complete this compulsory course before you check into your residence.
Information to help you settle in
Arrival information
Learn all about checking into your residence and plan ahead with what you’ll need to bring with you.
About your residence
Discover important information about your new home before you arrive.
Services to support you
As a UOW student, you have access to a suite of free services, resources and assistance designed to enhance your university experience, and your capacity to achieve your study and career objectives.
Meet your Resident Ambassadors and Resident Managers
Make the most of living on campus
Top 5 tips for moving in
Five tips to make the transition from living at home to student accommodation a breeze - according to a student who’s been there, done that.
How to be a good roommate
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Clean up after yourself – if you are living in a shared space having a cleaning roster will help to make a positive living environment for everyone.
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Communicate
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Be respectful
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Be friendly/positive and make time to connect with your roommates
Ways to make new friends
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Join in our orientation events and weekly activities
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Make an effort with your room-mates to do activities together
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Utilise common spaces – cooking a meal with others is a great way to connect