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Orientation Week

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Alternative titleO-WeekDescriptionWelcoming activities and orientation are recognised by most universities around the world as an important step in welcoming their new students. Griffith University held its first Orientation Week from 3-7 March 1975. Our students were provided a range of compulsory and voluntary attendance activities including the Vice Chancellor's Welcome, a staff-student dance and a folk-singing concert.

While the first Griffith O-Week was overseen by the University's administration, students played an important role in organising. A select group of our students arranged for potters, sculptors, weavers, actors and musicians to "perform" around campus. They also encouraged the establishment of clubs and societies and by the end of 1975, some 15 clubs ranging from sport to social had been established. This same group of student organisers went on to organise Griffith's first student union, the Griffith University Union of Students (GUUS).

Nearly 50 years later, our O-Week has changed in some ways and remained the same in others. There are still compulsory activities (course/study specific) that students are required to attend. However, there are now a broader range of activities offered that better serves our diverse student cohort. Our international students can attend English language classes and guided walks looking for koalas that live around some of our campuses are also offered.LocationNathanDate Between 3rd March 1975 and 7th March 1975TypeOrientation

Student representatives on our 1976 Orientation Week Committee from left to right - Peter Williamson, Sian Lewis, and Michael Evans.

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