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UNE presents itself to the community

September 05, 2005

Open.thumb.JPGThis Friday, September 9, The University of New England will welcome the whole community onto its campus in Armidale.

UNE’s annual Open Day gives everyone an opportunity to visit, experience, and learn about the University. Among the visitors will be prospective students from Years 10, 11 and 12 at high school, and people planning postgraduate and mature-age studies. The University is expecting more than 1,000 prospective students on the day, and is preparing to provide them with all the information they need to make decisions about courses and career paths. Their relatives and friends, and anyone with an interest in the University, will also be welcomed onto the campus.

Activities will begin with breakfast in the Residential Colleges from 7.30 am for only $3 per person. Everyone is welcome to come to breakfast by booking on (02) 6773 2154. The UNE residential experience will continue with tours of the Colleges and Wright Village from 8.30 am.

In Lazenby Hall, from 9 am to 2.30 pm, prospective students will be able to discuss course and study-mode options with lecturers from every area of the University, and find out about scholarship opportunities, residential options, exchange programs, application procedure, and student associations and support services. (Lazenby Hall on Open Day is pictured here.) In addition, a number of course-specific information sessions will be held throughout the day, including sessions on nursing, business, psychology, law and economics. In the School of Law, visitors will be able to observe the progress of a “moot” (or practice) court case. There will also be a special information session for parents.

As well as practical advice, visitors to Open Day can expect live bands, belly dancers, and a free barbecue lunch. Questacon is bringing a new show, “Smart Moves”, to Open Day, providing an exciting, interactive look at science, engineering and technology.

There will be tours running all day to the UNE residences, Dixson Library, Sport UNE, the academic Faculties, the Postgraduate Centre, and other parts of the campus. Visitors to the Drama Studio will be able to hear, at 11 am, a presentation about the forthcoming production of "Cabaret" at Armidale Showground. More than 40 volunteers (staff members and students) will be available as guides. A free bus will shuttle people around the campus from 7.30 am to 3 pm.

For more information, contact UNE’s Events Coordinators: Kerry De Jong on (02) 6773 3955 or Jennifer Ross on (02) 6773 2768.


Media contact: Jim Scanlan, UNE Public Relations, on (02) 6773 3049.

Posted by Jim Scanlan at September 5, 2005 02:39 PM