Warm welcome event

Haere Mai, Welcome!

Come along to our Warm Welcome event and set yourself up for a successful semester! With free dumplings, music, competitions and giveaways, this will be a great event!

Find out more about our Student Success team and all of the support available to you:

• Accessibility/Neurodiversity Support
• Career Services
• Counselling
• Chaplains
• International Support
• Learning Advice
• Māori Support
• Online/distance Support
• OPSA 
• OPSA Rainbow Support
• Pasifika Support
• Peer Tutors
• Refugee Support
• Student Advisors
• Wellbeing Support.

And access info about:

• OUSA Queer Support
• Studylink
• Tenancy Services
• OUSA (Otago University Students’ Association) Clubs & Socs
• UniPol (gym and recreation area)
• Study Abroad opportunities

Our IT Support desk is also located in The Hub so bring your device along if you’re having any issues and they can help you out.

For those new to campus, The Hub is the main social area for our ākonga / students. Check Dunedin Campus map here. There’s a café, loads of tables and seating, our Customer Services desk, the Otago Polytechnic Students’ Association (OPSA) desk/social space, and all of our support services (including IT Support, Neurodiversity/Accessibility Support, Career Services, Counselling, Chaplains, Learning Advice, Māori Support, Pasifika Support, Refugee-background Support, Queer Support and Wellbeing Support).

Event details

Mon 17 July, The Hub

10.30am-1.00pm

• Expo, music, info & advice

12noon

• Mihi whakatau for all ākonga (traditional Māori welcome ceremony)

12.10pm 

• Free dumplings

If you can’t make it, check out our Student Support website. It’s packed full of handy contact details, info and resources. And your student intranet, Kāpehu, is a great place to keep an eye on for news, events and notices during your study. It also has links to further support and services so is worth having a look at.