O’Guide Program
Starting uni can be daunting and there are a lot of things for you to learn, like finding your way around, knowing where to get textbooks and understanding university systems. O'Guides are here to answer your questions and help you settle in to uni life.
Connect with an O'Guide
O’Guides are current students who act as a contact point for new students throughout the first few weeks of semester. O’Guides can answer any questions you may have (or point you in the right direction). They will also help you get to know other students starting their university journey.
You can choose to participate in either the ‘on campus’ O’Guide Program where you’ll meet up face-to-face with your O’Guide and other students on campus, or the ‘online’ O’Guide Program where you’ll connect with your O’Guides and other students via Microsoft Teams. Please choose your preference below.
On Campus O'Guides Program
To participate in the on campus O’Guide Program, please register for your College O’Guide Meet Up by selecting your College from the dropdowns below, and choosing your preferred session time. The first O’Guide Meet Up will take place in O’Week (22 – 26 February). Meet Ups will also take place weekly in the first three weeks of Semester.
Not sure which College your course belongs to? Find your College by searching your course code or course name to see which College it belongs to.
O'Guides Meet Ups On Campus in Skills Week
See below for a list of all O'Guides Meet-Ups on campus from Tuesday 9 March to Friday 12 March. No need to register - just drop in, grab some FREE snacks and attend the meet up for your College.
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
Tuesday 9 March 12pm – 1pm |
Humanities Courtyard |
College of Business, Government and Law |
Wednesday 10 March 11am – 12pm |
Humanities Courtyard |
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work |
Wednesday 10 March 1pm – 2pm |
Humanities Courtyard |
College of Medicine and Public Health |
Tuesday 9 March 12.30pm – 1.30pm |
Health Sciences Teaching Rooms 3.10-3.12 |
College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
Tuesday 9 March 1pm – 2pm |
Sturt Courtyard |
College of Science and Engineering |
Wednesday 10 March 11am – 12pm |
Anchor Court |
O'Guide Meet Up Events Week 3
- Week 3: Tuesday 16 March, 12pm – 1pm
Location: Humanities Courtyard (map ref H8)
- Week 3: Wednesday 17 March, 11am – 12pm
Location: Humanities Courtyard (map ref H8)
- Week 3: Wednesday 17 March, 1pm – 2pm
Location: Humanities Courtyard (map ref H8)
- Week 3: Tuesday 16 March, 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Health Sciences Teaching Rooms 3.10-3.12
- Week 3: Tuesday 16 March, 1pm – 2pm
Location: Sturt Courtyard (map ref V4)
- Week 3: Wednesday 17 March, 11am – 12pm
Location: Anchor Court
Online O'Guides Program
If you’re an online student, or unable to join us on camps for the in-person O’Guide Meet Ups, then join us online! You’ll meet other new students and learn tips from current students. Online Meet Ups will be held via Microsoft Teams, which is available through Okta. Each O’Guide Group will meet once a week for four weeks, from O’Week to Week 3. You can join all Meet Ups, or just one, whatever suits you best.
If you’d like to participate in the Online O’Guides Program, just click on the Microsoft Teams link at the time of the event to access your online Meet Up group. See the dates and times of the Meet Up event for each College below.
See below for online O'Guide meet up times from Tuesday 9 March to Friday 12 March.
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
Wednesday 10 March 4pm – 5pm |
Click here at the date and time shown to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams |
College of Business, Government and Law |
Tuesday 9 March 4pm – 5pm |
Click here at the date and time shown to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams |
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work |
Tuesday 9 March 4pm – 5pm |
Click here at the date and time shown to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams |
College of Medicine and Public Health |
Wednesday 10 March 4pm – 5pm |
Click here at the date and time shown to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams |
College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
Thursday 11 March 4pm – 5pm |
Click here at the date and time shown to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams |
College of Science and Engineering |
Wednesday 10 March 4pm – 5pm |
Click here at the date and time shown to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams |
Online Meet Up times Week 3
- Week 3: Wednesday 17 March, 4pm – 5pm
- Week 3: Tuesday 16 March, 4pm – 5pm
- Week 3: Tuesday 16 March, 4pm – 5pm
- Week 3: Wednesday 17 March, 4pm – 5pm
- Week 3: Thursday 18 March, 4pm – 5pm
- Week 3: Wednesday 17 March, 4pm – 5pm
Become an O'Guide
The O’Guide Program connects new students with a student guide to help them settle into life at Flinders.
About the program
Starting Uni can be daunting and there are a lot of things for new students to learn, like finding their way around, knowing where to get textbooks and understanding University systems.
We asked new students how we could better support them during their crucial first few weeks at Flinders and many told us they would find it helpful to be paired up with another student to help them settle in. In response to this, we developed the O’Guide Program.
O’Guides are current students who will act as a contact point for new students throughout the first few weeks of semester. O’Guides are there to answer questions (or point students in the right direction) and help them get to know others.
Students starting at Flinders in semester 1, 2021 will be buddied up with an O’Guide in groups with other new students, either face-to-face or online. O'Guide group get togethers will take place in O'Week and weekly during the first three weeks of semester 1.
Be an O’Guide
Applications for 2021 are now closed.
If you’ve been studying at Flinders for six months or more and keen to be involved in 2021, please apply now.
Being an O’Guide will give you an opportunity to:
- participate in a student development program that will build your professional skills
- enhance your CV by earning Horizon Award points to kick start your career
- make friends and connections with other O’Guides and broaden your network
- contribute to your University community and have a positive impact on new students
- obtain a written recommendation on LinkedIn from Flinders University
As an O’Guide, your commitment is:
- to complete the online O’Guide training topic in FLO as well as an online live video training (total of approximately four hours)
- to work in partnership other O’Guides to run weekly face to face or online group sessions (approximately two hours from O’Week to week 3 of semester 1
- to provide feedback on the program via an online O’Guide debrief session and online survey (approximately one hour).
The total time commitment is approximately 15 hours across O'Week to week 3 of semester 1, 2021.
Need help?
Contact the Student Experience team for any enquiries you have about the O'Guides Program.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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