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'Week Meet Up Events
Wednesday 24 February, 2pm – 3pm
There are two Meet Up sessions to choose from. Please select one of the following Meet Up events only.
Wednesday 24 February, 1pm – 2pm
OR
Thursday 25 February, 1.30pm – 2.30pm
There are two Meet Up sessions to choose from. Please select one of the following Meet Up events only.
Tuesday 23 February, 3pm – 4pm
OR
Wednesday 24 February, 3pm – 4pm
Tuesday 23 February, 1pm – 2pm
Wednesday 24 February, 1pm – 2pm
Monday 22 February, 3pm – 4pm
Meet up events for weeks 1 to 3 will be released in early February 2021.
Online O'Guides Program
Online Meet Ups will be held via Microsoft Teams, which is available through Okta. Once registered, we’ll contact you in mid-February with the dates and times of your O’Guide Group Online Meet Up and add you to your group’s Microsoft Teams site.
Your first online O’Guide Meet Up will take place in O’Week (22 – 26 February) followed by weekly Meet Ups in weeks 1-3.
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 open.
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.
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