O-guide program - Flinders University Students

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.

Register to become an O'Guide

Become an O'Guide

The O’Guide Program connects new students with a student mentor 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.

As an O’Guide you will meet with a small group of new students each week throughout the Orientation period. You will be able to chat with new students, help them feel more comfortable getting around, answer their questions (or point them in the right direction) and help them connect with their peers.

Our O’Guide sessions run 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.

Apply to be an O'Guide

Become an O’Guide

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
to plan and deliver weekly face to face or online group sessions (approximately two hours per week 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 16 hours from mid-February until end of Week 3.

For new students: Connect with an O'Guide

O’Guides are current students who are here to help you find your way throughout the first few weeks of semester. O’Guides will help to answer any questions you may have (or they will point you in the right direction). They will also help you to connect with other students who are also starting their university journey.

You can choose to participate in either the ‘on campus’ sessions where you’ll meet up face-to-face with your O’Guide and peers on campus, or the ‘online’ sessions where you’ll connect with your O’Guides and peers via Microsoft Teams.

How does it work?

After you have registered to participate in the O’Guide Program, you'll be matched with a relevant O’Guide (current student) and other commencing students. Your O'Guide will contact you (via your university email) and your group in mid February to arrange a date and time to meet. The first meet up will take place in O’Week and you'll meet weekly until the end of Week 3. At your O’Guide group meet up you’ll be provided with information, resources, snacks and other goodies; and will have a chance to ask questions and get to know your peers.