Lockdown activities
We understand that for many students in our community the impacts of COVID-19, travel restrictions and border closures are taking a significant toll on your connectedness to UC.
Though you might not be able to come to campus right now, we want you to know that we are here to support you through it all. We want to make sure you can continue to engage meaningfully with the UC community and campus, both through your studies and through social and cultural activities.
Our teams have worked together to develop a series of activities and programs that give you the opportunity to check-in, connect and collaborate. We hope that these programs will support you through the remainder of your studies in Sem 2 and set you up for success in the months and years ahead.
All students can attend these virtual events, academic programs and access UC support services over Semester 2. We hope you can join us!
Upcoming events
Activity | Description | Date and time | Join/register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-week Health and Wellbeing Sprint | Make 2021 your healthiest year yet with healthy, happy work and study habits you create with confidence in this 2-week sprint run by our partners, Campus Consultancy. Completely free, all online and you can join any time. | 28 September to 11 October 12pm – 1:30pm | Register |
| The Resilience Project | On behalf of our Alumni and Community Engagement division, we are pleased to be able to bring to students a special offer to participate in the Resilience Project, a storytelling series which presents strategies to manage wellbeing and build resilience in daily life. The program is comprised of 10 short videos (2-3 minutes), each of which focus on a key factor to maintaining healthy wellbeing. Each week starting on Tuesday 12 October 2021, we will bring you a new video in the series which will help you to find ways to practice mindfulness and manage your wellbeing in every day life. If you feel like discussing the videos with others and how you can put these lessons into practice, drop-in to our weekly sessions with the Wellbeing team each Wednesday. See details for the Wellbeing drop-in below. We look forward to empowering students with they need to thrive. | Every Tuesday, starting 12 October Videos released approximately 3 pm. | Videos will be made available in the Student Support Hub site. |
| Pathways for dealing with financial hardship and COVID-19 | Free financial and consumer rights webinar for tertiary students studying in Canberra, hosted by Care. The webinar will be facilitated by a financial counsellor and a consumer lawyer and topics include:
| 13 October 4:00-5:00 pm | |
| International Student Faculty Support Session – Faculty of Business, Government & Law | The International Student Support Service (ISSS) team invites you to join a support session with the Faculty of Business, Government & Law. The session will provide you with the opportunity to connect with your faculty, address any questions you may have related to your studies and give you the opportunity to meet fellow students from the same course or faculty. | 5 October 2:30pm – 3:30pm (Canberra Time) | Register |
| International Student Faculty Support Session – Faculty of Education | The International Student Support Service (ISSS) team invites you to join a support session with the Faculty of Education. The session will provide you with the opportunity to connect with your faculty, address any questions you may have related to your studies and give you the opportunity to meet fellow students from the same course or faculty. | 7 October 3pm – 4pm (Canberra Time) | Register |
| International Student Faculty Support Session – Faculty of Arts & Design | The International Student Support Service (ISSS) team invites you to join a support session with the Faculty of Arts & Design. The session will provide you with the opportunity to connect with your faculty, address any questions you may have related to your studies and give you the opportunity to meet fellow students from the same course or faculty. | 12 October 3pm – 4pm (Canberra Time) | Register |
Weekly activities
Activity | Description | Date and time | Join/register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart Tour | Join us for some friendly Mario Kart! | Every Monday, 12pm | Join |
| Trivia | Each Tuesday join one of our clubs who will be testing your knowledge on anything from general knowledge to clubs specialties. | Every Tuesday, 6:30pm | Join |
| Food Pantry Click and Connect | The UCX Food Pantry is determined to serve the needs of students during this ACT Lockdown. We have created a click and collect model to ensure that students can get what they need in a safe way. | Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11am - 1pm | Register |
| Midday Music | Every Tuesday and Thursday during lockdown, kick back, relax and enjoy live music. | Every Tuesday and Thursday, 12pm - 2pm | Join |
| Wellbeing drop in & chat | Connect with our Wellbeing team for support, advice, someone to chat to, or to talk through anything that may be impacting you at this time in our virtual Wellbeing drop in & chat session. Please join us if you have concerns about device access, financial support or access to any essential items. | Every Wednesday, 10:30am - 12:30pm | Join |
| Jackbox Games | Jump into UCX Online to play some games! Jackbox Games has everything from trivia to pictionary-type games and is loads of fun especially if you bring along some friends! | Every Wednesday and Friday, 12pm | Join |
| Among Us | Are you the master of deception? Come and play among us and see if you can identify the imposter! | Every Wednesday, 6:30pm | Join |
| Dog Day Fridays | Join the UC team for a Friday social check-in and let the power of pets aid in reducing your stress. Bring along your furry friend for a morning of virtual paws and play. | From 17 September, every Friday, 11 - 11:30am | TBA |
| ASK Advisors Study Help Drop-in | Assist with assignment help, researching, library loans, referencing, using UClearn, ePortfolio (Mahara), Proctorio and general enquiries. | Weekdays from 9am - 6.30pm and Weekends from 12.30pm - 4.30pm | Join |
| Study Skills Study Help Drop-in | Assignment help and feedback, strategies for avoiding plagiarism, time management, study planning and exam preparation and specialist English Language and Referencing Help sessions. | Weekdays, 12.30pm - 4.30pm | Join |
| MASH (Maths, Stats and IT Help) | Study help for a range of mathematics, statistics and information technology enquiries. | Weekdays, various times | Join |
| PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Sessions) | Group study sessions for a range of mostly first-year units in Sci-Tech, BGL and Health | Weekdays, various times | Join |
