Starting a new graduate course can be both exciting and daunting! During Orientation Week, the MGA strives to provide you with all the information you need to start your year armed with everything you need to know to thrive in your studies.
We create free, fun-filled opportunities for you to get to know your campus or digital environment and make some new connections with other students.
Read on for an overview of the benefits you can reap from the MGA’s Orientation program.
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Virtual Welcome event
Are you sitting around staring at walls, waiting patiently for all the fun to finally start at Uni? Well wait no longer! The MGA is here to help you get a head-start making friends and connections at Monash before the semester begins. Join the MGA’s virtual welcome event via Zoom to talk with current and new students wherever you might happen to be. It’s going to be fun – not weird at all!
Tuesday, 16 February 2021
12:00pm to 12:45pm
via Zoom
Info Reception (Caulfield)
Are you a 2020/2021 enrolled Monash graduate student looking to connect with other grads before the semester starts? Join us for free afternoon tea and get some useful tips on uni life in Australia. Hosted by current students who were once in your shoes, this will be a great opportunity to find out more about the MGA and make some new friends.
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
3:00pm to 4:00pm
C2, MGA Caulfield Graduate Lounge
Caulfield campus
Info Reception (Clayton)
Are you a 2020/2021 enrolled Monash graduate student looking to connect with other grads before the semester starts? Join us for a free morning tea and get some useful tips on uni life in Australia. Hosted by current students who were once in your shoes, this will be a great opportunity to find out more about the MGA and make some new friends.
Thursday, 18 February 2021
10:30am to 11:30am
G.54 Learning Teaching Building, 19 Ancora, Imparo Way
Clayton campus
Virtual Orientation
This is a virtual crash course on how to step up your graduate student game! Hear about our free online events program designed to entertain and connect you with your community. Learn about MGA Advocacy, a free service all about supporting you through academic issues big and small. Make connections with your peers and ask a panel of current students any questions you like.
Thursday, 18 February 2021 & Tuesday, 23 February 2021
1:00pm to 1:45pm
via Zoom
Caulfield Graduate Village
The MGA will be setting up a pop-up graduate village at the Caulfield O-Fest! It’s a special zone especially for graduate students (new and returning) to chill over lunch time, meet new friends, enjoy free snacks and walk away with some exclusive MGA freebies! There will be something new everyday so you are welcome to join us for all three days!
Tuesday, 23 February – Thursday, 25 February 2021
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Middle Lawn
Caulfield campus
Clayton Graduate Village
The MGA will be setting up a pop-up graduate village at the Clayton O-Fest! It’s a special zone especially for graduate students (new and returning) to chill over lunch time, meet new friends, enjoy free snacks and walk away with some exclusive MGA freebies! There will be something new everyday so you are welcome to join us for all three days!
Tuesday, 23 February – Thursday, 25 February 2021
12:00pm to 3:00pm
Learning and Teaching Building Lawn
Clayton campus
Welcome Party @ Caulfield
Join the MGA for a fun-filled evening on Caulfield campus. All 2020/2021 enrolled Monash graduate students are welcome to attend this event but registration is essential! There’ll be free food, drinks, games and entertainment. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the start of Uni.
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
5:00pm to 7:00pm
MADA Courtyard
Caulfield Campus
Welcome Party @ Clayton
Join the MGA for a fun-filled evening on Caulfield campus. All 2020/2021 enrolled Monash graduate students are welcome to attend this event but registration is essential! There’ll be free food, drinks, games and entertainment. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the start of Uni.
Friday, 26 February 2021
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Forum Lawn (next to the Chancellery Building)
Clayton Campus
Coursework Mentor Program
Looking for a way to find your feet as a new graduate student at Monash? Consider getting paired with an experienced graduate coursework student mentor from your faculty, who will guide you to not only survive but thrive through your first year. The MGA Coursework Mentor Program is a 12 week peer to peer mentor program that is open to all NEW graduate coursework (Masters) students enrolled in their first semester.
Register by 5:00pm on Monday, 1 March 2021
Program kicks-off in Week 2 on Monday, 8 March 2021
Peninsula Welcome Picnic
Join the MGA for a fun-filled afternoon at our Welcome Picnic for new and returning graduate students at Peninsula. There’ll be free games, entertainment, prizes, food and drinks.
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
12:00pm to 2:00pm
Library Green
Peninsula campus
HDR Orientation
Calling all new HDR (PhD or Masters by Research) students! Join us via Zoom where you will hear about our on campus and online events program designed to entertain and connect you with your HDR community. You will also learn more about our student advocacy and academic support service and have the opportunity to talk to a panel of PhD students who have once been in your shoes.
Thursday, 18 March 2021
11:00am – 12:00pm
via Zoom
HDR Mentor Program
Are you a new HDR (PhD & Masters by Research) at Monash University looking to land on your feet sooner than later? The MGA HDR Mentor Program is a wonderful opportunity for new students to benefit from the kind of advice and support that only current student peers can offer. It’s a great way to network too! The program will run online over a 12 week period and all meetings will be conducted online every two weeks.
Register by 5:00pm on Friday, 19 March 2021
Program kicks-off on Monday, 29 March 2021