Orientation
Spring Orientation Activities
The Erasmus Society would like you to feel at home here as
soon as possible. Therefore we organise a series of activities
together with the International Students' Association (ISA) during
the first week of term to help you find your feet in York. The
first set of activities will be held on Monday 11 and Tuesday
12 January, and are absolutely free to participate in. So
if you are arriving in York this week or coming later
on, feel free to get involved!
--- NEWSFLASH Weather forecasts: ---
As you will have noticed, the weather in the UK is pretty bad.
No suprise there - it is the UK, so what did you expect? ;-) -
but looking at the situation right now, the activities will
continue as planned. However, if the weather deteriorates we
might have to cancel on some of the off-campus activities. We will
let you know about any possible further
developments on the day itself.
The Welcome Lounge
The Welcome Lounge (WL) is located in Langwith college, room
L/036 the main meeting point during the orientation
activities. Between those times, you can pop in at any time - we'll
make sure a staff member is present at all times to help you
with your questions, queries and tours. If you want
to come in to meet other new exchange students and have a cup
of tea / coffee, that is possible as well!
How to get to L/036
Lecture Room L/036 is nice and easy to find. Start by following
the signs leading you to The Courtyard, our Students'
Union bar. When you stand in front of the main entrance to the bar,
you are in a long corridor. Follow this corridor in the direction
of Derwent College, and look out for room numbers. L/036
is located in this corridor, on the left hand side. We will also
put signs up to guide you in the right direction. Good luck!
The activities:
Monday 11 January:
09.00-19.15: Welcome Lounge, Langwith room L/036. Open all day
to help you with your inquiries and provide you with free coffee
and tea.
09.00-13.00: During the morning, we've got one primary aim: to
make sure you are settled down in your own room and get to know
campus itself. To achieve this, we will help you with any problems
you might bump into, provide small scale campus tours and help you
to find the places you want to go to.
14.00 - 17.30: Treasure hunt in the city centre. This
afternoon, we will give you the opportunity to explore the
city of York in a rather unique way, namely a treasure hunt!
Want to participate? Please make sure to be at the WL at 13.45, as
we are! If you feel going to the centre, but if you don't
want to participate in the treasure hunt, fair
enough. Some members of staff will be around in the city
centre as well to guide you to all the nice places and show you
around.
Tip: bring your University of York student
card with you, as it allows you to visit the Minster
cathedral for free!
19.00 - 23.00: Social in The Courtyard, a great change
to socialise with the other new students and the welcome team
members to share your experiences so far. Already met up with
your new housemates? Feel free to bring them as well!
Tuesday 12 January
09.30 - 13.00: International Office Orientation session for all
visiting students. Vanbrugh college room V/045. Pleas do
attend these activities, as they are the official
university programme and give you some crucial information about
studying in York.
13.00 - 18.00: Welcome Lounge: Once again, we want to invite you
to our Welcome Lounge. If you haven't been able to go on a campus
tour yet, need some help with shopping or if there is anything
else, the Welcome Team is there to help you!
16.15: Guided shopping trip to Morrisons and Sainsburys, giving
you the possibility to seriously stock up on groceries and kitchen
utensils. Alternatively, the Erasmus Society gives you to change to
borrow some of these items. For an overview, please look here.
19.00 - 23.30: Erasmus Society Social. Want to meet up with some
of the other (exchange) students? The Erasmus Society organises
Welcome (back!), a social all students can attend. If you
want to hear a little bit more about student life in York, this is
the opportunity to
find out!
Contact:
If you have got any questions whatsoever about our activities,
please direct them to: erasmussoc@gmail.com, and we
will try to get in touch with you as soon as possible.
Alternatively, you can call Maarten on 0044-7977151601 (from Sunday
morning 10 am onwards)
We hope to meet you soon!
The Welcome Team