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Campus Fest

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Campus Fest | 21 - 25 February 2022
Orientation is going to look a little different in 2022.

To welcome (and welcome back!) students, staff and the community, UOW has partnered with Yours & Owls to bring five days of free music acts and entertainment alongside the traditional O-Week activities. With headline acts from Montaigne, Ziggy Ramo, Alex the Astronaut, and Touch Sensitive, we will be bursting into the new academic year, and invite everyone to celebrate with us!

Campus Fest across all UOW campuses

Campus Fest and orientation events will vary between campuses, with key dates listed below. Keep an eye on your emails for more exciting updates!

Batemans Bay Campus | 16 - 17 February 2022

Bega Campus | 16 - 17 March 2022

Shoalhaven Campus | 15 - 17 March 2022

Southern Highlands Campus | 15 - 17 March 2022

Southern Sydney Campus | 8 - 10 March 2022

South Western Sydney Campus | 8 - 10 March 2022

The line up

What to look forward to this Campus Fest

Campus Fest is going to be jam-packed with information, entertainment, and excitement. Check out the daily program overview below, or download the Wollongong campus Campus Fest map and guide to start planning your week. Don't forget to register for orientation sessions!

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Monday 21 Feb

9am- 4pm: Faculty orientation welcome sessions (Business and Law, Science, Medicine and Health, Engineering and Information Sciences) | Online & various locations*

11am - 3pm: Festival Zone | Duck Pond Lawn 

11am - 2pm: Campus Tours (leaves on the hour) | Outside UOW Library

1pm - 4pm: Transition for Success sessions (for new students) | Online *

4.30pm - 7.30pm: Pool Party | UniActive Pool

 

Register for Faculty Orientation Welcome Sessions 

Register for Transition for Success Sessions

* Students need to register for these events

Tuesday 22 Feb

9am- 2pm: Faculty orientation welcome sessions (Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities) | Online & various locations*

11am - 3pm: Festival Zone | Duck Pond Lawn 

11am - 2pm: Campus Tours (leaves on the hour) | Outside UOW Library

12pm - 2pm: Sultans of Spin | Music Zone

1:30pm: Welcome to Country | Music Zone

2pm- 2:30pm: Sarah Yagki | Music Zone

3pm - 4pm: Montaigne | Music Zone

5pm - 7pm: Open Mic Night | UniBar

7:30pm - 9:30pm: Comedy Night | UniBar

 

Register for Faculty Orientation Welcome Sessions

* Students need to register for these events

Wednesday 23 Feb

11am - 3pm: Festival Zone | Duck Pond Lawn 

11am - 2pm: Campus Tours (leaves on the hour) | Outside UOW Library

12pm - 2pm: Sultans of Spin | Music Zone

2pm- 2:30pm: Alex the Astronaut | Music Zone

2:45pm - 3pm: UOW Vice-Chancellor Welcome | Music Zone

3pm - 4pm: Ziggy Ramo | Music Zone

5pm - 7pm: Trivia | UniBar

5pm - 7pm: Drag Show | UniBar

Thursday 24 Feb

11am - 3pm: Festival Zone | Duck Pond Lawn 

11am - 2pm: Campus Tours (leaves on the hour) | Outside UOW Library

12pm - 2pm: Sultans of Spin | Music Zone

2pm - 2:30pm: Austen | Music Zone

3pm- 4pm: Touch Sensitive | Music Zone

Friday 25 Feb

12pm - 2pm: Goodwill Hunting  | Student Lounge, Bldg 11, Level 1A

7:30pm - 11:30pm: O-Party | UniBar

  

Orientation Sessions

For new (and returning) students

New commencing students (or returning students who would like to attend), this one's for you! To make the most of Campus Fest, you should make sure you’re getting all the information you need to kick off your studies. How do you do this?

  1. Attend your Orientation Welcome session. This will provide you with important information about starting at UOW and answer any questions you have about your studies.
  2. Attend a Transition for Success Session. We’ve put together a suite of online workshops and information sessions, video tutorials and other resources for topics like using the Library, navigating UOW's Student Online Services (SOLS), understanding your fees, accessing support services and heaps more.
  3. Check out the Festival (11am - 3pm) each day. Engage with UOW service providers, clubs, societies and sign up for co-curricular experiences. The festival will feature free entertainment, games, food and much more.
  4. Sit back and enjoy some of the biggest names in Australian music at the Music Zone, with headline acts such as Montaigne, Ziggy Ramo, and Touch Sensitive.
  5. Visit the UOW Get Started website to get the most out of your first few weeks.
Register for orientation sessions

Music
Zone

UOW welcomes four top-rated Australian artists to our music zone main stage

Join Montaigne, Ziggy Ramo, Alex the Astronaut and Touch Sensitive, alongside local acts, from Tuesday to Thursday in the Music Zone (UniBar and Jugglers Lawn) for free, live music for UOW students and staff to enjoy! 

Meet the artists

Montaigne

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Ziggy Ramo

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Alex the Astronaut

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Touch Sensitive

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Austen

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Tiarnie

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More info

Event FAQs

Current UOW COVID guidelines

Getting to campus

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Support and success services at UOW 

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Contact us

Call us on 1300 275 869 (1300 ASK UOW) or email

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