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Union Services
Are you having any problems settling into uni? Is the new-found pressures
of university life, lectures or course material getting to you? Are
you looking for a job or a place to live? There are a host of services
provided by the student union as well as the university. If you have
never ventured past the second floor of the union building (except during
your host tours during O'week) then you probably do not know where many
of the services provided by the union are.
Here's a little quiz. Do you know where each of the following
services are? (In other words, how well a job did your guide during
O'week do)
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Student Health
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Student Support Unit
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Publications Unit
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Student Housing
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Student Dental Service
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International Student Adviser
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Student Employment
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Student Computing Centre
The locations of these services as well as more information about them
may be found in many pamphlets distributed around the union building.
There is also the Student Resource Centre located on the third
floor. In here, you can find all types of arty-crafty type material
for any special projects as well as a colour photocopier.
Bullwinkles is a Student Union shop located in the Frank Tate
Building, opposite the Science Education Plaza (and the ERC). Here
you can find all types stationery, art supplies, lab coats, computer disks
and lollies, as well as get cheap photo processing and photocopies onto
transparencies. It's open Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.30pm, and
Friday from 8.30am to 4pm, tel. 03 9344 8569.
Melbourne University Overseas Student Society (MUOSS),
the international arm of the Student Union, has a lounge room on the second
floor of the Union House. Here's also a place to sit down and have
a chat to other overseas (or non overseas) students from other faculties,
as well as a quiet place to have lunch.
Whilst most of you may not need to use or visit these support services,
make sure you know where they are in case you do. Finally, remember
it's your union and you've paid for it through your fees, so make the most
of it.
Melbourne University Student Union (MUSU)
Student Unionism is about students. It exists to protect, to promote
and to develop student interests in a manner that is truly relevant, participatory
and fun. It is about fostering the intellect and celebrating the
diversity of all students.
Education standards are a serious and continual concern for the Student
Union. Your Student Union is committed to ensuring that accessible,
affordable and high quality education prevails. The Student Union
is striving to ensure that the needs and concerns of all students are always
at the forefront of the University's agenda.
Importantly, however, it's a broad university and one's university experience
should be about far more than education. Therefore, your Student
Union not only strives to ensure education of the highest possible standard,
it provides many wonderful and relevant services for all students.
Your Student Union provides everything from a dentist and legal support,
to the arts, clubs and societies, fun activities and student representation.
Let it mean something to you.
Student Unionism is built on the premise that all students have something
important to contribute to their Student Union. It is you Student
Union. It is important that you join it, use it and be active in
it.
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Melbourne University Overseas Students
Service (MUOSS)
MUOSS is a representative for all international students enrolled at the
University of Melbourne. As the international student community is
vastly growing at Melbourne, major attention has been placed on the needs
of international students and the problems they face. MUOSS helps
gives the 'voice' of the international student body a higher level of representation
where certain actions can be made to improve the lives of international
university students.
MUOSS also organises social, cultural, welfare and educational events
throughout the year, which provide opportunities to mingle with Australian
students, as well as other international students. MUOSS is there
to inform you about how to get the most out of your time at university,
and about the services available for international students. Another
way of conveying news and events to students is through the quarterly magazine
published by MUOSS called The Voice, which acts as an open forum for you
to raise your concerns and opinions.
If there are any queries or issues that you think should be raised,
or you are just looking for a place to hang out and have coffee, please
don't hesitate to come up to the MUOSS lounge, located on the second floor
of the Union Building. The Lounge ofers free tea and coffee and international
newspapers and magazines in a relaxing atmosphere.
Phone: + 61 3 9344 4801
Fax: +61 3 9349 4296
Email: [email protected]
Sports Association
The Sports Association aims to encourage as many students as possible to
participate in sport at the University of Melbourne, as it provides an
important balance in an academic atmosphere. The excellent facilities
and many sporting clubs ensure that the sporting needs of the University
community ae catered for. You can go for a swim before lectures in
the morning, attend an aerobics class at lunch, have a hit of tennis between
lectures and finish off the day with a session in the gym.
In addition to these casual work-outs, there¡¦s also ample opportunity
to participate and compete in the sports of your choice, as the Sports
Association has nearly 50 affiliated clubs. Whether it's a mainstream
sport you enjoy, such as football, soccer, cricket, netball, hockey or
athletics, or if you want to try something different, such as hang-gliding,
fencing, rifle shooting or scuba diving, there's a sports club for you.
Clubs cater for beginners and the experienced and as the cost of training,
equipment and facilities are low, uni is the ideal place to get active.
For those who play sport at a high level or are just competitive, most
clubs are involved in competition at local and state Level. On a
national level Sport Association members participate in the Australian
University Games and Championship (aka intervarsity). Representatives
are therefore able to travel around Australia and meet students from other
Australian universities.
University sport and physical recreation involves more than just a healthy
lifestyle - it provides outstanding opportunities for social interaction,
leadership and personal development.
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Sports
Centre
The Melbourne University Sports Centre, located in Tin Alley, is one of
the most extensive sport and recreational facilities in Melbourne and all
enrolled students are encouraged to participate.
Got involved in a wide range of sporting and recreational activities
on and off campus. On-campus facilities include the Beaurepaire Centre
with a 25-metre heated swimming pool, gymnasium, box-a-cise / martial arts
room, recreation hall and changing rooms; and the Sports Centre, which
has nine squash courts, two stadiums, weight-training rooms, changing rooms
and activity areas. Outdoor facilities include tennis courts, oval
and pavilion, hockey field, all-weather running track, a synthetic wicket
practice area, outdoor basketball and netball courts, and barbecues.
Off -campus facilities include the boat shed on the Yarra and the all-seasons
recreation lodge at Mount Buller.
For information about the Centre including facility bookings, tel. 03
9344 5405 or see the Web site at http://www.sports.unimelb.edu.au
Normal opening hours:
6.30am-10.30pm Mon-Thur
6.30am-9pm Fri
9am-5.30pm weekends
Opening hours for the Beaurepaire Pool:
6.30am-8pm Mon-Fri
9am-5.15pm weekends
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