2015 EBE Orientation programme
Wednesday 4 February
10h00 all EBE students to meet on Jameson Plaza10h30 – 11h15
Welcome to first year EBE students by the University Executive in Jameson Hall
Chemical Engineering
2C New Snape Building / Civil Engineering
3B New Snape Building / Electrical Engineering
Menzies Building
3rd level
Lecture Theatre 9 / Mechanical Engineering
Menzies Building
3rd level
Lecture Theatre 10 / Architecture
Pink Room 2nd Level
Centlivres Building / Geomatics
Menzies Building
5th level
Room 5.03 / Construction & Property Studies
3C New Snape Building
11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms / 11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms / 11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms / 11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms / 11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms / 11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms / 11h30 – 12h00
Home Room to meet Orientation Leaders and sign various forms
12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department / 12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department / 12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department / 12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department / 12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department and
Registration / 12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department and
Registration / 12h00 – 13h00
Welcome and getting to know your Department
13h00 – 14h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch
14h00 – 15h00
Information on Financial Aid in Menzies 9
Thursday 5 February
Chemical2C New Snape Building / Civil
3B New Snape Building / Electrical
Menzies 9 / Mechanical
Menzies 10 / Architecture
Pink Room
Centlivres / Geomatics
Menzies 5.03 / Construction & Property
3C New Snape Building
8h30 – 9h30
Home Room and preparation for registration / 8h30 – 9h30
Home Room and preparation for registration / 8h30 – 9h30
Home Room and preparation for registration / 8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 9h30 – 10h00
Home Room
9h30 – 11h00
Registration
Design Studio,
Level 1, Chemical Engineering Building / 9h30 – 10h30
Lab safety lecture / 9h30 – 10h30
Zero Harm / 9h00 – 10h00
Safety on Campus / 9h00 – 11h00
Orientation to UCT Systems – Red Lab/
Campus Tour / 9h00 – 11h00
Orientation to UCT Systems – Red Lab/
Campus Tour / 10h00 – 11h00
Student Support Services
11h00 – 12h30
Registration
Design Studio,
Level 1, Chemical Engineering Building
11h00 – 12h00
Lab safety Lecture / 10h30 – 11h30
Safety on Campus / 10h00 – 11h00
Getting involved / 11h00 – 12h00
Student Support Services / 11h30 – 12h30
Safety on campus / 11h00 – 13h00
Orientation to UCT Systems – Red Lab/
Campus Tour
12h00 – 13h00
lunch / 11h30 – 12h30
Getting involved / 12h30 – 13h30
Lunch / 11h00 – 12h00
Zero Harm / 12h00 – 13h00
Zero Harm / 12h30 – 13h30
Lunch
13h00 – 14h00
Student Support Services / 12h30 – 13h30
Lunch / 13h30 – 14h30
Lab safety lecture / 12h00 – 13h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 13h30
Lunch / 13h30 – 14h30
Amazing Race – finding your way around campus / 13h00 – 14h00
Lunch
14h00 – 15h00
Getting involved / 13h30 – 15h00
Registration
Design Studio,
Level 1, Chemical Engineering Building / 14h30 – 15h30
Safety on campus / 13h00 – 15h00
Orientation to UCT Systems – Red Lab/
Campus Tour / 13h30 – 14h30
Amazing Race – finding your way around campus / 14h30 – 15h30
Student Support Services / 14h00 – 15h00
Zero Harm
15h00 – 16h00
Amazing Race – finding your way around campus / 15h00 – 16h00
Getting involved
17h00
Freshers’ Braai / 17h00
Freshers’ Braai / 17h00
Freshers’ Braai / 17h00
Freshers’ Braai / 17h00
Freshers’ Braai / 17h00
Freshers’ Braai / 17h00
Freshers’ Braai
Friday 6 February
Chemical2C NewSnape Building / Civil
3B New Snape Building / Electrical
Menzies 9 / Mechanical
Menzies 10 / Architecture
Pink Room
Centlivres / Geomatics
Menzies 5.03 / Construction & Property
3 C New Snape Building
8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h30
Preparation for registration / 8h30 -9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h00
Home Room / 8h30 – 9h30
Preparation for registration
09h00 – 11h00
Orientation to UCT Systems - BRING YOUR LAPTOPS
/ Campus Tour / 9h00 – 10h00
Student Support Services / 9h00 – 10h00
Getting involved / 09h30 – 11h00
Registration
Design Studio,
Level 1, Chemical Engineering Building / 09h00 – 12h00
Studying in Architecture / 9h00 – 10h00
Zero Harm / 9h30 – 10h30
Safety on Campus
10h00 – 11h00
Zero Harm / 10h00 – 11h00
Student Support Services / 10h00 – 11h00
Getting involved / 10h30 – 11h00
Amazing Race
11h00 – 12h00
Zero Harm / 11h00 – 12h00
Amazing Race – finding your way around campus / 11h00 – 13h00
Orientation to UCT Systems – Red Lab/
Campus Tour / 11h00 – 12h00
Student Support Services / 11h00 – 12h00
Lab safety lecture / 11h00 – 12h30
Registration
Design Studio,
Level 1, Chemical Engineering Building
12h00 – 13h00
Amazing Race / 12h00 - 13h00
Lunch / 12h30 – 13h30
Lab Safety lecture
Menzies 10
13h00
Lunch / 13h00 – 15h00
Orientation to UCT Systems – Red Lab / Campus Tour / 13h00 – 13h30
Lunch / 12h00 – 13h00
Safety on Campus / 12h30 – 13h30
Lunch
13h30 – 14h30
Safety on Campus / 13h30 – 14h30
Amazing Race – finding your way around campus / 13h00 – 14h00
Getting involved / Academic Support
Monday 9February
Chemical / Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Architecture / Geomatics / Construction & Property9h00 – 9h45
Engineering Academic Support Menzies 10 / 09h00 – 10h00
Every half hour library tours / 09h00 – 11h00
Every half hour library tours / 09h00 – 12h00
Every half hour library tours / 09h00 – 15h00
Every half hour library tours / 09h00 – 15h00
Every half hour library tours / 09h00 – 15h00
Every half hour library tours
10h00 – 15h00
Every half hour library tours / 10h00 – 10h45
Engineering Academic Support Menzies 10
11h00 – 15h00
Every half hour library tours / 11h00 – 11h45
Engineering Academic Support Menzies 10
12h00 – 15h00
Every half hour library tours / 12h00 – 12h45
Engineering Academic Support Menzies 10
Jamie Plaza activities taking place all day
Tuesday 10 February
Chemical2C New Snape Building / Civil
Red lab
5th level,
Menzies Building / Electrical
Red lab
5th level,
Menzies Building / Mechanical
Red lab
5th level,
Menzies Building / Architecture
Red lab
5th level,
Menzies Building / Geomatics
Red lab
5th level,
Menzies Building / Construction & Property
Red lab
5th level,
Menzies Building
9h00 – 16h00
Computer Laptopsession / 9h00 – 16h00
Computer Literacy workshops / 9h00 – 16h00
Computer Literacy workshops / 9h00 – 16h00
Computer Literacy workshops / 9h00 – 16h00
Computer Literacy workshops / 9h00 – 16h00
Computer Literacy workshops / 9h00 – 16h00
Computer Literacy workshops
Wednesday 11 February
Chemical2CSnape / Civil
3B Snape / Electrical
Menzies 9 / Mechanical
Snape D02 / Architecture
Pink Room
Centlivres / Geomatics
Menzies 5.03 / Construction & Property
3 C Snape
9h00 – 13h00
Meet your mentors / 8h30 – 16h00
Meet your mentors for a fun beach day / 9h00 – 11h00
Meet your mentors / 9h00 – 12h30
Meet your mentors / 9h00
Meet your mentor bus tour day / 9h00 – 12h30
Meet your mentors / 9h00 – 13h00
Meet your mentors
Thursday 12 FebruarySax Appeal day
Friday 13 FebruaryFIRST DAY OF LECTURES FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS