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What's On
MON am - Welcome Talks
The Welcome Talks are the definitive introduction to York and are compulsory for all students to attend. With introductions from the University staff and the whole Students’ Union including information on sports, societies, welfare, events and more it’ll prepare you for your University life. And it's not going to be dry lectures - we can assure you there's going to be quite a bit of spectacle this year...
Where & When
- 10:45 Students from HYMS, Alcuin and Goodricke colleges
- 12:45 Students from Halifax and Vanbrugh Colleges
- 14:45 Students from Health Sciences, Derwent, James and Langwith Colleges
MON pm - Freshers' Ball
Monday night kicks off with 3,000 people off-campus at the fantastic York Racecourse. Check ot the Freshers Ball mini-site here.
WED pm - Unreel
Relax at our big, free event in Central Hall - and enjoy two blockbuster movies at York Student Cinema.
SAT am - YUSU Fair
With hundreds of stalls from campus societies and sports clubs, you're certain to find something that'll catch your interest.
SAT pm - Access All Areas
Saturday night sees a massive, cross-campus event involving six events across every college bar. It's massive, it's for every student at York, and it's going to be fantastic. Tickets and lineup released on September 15th.
SUN pm - Big Comedy Night
YUSU presents a great end to your Welcome Week - a massive comedy event at Central Hall. There's always great comedians on offer- so it's a laugh a minute guaranteed. Full line-up and tickets released on September 15th.
MON to SUN am/pm - College Events
Whether you're in Alcuin, Derwent, Goodricke, Halifax, James, Langwith (details coming), Vanbrugh (postgrads), or if you're a postgraduate student, your college will be putting on plenty of things to keep you entertained. (And if you fancy going over to some other college's event one night, no-one's going to stop you...!)
Last Updated: 1:29am on 15th Sep, 2008 by Rory Shanks