Student News: 7 February 2012

Orientation and welcome for new students

New students will be welcomed to the Swinburne community at semester one orientation held in February.

Orientation week provides an opportunity for new students to meet academic and administrative staff and learn about their course and study expectations.

Students will receive information about the services available at Swinburne, tour the campus and take part in the fun, festivities and freebies.

For further information on the programs and activities, visit the orientation website.

Event: Semester one orientation
When: Monday 20 - Friday 24 February, 2012
Where: Hawthorn, Lilydale and Prahran campus

Student Services and Amenities Fee          

The federal government has passed legislation to allow universities to charge students an annual fee to fund student services and facilities. Services may include: childcare, counselling, legal, health, housing and employment.

Swinburne will comply with this legislation and introduce a Student Services and Amenities Fee on an annual basis, from 1 January 2012.

Students will be able to defer the payment through a HELP loan scheme similar to FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP providing they do this within the approved deadlines for submitting this information.

Find out more.

Checking your student email     

Your student email is one of the two official channels that the university uses to communicate with you (the other is by post). 

You are responsible for regularly checking your student email account. Not doing so could cause you to miss vital information regarding course enrolments, student elections, new courses, library notices, class changes and other updates.  More information about how Swinburne communicates with students is available online.

You can redirect this official correspondence to another email address.  

Important fee reminder for all students

Students must ensure all fees are up to date. Unpaid fees will prevent you receiving your results, graduating, accessing online requirements for study and enrolling.

Outstanding fees can be paid through SwinLink. If in doubt please go to the SwinLink website indicated below and review any payments due.

Please note payment due dates for some students are up to, and during, the end of year break. It is your responsibility to ensure that these fees are paid on time to avoid any late fees and system blocks.

Please email the below contacts for further information:
international students, local higher education students or local TAFE students.

Any outstanding fees can be paid at SwinLInk.

Scholarships open for application

Prahran Rotary Club and Bendigo Bank Scholarship
A scholarship of $2000 will be awarded to two students studying an accredited TAFE program. Applications close 24 February 2012. 

Swinburne University, Lilydale Student Village Scholarship
A $1500 scholarship will be awarded to a student studying an undergraduate degree or double degree course or first year TAFE course at the Lilydale campus.  Applications close 16 March 2012.

Yarra Ranges Council Women in Leadership Scholarship
A $1000 scholarship will be awarded to a Lilydale student studying an undergraduate degree or double degree course at the Lilydale campus. Applications close 16 March 2012.                                                                

Hawthorn Student Information Centre

The student information centre at the Hawthorn campus will extend its opening hours until 6.00pm from Monday 27 February to Friday 2 March.

The information centre will be experiencing long wait times between 21 February and 2 March due to enrolment periods. If you have received your confirmation of enrolment for 2012 and are studying at Hawthorn you should visit the centre before 21 February to get your student ID and avoid long waiting times.

You will need to bring some form of photo identification before the card can be issued.

Apply to graduate

Health Service

The Swinburne Health Service has reopened for 2012. There are eight doctors and three registered nurses available at the clinic. All appointments made by local students are bulkbilled to Medicare and are directly billed to Worldcare for international students.

The Health Service is located on the fourth floor of The George in Wakefield Street. Students must register before making and appointment.

Clinic hours: Monday - Friday , 9.00am – 5.00pm

Parking at Swinburne

Parking in university car-parks at the Hawthorn and Prahran campuses is on a fee-paying basis due to the limited number of spaces available. Some free street parking is available in the surrounding areas.

Free student parking available is available at the Croydon, Lilydale and Wantirna campuses.

Find out more.

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