Uni year starts with a bang

Greg Jakob pulls out the welcome banner for students. 177737_02 Picture: STEWART CHAMBERS

By Cam Lucadou-Wells

Live music, a barbecue and a mechanical bull – that’s the way to launch into your university studies.
Federation Uni’s O-Week kicked off in style at its Berwick campus on 19 February, with yoga, barefoot bowling, a St Kilda beach day and climbing wall activities to round off the festivities.
The campus also planned a multicultural welcome dinner and a market stall in the opening days.
Campus director Greg Jakob said 2018 was the university’s first year of full control of the campus since the exit of Monash University.
He said more than 800 students had enrolled this year – up from 350 last year.
The university offers 30 courses including business, commerce, education, IT, nursing, psychology, bio-medicine, veterinary science and wildlife science.