Media Release
August 11, 2004
A warm winter welcome at UniSA’s Open Day 2004
There will be plenty of entertainment to keep visitors warm at UniSA’s Open Day this Sunday, August 15, and more than 70 career lectures to get the brain fired up as well.
UniSA’s Open Day has an active flavour this year with Triple M broadcasting live from the Lion Arts Courtyard at City West from 9.30am to 12 pm, fire twirling from 10-11am, the antics of some extremely tall clowns between 11.30 am to 1 pm and an afternoon packed with music to keep you moving including percussion bands Phil Jones and Benkadi, Rataque and Battle of the Bands winners Foreshore.
UniSA Open Day Coordinator Annabel Mansfield says this is one day of the year when the University gets, not only to showcase, but to celebrate higher education.
“Our Open Day really reflects what we believe higher education is all about – diversity, knowledge, energy and opportunity,” Mansfield says.
“It is a chance to get a taste of the educational programs we offer with presentations from some of the lecturers who will be teaching at UniSA when students begin their degree so they are getting first hand information. We also have about 40 information booths which are staffed by lecturers on the day again giving potential students a very authentic understanding of the fields they are interested in.
“The other aspect of the day is that we try to provide information for all types of students – those just finishing year 12 and those returning to study after some years away. It is not so rare these days that mothers or fathers and their children come to this event all looking to consider their higher education options. You hear the idea of lifelong learning talked about a great deal – but at open day you really do get a strong sense of just how many people are making education a part of their lives at any stage.”
Mansfield says the Open Days have been designed to give people the best opportunity to look at their study options in one place.
“Open Day really aims to make the right connections for people so that for example they can see how basic training in nursing can then be carried through to a specialisation in aviation nursing and a career in that field – those sorts of options can be explored through the lectures and the staff providing information and guidance on the day.”
Mansfield says this year the event has been expanded to cater for the increasing number of people attending the Open Day. As well as occupying the main building of the City West campus, UniSA’s Open Day will spread to in three new venues – the UniSA Library Mezzanine, the Mercury Cinema and Fowlers Live.
There will be a free barbecue all day thanks to the UniSA Students’ Association, coffee and tea near the alumni stand, freshly cooked doughnuts, Milo and Frucor drinks and giveaways and both the student bar and the cafeteria will be open serving light meals and pies and pasties.
UniSA Open Day 2004 will run from 9.30am to 4pm and more information is available on the web at www.unisa.edu.au/openday
More information
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Annabel Mansfield office (08) 8302 9101 email annabel.mansfield@unisa.edu.au
Media contact
- Michèle Nardelli office (08) 8302 0966 mobile 0418 823 673 email michele.nardelli@unisa.edu.au