PG Freshers Timetable
You are expected to attend all College events unless marked as optional in the ‘event type’ column. If you have good reason to be excused from a College event that is not optional, please get in touch with the Academic Office in advance.
Departmental inductions take precedence over MCR and social activities.
-1st Week (28 Sep - 4 Oct) and 0th Week (5 Oct - 11 Oct)
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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All day |
Last arrival day for new graduates. Please remember to bring your signed key form. You will be issued an electronic fob and/or key to access College and your room. Once you are signed in, take personal possessions to your room. |
College |
Lodge |
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09:00-17:00 |
ID Check. If you haven’t already done so, please come to the Academic Office to complete an ID check. Remember to bring your passport and eVisa (share code). You will be issued your University Card once the ID check is complete. |
College |
Academic Office, Staircase 3 |
|
17:00-18:00 |
Welcome tea for PG freshers, hosted by the MCR Committee. |
College: optional |
Cheng Building Café |
|
18:00-20:00 |
Speed Friending with Pizza. |
MCR: optional |
Cheng Building Café |
|
20:00-onwards |
MCR pub trip. |
MCR: optional |
TBC |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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13:00-15:00 |
Guided Tour of College |
MCR: optional |
Lodge |
|
15:00-16:00 |
G&D's Ice Cream Trip. |
MCR: optional |
Lodge |
|
19:30-22:00 |
Scavenger Hunt. |
MCR: optional |
Lodge |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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11:00-13:00 13:00-15:00 |
Guided Tours of Oxford. |
MCR: optional |
Lodge |
|
15:00-18:20 |
Introduction to MCR Squash Beginners: 15:00-16:00 or 16:10-17:10; intermediate: 17:20-18:20. |
MCR: optional |
Jesus Squash Courts |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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All day until 17:00 |
Department/Faculty inductions. Details will be sent to you by your department. |
Department |
|
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19:30-22:00 |
Ou et la Poulet/ Pub Crawl |
MCR: optional |
Lodge |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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All day |
Department/Faculty inductions. Details will be sent to you by your department. |
Department |
|
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16:00-17:00 |
College Freshers' Fair. See all the societies we have to offer in College |
MCR: optional |
Cheng Café & Fourth Quad |
|
19:30-22:00 |
Pottery Painting. |
MCR: optional |
Lodge |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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09:30-10:15 |
College Admission Ceremony. Join the Principal and Senior Officers to formally recognise your admittance to College. Smart dress but no academic gowns or formal jackets. Please make your way to the Hub by 09:15 to ensure that you are seated for the start of the ceremony, which starts promptly at 09:30. |
College |
Cheng Digital Hub |
|
10:30-11:00 |
Introduction to College. Join Angela Unsworth, Director of Accommodation, Catering and Conferences, for tea and cake, and a brief guide to College meals, accommodation and to staying safe. |
College |
Cheng Digital Hub |
|
13:00-14:00 |
SU Fresher's Fair |
Optional |
Exam Schools |
|
13:00-15:00 |
Interfaith gathering for UG and PG freshers. Join Philip Harbridge, Chaplain and Interfaith Coordinator for an informal gathering. Refreshments and snacks will be provided. Drop by at any time. |
College: optional |
Cheng Café |
|
20:00- Onwards |
Club Night with St Cross |
MCR: optional |
Spirit Bar |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
|
9:00-10:30 |
Consent Workshop. Led by fully trained student facilitators, the session will explore: healthy relationships; the meaning of consent; the impact of sexual harassment, violence and relationship abuse. It will also signpost you to support. Questions or concerns about attendance can be sent in confidence to the Welfare Officer, Kirren Mahmood, on welfare@jesus.ox.ac.uk. |
College |
Cheng Digital Hub |
|
10:30-11:15 |
Wellbeing and welfare induction. Join members of the welfare team for coffee and cake, an introduction to health and welfare support in College and the University, and some practical tips on how to support your health and wellbeing while completing your studies. |
College |
Cheng Building Café |
|
11:15-12:15 |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) workshop. Facilitated by the Welfare Officer, Kirren Mahmood, this considers: why EDI matters; the barriers to EDI, including prejudice and discrimination; what we can do to promote a culture of belonging; and support for EDI-related concerns. |
College |
Cheng Digital Hub |
|
12:15-12:30 |
College EDI Survey. Stuart White, EDI Fellow, will introduce you to the College’s EDI aspirations and invite you to complete a survey. |
College |
Cheng Digital Hub |
|
13:00-18:00 |
Department/Faculty inductions. Details will be sent to you by your department. |
Department |
|
|
18:30-20:00 |
Jesus College Choir – initial rehearsal. The choir is non-auditioning but richly resourced and rewarding. It performs weekly during term. All are welcome to give it a try. |
College: optional |
Chapel |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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All Day |
Place your BACS (bank) form in the Battels Box in the Lodge, if you have not already handed it in. |
College |
Lodge |
|
9:00-13:00 |
Department/Faculty inductions. Details will be sent to you by your department. |
Department |
|
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19:30-23:00 |
Wine and Cheese |
MCR: optional |
MCR |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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11:30-12:30 |
MCR Welfare Brunch |
MCR: optional |
MCR |
1st Week (12 Oct - 18 Oct) and Later
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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17:30 |
Freshers’ Evensong The first performance given by this year's College Choir. |
College: optional |
Chapel |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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18:30-20:00 |
GP drop-in session. You are invited to meet your College Doctors and Team. Surnames A -L from 18:30 and M-Z from 19:15 |
College: optional |
Northgate Health Centre |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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11:00 or 14:00 |
Induction to the College Library with the College Librarian Owen McKnight. Meet at the ground floor entrance to the library staircase 17 |
College: optional |
Library, staircase 17 |
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18:30-19:00 |
Freshers' Drinks. Note: Some College advisors like to arrange pre-dinner drinks in another room in College. They will advise you of this if that is the case. Please leave promptly at 19:00 if you are staying for dinner in Hall. |
College |
Ground floor Cheng |
|
19:00-21:00 |
Freshers' Dinner. Free of charge, but places are limited owing to capacity in Hall. Please register by 18 September. Please make your way to Hall at 19:00 to ensure that you are seated for dinner that starts at 19:15. |
College: optional |
Hall |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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08:00-08:30 09:00-09:30 |
Individual Matriculation photos with Gillman & Soame photographers. Location is weather dependent: 1st and 2nd Quad or Chapel and/or meeting rooms. |
College: optional |
TBC |
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08:45 |
Matriculation group photograph with Gillman & Soame photographers. To be taken promptly at 08:45, so all must assemble at 08:30. *Should you choose not to participate in the group photograph but still need to matriculate, please ensure that you find the Fellows' Secretary on the day to register your attendance. |
College: optional* |
2nd Quad |
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09:30 |
Procession to Sheldonian Theatre led by Dean of Degrees. Everyone matriculating must assemble well ahead of the procession, even if not joining the group photograph. |
Mandatory unless already matriculated |
1st Quad |
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10:00 |
Matriculation Ceremony. Further details will be sent to you in advance. You are free to leave after the ceremony. |
Mandatory unless already matriculated |
Sheldonian Theatre |
|
16:00-20:00 |
Matriculation Party with St Hilda's |
MCR: optional |
St. Hilda's College |
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20:00-Onwards |
Matriculation Ball with Green Templeton College, Teddy Hall, and Lincoln |
MCR: optional |
Green Templeton College |
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Time |
Event |
Event type |
Location |
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18:15-19:00 |
International drinks: all welcome. The Principal, Academic Director, International Fellows, and Chaplain invite you to drinks and nibbles. A chance to see what you are making of Jesus College, Oxford. Ask any questions which have occurred to you. Further details and a link to RSVP will be sent via email nearer to the time. |
College: optional |
Cheng Building Cafe |
