You may stay in the College over the mid-semester breaks for academic reasons, if discussed with and agreed to by the Dean of Students. For international and interstate students the College fees cover storage of your goods in the mid-semester breaks but a small additional daily charge is made if you wish to stay.
Students may stay in the College out of Semester time if agreed by the Dean of Students. If students wish to enter the College early, prior to the semesters, or leave late, permission must be sought from the Dean of Students.
Residents are not normally expected to have overnight guests. If you do want a guest to stay in your room, you should advise the Dean of Students or the Resident Advisor on duty, for security reasons. Guests are charged a small fee for meals taken.
Each room has a single bed, a desk with chair, bookcase, wardrobe, drawers, bedside table, and bedside telephone. A mattress, mattress protector, and a pillow with pillow protector, are also provided. You should bring your own bed linen, (or you can hire linen) doona/quilt/blankets, and study lamp. You may bring a stereo, computer, and TV. Refrigerators and electric heaters are not allowed (rooms are heated).
No extra furniture should be brought in without consultation with the Facilities Manager.
UC accepts students enrolled at the University of Melbourne. A restricted number of places are available for students enrolled at the RMIT University (city campus), and the Victorian College of Pharmacy (Monash University).
The Director of College Welfare or one of the other Resident Advisors, will assist you to work out whether to go to the University's Student Health Service, Hospital, or local clinic (depending on the time of day or night and the nature of the sickness) and how to get there.
Talk to the Director of College Welfare. Sometimes just talking about it helps, sometimes talking about it with other students who have been homesick helps, sometimes doing something with someone else helps. There have been many homesick students who have been helped by other students.
Yes, for a fee, but the number of spaces is limited. Entry to the carport is via a keyed boomgate.
What does the Library have?
The Library has copies of most required texts for classes at Melbourne University, many titles that are recommended reading, and a large number of books providing support material for first and second year subjects. There are also many titles held specifically for Monash Pharmacy and some RMIT subjects.
Melbourne University past exam papers are held in hard copy for about 4 years, and are also available online. Monash Pharmacy and RMIT exams are also available online.
A small number of general journals are held, and a reference section comprising encyclopedias, dictionaries, both general and specific, and similar materials is available.
Many quality websites relevant to students' requirements are listed in the library catalogue, with hot links.
All residents, RA's, staff, guests to the Academic Apartments and members of College Council. Others may have borrowing privileges. Books may be borrowed for the entire semester on the understanding that they may need to be shared with other residents who require access to the same resources.
Residents and staff may borrow general material for a semester, provided that it is shared with others studying the same course. Material may be recalled if it is required by a number of people. Journals and reference material is generally available for short-term loan (2 or 3 days). Past exam papers are not for loan - they may be consulted or photocopied in the library.
The icon for the library catalogue is on the desktops of all the computers in the Resource Centre. Residents with computers in their rooms may have the icon installed also (see the IT coordinator). The catalogue is fairly self-explanatory, but if you're having difficulties, ask the Librarian. Don't forget that there are many links to Internet resources listed in the library catalogue.
The icons for Melbourne, Monash and RMIT's library catalogues are also on the desktop, allowing residents to search their university library from home. The university library databases for journal articles may also be accessed directly from University College. The librarian can demonstrate the University College catalogue, the university library catalogue, and show how to access databases that are relevant to a particular course. Even so, all students are strongly encouraged to participate in their university's library introductory tour and information sessions, which are designed to equip the student with skills to ensure academic success.
