postgraduate freshers’ induction timetable jesus college...

Postgraduate Freshers’ Timetable as at 03.10.2019

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Postgraduate Freshers’ Induction Timetable

Jesus College, Michaelmas Term 2019

A warm welcome to Jesus College. In this timetable you will obtain all the relevant information relating to Freshers’ Induction Week.

Please note that you MUST participate in the formal College activities in the left hand column unless marked OPTIONAL. Events in the right hand

column are organised by the Middle Common Room (MCR) Committee and are optional. All the activities are designed to be useful to you in

settling in to College academically, socially and domestically. In addition to this timetable will be any meetings organised by your department/faculty.

Meal arrangements:

On-line sign up is required on certain days if you wish to take your meals in the College. On-line sign up process is simple and can be completed by

following these simple steps:

Login to the College intranet http://intranet.jesus.ox.ac.uk/home.aspx

Click on the Online Services tab at the top of the page

Click on the Hall Sign Up and Online Payment icon under the heading Domestic and Accommodation Services

You’ll be taken to the University Single Sign On login page to sign in (credentials sent to you by email for registration)

After signing in you’ll reach the Meal Booking page, look at the drop down list of meals to see what’s available and book!

http://intranet.jesus.ox.ac.uk/home.aspx


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MCR - Day and Date Breakfast Lunch Dinner

0th Week

Friday, 4 October 2019

Time: 8.00 – 9.00am

Location: Hall

Notes: Online meal sign up required

Time: 12.15 – 1.30pm

Location: Hall


Time: 6.00pm

Location: Hall

Notes: Mexican Dinner

Saturday, 5 October 2019

(College Degree Day)

No meal service

No meal service

No meal service

Sunday, 6 October 2019 Time: 8.00 – 9.00am

Location: Hall


No meal service

No meal service

Monday, 7 October 2019 Time: 8.00 – 9.00am

Location: Hall


Time: 12.15 – 1.30pm

Location: Hall


Time: 5.45 – 6.15pm

Location: Servery

Notes: Take away dinner from

Servery.

Online meal sign up required

Tuesday, 8 October 2019 Time: 8.00 – 8.45am

Location: Hall


Time: 12.15 – 1.30pm

Location: Hall


Time: 5.45 – 6.30pm

Location: Hall

Notes: Online meal sign up required.

Wednesday, 9 October

2019

Time: 8.00 – 8.45am

Location: Hall


Time: 12.15 – 1.30pm

Location: Hall


No meal service

Thursday, 10 October 2019 Time: 8.00 – 9.00am

Location: Hall


Time: 12.15 – 1.30pm

Location: Hall


Time: 5.45 – 6.30pm

Location: Hall


Friday, 11 October 2019 Time: 8.00 – 8.45am

Location: Hall


Time: 12.15 – 1.30pm

Location: Hall


Time: 5.45 – 6.30pm

Location: Hall


Saturday, 12 October 2019

Time: 8.00 – 9.00am

Location: Hall


No meal service

No meal service

1st Week

Sunday, 13 October 2019

Normal service resumes. No need to sign up for breakfast, lunch and 1st Hall, but please remember to

sign up for 2nd Hall.

http://intranet.jesus.ox.ac.uk/online-services.aspx



















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Note from the MCR: Please let us know of any dietary requirements by filling out this quick, one-question form ideally (but not a hard deadline!)

by Monday 30th September: https://forms.gle/qM8Uycyry5esJNfz9. This will help us make sure everyone is catered for at our events!

Wednesday 2 October 2019

COLLEGE

Events are COMPULSORY, unless marked as optional

MCR

Day & time Activity Location Day & time Activity Location

3:30pm

Informal College tour for early birds,

followed by tea and biscuits in the

MCR

MCR

Staircase XI

8pm

Early Bird Reception – Come and

meet fellow graduates. Drinks and

nibbles will be provided.

MCR

Staircase XI

Thursday 3 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


3:30pm

Informal College tour for early birds,

followed by tea and biscuits in the

MCR

MCR

Staircase XI

7pm

Early Bird Pub Dinner – self paid

dinner in an iconic Oxonian Pub: The

Chequers

Meet at MCR to

walk over to:

The Chequers,

131 High St,

Oxford OX1

4DH

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Friday 4 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Friday

9am – 5pm

Welcome day for new graduates.

Please sign in and collect key fob

or key card from Lodge if you

haven’t arrived earlier in the week.

Please also report to the

Academic Office for registration.

Lodge and

Academic Office

6pm

Meet your fellow Freshers and

Freshers’ Committee over drinks and

a Mexican dinner, followed by Speed

Befriending.

JCR

Friday

4-5pm

Coffee, tea, and biscuits – informal

welcome with Principal, Academic

Director, Director of

Accommodation, Catering &

Conferences, Chaplain and other

staff

Harold Wilson

Room, Second

Quad

After Speed

Befriending Hanks Night Club for dancing.

Hanks

36 Queen St,

Oxford

OX1 1ER


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Saturday 5 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Saturday

Dinner

Please note that there are no

dinners in Hall in College on

Saturday evenings.

2pm Presentation followed be tour of

Oxford Union by Union Official.

Lecture Theatre,

Ship Street Centre

(next door to “No.

1 Ship Street”)

6:30pm

Short presentation by the Oxford

Student Union on how they can

support you, followed by a tour of

College and pizza in the MCR.

Lecture Theatre,

Ship Street Centre

After Pizza

Bunker Olympics – Bond with your

fellow Freshers and Freshers’

Committee over board games, e-games

and classic pub games such as pool and

darts. Non-alcoholic drinks will be

provided.

MCR and MCR

Bunker (both

Staircase XI)


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Sunday 6 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


11am

Oxford Treasure Hunt – Team up to

explore Oxford in a friendly treasure

hunt while learning about famous, fun

and useful places in Oxford.

Meet at MCR, and

the treasure hunt

will end at the

sports ground for

the next event.

1pm

Sports day at “Barts” – play some

common and more unusual sports

over a light lunch at the College

sports fields.

Jesus College

Recreation Ground

(“Barts”), Herbert

Close, Oxford.

Monday 7 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Monday

All day until

5pm

Department/Faculty inductions

(details will be given to you

separately and directly by your

Departments)

6:00pm

3-minute lightning talks – Short talks

by MCR members about their

research.

Lecture Theatre,

Ship Street

Centre

Following the

MCR short

talks

Pub Crawl.

Leave from Ship

Street Centre

Foyer


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Tuesday 8 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Tuesday

All day until

5pm

Department/Faculty inductions

(details will be given to you

separately and directly by your

Departments)

11:15am -

12:00pm

Jesus College Freshers' Fair - Head to

the Jesus Hall to check out what

societies at Jesus you can get involved

in, from sports, to music, to arts, to

politics and debating, there's a lot that

goes on.

College Dining Hall

8pm

Pub Quiz – Team up to test your

general knowledge in an informal and

fun pub quiz. Great opportunity to

learn some facts about the College and

prizes awarded to the winners!

College Bar


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Wednesday 9 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Wednesday

9.30 –

10.00am

10.00 –

11.00am

College Postgraduate Admissions

Ceremony with Principal, Dean of

Degrees, Academic Director,

Director of Accommodation,

Catering & Conferences, Estates

Bursar, Development Director,

Chaplain, Dean, Junior Dean.

(Smart dress required, but not

academic gowns or formal jackets)

Please make your way to Hall

by 9.15am to ensure that you

are seated for the ceremony

which starts promptly at

9.30am

Followed by College practicalities

induction with Academic Director,

College staff and MCR President.

Complete medical centre

registration.

Please note: graduates who

were formerly

undergraduates at Jesus

College need not attend these

sessions, an envelope with

relevant information will be

put in pidges after the event.

Hall

Lecture Theatre,

Ship Street

Centre

4pm – 5pm Coffee and Cake – meet your welfare

reps over some coffee and cake.

MCR, Staircase X1


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COLLEGE


MCR


Wednesday

11.00am to

12.00pm

Wednesday

Entry between

12 – 1 pm

Consent Workshop

University Freshers’ Fair

(OPTIONAL)

Ship Street

Centre, Lecture

Theatre

Exam Schools

High Street

8pm

Drinks reception in the historical

Oxford Castle (entrance on New

Road). Please join us for a wonderful

evening in a spectacular venue, oozing

grandeur and history. Wine, Prosecco

and soft drinks will be provided.

Dress code: Smart (suits and

equivalent).

Sign up Required:

Sign up here by 23:59 on Sunday 6th

October.

N.B. Please make sure you eat dinner

before the event!

Meet at the MCR

at 7:45pm to walk

over together.

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Thursday 10 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR

Time Activity Location Time Activity Location

By Friday 11

October

Please place your BACS (bank)

form in the Battels Box in the

Lodge, if you did not hand it in

during the induction session

Lodge

5 to 6pm

An Introduction to Mindfulness. This

term Tim Stead, who is a trained

mindfulness teacher who teaches the

Student Mindfulness course, will be

leading a meditation group on Thursday

evenings. Tim has practiced meditation in

secular, Christian, Buddhist and Sufi

contexts. It will be appropriate for

beginners and people with some

experience. It is open to people from any

faith including secular/atheist

backgrounds. This taster session will give

an idea of what to expect! If you have any

more questions, get in touch with the

JCR Faith Rep,

[email protected]

Harold Wilson

Room

Thursday

8.15-9.15am

Joint JCR-MCR Chaplain’s

Breakfast (OPTIONAL)

All welcome to drop in: a chance

to meet other students involved in

the chapel community, of all faiths

and none, and find out more about

what the Chaplain does. Pastries,

juice, tea and coffee.

JCR

8pm Jesus College Film Night (JCFNTM) –

weekly film night hosted with sweets

and popcorn.

MCR Bunker

Staircase XI

Thursday

5 – 6pm

Principal’s welcome drinks party

for postgraduate freshers and their

partners. (OPTIONAL)

RSVP to

[email protected] by

Thursday 19 September.

Ship Street

Centre Foyer

mailto:[email protected]



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Friday 11 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


10am-12pm

2pm-4pm

Induction to College IT Services &

Room. This is a drop-in session

between 10.00 to 12.00pm and

2.00 to 4.00pm

IT Manager’s

Office for drop-in

(Staircase 5,

Room 7)

1.00pm-

2.00pm

Friday @ 1 Concert - Open space for any

performing arts of absolutely any skill

level, come along, perform, or just listen

and enjoy some much needed chill

refreshment in a mad freshers' week!

Chapel

Friday 11

October

Please place your BACS (bank)

form in the Battels Box in the

Lodge, if you did not hand it in

during the induction session

Lodge 8pm

Wine and Cheese – indulge at one of the

MCR's favourite classy events.

Non-alcoholic options also available.

Dress code: Smart casual.

MCR, Staircase X1

11pm Hanks Night Club.

Leave from MCR

to: Hanks

36 Queen St,

Oxford

OX1 1ER


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COLLEGE


MCR


Saturday

Dinner

Please note, no lunch or

dinner available in Hall on

Saturdays.

12.45-

14:30

Rowing Taster – Come down to the

boathouse to try out rowing (a sport

Oxford is renowned for). No

experience needed, and the taster

session will be followed by a BBQ!

Meet at the Lodge at 12:45 to

walk down to the boathouse

for 13.00.

7pm

Dinner with College Parents

followed by a “Cowboys and Aliens”

themed BOP (Oxford term for a

college party) at 9:30pm in College

Bar. Themed fancy dress encouraged

but not compulsory!

“Parents” to contact Freshers

in advance with arrangements.

If you haven’t heard from them

by Friday 11th October, please

get in touch with the MCR

president

([email protected])

11pm Cirkus Night Club

Leave from bar to:

29-31 George St, Oxford, OX1

2AY


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Sunday 13 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Sunday

Please note, no breakfasts are

available in Hall on Sundays.

12.00pm Welfare Brunch. MCR

Sunday

5.30pm

Freshers’ Evensong: (OPTIONAL)

followed by drinks in the

Principal's Lodgings. The first

performance given by this year's

College Choir. REMEMBER TO

SIGN UP (before 10am) FOR

SECOND HALL IF YOU INTEND

TO GO INTO DINNER AFTER

CHAPEL.

Chapel

Harper Room

1.00pm Diversity (race, disability, gender, class and LGBTQ+) 101 Workshop

MCR


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Tuesday 15 October 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Tuesday 11am

Or

2pm

Induction to the library with the

College Librarian Owen McKnight

(OPTIONAL)

Meet at the

ground floor

entrance to the

library staircase

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Tuesday

7pm

Pre-dinner drinks.

NB your College Advisor may

invite you to drinks in another

venue with your fellow advisees:

this would take priority over the

drinks in the Harper room.

Bastian, Ship

Street Centre

Tuesday

7.30pm

Graduate Freshers’ Dinner

Dress code: smart dress optional

(OPTIONAL) RSVP to

[email protected] by

Thursday 19 September. This

dinner is free of charge.



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COLLEGE


MCR

Day/time Activity Location Day/time Activity Location

Saturday

from 8am

to 9.15am

Breakfast Hall

Saturday

8.00 am to

8.30am

and

9.00am to

9.20am

Individual Matriculation photographs

(OPTIONAL) with Gillman & Soame photographers

2nd Quad

Saturday

8.30am

assemble

for a 8.45

am group

photo

Matriculation group photograph with

Gillman & Soame photographers.

Academic dress:

dark suit, white bow tie, white shirt, black

shoes, mortar board and gown

OR dark skirt or trousers, black ribbon tie,

white shirt/blouse, black stockings/tights,

black shoes or boots, mortar board/cap and

gown

2nd Quad

Saturday

9.30am

assemble

for the

procession

Procession led by Dean of Degrees to

Sheldonian Theatre.

First Quad

10.00am Matriculation ceremony.

You are free to leave after the ceremony

Sheldonian


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Thursday 7 November 2019

COLLEGE


MCR


Thursday 7

November

6.15pm to

7.00pm

International drinks: all welcome

(OPTIONAL).

The Principal, Academic Director,

International Adviser, and Chaplain

invite you to drinks and nibbles! A

chance to see what you are making

of Jesus College, Oxford, and for

international students, British

Culture! Ask any questions which

have occurred to you!

RSVP by 25 October to Emily

Huang [email protected]

Foyer,

Ship Street

Centre


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