HASS Undergraduate Welcome & Expo

HASS Undergraduate Welcome + Expo

📅 Date & Time: Monday 20 July 2026, 12:30-2:30pm
📍 Location: UQ Centre (27A)


Welcome to new undergraduate students joining the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS)! 🎉This is a compulsory event for students enrolled in the following programs:

• Bachelor of Communication

• Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice

• Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

• Bachelor of Journalism

• Bachelor of Social Science

Please note: All Bachelor of Arts students (single and dual degrees) do not need to attend this event. Please register for the Bachelor of Arts Welcome & Expo instead.

Come along to the HASS Undergraduate Welcome & Expo and make your first steps in HASS both fun and memorable! We can't wait to see you there! 🌟

What to expect

Undergraduate Welcome: 12:30-1:15pm

• Find out important information about starting your degree

• Connect with your peers

• A formal welcome to the HASS community!

HASS Expo: 1:15-2:30pm

• We'll head over to the HASS Expo!

• Discover HASS: Learn what it means to be part of HASS.

• Support services: Find out about the support services available to you.

• Meet new mates: Bond with your orientation group, connect with fellow students from around the world and discover clubs and societies you can join.

• Fun games & activities: Participate in interactive games and activities.

• Tasty treats: Enjoy delicious snacks.

• Freebies: Take home some awesome goodies.

Event details

• Check-in: Please arrive at the UQ Centre. Doors will open from 12pm to check into the event.

• Tickets: Your ticket will be emailed to you on the morning of the event.

• Finding the venue: Explore our UQ Maps app to effortlessly find your way around campus. Download UQ Maps for free from the App Store or Google Play Store.

• Compulsory sessions: ​​​​​​​Sessions are marked as compulsory because they offer a valuable experience for new students, but attendance is not mandatory, and you won’t be penalised for not attending. Slides from the sessions will be posted on the HASS Orientation website after Orientation Week.

• Questions: If you have questions about this event, please contact HASS Student Futures studentfutures@hass.uq.edu.au.

Helpful information

• Finding the room: Explore our UQ Maps app to effortlessly find your way around campus. Download UQ Maps for free from the App Store or Google Play Store.

• The slides from this session will be uploaded to the HASS Orientation website by 24 July 2026.

• Getting to St Lucia campus

• Parking at St Lucia campus

• How to connect to UQ Wifi

• Organising your Student ID Card

Finding help

• HASS Student Administration for program advice and support.

• Your Schools for tutorial and course support and assistance.

• HASS My Timetable for clashes and assistance with your Timetable.

• Student Central for University-life support.

• UQ Union for student advocacy and support, independent services, events, and outlets for UQ students.