Non-Residential Colleges

[Cappuccinos]

http://www.campuscommunity.monash.edu/nrc/

So, I'm thinking about joining one for 2014

Anyone involved in one? What's it like?  Do you have to attend every single event?  Is it mainly Jaffies?

Thanks

[DisaFear]

I am also interested in learning more about these!

[DisaFear]

I asked a college advisor, this is what he said

"For a long time, students who have lived on-campus have been a part of the various Residential Colleges that Monash offers. These Colleges have offered a community for students, including social functions, events and other benefits in order to make them feel at home at the University.

Monash's new Non-Residential Colleges aim to emulate this sense of community for students who don't live on campus by having this organisation in place which they can be a part of. Monash Clayton offers two Non-Residential Colleges: Orion and Centaurus. These Colleges run various events through out the year, including 4 major dinners per year (2 per semester, which are usually themed), as well as smaller events like reading groups, social sport teams and even english discussion sessions for ESL students. Some events are unique to each College, but there are many events open to both. There is no cost to sign up, membership is open to students of all years and registration lasts the entire year.

None of the events are compulsory, but it is reccommended that students come to at least the major dinners in order to keep up-to-date with the goings-on within the College. Registration for all students occurs during O-week, and all events are free for College members (aside from unique events like the annual ball which may or may not occur in 2014).

The Colleges work through a cluster system: Within the College there are various College Advisors, who oversee the various clusters of students. Each cluster has 5-10 members or so, who are assigned a College Advisor who can oversee their progress throughout the year. The Advisors also serve as mentors to the students, allowing the students to have someone to turn to if they have any questions or problems."

Interesting!