Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst will welcome more than 700 new students and returning students for the start of 2017 Orientation Week (O Week) on Monday 20 February.Ms Alexandra Cary, student liaison officer in the University's Office for Students at CSU in Bathurst, said O Week serves two important purposes for new students."O Week is a fun week of 'getting to know you' before classes for new and continuing students start on campus on Monday 27 February," Ms Cary said."As a traditional annual fixture on the University calendar, O Week is designed to make new students feel at ease and at home and be able to navigate their way around campus and their schedules, and the expectations that come with tertiary study."O Week introduces new students to the practical features of University life such as their on-campus accommodation and the dining hall, the location of lecture theatres and their respective Schools and the location of lecturers' offices etc, and it introduces them to their fellow new students."Other O Week highlights include academic sessions, and library and laboratory tours and a range of social activities.Across the University, more than 8 700 students will begin studying at CSU in 2017, 2 800 of those on-campus and nearly 6 000 through CSU Online.O Week social events at CSU in Bathurst:Monday 20 February10.30am Commencement Ceremony at CD Blake Auditorium (building 1220, 'the gym')11.30am to 2pm Market Day on the Library Lawn7pm Toga Party at the Rafters Bar; $5 entry* from O Week leader tentTuesday 21 February3.30pm Scavenger Hunt on campus; meet at the Library Lawn8pm Comedy Night – Mug and Kettle Comedy at the Rafters Bar, free entryWednesday 22 February3pm Beach Party at Dining Hall/Towers LawnMetro Cinema Movie Night; limited free tickets available from O Week Leader tent 7pm Hawaiian Luau in the Rafters Bar; $5 entry*, tickets available from O Week Leader tentThursday 23 February3pm O Week Fair on the Library Lawn7pm Moonlight Cinema, on the Library Lawn, with free pizzasFriday 24 February2pm Fresher Cup on the Diggings Oval8pm Dag Night featuring Jellybean Jam at the Rafters Bar; entry - $15* tickets available from O Week leader tent. (*A Weekly Event Ticket available for $20, saving $5.)