Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Port Macquarie will welcome more than new 400 students next week with a range of academic and social activities to help them settle into university life.Orientation Week will kick off with an official Commencement Ceremony at 10am on Monday 20 February in Room 2064/5.The Ceremony will be followed by a colourful Market Day from 11am on Monday 20 February in the central campus courtyard.Other O Week highlights include academic sessions, library and laboratory tours, along with social events such as Learn to Surf lessons, trivia nights and BBQs. O Week student leaders are raising money for the McGrath Foundation in 2017 and will be dressed in pink.Lectures and tutorials for all new and continuing students starts at CSU from Monday 27 February.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.