Stay connected
Even when you’re not on campus, you can stay connected with other Monash students from the comfort of your own home.
If you have an idea for a new social initiative you'd like to share with the Monash community, send it through to campuslife@monash.edu.
This week's featured events
We Need to Talk | Monash Well
With political polarisation rife and rates of divorce skyrocketing, never has there been such an important time to work on our relationships. This special 60-minute workshop will teach you a simple, proven formula for resolving conflict and having greater connection and ease in all of your relationships, whether with your partner, family, friends or colleagues.
Wellness
#MeetTheMakers
#MeetTheMakers Say hello to these amazing faces who give us such delicious food, quality coffee and all our guilty pleasures during lockdown. Listen to their stories and let them know you appreciate them!
Activities
Healthy recipes
Quick. Easy. Healthy. It is especially important right now to eat well and stay healthy. Stay tuned for our video series of healthy recipes that are tasty and easy to make.
Wellness
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Academic English
Online programs where you can get expert advice on your academic English and learn how to improve your public speaking and group work.
Active Bodies Online
Get moving at home with Monash Sport. Join us for free live workouts every weekday. Access home workout videos, wellbeing tips and workout challenges from the comfort of your living room.
aMigo
Start making connections with other Monash students. This web-based app makes it easy to stay social when you're not on campus and keep in touch with the Monash community.
Beers with the Queers
MONSU Peninsula is inviting you for some beers with the MONSU Peninsula Queer Crew.
Bright Online training
Respectful Communities BRIGHT training is designed to guide and model shifting narratives around Gender Based Violence (GBV) among our student community. Join the two-hour online facilitated workshop to explore your role in preventing this issue.
Counselling services
At a time like this, our mental health is something we all need to make sure we're looking after. Monash is still offering free counselling sessions online and over the phone for students. No issue is too big or too small.
Dance mob
Keep active and have fun! Join MSA's Dance Mob and learn choreography from all your favourite viral dance routines. Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
DigiChat online career consultations
Are you a final year student? You can request an appointment with one of Career Connect's professional advisers to get help with employability skills, interviewing, or career planning.
Global Professional Communication
Get ahead with your assignments and professional skills with popular workshops and consultations. Focusing on presentation skills, the language of interviews, group work and much more, make sure you have the best skills for the semester and beyond.
Halloween Watch Party
Lock all the doors, switch off the lights & cosy up on the couch for a frightful night of film. On Halloween Eve we're holding a spooky Halloween watch party via Teleparty (formerly Netflix Party).
Healthy recipes
Quick. Easy. Healthy. It is especially important right now to eat well and stay healthy. Stay tuned for our video series of healthy recipes that are tasty and easy to make.
InstaCook
Explore the world of food from your own kitchen and on your own budget with InstaCook and follow live cooking lessons with InstaCook Live. Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
Interested in volunteering?
Want to give back to your community? Learn how in The Value of Volunteering webinar. Find digital volunteering roles, and how you can use your volunteer experience to benefit your future career.
Let's Chalk about Mental Health
Let's Chalk about Mental Health' has a cute name, and it's about continuing the conversation surrounding mental health — with optimism and support for one another.This week, let's share our thoughts, experiences & ideas about mental well-being, and help to raise awareness.Join the online photo message board to get involved!
Let's Chat
A fun conversation class where you can make friends and chat in English. You’ll connect with senior students and new students while building your language skills and confidence.
Letter and gift exchange
Exchange handwritten letters and gifts in the mail with MSA's Letter and Gift Exchange. It's a great way to make new friends and stay connected. Open to staff and students! Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
#MeetTheMakers
#MeetTheMakers Say hello to these amazing faces who give us such delicious food, quality coffee and all our guilty pleasures during lockdown. Listen to their stories and let them know you appreciate them!
MGA Virtual Meditation
What better time to look after your wellbeing than with meditation and mindfulness? Our Tuesday sessions are free for all graduate students at Monash and suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced students.
MGA Virtual Yoga
Let’s do yoga together at home! It’s a great way to beat those sedentary blues. Our regular Monday and Thursday sessions are free for all Monash graduate students and suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced students.
Monash Graduate Association
MGA is hosting virtual events, including online yoga and mentoring for the graduate student community. They offer multiple ways for graduate students to connect online:
Monash Parkville Student Union
If you're a pharmaceutical sciences student, you can stay connected through MPSU.
Monash Student Association - Clayton
MSA is the focal point of campus life and the peak representative body for students at Monash Clayton. This semester, you can enjoy all MSA events and activities in an online format. From book clubs to drawing classes, from online parties to Zoom yoga, there's something for everyone!
Monash Student Union - Caulfield
MONSU is now operating off campus. So get in touch for support or advice and stay connected online.
Monash Student Union - Peninsula
MONSU Peninsula is providing emergency support to students. So if you need help, you can apply for food delivery or financial assistance.
We Need to Talk | Monash Well
With political polarisation rife and rates of divorce skyrocketing, never has there been such an important time to work on our relationships. This special 60-minute workshop will teach you a simple, proven formula for resolving conflict and having greater connection and ease in all of your relationships, whether with your partner, family, friends or colleagues.
MonHacks
The latest MonHack vid shows us all exactly why it's important for your mental health that you keep a good routine.
MONSU's First Year Hub
Do you like coffee? Or tea perhaps? If you want to meet new people, have questions or concerns about uni life, Monsu Caulfield has a new online program for you - Coffee with MONSU.
MONSU Tax Help 2020
The Tax Help service is available at Caulfield in a virtual capacity in 2020! This service is available to any Monash student who needs help lodging their tax return. The service is run by ATO-trained and accredited student volunteers who provide a free and confidential service to help people complete their tax returns online using myTax.
Monash Uni Student Theatre Events
Are you interested in theatre? Monash Uni Student Theatre (MUST) are currently running a broad range of online events and activities. Get involved! Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
MSA Chats
Chat with us! Meet new people, make friends and talk in a safe environment. Hosted by student leaders trained in mental health first aid and stress management. Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
MUISS games night
MUISS is hosting their first games night on their brand new Discord server!
MUMA online
Sign up to Monash University Museum of Art's online exhibition series MUMA ONLINE to receive fortnightly digital art commissioned by leading contemporary artists. Subscribe and follow MUMA. @mumamonash #MUMAONLINE
Music drop-In
Would you like to learn to play a musical instrument and make new friends while you're at it? Then join MSA's free virtual music classes! Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
New to Monash 2020
Our Facebook group is where new students come to share, ask questions, connect and make friends.
Non-residential colleges
Free to join, non-residential colleges offer social and academic opportunities. We have two virtual common rooms so you can get together with other students if studying off campus.
Outdoor drawing sessions
Unwind, learn new skills and get creative with MSA's virtual Outdoor Drawing Sessions! Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
Peer Assisted Study Sessions
Available through Moodle, in these sessions senior students will guide you through your unit content and help you learn study skills.
Peer mentoring
Connect with your senior student mentor and other first-year students from your faculty. Your mentor will help answer your questions about university life.
Sound gallery sessions
The Sound Gallery Sessions revisits the acclaimed jazz cabaret diva, Mama Alto’s live-streamed performance for MLIVE. Witness her luscious vocal arrangements of exquisite jazz standards, accompanied by pianist and musical director Ned Dixon.
Team Monash
Team Monash runs lots of clubs, offering new ways to connect with like-minded students. Check in with individual clubs to see what they have on offer.
The Masculinities Project
We are looking for men-identifying students to get involved in The Masculinities Project, a new project and a pilot Mobiliser Program in semester two. If you're a man-identifying student who is looking for an opportunity to understand the impact of gender norms and stereotypical masculinity in our lives, we want you to apply for this program!
The Phone-It-In Film Festival
Take part in Monash Uni Student Theatre's Phone-It-In Film Festival, a festival of short films shot entirely on smartphones. All are welcome to participate. No prior experience is necessary! Brought to you by Monash Student Association.
UniSport Distance Running Championships
This is your chance to represent Monash University on the national scale and we want you to join our team! ! There are 5km, 10km, 21.1km and 42.2km options and heaps of prizes up for grabs. Plus, you can do it anywhere in the world!
Virtual Shut up and Write
Keep your writing on track at our weekly virtual Shut Up and Write sessions for PhD and Masters by Research students. There’s nothing like hearing other students tapping away at their keyboards to keep you motivated!
Wine Down Wednesday
Join the MGA for Wine Down Wednesday on the first Wednesday of every month. This social session will be on Zoom, and is for all Monash PhD and Masters by Research students.
Contact us
If you'd like to promote an event on this page, email campuslife@monash.edu.