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Our goals

People come to university with the goal of learning, but also to change their lives, meet like-minded people and expand their world.

OASIS @ Flinders is a SSAF funded initiative of Health Counselling and Disability Services. Our goal is to equip every student with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, supports to live the best life possible, whilst as a student at Flinders, but also beyond.

Our approach to supporting and promoting student well-being is informed by a number of core values: celebrating diversity, drawing on the evidence-base, creating a sense of community, a respect for our common humanity, and a never ending supply of curiosity about people, the world, and how to live a life worth living.

Having an enjoyable and rewarding university experience is more than just academic success.

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Our purpose

OASIS offers 5 main services to students.

We provide an on-campus community centre (OASIS Centre) where you can meet other students from around the world and connect to a wide range of services and programs designed to support your success.

Our resident psychologist writes a Mental Fitness blog in which he explores the multiple tools, tips, tricks, philosophies and ideas that you, as students, can use to enhance your health and well-being during your journey here at Flinders.

We find and create tip sheets, modules and courses (OASIS Educate) that you can use to help you build specific skills around being a more effective student and living your best life.

We moderate a group over on Facebook where you can pop in regularly to see what we, and other students are up to, share your story and learn some valuable ‘lifehacks’.

Finally, we coordinate events at the university like RUOK day, activities during mental health week and regular presentations and workshops at the OASIS centre.