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OCL sponsors several events throughout the year to help UF students to be successful living off campus. See below for details on our upcoming events.

Discover Gainesville

How would you like to explore local Gainesville hotspots on and off campus each month for free? Now with Off Campus Life’s newest event series, Discover Gainesville, you can get to experience new venues, food and culture around town guided by local experts.  OCL will pay for all tickets and admission costs. Below are the dates, times and locations of the local hotspots we will feature in Summer 2013, RSVP information can be found below each event. 

Mark Bostic Golf Course at the University of Florida- Driving Range

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 (4 p.m.)

Play where the Gators play! Get in the swing of things with OCL at the offical driving range of the Florida Gators. Participants should bring their own set of clubs or be prepared to rent from the course.

RSVP by email to allisonj@offcampus.ufl.edu

Bowling at J. Wayne Reitz Union- Game Room

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 (5:30 p.m.)

Join OCL for an evening of pin-splitting action in the Reitz Union Game Room! Pizza and drinks will also be provided.

RSVP by email to allisonj@offcampus.ufl.edu

If you have questions – feel free to call 352-392-1207.  Check out OCL’s facebook page for updates about this event and other OCL happenings. 

Past events include attending:

Devil’s Millhopper State Park tour & Piesano’s Stone Fired Pizza for lunch (Complete)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Phillips Center (Complete)

Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo & Planetarium (Complete)

UF Women’s Lacrosse (Complete)

Butterfly Rainforest – (Complete)

Lake Wauburg  - (Complete)

Gainesville Rock Gym - (Complete)

Check out the pictures on our Facebook page!

College Park Rental Welcome

Each fall the OCL partners with the City of Gainesville Code Enforcement, Solid Waste Division and Gainesville Police Department to conduct the annual College Park Rental Welcome. City and university staff pair up and go door-to-door to welcome UF students living in rental houses in the College Park area near campus and provide them with educational materials and answer their questions. The educational materials include safety and crime prevention information, garbage disposal and recycling tips, information about city codes and state statutes and OCL’s magazine, the Gator Guide. This two-day event is a great way to connect with students who might be new to the Gainesville area, home maintenance and being responsible neighbors.

Off-Campus Housing Presentations

Off-Campus Housing presentations are an engaging and interactive way to help students settle concerns and questions about transitioning to life off campus. Appropriate house-searching strategies, budgeting tips, roommate communication tips, and other topics are covered in these 30-45 minute presentations. An open Q & A session follows the presentation. See the Presentation Request Form to request an Off-Campus Housing presentation.

Events and Video Series