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Welcome to our weekly in Focus update...... |
Past Issues << | Issue 20: Friday 15 September 2006 |
We’ve got a lively weekend planned for our campuses with visitors set to join us at Docklands as part of London’s Open House - as well as new students moving in, many of whom will be arriving with their friends and families, to our halls of residence at Longbridge Road and Docklands.
With two Welcome Talks a day at both campuses hosted by VC Professor Michael Thorne we hope our new arrivals will find our UEL community both welcoming and supportive.
Following the weekend, the week ahead gets even livelier as Welcome to UEL – First Week starts on Monday.
For the latest information about First Week see www.uel.ac.uk/firstweek.
For information about Open House see http://www.openhouse.org.uk/
From Monday 18 September and until the new parking policy comes into effect on 2 October, all staff will continue to have access to the campus car parks. However demand for spaces at Docklands is likely to greatly exceed availability during this interim period and colleagues are urged to make alternative transport arrangements where possible to alleviate the pressure on the car park and to avoid potentially being refused access.
There will be strictly no access to students during peak hours (0800-1700 Mon-Fri) with the sole exception of blue badge holders.
For more information see http://www.uel.ac.uk/facilities/security.htm
All new students for 2006/7 will be able to pick up their FREE UEL Progress Card, a partnership initiative with John Smith’s bookshops, in the Business School during First Week once they’ve registered and taken their ID card along to the John Smith’s stand. For more details about the UEL Progress Bursary and Progress Card see www.uel.ac.uk/progress
Our Alumni Office is hosting an evening of networking, information and presentations on what we and our Alumni Network have to offer our recent graduates to help them in their future careers.
The evening features a presentation from Thorsten Klein, HotHatch & Enterprise Zone Manager about the services and opportunities Knowledge Dock offers to graduates and how alumni can benefit from these services.
In addition, there will be information on job vacancies and placement schemes run by New Dimensions – an employment service located at Newham College of Further Education.
Refreshments are available.
If you wish to attend, please contact Emma Cale email: e.cale@uel.ac.uk or tel: 020 8223 2222.
Vibrant, car free street environment where visitors can enjoy an afternoon of free entertainment, including live bands, performers, a French market, cycling displays, a children’s fun fair and numerous stalls giving information and advice on environmental and community issues. For more information see http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/index/transport/parking-roads/car-free-day/envl-car-free-day.htm
For further information visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/staff_development/accredited_courses.htm or contact Annette Odell, Module Leader on: tel: 020 8223 3326 email: a.odell@uel.ac.uk
Brush up your IT skills and get an internationally recognised qualification online. Contact Greg Price, Organisational Development Manager on ext 4361 or email g.price@uel.ac.uk
For details of Staff Development courses scheduled for September to November 2006 see:
This week was our orientation week for our new international students. Over 200 International Students attended the programme devised by our International Office as part of our student relations campaign to improve the international student experience, and included many attractive features, such as: a free airport collection service from Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Monday, English for Academic Purposes, Study Skills, campus tours / treasure hunts, lunch with members of the local community, information sessions and workshops on a variety of issues pertinent to international students.
Our International Office also included several fun, bonding activities to ensure that we engage with students and that we give them a great start to their experience with us. For more details please go to http://www.uel.ac.uk/int-office/welcome.htm
For a round-up of events see www.uel.ac.uk/events. If you would like items included in In Focus Update send them to me, Karen O’Connor at infocus@uel.ac.uk
Please print off a copy of In Focus Update for your colleagues who may not have easy access to email.
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