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Welcome to in Focus Update… |
Past Issues << | Issue 71: Monday 24 September 2007 |
Head of Registry, Mary Hunt (pictured centre) describes Enrolment 2007 as our most successful ever. Last Friday Mary commented: "We went into First Week with 2,700 - that's almost 50% - of our new students who are eligible to enrol, already fully enrolled. These students came to enrolment only to get their ID cards. We are going into our last day now with 4,100 fully enrolled students.'
This is a significant improvement on last year, both in the number of enrolments completed and the reduction in waiting times. And with over 3,200 ID cards issued within 4 days the longest time any student had to wait was ten minutes.
Mary explains: "With enrolment increasingly online, we are gradually evolving into an ID Production Centre which also offers enrolment assistance to students who receive late offers. I think their enrolment this year has been a marvellous first experience for a great number of our new students."
For the next two weeks we will continue to have an enrolment centre on the Business School Trading Floor and we will have welcome points for students arriving late on the Ground Floor of the North Block and the Romford Road entrance to University House, on our Docklands and Stratford campuses.
Throughout First Week Student Admissions remained busy, handling thousands of calls as well as meeting applicants face to face.
Director of Student Services, Brian Hipkin says: "Having all our processes under one roof has really enabled us to provide a smooth, seamless service to our students and staff this year. With Student Admissions and Enrolment on the Trading Floor, in the Hub we provided many support services relating to student finance and welfare. Overall, I'd summarise this year's First Week as one of lots of smiles and generally widespread contentment."
From Mary, Emma and Brian special thanks go to: IT Services, temporary staff employed throughout Clearing and First Week and the cooperation and commitment of our whole community to making First Week such a great success.
Our pioneering legacy partnership with the Amateur Swimming Association and British Swimming has been announced to ensure aquatics and related health, education, skills and employment benefits from the London 2012 Olympic Games are maximised.
The agreement will see partners working closely with key stakeholders of the London Aquatic Centre Steering Group to make the Olympic facility at Stratford the centre for workforce development within the industry and to become recognised as a world leader in this field.
The announcement was made last Thursday (20 September) where ASA/British Swimming Chief Executive David Sparkes and Vice-Chancellor Professor Martin Everett (pictured left) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
For the full news release visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/latest_news/stories/swimming.htm
Campaign bus offers new routes into higher education
Our new bus campaign is turning heads across Newham, Tower Hamlets, the City and the West End.
The UEL-liveried bendy-bus caused excitement (picture left) when it pulled up in the middle of Freshers' Fayre at the Docklands campus on Tuesday 18 September, part of a colourful campaign which also includes sixteen liveried East London taxis.
The number 25 bus has now started running from Ilford to Oxford Circus via the Romford Road, Stratford, Bow, Whitechapel and the City on East London Bus Routes.
For the full release see: http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/latest_news/stories/bus.htm
For the latest on our activities visit the news releases section of our website www.uel.ac.uk/news
Black History Month 2007 - What's the plan?
Final planning meeting for the Black History Month 2007 events takes place tomorrow (Tuesday 25 September), where we'll be able to confirm details for each activity.
Please see the listing below for draft events:
Dates (provisional) |
Event |
Mon 1 October |
Setting up Ghandi/King/Ikeda exhibition in Hub |
Mon 1 October |
Eastside Community Arts exhibitions at Stratford campus and Duncan House |
Mon 1 October |
Communications to school teachers inviting children to find “one big memory” from family member or friend |
Wed 3 October |
Main launch - exhibition & performance in library – Docklands campus |
Sat 6 October |
Rumble in the Jumble art project in Bethnal green St Paul's Art Space |
W/b 8 October or |
'Law Criminology and the Black Community'. |
Friday 12 October |
Professor Mica Nava launches her book Visceral Cosmopolitanism: gender, culture and the normalisation of difference at the Rich Mix Cultural Foundation in Bethnal Green http://www.richmix.org.uk/ |
Mon 15 October |
Eastside Community Arts exhibitions at Docklands |
17 – 18 October |
Youth of Creative Arts performances at Stratford Circus |
Wed 17 October |
Workshop with first group of children |
Thurs 18 October |
Workshop with second group of children |
Thurs 18 October |
Voices Unseen - a film presentation by Roy Thomas |
Thurs 25 October |
Faces Indie Jungle- a film and presentation by Roy Thomas - Business School Lecture Theatre |
Mon 29 October |
Workshop with third group of children |
Tues 30 October |
Workshop with fourth group of children |
Wed 31 October |
Debate: Keeping the peace? Gangs, culture and identity and poetry readings |
We're also running a competition, 'What does black history mean to you' and an exhibition of some of our Alumni.
To check for Black History Month events, from Wednesday 26 September, visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/events/index.htm
Launch event for four UEL projects funded by the Urban Buzz programme
Tuesday, 2nd October 2007 6.30 - 9pm Main Lecture Theatre, Business School
Launch event followed by a drinks reception.
We have been awarded four major projects, all with potential significant impact on building sustainable communities, by the Urban Buzz programme. This event provides information about the projects, as well as providing an excellent opportunity for networking across the breadth of stakeholder interests in this area.
The speakers are:
Michael Edwards, Senior Lecturer, Economics of Planning, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL
Professor Allan Brimicombe, Head, Centre for Geo-Information Studies, UEL
Paul Coates, MSc Computing and Design Course Leader, UEL
Michael Kohn, Director, Slider Studio
Projects launched are: Smart Solutions for Spatial Planning, Socio-Environmental Disorder & Urban Configuration, Enabled Self Procurement Simulation and Evidencing Adaptable Sustainability.
To register for this free event, please click here
Photo Caption: Project Planning team: Clockwise, left - right: Axel Vogelsang, Joanne Harrison, Michael Kohn, Chris McDonald, Miao Kang Dominic Palmer-Brown.
Events calendar and Public Lecture Series 07/08
We have a busy events, conferences and public lectures calendar over the coming weeks. Some highlights include:
Our Centre on Human Rights in Conflict presents a panel discussion on the subject of the Extraterritorial application of human rights obligations on Tuesday 2 October at Duncan House.
Professor Andrew Silke's inaugural lecture 21st Century shocks: the psychology of terror, takes place on Tuesday 9 October. Andrew's lecture explores the way in which psychology is increasingly recognised as key to developing an effective understanding of terrorists and terrorism. Andrew aims to provide a review of some of the psychological approaches to studying terrorism and the key findings which have emerged.
For details and registration, contact Miriam Watt 020 8223 2884 or email: m.watt@uel.ac.uk
For full listings check:
Events webpages: http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/events/index.htm
Public Lectures webpages: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries/
Our Alumni and Development Office is hosting a Welcome and Careers/Networking event for new alumni, on 17 October at 6pm. Refreshments provided.
The evening features a presentation from Prospects – the careers specialists for graduates - who will be discussing key issues for alumni looking to get into the right job.
Staff members are welcome to attend for an opportunity to meet graduates, socialise and network. If you are interested in coming along please contact Emma Cale (pictured left) on e.cale@uel.ac.uk
David Woodhouse has provided a series of links so that we can access information and news from our Academic Board, Governing Body and Corporate Management Team.
Please see the following links:
Academic Board: http://www.uel.ac.uk/qa/committees/acaboard.htm
Board of Governors: http://www.uel.ac.uk/governors/board.htm
Good news from the CMT: http://www.uel.ac.uk/vcg/news/index.htm
Research funding opportunities
To conduct a search of current funding opportunities , including all the major competitions , or to set up email alerts specific to your interests, visit www.researchresearch.com.
If you intend to submit an application for funding please contact Tim Brooks (Acting Research Funding Officer) in the Graduate School. Tim is retaining his other responsibilities within the Graduate School so the more notice you can give, the better!
See Events Calendar for a full listing: www.uel.ac.uk/marketing/support/eventscalendar.htm
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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
Click here for details of Staff Development courses
Simply click here for the dates for Staff Development courses:
http://www.uel.ac.uk/staff-development/documents/ForthcomingStaffDevelopmentCourses-Sept-Nov2007.doc
Online Tutoring: Managing and Fostering Online Communication
Dates: Monday 8 October – Monday 29 October (about 15 hours)
Mode of delivery: fully online using UEL Plus
Why take this course? This short 15-hour course is designed for academic tutors who wish to communicate with their students online and to encourage them to communicate with each other in order to improve peer support and informal learning. It is strongly recommended for those staff who are going to tutor Distance Learning modules but is equally of benefit to those teaching modules delivered on campus. It could also be of interest to those who are not actually involved in academic tutoring e.g. those using online communication tools as a way of facilitating online interaction between a particular group, or those involved in supporting students online in some way.
Additional details and online booking form: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/staff_development/courses/online_tutoring.htm
To find out more about the wide range of E-Learning applications available to us in our everyday work, visit:
UEL Plus info: http://www.uel.ac.uk/uelplus/index.htm
SDEL staff development: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/staff_development/index.htm
E-Learning Resources: http://www.uel.ac.uk/sdel/e_learning/resources.htm
For Learning and Development Course dates see: www.uel.ac.uk/staff-development/handbook
For a round-up of what's on in London visit: http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/whats-on.php
Please send comments or contributions for in Focus Update to: infocus@uel.ac.uk
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