Week One Programme for New Undergraduate 1St Year & Direct Entry 2Nd Year
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School of Biosciences Week One Programme For new Undergraduate 1st Year & Direct Entry 2nd Year September 2013 Welcome to Biosciences! First Year & Direct Entry Year 2 Students Week One 2013: Essential Information & Contacts Before you arrive, you should register on-line at: www.nottingham.ac.uk/current/registration You will be required to attend a further Registration session to confirm your status as a student of the University (see Tuesday 24 September). A full check-list of the personal information, documents and items you will need to bring with you can be found online: www.nottingham.ac.uk/Biosciences/registration2013.aspx This Week One booklet contains the timings and venues for all the sessions you should attend during the week, which have been designed to ease you into both academic and social life at SB. Arrival info New students living on campus: On arrival on either Saturday 21 or Sunday 22 September, please go first to the Rushcliffe Restaurant in Main Building - members of the Student Guild will be there to meet you and give you your Arrival Pack – this contains important and useful information for your first week in the School. Guild members will be on hand to answer queries and help you settle in. New students living elsewhere: If you are living off campus you may still wish to attend the Sunday Intro talks and social activities. Alternatively if it is more convenient you may prefer to arrive on Monday morning - but please note you should definitely arrive in time to attend the Monday morning sessions from 9.30am in the Charnwood Room (A32), Main Building. You can collect your Arrival Pack here beforehand from 8.45am. Accommodation Accommodation at Sutton Bonington Campus is operated by a residential management company, CRM Students. Detailed information about the residential facilities and services can be found online at www.crm-students.com or at www.nottingham.ac.uk/accommodation/accommodation.aspx Please note: you should collect your keys on your arrival day (Saturday or Sunday) that International students attending the Welcome Programme Week, prior to Week One, have separate arrangements which you will be given. You will receive an accommodation pack prior to arrival, which will detail what you need to bring with you. The Accommodation Office (in Stanford House, opposite the Vet School building) will be open between 9.00 and 17.00 on both Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September. The contact details are below (normal office opening hours are 08.00 to 17.00 Monday-Friday): Tel: +44 (0) 1509 673750 Fax: +44 (0) 1509 674014 E-Mail:[email protected] Catering Meal Cards for Rushcliffe Restaurant Meal Cards will be available for collection between 10.00 and 16.00 on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September in the Rushcliffe Restaurant or subsequently between 16.00- 17.00 in the Rushcliffe Monday 23 – Fri 27 September. NB Please bring a passport-sized photo on the day for your meal card Sat/Sun on arrival pre-term Catering Services The Rushcliffe Restaurant (BBQ if the weather permits!) will be open on a pay-as-you-eat basis: Saturday 21 Sept: Lunch 12.00 – 13.30 Sunday 22 Sept: Lunch 12.00 – 13.30 Sunday 22 Sept: New Students Welcome Buffet: 17.00 The evening buffet on Sunday 22 is free to all new undergraduate students (Year 1 and Direct Entry) only and hosted by the Student Guild as a welcome event. We recommend that everyone attends this session! Term-time Catering Services During term-time (from Monday 23 September) The Rushcliffe Restaurant opens on weekdays (Monday – Friday) at these times:- Evening Meal: 17.30 – 19.00 If you have any queries or special dietary requirements please contact our catering division, Sodexo Education Services on: Tel: +44 (0) 115 951 6176 (Internal 16176) Email: [email protected] or speak to a member of the catering staff. Bistro (in the SB Bar) Open for lunch 12.00- 13.45. Serving hot and healthy fresh and fast main meals as well as fries or wedges and jacket potatoes with various toppings to eat in or take out. (Term time) Keep an eye out for Promotions! Mulberry Tree Café Freshly prepared sandwiches and baguettes, a selection of other breads and wraps, breakfast menu, soup, salad pots, pastries, cakes, muffins and confectionary, A “we proudly serve Starbucks” outlet offering beverages (hot and cold) all available from the Mulberry Tree Café Monday – Friday 8.00am – 22.00, Saturday & Sunday 12.00 noon – 22.00 Regular BBQs throughout the year Keep an eye out for Loyalty Cards! C – Store (Convenience Store) Your on-site convenience store selling all your daily needs including fresh produce, chilled and frozen food, wine and beer, tobacco, toiletries, groceries, stationery and lots more. Coming soon contactless credit card payments accepted, E top up and myHermes parcel shop. Open seven days a week during term time, Monday – Friday 8.00 am – 22.00, Saturday & Sunday, 12.00 noon – 22.00 Weekly Promotions (see in store)!!! SB Bar The SB Bar is open from 7pm – 11pm each night during term time and for other occasions/timings as required for events. First Year & Direct Entry Year 2 Students week one 2013 SATURDAY 21 September TIME EVENT LOCATION All day Student Arrival & Welcome Rushcliffe 10.00- On arrival, please make your way to the Rushcliffe Restaurant Restaurant, 17.00 – Guild Reps will be there to meet you, give you your Arrival Main Building Pack and help with any queries. You can also collect your Meal Card from Sodexo staff here (please bring a passport-sized photo) Free ‘Welcome’ refreshments will be available for you & guests 12.00-13.30 Lunch (pay as you eat service) Rushcliffe Restaurant 13.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors Leaving from outside 14.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors Octagon 15.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors 17.30-18.30 Evening Meal (pay as you eat service) Rushcliffe Restaurant From 19.00 Guild SB Bar, Sutton (tbc) Meet & Greet – a chance to meet other new and existing Bonington Campus students For further details of the University of Nottingham Students’ Union activities during Week One please go to www.su.nottingham.ac.uk week one 2013 SUNDAY 22 September TIME EVENT LOCATION All day Student Arrival & Welcome Rushcliffe 10.00- On arrival, please make your way to the Rushcliffe Restaurant Restaurant, 16.00 – Guild Reps will be there to meet you, give you your Arrival Main Building Pack and help with any queries. You can also collect your Meal Card from Sodexo staff here (please bring a passport-sized photo) Free ‘Welcome’ refreshments will be available for you & guests All Day Sports and Activities day at the Sports Centre – Timetable of Sports Centre / activities available at the Sports Centre reception throughout Outside Octagon the week See Notice Boards 12.00-13.30 Lunch (pay as you eat service) Rushcliffe Restaurant 12.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors Leaving from outside 13.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors Octagon (Next to SU 14.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors Bar) 15.00 Campus Tours - Led by Student Ambassadors 16.00 Talk by Hall Warden Dr Ian Hardy Auditorium Lecture & Introduction of Hall Resident Tutors Theatre – A30 (Vet School Building) 16.45 Welcome by Guild, Week One Reps and International Auditorium Lecture Rep Theatre – A30 (Vet School Building) 17.00 New Students Welcome Buffet (Year 1 and Direct Entry) Rushcliffe Restaurant Sponsored by the School of Biosciences & hosted by the Student Guild for all students 18.45 Welcome Speech Coaches leave Main From the University Vice Chancellor and Union President at Gates at SB promptly University Park (speech begins at 20.30) From 20.30 Guild Sutton Bonington Bar (tbc) Meet & Greet – a chance to meet other new and existing (Main Building) students week one 2013 MONDAY 23 September THIS IS A VERY BUSY WEEK FOR EVERYONE – OUT OF COURTESY, PLEASE BE ON TIME – the time given is the start time for the lecture/session TIME EVENT LOCATION From 8.00 Food can be purchased from Mulberry Tree Café Mulberry Tree Café From 8.45 Students living off-campus (and preferring to arrive today) Charnwood Room should collect their Arrival Packs from the Charnwood Room (A32), Main Building 9.30-11.00 It is ESSENTIAL that all students attend this session Charnwood Room (A32), Main Building Introduction to your Course Meet your Course Manager Overview of your course Subject Tour At the end of this session, staff will be on hand to help you locate your Personal Tutor’s Office 12.00-13.00 Meet your Personal Tutor Tutors’ Offices NB Locations shown on Notice Boards in A32 (Charnwood Please see Notice Room) and details in your pack Boards 13.15-13.45 Welcome talk/ Q&A for all mature students Lecture Room A17, Plant & Crop Sciences Dr Fiona McCullough - A general orientation session Building 12.30-13.45 Lunch Bistro or Mulberry Tree Café Monday cont…… Week one 2013 MONDAY 23 September TIME EVENT LOCATION 14.00-15.30 It is ESSENTIAL that all students attend this session Auditorium Lecture Theatre – A30 Welcome by the Head of School: Prof Neil Crout (Vet School Building) Talk by the Senior Tutors: Dr Martin Luck/Dr Liz Bailey Introductions by: Semester 1 Tutor: Dr Kevin Pyke Academic School Manager & Disability Liaison Officer: Dr Sarah Johnson 16.00-16.30 It is ESSENTIAL that all students attend this session Auditorium Lecture Theatre – A30 Student Services Centre (SSC) (Vet School Building) Talk by a Senior Student Services Centre Advisor Nottingham Advantage Award : An introduction by representatives from the Careers and Employability Service Designed to be taken alongside your studies, the award is a great way of rewarding extra-curricular activities like volunteering or getting involved with the Students’ Union.