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MCR Pathways Mentor Training Evening Alison Hillis Senior WP Development Officer Recruitment, Admissions & Participation Service About UWS Almost 17,000 students UWS was founded in 2007 but can trace its origins back to 1897

  1. MCR Pathways Mentor Training Evening Alison Hillis Senior WP Development Officer Recruitment, Admissions & Participation Service

  2. About UWS • Almost 17,000 students • UWS was founded in 2007 but can trace its origins back to 1897 • 5 campuses – Ayr, Dumfries, Paisley, Lanarkshire and London • 4 Academic Schools – • Business and Enterprise • Media Culture and Society • Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences • Health and Life Sciences

  3. About UWS • One third of our student population come through the college route to UWS • Students can articulate from college with an HNC to 2 nd Year or an HND to 3 rd Year • Over 70 degree programmes available from Aircraft Engineering to Sports Coaching and Development • College Engagement Advisors work with students in college to help with the transition to university • Range of opportunities to come on campus through: • Open Days • Subject specific Campus Days • College Transition Days

  4. Support during the Application Process • Support is available from the Widening Participation Team for writing Personal Statements, applying to UCAS and applying to SAAS • The Admissions Team maintain contact throughout the application process • UWS currently reviewing contextual admissions statements • UWS looks at all applications on an individual basis and will take into consideration widening access indicators in offers made. • Access to MyDay is provided as soon as an offer is made

  5. Support for Pupils and Students • Comprehensive range of Student Services to provide advice, support and guidance when needed • UWS student services team was named ‘Student Support Team of the Year’ in the 2017 Herald Higher Education Awards Our campus-based Student Services teams provide: • 1-1 customised pre-entry and ongoing support (through the Senior WP Officer) • Careers and employability guidance • Study skills • Disability services • Counselling • Funding and money advice • International student support • Multifaith Chaplaincy

  6. Enrolment and Induction - MyDay • MyDay is a student portal packed with features to help with the UWS journey from Enrolment to Graduation • It connects students in real-time to other UWS systems making it easier to keep track of all the information they need in one place and access services. • They can sign-on and get access to multiple systems through this single sign-on point. • MyDay is online so is accessible from any internet-enabled device. • It is a digital campus for students to help with their studies

  7. Enrolment and Induction - MyDay • Receive announcements from UWS • Find information about courses • View their personalised timetable • access their Outlook email inbox, calendar and task list link to other UWS systems (including Moodle, Banner, Library, The Hub) • ITDS Helpdesk, UWS Online Careers & Skills Centre) • access their online Microsoft OneDrive account to create, store and share documents • Check and top-up print credit • Find contact details for University staff members • Keep up to date with the UWS Twitter feed and Facebook page

  8. Useful Websites available for new students MyDay https://www.uws.ac.uk/current-students/supporting-your- studies/moodle-myday-myjourney/ Induction/Enrolmetn - visit: www.uws.ac.uk/current-students/supporting-your-studies/induction- enrolment/new-to-uws Needing help with Enrolment - email : enrol@uws.ac.uk Needing help with funding - visit: https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/student-support- wellbeing/money-advice

  9. Contact Details Alison Hillis 0141 849 4149 alison.hillis@uws.ac.uk www.uws.ac.uk

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