INDUCTION EXCHANGES: UNIVERSITY INDUCTION

Brought to you by the Central Induction team in Student Careers and Skills

WHO ARE THE CENTRAL INDUCTION TEAM?

WHAT DO WE DO? ● Our main outputs are events and communications. The events that we put on include:

Arrivals Weekend PG Welcome Week Welcome receptions for PGTs and PGRs, January and May

● Communications include: Pre-arrival induction guides (PG + UG) Pre-arrival emails, mid-August to early October The Welcome to Warwick website (complete with hidden staff pages)

● We also liaise with stakeholders around the university to ensure that students’ transition process is as smooth as possible.

WHO DO WE WORK CLOSELY WITH?

- The International Office

- The Graduate School

- SARO

- The Library’s Community Engagement Team

- Marketing

- Enrolment

INDUCTION STRATEGY STEERING GROUP (ISSG) To ensure that our activity remains responsive to the needs of the university, the Induction team is overseen by ISSG, a committee with representatives from academic departments as well as central services.

This committee feeds into AQSC (Academic Quality and Standards Committee).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUCTION

- This is a guidance document for use by academic and non-academic departments

- It was an idea that emerged from ISSG

- It suggests what information/services should be provided to students as a minimum and records which departments/teams deliver or communicate about these

- There is a copy in your pack

TRANSITION INTO WARWICK CONFERENCE - Save the date: Wednesday, 23rd September 2015

- The aim of the conference is to:

- facilitate academic departments to exchange ideas and practice around induction

- to discuss the proposed Week 0 for undergraduates

- to understand the various university induction packages available to postgraduates

- to discuss the application of the guidance document Minimum Requirements for Induction

- to explore how better, more nuanced communication with students can ensure their several transitions are accomplished smoothly

POSTGRADUATE WELCOME WEEK, 26 SEPT – 2 OCT

- As of September 2013, postgraduates WA contracts start the weekend of Week 0

- This year students can choose between Welcome Week, Welcome Week + and Orientation

- 5 teams are working in collaboration to put on these welcome events:

Central Induction The Graduate School The Library Community Engagement Team The International Office The Students’ Union

CHECK THE SCHEDULE

- Any initial comments?

- Is there anything which clashes with major events you are holding?

- Please take it back to your colleagues and feed back to us by the end of the week.

THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE: ORIENTATION

“I found everything useful! Keep the great spirit and energy of the team which was the best part of it”

“Finish doing necessary things such as registration and opening a bank account in an organised way”

“Getting to know international students and forming a reliable group of friends”

“The helpers were all very helpful and friendly. It was such a warm welcoming to me as a postgraduate student.”