Welcoming students to PAIS Dr Justin Greaves Director of Student Experience and Progression (DSEP)

Clarification I organise and deliver the welcome and returner meetings for undergraduate students This will be my focus in today’s talk

Also a Warden on campus So I see inductions from both sides Repetition or reinforcement?

Using ‘friendly’ terminology Welcome meeting Returner meeting We try and avoid the term ‘induction’ meetings in correspondence with students

The PAIS challenge 1 st Monday of Term –2 nd year returner meeting, 3-4pm –Finalist returner meeting, 4-5pm –1 st year welcome meeting 5 – 6.30pm

Our purpose?

Inspire

Inform

Support

Entertain Engage Learn

To Build a Community TOGETHER!

‘Sitting through the talks, I just couldn't believe I have had the opportunity to be part of something so incredible, and I am sad to be coming to the end of my time here’

#PAISSELFIE

Our meetings (1) HOD introduces finalist and 1 st year meeting Video clips (librarian, careers, Teaching Grid, DUGS etc) Student ambassadors Chocolates on arrival Study abroad and film series

Our meetings (2) Politics Society Students’ Union SOCIALS + PARTIES

Our meetings (3) Big NSS theme – not ‘elephant in the room’ –Reporting back on how we did –How we have and will respond –Continuously listening –We’d like them to fill it in!

The ‘joint degree’ issue Those on some programmes may go to up to 3 welcome meetings Room capacity + causes confusion Worked to minimise this in PAIS Still work to do Balance between correct and specific information and integration into whole departmental community

Introductory lectures but no seminars in week 1

Some final insights Induction as a process, not an event Avoiding information overload in week 1 More work this year on ‘skills transition’ (e.g. ‘time management’ etc) A week 0 will give us scope to do far more

Thank you for listening!