About UWS Almost 17,000 students UWS was founded in 2007 but - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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