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Enrolment

On Arrival:

Enrolment Is held in the Walter Moberly Foyer 10-4pm

You need to show us your passport and visa (if relevant) which we will photocopy and keep for our records.   We will then give you a pre-printed form for you to complete and sign; you give this to a member of staff who will check the form and then give you your Keele Card.

Please note: you will only have a Keele Card waiting for you if you have submitted a passport Photograph.

You will then be given your room key and taken to your accommodation.  You can unpack and perhaps explore the campus (or go to sleep!).

During your first couple of days at Keele, you must log in to your Keele email account, using your user name and password, which you use to log in to eVision. Important messages from both academic schools and administrative departments will be sent using your Keele e-mail address throughout your time at Keele, so it is important that you check it daily.  All students will be able to view their timetable on e-Vision by the start of the semester. You will also be given a hard copy of your timetable in your welcome packs.

Welcome Progamme - September Arrivals

September 2012

Welcome Week - 19 September - 29 September 2012

There are a number of introductory talks during the first week. Much of the information they provide is vital and so you should attend them. The sessions on Wednesday 19 to Monday 24 September are specifically designed for International Students.  In the sessions from Sunday 23 September you will be joined by new UK students. Study the timetable to be sure which sessions are appropriate for you.

Please also read carefully the information on registration. This process begins with the enrolment form you will receive on arrival at Keele. Your Registration Packs will be available in the Chancellors' Building when you arrive there on Wednesday 19 September. The Registration Pack will either contain your Keele University registration card (Keele Card) or give details of where you can collect it. (NB: Unless we receive your photo before your arrival, your Keele card will not be ready). Please leave plenty of time to send them to us. Receipt of this card means you are officially registered as a student of the University. ERASMUS, Exchange and Study Abroad Students who have been unable to enrol on arrival must do so as soon as possible. Please go to the Help Desk on the Saturday and Sunday and to the Keele International office in the Walter Moberly Building on Monday if you have any problems.

Timetable for Welcome week

 

Monday 24th September 2012

From Monday 24 September you can book an appointment for police registration - only if it says you must on your visa -

at the Centre for Learning and Student Support (Walter Moberley Building), also coach trip tickets go on sale.

All Erasmus, Exchange and Study Abroad students will meet with their Institutional Coordinator this morning.

Details of who your Coordinator is and where you can find them is on your Institutional Coordinator list which you received in your Welcome Pack.

 

Welcome Programme - January Arrivals

January 2013

Your accommodation will not be available before this date so please arrange to arrive on Friday between 10.00 and 16.00 as this is when registration will take place and it is important you are here for Saturday’s Welcome Programme.

You will have been informed of your address (on or off campus) prior to arrival. If you are off-campus then you should receive the details separately of how to collect your keys on that day.

Registration & Key collection – This will take place in the Walter Moberly Building Foyer 10.00-16.00 on Friday. If you miss the main registration session, you can collect your keys from the Security Office (24 hour Reception) located in the Darwin Building. 

There will be another chance to register on Saturday, 9.30-10.00am, outside CBA0.061.

The Keele International Study Abroad Office will be open weekdays 9.00 - 17.00 should you need to visit us. We are located in the Walter Moberly Building, Room WM0.07/8/9.

To download the January Welcome programme, which contains the information below as well as other useful information, click the link: January Welcome Programme 2013

Friday 18th January 2013:

Time

Event

Location

15:00 16.30

English Language Unit Information & Assessment Session

Compulsory for all non-native English speakers.

Room CBA0.007

Chancellor’s Building

17.00-

19.00

Free Supermarket Shuttle – 2 Mini buses will take you to the local supermarket to buy some food. 

 

This service will drop you off, but you can get a lift back if the bus is returning alternatively you will have to make you own way back.

Student’s Union car park.

 

Until 19:00

 

Until 23:00

 

Until 22:00

 

 

 

Until 19:00

 

Until 22:00

Food and drinks will be available to purchase in the Comus Restaurant.

Lindsay’s Café bar.

 

Alternatively, you can visit:

The ‘Select and Save’ Campus Store which sells a range of fresh, convenience grocery and non-food products.

 

Shop @ Hawthorns sells a range of fresh, convenience grocery and non-food products.

 

Lindsay’s shop sells a wide range of sandwiches, pastries, crisps, confectionery and soft drinks.

Located in the Chancellor’s Building.

 

 

Ideal for residents of Lindsay’s Hall/Court.

 

 

Located by the Student’s Union – on the row of shops.

 

 

Next to the Templar bar and Hawthorns restaurant.

 

Ideal for residents of Lindsay’s Hall/Court.

Saturday 19th January 2013:

 9.00- 10.00

Welcome “Coffee and Croissant” Breakfast

Join all new second semester students for a free coffee/tea and croissant. Marilyn Andrews speaking briefly.

Comus Restaurant

Chancellor’s Building

9.30-10.00

Second Chance to Register

Outside CBA0.061

Chancellor’s Building

10.00-11.00

Living at Keele & Information Session - COMPULSORY - Please arrive promptly after your coffee and croissant.

Lisa Stoker, Study Abroad Manager (acting).

Tracy Phillips, Student Support Officer.

Chancellor’s Building

CBA0.061

11.00-12.00

Meeting with Institutional Co-ordinator

To receive your Study Programme and discuss your academic requirements.

In their office

(see handout in welcome pack)

 

12.00-

14.00

Meeting with Subject Tutors to register for Courses

 

Chancellor’s Building

CBA1.098/99/100

 

 

Lunch Available to purchase at Vite & Eat or Select & Save Supermarket.

 

14.00-14.45

Meeting with Institutional Co-ordinator

Finalise timetable and Study Programme

 

In their office

 

15.00-16.00

Campus Tour with a Student Ambassador

Meet in Chancellor’s

Building Reception

16.00-16.30

Trash and Treasure sale– Chance to buy items at a cheap price, such as plates, kettles, hangers etc.

 

   Store Room opposite the shop, Hawthorne’s Building.

16:30-17:30

Your RSA’s and Resident Managers will meet and greet you, give a brief description of their roles and then a guided tour of your Hall of Residence.

Common Room within own Halls of Residence

Evening

Students’ Union – You will need your Keele card to get in from 20:00 onwards.

The Students’ Union will be open in the evening. All are welcome

Sunday 20 January

09.00-17.00pm              Activity/Free day - options include:

 

  • Ikea Trip (10.00-16.00) £8 for transportation to Birmingham
  • KISS Movie and Pizza Hut afternoon (4.30pm onwards)                                   
  • Library Information Session (11am - 3pm) Drop in service available. Question session and quick guided tour.

 

Church Services            http://www.keelechapel.org/

10.15                            Ten 15 Sunday Worship

12.15                            Sung Mass

19.30                            Late Service (student-led, informal, lively style)               

19:30 onwards             SU event                 

 

Monday 21 January

10.00-16.00                   Welcome Back Fair Students’ Union – SU Ballroom (TBC)

                                       Student societies also attend the Fair and you can join as many as you like, from the Drama Society to Keele Rock

                                       Society, the Clubbers Club to the International Society. The Athletics Union will be in attendance should you wish to join one of 

                                       the sports clubs from Archery to Ski and Snowboarding.

13.00-14.00                   Getting the most out of living in the UK, Chancellor’s Building CBB1.099/100. Bring along your lunch! – Tracy Phillips,    

                                       International Student Support Manager. This session will include a short presentation by the Student Counselling Service.                     

16.00-18.00                   Mentor Meet-Up Party -

                                       You will automatically be assigned a Mentor and an reminder of the event will be emailed to you a week before you arrive.   

                                       Lindsay Café Bar. Food provided.       

Tuesday 22 January

 

 19:30 onwards               SU event                 

 

Wednesday 23 January


14:00-15.00                   Library Information Sessions – Library Training Room.             

                                       -       Jo-Ann Watts, Liaison Librarian

15.00-16.00                   Library Information Sessions – Library Training Room.

                                      -       Jo-Ann Watts, Liaison Librarian

 

19.30 onwards             SU event

 

 Thursday 24th January

19:30 – 22:00             Welcome to Keele Drinks Reception and Photo Competition/ Through the Lens,

                                    Keele Hall:

                                    Collect your invite from WM0.09, Mon – Fri, 9.00-17.00. It will be an opportunity for you to meet Keele students who     

                                    studied abroad last year as well as other exchange students at Keele.

 

19:30 onwards            SU event            

 

Friday 25 January


12.00-13.00                Getting the most out of living in the UK (another chance if you missed Monday's talk)– Chancellor’s Building CBA.060. Bring

                                   along your lunch! – Tracy Phillips, International Student Support Manager. This session will include a short presentation by the 

                                   Student Counselling Service.   

 

19:30 onwards           SU event           

 

Registering Courses

As Exchange, ERASMUS and Study Abroad students you will have pre-registered for courses by returning the learning agreement to The Study Abroad office by 30 June /15 October respectively, to ensure that a suitable course selection is made. Some of the modules may clash and you may need to choose alternatives. Your courses are finalised during the first few days of the semester by meeting the Subject Tutors and your Institutional Co-ordinator. You will be given further details about this on Saturday in the 'Academic Arrangements' session and also in the welcome pack that you will receive at this stage.