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WELCOME GUIDE 2015 Here to help... Here to Help Look out for staff and students in coloured t-shirts. They will be around to answer your questions and offer advice to help you make the most of your first few days at Keele. Staff from the different services in Student Support and Development will be based at the Help and Information stands in the Chancellor’s Building Foyer over Welcome Weekend. Information Point Throughout the week, staff and Student Welcome Week Ambassadors will also be based at our Info Point in the Chancellor’s Building Foyer Art Gallery. We will have loads of information here about what’s going on during Welcome Week, as well as information about the local area including travel tips. You will also be able to get tickets for our different trips this week and if you can sing, dance, play an instrument or have some other exceptional talent, don t forget to sign up for the Keele Has Talent show! Great prizes for the winner! Top Tips to get the most out of Welcome Week Read all the information we send you • Ask your Residence Support Assistant/ Welcome Week Ambassador/Personal Tutor for ideas of what events and activities you can get involved in • Email [email protected] or call one of the team on 01782 734481 If you have a query but don’t know who to contact. Then Ask Jodie at www.keele.ac.uk/ studentservices/askjodie Welcome Week Events There will be a wide range of events at KeeleSU and across campus during Welcome Week. These will include events such as: • Freshers’ Fair • Society Sign-Up Fair • Live artist performances • Farmers’ Markets • Various Trader Fairs • Quiz nights • Film nights • Check out www.keele.ac.uk/welcome • Talent show • Attend Welcome Week events • Games nights • Don’t be afraid to turn up to an event on your own • Trips to Alton Towers and the local area • Try new things • Meet other students from across the globe • Ask questions – there are people here who want to help and answer your questions Visit the Freshers’ Online Hub at keelesu.com Nervous? Don’t be… • Welcome Week is a great chance for you to start exploring what University life is all about, socially as well as academically • You can make lasting friendships during Welcome Week, but don t worry if it takes a little longer for things to fit into place. There are thousands of students studying at Keele and there is plenty of time to meet like-minded people and make great new friends – at Keele, there is something for everyone. If you do feel a little uncomfortable about turning up to an event alone or haven t found an event that suits you then you can: 36 • Go to the Info Point to ask for advice and to find out about what is going on during the week Keep an eye out for further details in the events guide which you will receive when you enrol.