English Department Welcome Week Programme 2013/14 Monday 23 September 2013 Introduction for ALL FIRST Year students on single and joint honours 1 pm programmes. Including talk by Library at 1.45 pm Tuesday 24 September 2013 11 – 3 pm Returning Students: DROP-IN SESSION for those students wanting feedback on examinations taken in Summer 2013 (not for essay feedback!) 12 pm Windsor Auditorium (Map Ref 2) International Building 244 (Map Ref 15) RHUL IT Essentials – What you need to know! – First-Year Single and Joint Various venues– see Honours students (except Drama Joints – please attend Drama Department IT notice boards outside English Office IN223 Training Session) 2.00 pm Departmental Registration – Joint Honours: Collect timetables and seminar information, meet Personal Tutors and have photograph taken 2.45 pm Departmental Registration – Single Honours: Collect timetables and seminar information, meet Personal Tutors and have photograph taken Wednesday 25 September 2013 Book Exchange – chance to swap and exchange books for returning students. 10 am Chance for new students to acquire used books (open till 11.30 am) Question and Answer Session for First Year Single Honours English plus 1 pm Joint Honours students in English and Modern Languages/Comp. English Departmental Office IN223 (Map Ref 15) English Departmental Office IN223 (Map Ref 15) International Building Room 243 (Map Ref 15) Windsor Auditorium (Map Ref 2) Lit./Classics/Philosophy/ Film Studies/History, and English with Philosophy Question and Answer Sessions for English and Creative Writing Students 1 pm (Including Drama and Creative Writing) Main Lecture Theatre (Map Ref 1) Year 1 (1 pm), Year 2 (2 pm) and Year 3 (3 pm) Question and Answer Sessions for English and Drama Students 2 pm Year 1 (2 pm), Year 2 (2.45 pm) and Year 3 (3.30 pm) Thursday 26 September 2013 Understanding the Library - recommended attendance for all first year students 10 am on all programmes (1 hour) 2 pm Introduction to RHUL Support and Advisory and Team Be Active recreational sports programme presentation (60 mins) 3 pm Database skills session: Dr Booth and Russell Burke – essential for all first year students on all programmes (90 mins) Moore Building Lecture Theatre (Map Ref 12) Main Lecture Theatre (Map Ref 1) Main Lecture Theatre (Map Ref 1) Main Lecture Theatre (Map Ref 1) Friday 27 September 2013 Welcome to All Returning Year 2 Students 10 am 11 am Welcome to All Returning Year 3 Students 12 pm Reading by Ben Markovits for All First Year students 1.00 pm Welcome Party for all students (New and Returning) Monday 30th September 2013 10.30 am Moodle Skills Training and introduction to Study Groups with Andy Purssell – more information to follow on these Main Lecture Theatre (Map Ref 1) Imagine (Map Ref 41) TBA