Welcome Programme 2010 Events

You will find a day by day list of events here:

• Friday 1 October
• Saturday 2 October
• Sunday 3 October
• Monday 4 October
• Tuesday 5 October
• Wednesday 6 October
• Thursday 7 October
• Friday 8 October

Friday 1 October

Time	Activity	Location
1000 - 1600	Welcome Desk Registration for Welcome Programme	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Registration of Immigration documents	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Welcome Lounge with free refreshments.	The Lounge, Students' Union.
1130	Tour of Whiteknights Campus	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1430	Tour of Whiteknights Campus	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1930 - 2300	The Lounge - Non-alcoholic drinks will be available here as well as games. A great chance to meet with other new students. All students are welcome as this is not a licensed space. Pizza will be served here.	The Lounge, Students' Union
1930 - 2300	Quiz night followed by Karaoke* - an evening of music and entertainment putting your general knowledge skills to the test	MoJos, Students' Union

* NOTE: Due to UK Licensing laws you must be aged 18 or over to attend this event.
Pizza and salad will be provided free of charge. Bar facilities will also be available.

Tickets for this event will be available when you register at the welcome desks. There is no charge for this event. If you arrive after the welcome desks have closed tickets will be available on the door but you must bring photo ID confirming your date of birth to gain admission.

 

Saturday 2 October

Time	Activity	Location
1000 - 1600	Welcome Desk Registration for Welcome Programme	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Registration of Immigration documents	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Welcome Lounge with free refreshments.	The Lounge, Students' Union.
1030	Walking Tour of Reading Town	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1100	Tour of Whiteknights Campus	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1230	Tour of Whiteknights Campus	Leaves from outside Carrington Building.
1400	Walking Tour of Reading Town	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1930 - 2300	The Lounge - Non-alcoholic drinks will be available here as well as games. A great chance to meet with other new students away from the noise of the Bollywood night. All students are welcome as this is not a licensed space. The buffet will also be served here.	The Lounge, Students' Union
1930 - 2300	Bollywood Night* - watch a Bollywood dance performance and learn how to dance the Bollywood way!	Club 3sixty, Students' Union

* NOTE: Due to UK Licensing laws you must be aged 18 or over to attend this event. A buffet will be provided free of charge. Bar facilities will also be available.

Tickets for the event will be available when you register at the welcome desks. There is no charge for this event. If you arrive after the welcome desks have closed tickets will be available on the door but you must bring photo ID confirming your date of birth to gain admission.

 

Sunday 3 October

Last day for arrival of International Students

Time	Activity	Location
1000 - 1600	Welcome Desk Registration for Welcome Programme	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Registration of Immigration documents	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Welcome Lounge with free refreshments.	The Lounge, Students' Union.
1030	Walking Tour of Reading Town	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1100	Tour of Whiteknights Campus	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1230	Tour of Whiteknights Campus	Leaves from outside Carrington Building.
1400	Walking Tour of Reading Town	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1900 - 2300	For students with host families or not in Halls a chance to meet with Student Officers from the Students' Union	Mojos, Students' Union
Evening	A number of Halls will be organising events during the evening. You should check with your Hall for further details	Halls of Accommodation

 

Monday 4 October

Last day to register with Welcome Desk

New international students join new United Kingdom students in the programme of events on Monday to Friday. See www.reading.ac.uk/freshers for further details of events taking place across campus.

Time	Activity	Location
1000 - 1600	Welcome Desk Registration for Welcome Programme	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Registration of Immigration documents	Room 201 (2nd floor) in the Carrington Building
1000 - 1600	Welcome Lounge with free refreshments.	The Lounge, Students' Union.
0900 -1800	Issue of University Access Cards	Palmer Building
1000 - 1600	Tours of Whiteknights Campus	Leave from Help Desk in the Palmer Building at regular intervals
Evening	A number of Halls will be organising events during the evening. You should check with your Hall for further details	Halls of Accommodation

Please see www.reading.ac.uk/freshers for details of other events taking place on Monday 4 October. Events will also be organised by the Students' Union. Check with them for details.

Students who arrive on Monday 4 October with no permanent accommodation should go to the Student Services Centre in the Carrington Building (Building 135).

 

 

Tuesday 5 October

Time	Activity	Location
0900 -1800	Issue of University Access Cards	Palmer Building
1000 - 1600	Tours of Whiteknights Campus	Leave from Help Desk in the Palmer Building at regular intervals
0900 - 1600	Library Fair	University Library, (Ground Floor)
1320	Information Sessions - Introduction	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1330	Information Session - Banking Arrangements LLoyds TSB	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1350	Information Session -   'National Health Service & University Health Service' Dr Elizabeth Johnston, University Medical Practice	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1410	Information Session -  'Support Services within the Students' Union' Kath Davey, Student Advice Centre, RUSU	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1430	Information Session - 'Working in the UK - What is involved' Claire Jones, Careers Advisory Service	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1450	Information Session - 'Learning to Learn: Academic Skills for Study in English' Mr Andy Seymour, Deputy Director, International Study & Language Centre	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1510	Information Session - Sportspark - an introduction to sport at Reading Iain Akhurst - Director of SportsPark	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1530	Information Session - 'An overview of Insurance & Policies on Offer Endsleigh'Insurance Endsleigh Insurance	G10 (Large Lecture Theatre), Palmer Building
1630	Information Session -   Activities for International Students - An introduction to Student Sports & Societies Reading University Students' Union	Room 102, Palmer Building
1300-1600	Information desks to gather information on information sessions and meet with representatives of the Departments	Room G.06, Palmer Building
Evening	Halls will be organising Freshers' Dinners, Junior Common Room (JCR) Receptions and other events throughout the week. Please check with your Hall for further details.	Halls of Accommodation
Evening	Events will also be organised by the Students' Union. Check with RUSU for details.	RUSU

Information Sessions

These sessions provide information on some of the services which will be useful to you at Reading. Each session is a short presentation followed by the opportunity for questions. You do not have to attend all the talks. You can come along to those which are relevant to you.

Each Department will also have an information desk in Room G.06 of the Palmer Building. You will be able to collect information from these desks and ask any questions you may have. If you are not able to make the talks above it will another opportunity for you to meet with the staff and obtain the information.

Please see www.reading.ac.uk/freshers for details of other events taking place on Tuesday 5 October.

 

Wednesday 6 October

Time	Activity	Location
0900 - 1500	Police Registration - for those students who need to register with the Police. Representatives of Thames Valley Police will be on campus for this day only so you can register without having to attend Reading Police Station. More information about registration with the Police	Room G19 (Ground Floor) of the Geography Building (Building 49)
0900 -1800	Issue of University Access Cards	Palmer Building
1000 - 1600	Tours of Whiteknights Campus	Leave from Help Desk in the Palmer Building at regular intervals
1100-1700	Freshers' Fair - An introduction for new students to Societies, Companies and Charities	Students' Union
Evening	Halls will be organising Freshers' Dinners, Junior Common Room (JCR) Receptions and other events throughout the week. Please check with your Hall for further details.	Halls of Accommodation
Evening	Events will also be organised by the Students' Union. Check with RUSU for details.	RUSU

Please see www.reading.ac.uk/freshers for details of other events taking place on Wednesday 6 October.

 

Thursday 7 October

Time	Activity	Location
0930 - 1630	Register with the University Medical Practice. This opportunity will also be available on Friday 8 October.	Ground Floor, Palmer Building
0900 -1800	Issue of University Access Cards	Palmer Building
1000 - 1600	Tours of Whiteknights Campus	Leave from Help Desk in the Palmer Building at regular intervals
1030	Walking Tour of Reading Town	Leaves from outside Carrington Building
1100 -1700	Freshers' Fair - An introduction for new students to Societies, Companies and Charities	Students' Union
1930 - 2200	Film Showing - Go to Reading Film Theatre to find out which film is being shown and details of ticket prices.	Reading Film Theatre, Palmer Building
Evening	Halls will be organising Freshers' Dinners, Junior Common Room (JCR) Receptions and other events throughout the week. Please check with your Hall for further details.	Halls of Accommodation
Evening	Events will also be organised by the Students' Union. Check with RUSU for details.	RUSU

Sports trials for students seeking places in the University's teams will take place from Friday. Details are available from the clubs' notice boards in the Students' Union.

Please see www.reading.ac.uk/freshers for details of other events taking place on Thursday 7 October.

 

Friday 8 October

Time	Activity	Location
0930 - 1630	Register with the University Medical Practice. This opportunity will also be available on Thursday 7 October.	Ground Floor, Palmer Building
0900 -1800	Issue of University Access Cards	Palmer Building
Evening	Halls will be organising Freshers' Dinners, Junior Common Room (JCR) Receptions and other events throughout the week. Please check with your Hall for further details.	Halls of Accommodation
Evening	Events will also be organised by the Students' Union. Check with RUSU for details.	RUSU

Please see www.reading.ac.uk/freshers for details of other events taking place on Friday 7 October.