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Week Commencing Monday 4 September 2017 College News Students and staff can email contributions to [email protected]

Welcome! A very warm welcome to all new students joining us, and welcome back to those of you who are returning! The College News is a fortnightly newsletter for students and staff, with the aim to bring you useful information during the college year. Students and staff are welcome to send news items to [email protected] if there’s anything you’d like to be communicated college-wide. During your time at College you’ll be sent information by email so please remember to check your college email address! The College website has lots of information for students, just click on the ‘current students’ tab at the top of the web page: https://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk/students We also have College Facebook and Twitter pages for you to like and follow, which will keep you up to date with what’s going on. Follow the links below: https://www.facebook.com/OrkneyCollegeUhi https://twitter.com/orkneycollege Personal Belongings Please remember that your personal belongings are your responsibility while you are in College, so please keep them safe and secure. Locker hire is available - £10 for the academic year with a £5 returnable deposit – please see Jenna on Reception.

Student Discounts Full time students can use their Orkney College UHI student card at many local shops around Orkney as well as retailers on the mainland and online – follow the link below for the full listing of local shops offering you discounts. http://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk/students/student-life/student-discounts

Dates for the Diary Degree Induction - Thu 7 September HN Induction - Fri 8 September FE Senior Staff Committee – 4pm Tue 12 Sept Research Committee – 4pm Wed 13 September LTQC – 4pm Tue 19 September Access & Inclusion – Wed 20 September Graduation – Friday 29 September Letters regarding the awards ceremony have been sent to all graduating students. Group photos at St Magnus Cathedral will start from 11.15am, with the ceremony starting at 1pm. A running order for the day can be found on the College website here: Annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony — Orkney College UHI Staff and Student ID Cards

All staff, students and visitors to the College will now receive an ID card and lanyard. We are asking everyone to please wear their ID as this will help us identify those in the building, and keep the premises secure. If you see anyone who is not, or anything suspicious lying around, please report immediately to a member of staff. For students working in practical areas, a risk assessment may be required on whether it is practical to wear badges in class.


Discretionary & Childcare Funds Application forms are available for Discretionary and Childcare Funds for 2017/18. These funds are for students who have financial difficulties or who may not be able to enter into or continue in education for financial reasons. Application forms are available from reception or can be downloaded from this link which also has more information on the funds: https://www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk/students/childcare Fire Doors Please note that fire doors should only be used in the event of a fire or fire drill. At all other times please use the main entrances and exits to the college, either through the foyer or the corridor beside the lecture theatre. Student Contract Email Phishing Reported A HE student recently reported an email sent to her student address. If you receive an email claiming UHI has “detected something unusual” with a link to click on suggesting your password has been stolen, please do not open the link, and delete the email. Saving your work As USB drives often become broken or corrupted, we recommend that students should save their work to either their H: drive or OneDrive when in College. If you need to access work from home you should use MyUHI or OneDrive if at all possible.

Student Dashboard The student dashboard has been updated over the summer. Feedback from students helped to generate the ideas for improvement. Wifi

Stay Safe - Tell Someone Are you worried about something that is happening to you, or to someone you know? At Orkney College there are trained people who can make sure you get help. The will treat everything you say in confidence.

Lynn Tait: Protection Co-ordinator (Tel) 01856 569343 or email [email protected] Derek Aiken: Protection Advisor (Tel) 01856 569260 or email [email protected] You can also contact the Duty Social Worker at the One Stop Shop, Orkney Islands Council Department of Community Social Services, School Place, Kirkwall. Telephone 01856 873535 or outside office hours 01856 888000


UHI Annual Lecture The UHI 2017 annual lecture will be held on Thursday 28 September at 6pm in the Orkney Theatre, and will feature Orcadian siblings, Magnus and Kristin Linklater. As well as an eminent career in journalism, Magnus Linklater has published several books on public affairs and Scottish history. His sister, Kristin, is one of the leading names in voice production and Shakespeare training for actors. Follow the link to find out more and book a free place - Read more. Magnus and Kristin will be awarded Honorary Fellowships of UHI at the Graduation & Awards Ceremony the next day. Applications Invited for Fine Art Support The university is offering financial support to fine art students or a recent graduate. The Barns-Graham assistance award will provide £1000 to a fine art student struggling to purchase materials for their course. The Barns-Graham travel scholarship will provide £1500 towards research which requires travel abroad. It will be awarded to a BA (Hons) fine art student in their final year of study or a BA (Hons) fine art graduate. Applications for both awards must be submitted by Monday 2 October 2017. Archaeology Institute Conference Based on the theme ‘our islands, our past’, the inaugural Archaeology Institute conference will feature speakers from around the globe on themes relevant to island life, and will take place from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September 2017.

Centre for Nordic Studies News CNS recently unveiled a new online exhibition featuring personal artifacts from students undertaking the Museum Studies course. The title of the exhibition is “Personal Treasures”. The exhibition can be found following the link below: https://goo.gl/JZFMSW For more information about the exhibition please contact, Lynn Campbell; Programme Leader BA (Hons) Culture and Heritage on 01856 569303 or via email at [email protected]. Alex Sanmark has recently published a new book. This volume entitled Viking Law and Order: Places and Rituals of Assembly in the Medieval North and is the result of her research on Viking Age law and assembly sites in the Scandinavia and the North Atlantic. For more information, please see https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-viking-law-and-order.html


Student Run for Charity One of our Applied Music students will be running the River Ness 10K on 24th September for Scottish Association for Mental Health. James Grieve will be running the 10k to raise awareness of mental health in young people and let people know that you should not suffer in silence when it comes to mental health. Mental Health is a topic that we can all relate to and it would be great if we could see as much support as possible for James' efforts to help make a difference to people suffering with mental health problems. Below is the link to James's Just Giving page if you would like to make a donation https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/JamesGrieveSAMH…

50 Years of the Nav School We are very pleased to report that our MSP, Liam McArthur, has tabled a motion in the Scottish Parliament to acknowledge the 50th Anniversary of the Maritime Studies Department, aka the Nav School. You can read the motion text here: http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx?SearchType=Advance&ReferenceNumbers=S5M-07022

Skills and Employability Award Through the Skills & Employability Award you can gain recognition for a range of activities you take part in, which are additional to your studies. It helps you identify the skills you gain through these activities and provides evidence you can share with employers. stand out from the crowd; demonstrate the skills you have; prepare for a real interview; impress prospective employers. The award is additional to your studies therefore academic credit will not be gained from participating in it. This shows that you are doing the award because you want to and understand the benefits you will reap from doing so and not because you have to; a quality which will impress employers! To find out more follow these links: FE students - http://careersresources.uhi.ac.uk/resources/employability/FE/index.html HE & Postgrad students - http://careersresources.uhi.ac.uk/resources/employability/HE_PG/index.html


UHI Business Idea Competition - 2017 Round Open (North of Scotland) Entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland are being invited to submit business ideas to win cash prizes in the 2017 University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) Business Idea Competition. CREATE (Centre for Enterprise and Innovation at Inverness College UHI), together with various other sponsors, is offering cash prizes to aid business development. The competition is open to anyone over the age of 16 with a strong business idea who currently lives in the Highlands and Islands, Moray or Perthshire or those enrolled as a student of the University of the Highlands and Islands or any of its academic partners. Successful applicants will be asked to meet a panel of judges to answer questions about their idea, including who the intended customers are, what would help make the idea a reality and what inspired the idea. This year's prize fund is £5,000, which will be divided between winners to support start-up costs and further business development for commercial enterprises. Entrants are asked to answer a number of questions and complete a summary of their idea. The closing date for entries is Tuesday 31 October 2017. See the competition website for more details.

Art Dept Wool Sale There is wool for sale in the Art & Design Department. Lots of great colours so if you love to knit come and grab a bargain. Proceeds towards fundraising for student research trip 2018. Prices - Large cones £10, Medium £8, small £4 Cash sales payable to Anne, Stuart or Kirsteen at the Art and Design Office.

A4 Ring Binders available Following another serious clearout, The Care Ddepartment have a large number of empty folders. If anyone, including students, wish to come a take some away they would be delighted!


Student Representatives Orkney College UHI has a Student Rep group which meets regularly throughout the year. At the beginning of each academic year, students are elected from each course to represent the views of their class. The group meets regularly with College staff to discuss what is happening around the College and any issues they wish to raise. The Student Representatives then communicates the outcomes of the meetings to their class. Student Representatives will receive training for the role, and gain skills and experience valued by employers. If you’d like to find out more about becoming a student rep, you can speak to Ewan Kennedy, Promotion & Student Facilities Officer. Email [email protected]

HISA The Highlands and Islands Students' Association (HISA) represents the interests of all students across the University of the Highlands and Islands and aims to enhance your learning and social experience. HISA does this by representing your needs on committees at Orkney College UHI and making sure your voice influences decisions on university committees. As a student you are entitled to stand for election and vote in HISA elections, be a members of a HISA affiliated club or society and take part in a wide range of activities For more information visit www.hisa.uhi.ac.uk or contact Hannah Thompson (HISA Depute Orkney) who is based in the College Study Room. Sorcha Kirker is the HISA Vice President for HE, and is also based here in Orkney.

See the following pages for information on the Fresher’s Fair 2017, which takes place on 12th and 13th September.

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