University of Portsmouth students 2015

• Communicating with you

• Student support services

• Course representatives

• Student Handbook

• Student Charter

• Safer students

• University bins

Look out for the student website - your online resource for everything you’ll need during your time here.

www.port.ac.uk/students

Communicating with you

News and eventsCheck these regularly for important and useful information

Information on services to support you during your time here

Google applications

To access your Google account visit www.port.ac.uk/students

Google Mail

• all University email will be delivered to your Google account• loads of storage• forward all of your other personal email accounts here• manage all email in one place• view email on your mobile or tablet• keep the account forever

Staff will only email you on your Google account. From time to time you might also get emails from the University with important and useful information. Check your Google Mail regularly.

Google Hangouts – Chat for free and share files instantly.

Google Sites – build your own website for work or for play.

Google Documents – share documents and work together, even when you’re not

together.

Google Calendars – organise your time and share dates with friends.

Myport includes personal info, exam results, timetables, print credit and much more…

You can also access Moodle, your virtual learning environment.

You will receive a pocket guide with useful contact details for all student services.

Student services

The Student Handbook is your summary of procedures, regulations and services plus the shared commitments of the University and our students.

Please read it. It contains important information that may be referred to in the future.

A shared commitment

The Student CharterOur Charter explains our commitment to delivering a high-quality student experience that aims to meet and exceed your expectations while enabling you to achieve your goals.

In return, we expect your commitment to your studies, your fellow students, the University and the local community.

The University, the Students’ Union and local agencies work together to help you stay safe in Portsmouth.

We need your commitment to be a Safer Student.

www.port.ac.uk/saferstudents

Safer Students

Help make the University a greener place by:

Putting your waste in the right bin (so we can recycle as much as possible)

Green living

Bins on campus

www.port.ac.uk/greenportsmouth

Course RepresentativesCourse Representatives are elected by you, their course mates, to represent them at meetings with the Students’ Union and your course leaders, throughout the year.

There is at least one course representative for every course, on every year of study.

Anyone can run to be course representative at the beginning of the year, even you!

They are a vital link between students, the University and the Students’ Union

Course Representatives

They are trained by the Students’ Union in the best ways to represent and be useful to students.

Your course representative will able to help you throughout your time at University with course-related issues and problems you feel are affecting your course.

Course reps work together and meet at least once a month to identify and discuss what’s happening on your courses.

If it wasn’t for course reps then it

would be very difficult for

students to voice their opinions and

concerns effectively.

If you have any questions:

• check www.port.ac.uk/students• ask your personal tutor• ask your course/year leader• ask student services at Nuffield Centre• speak to the Students’ Union or your course rep