United Campus Bookshop - website problems …

United Campus Bookshops, the supplier of new textbooks at UNE, is currently experiencing major technical problems with their website.
Unfortunately UCB does not have a recovery date but once you are able to access www.ucb.net.au you will be able to place web orders again. The shops email  address armidale@ucb.net.au will re-activate when our website is recovered.
In [...]

Principal dates

Don’t forget that all the important dates you need can be found under the Principal dates link in the BlogRoll on the right hand side of this page. These include the official Semester starting dates as well as the census dates for changing units etc.
2009 dates are also available to help you plan for next year

New support group up and running for mums (and mums to be) on campus …

Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been chatting to a couple of mums to be who are also on campus students. In those circumstances it can be difficult to develop a peer support network … so we’re starting a special group just for you.
So, if you’re a mum to be or you have little [...]

BLACKBOARD IS BACK!

Hi peeps
Was just talking to the guys who run the backend of the Blackboard system and apparently everything is operational again - woohoo!
But if you do encounter a problem, make sure you contact the IT Helpdesk to let them know - give them a call on 6773 5000 as soon as you see any problem!
Ed

BLACKBOARD CURRENTLY HAS ISSUES …

Check out the IT blog for more details:
Problem with MyStudy / Access to units - 24th June 11.00 am
We are currently experiencing problem with the enrolment information for Blackboard online units. Despite being enrolled in units, some students are unable to access units - no links are displayed in the MyStudy tab.
We are working on [...]

WHERE’S ED THIS AFTERNOON [MONDAY JUNE 23 08]

Drop in session at the Student Assist Office in Dixson Library Learning Commons - also available via email/phone (x 2897).

July Residential Schools

Some of you may be getting ready to visit UNE for the mid -year Residential Schools. There are some links in the blogroll and under the Armidale Info that you may find useful.
I’ll add here over the next week or so

Online chat for postgrads today from 1-3pm: check it out!

There will be an online session for Post Graduate Students today (Thursday 19th June 2008)
The Session will run from 1pm to 3pm. Have your questions ready!!
Topic: “How to get the most out of the Supervisor Relationship”
Hosted by Annette Stevenson Senior Counsellor, UNE
To participate click on the link below, enter your UNE username and password and [...]

Student Assist Chat Online today @1pm

There will be an online session for Post Graduate Students today (Thursday 19th June 2008)
The Session will run from 1pm to 3pm. Have your questions ready!!
Topic: “How to get the most out of the Supervisor Relationship”
Hosted by Annette Stevenson Senior Counsellor, UNE
To participate click on the link below, enter your UNE username and password and [...]

Facebook

You may be interested to know that there is a Facebook group for University of New England External Students. You have to join the UNE network first and then the group. Great way to meet people who may be doing the same course or at least going through some of the same experiences studying/working/living/juggling
Worth having [...]

WHERE’S ED TODAY [TUESDAY JUNE 17 2008]

9AM-2PM: STUDENT MEETINGS ALL OVER CAMPUS
2-4PM: STUDENT ASSIST OFFICE - DIXSON LIBRARY LEARNING COMMONS. DROP IN AND SAY HI (GRAB A CHUPA CHUP TOO)

WHERE’S ED THIS AFTERNOON [MONDAY JUNE 16 08]

2-3PM: STUDENT MEETINGS @ MARY WHITE COLLEGE
3-4PM: STUDENT ASSIST OFFICE @ DIXSON LIBRARY

Enjoy the break

Enjoy your break from study over the next couple of weeks and remember to send me your photos of the wild, unusual or the downright ordinary places where you study. Your loungeroom, your local library, your bed, standing up on the bus or train, out in the far paddock on the tractor, in a far [...]

EARN $$ OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK …

If you have days off during the holidays or between lectures this could interest you …
Rural property owners and contractors in the New England area are looking for fit, enthusiastic people to help with their wool harvesting operation. The wool harvesting season commences about the middle of June and goes through to about the middle [...]

Wanted: photos “this is where I study” project

Sitting here in my office in Armidale I find I don’t really know much about our Distance Students and you probably don’t know much about each other….
But I want to know!! I’d love to see some of the places where you do your reading, write your essays, study for your exams. We recently received some [...]