OK, here’s how to find your rooms via the Timetabling System (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3kFvYqWuD8) [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3kFvYqWuD8" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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I know everyone’s mind is on Exam results but while you’re waiting here’s a couple of ideas to help get you setup for 2011 (and Summer Semester for that matter): Make sure you have returned your textbooks borrowed from the Library – nasty fine otherwise! Clean out your UNE Webmail Account. At this time of Semester [...]
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Via Lifehacker (one of our favourite blogs!): Tips to avoid procrastination … I Procrastinate Because I Care.
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Over on the Vibe (the floating word cloud in myUNE – here’s a summary video of how it works and why we implemented it), we’ve seen quite a few students saying they feel like they’re falling behind and need to catchup. So thanks to Student Assist and the Academic Skills Office, here’s a bunch of [...]
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Wayne from Services UNE just sent across a bit of info about the 2010 Tax Help Service which is free to students … here’s the details: Get free help with your tax return from a Tax Help volunteer. Are your tax affairs simple? Do you earn less than $40,000? You could be eligible. To find out [...]
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At this time of the Semester we’re often talking to students who need a little help getting their time management skills up to speed. Annette from Student Assist put together the following 26 Tips to get your time management mojo back … 1. Develop a weekly schedule for fixed commitments. Be sure to include times [...]
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Last week, Sonya-Lee from UNEG (the Undergrad Guild) sent through a bunch of tips for new students … you can download “Things We Wished We Knew (PDF) right here or from the New Student Guide (Downloads section). And if you’re not aware what UNEG does, here’s a little video to check out and here’s the [...]
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Thanks to Lifehacker (a great source of tips and tricks) we’ve been pointed towards Trove, basically a search engine of Library resources (powered by the National Library of Australia). Here’s the info from Trove itself: Trove is a new discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians. It supplements what search engines provide. If you are [...]
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In 28 days (at the time of writing) we’ll be welcoming a whole bunch of new UNE students. If you’re an on-campus (or town-based student) it’s important you take the time to attend Orientation and we’re just about to finalise the full program so keep your eyes out. We’ve also just updated the Official Orientation [...]
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I know everyone’s mind is on Exams but if you’re looking for a study break here’s a couple of ideas to help get you setup for Semester 2:
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Judging by our site stats there’s a bunch of students who are feeling pretty stressed at the moment (understandably with Exams just around the corner), so thanks to the Mental Health Information Service (contact details below) here’s 10 Tips to Stress Less … Have the courage to be imperfect Take time for yourself Sign up for that [...]
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Julie Godwin, First Year Advisor for on campus students in the Sciences emails a checklist at this time of year with a list of things students should know/have done by Week 4 in their first semester of study. While it is tailored for on campus (science) freshers, I think some of the tips relate to [...]
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We’ve been talking to students over the past couple of days who’ve experienced the ‘dreaded 20min Webmail timeout’ (where mysteriously while writing you lose everything you’ve done) … actually it’s there for security purposes but if you’re going to write a long email, always do it in a word processor first and then cut and [...]
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The Student Support Team is planning on publishing a monthly essay from a member of the UNE Community focussing on key events throughout the year (getting started, assignments, exams etc). First cab off the rank is Brent Gregory (pictured right), who teaches in Business, Economics and Public Policy. We asked him to put pen to [...]
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If you’re on campus today (Jan 25) here’s where to get food and coffee during the day: Booloominbah is open (until 1.30pm) Campus Essentials is trading as per normal (along with the 2nd hand bookshop) Delimarche is closed … see below for an explanation:
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