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Welcome to the blog!

Hello and welcome to this blog for Business School staff and students. Here you will find news, links and information on business and Learning Centre topics.

 Any comments or opinions on posts will be welcome.

Christmas opening hours

Seasons Greetings to all our students!

All  learning centres will be closed on the following dates over Christmas;
Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st December
Thursday 25th December til Sunday 28th December

Learning centres will open from 9am – 5pm on Monday 22nd – Wednesday 24th December.

Compton and Telford Learning centres will remain closed from Monday 29th December onwards, re-opening on 3rd of January when normal term-time opening hours will apply.

 Harrison and Walsall Learning centres will be open with security staff only at the following times throughout the vacation period;

Monday 29th December -Wednesday 31st December:  9am-5pm

Friday 2nd January: 9am-5pm.

You will be able to study, use PCs and return and borrow items via the auto service machines during these times, on production of a valid University ID card.

For further information please see our web pages. 

Enjoy your break!

Careers Advice and Study Skills at Telford Learning Centre

Careers advice is available at Telford Campus on Mondays and Thursdays between 10am and 4pm. Students can book an hour long session with Bob Almond using the appointments diary outside the careers room, or just drop-in if he is free.

There is also a study skills advisor based at Telford Campus on Thursdays between 11am and 2pm. Students can drop-in, or sign up for a 30 minute slot on the booking form kept on the study skills desk on the top floor of Telford Learning Centre. If you have any enquiries, staff can be contacted on 01902 323983.

Using MFD’s to print and photocopy

From Friday 14th November only multi-functional devices (MFD’s) will be used for printing in Compton Learning Centre. The HP Laserjet printers currently in use will be removed over the next few days.  Please ensure you have activated your Print/Copy card on the Pcounter top-up machines and have enough credit to print what you require. You must have this cardwith you in order to retrieve any print jobs that you send to the MFD’s.

Staff in the learning centre will be happy to advise on the printing facilities, and there is further information on the IT Services web pages.

Changes to Study Skills sessions at Compton LC

The bookable sessions with Study Skills Advisors at Compton Learning Centre have been re-scheduled. From week beginning 3rd November 2008, appointments will be available between the following times:

 Wednesdays 2 – 5pm 

 Thursdays 12.20 – 6.50pm

Those of you with appointments already booked for next week have been e-mailed details of your adjusted time slots, but please visit the Information Helpdesk in the Learning Centre if you wish to re-arrange your appointment.

Careers Advice

Unsure of your next move?

A careers advisor is available at Compton Learning Centre every Tuesday afternoon during term time between 1.30 and 4.30pm.

You can book a half hour session at the Information Helpdesk in the Learning Centre, or by  telephoning 01902 3642.

The Careers and Employment Service website contains lots of useful information and may be worth exploring if you are contemplating your future career path or considering further postgraduate study.

 

Welcome!

Welcome to all students of the University of Wolverhampton Business School, both new and returning. Compton Learning centre has undergone some refurbishment over the summer months so may look a little different, but staff are on hand to answer any queries you may have. Further information on learning centres and the services we provide can be found on our web page.

The opening hours for Compton, Harrison, Telford and Walsall learning centres are as follows;

Mon-Thurs  8.45am – 7.45pm (7.45pm – 12.00 midnight – extended hours*)

Fri 8.45am – 6.45pm

Sat 1.30pm – 5.30pm

Sun 1.30pm – 5.30pm (5.30pm – 9.30pm extended hours at Harrison and Walsall only*)

*Limited service staffed by Support & Security Assistants – only available to those with a valid University ID card.