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If that comes as a surprise to you, you should probably read the letter of acceptance again.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/acceptance-rejection-standby-what-to-do-when-you-receive-a-reply-on-your-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acceptance, rejection, standby: What to do when you receive a reply on your application<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You only have six days to make up your mind, so if you\u2019re sure that you\u2019re going to accept the offer, be sure to confirm your spot as soon as possible via myKU. The deadline is July 31.<\/p>\n<h2>August 15: The Student Council\u2019s intro event<\/h2>\n<p>If you just can\u2019t wait to get started on your new life as a student and meet all your fellow students, don\u2019t worry, the <secret text=\"University of Copenhagen's student body association. 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On Monday September 2 the summer and the intro parties are over and it\u2019s time to bury your head in your texts books and enjoy the quiet, contemplative atmosphere of the study hall (until the first Friday bar that is). Your first semester at University of Copenhagen kicks off.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all students will start the semester on September 2, and there may not be any lectures planned on that day, either. Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/kurser.ku.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">course catalogue<\/a>: Find you courses and get the details by clinking on \u2018se skema\u2019 on the right-hand side.<\/p>\n<h2>September 30: Remember to apply for the Educational Grant<\/h2>\n<p>As a new student at the university you may be entitled to receive the state\u2019s educational grant starting in September. But the money won\u2019t just magically appear in your bank account come September. You have to apply for it yourself. You can apply for the grant one month prior to the month you are first entitled to the grant at the earliest. That means you can apply for the grant on August 1 if you want to ensure that you will receive it in September.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/su-for-international-students-how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SU for international students \u2013 how to apply<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you want to make sure that you don\u2019t miss out on the money that you are entitled to receive in September, you have to apply no later than September 30. You can apply via <a href=\"https:\/\/nemlog-in.dk\/login.aspx\/noeglekort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MinSU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 and then of course there are all the dates specific to your individual programme. Intro week, parties, and lots of other events are detailed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/studies.ku.dk\/bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Copenhagen<\/a>\u2019s website under your faculty and programme.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ArticleEnd"},{"acf_fc_layout":"ExternalPromo","style":"printed_paper","headline":"Follow University Post on Facebook","twitter_feed":null,"image":{"ID":88684,"id":88684,"title":"37232","filename":"37232-e1561706289599.png","filesize":75,"url":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/studiestart\/attachment\/37232\/","alt":"","author":"71","description":"sort firkant","caption":"","name":"37232","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":87422,"date":"2019-06-28 07:17:44","modified":"2019-07-18 14:15:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":50,"height":25,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","thumbnail-width":50,"thumbnail-height":25,"medium":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","medium-width":50,"medium-height":25,"medium_large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","medium_large-width":50,"medium_large-height":25,"large":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","large-width":50,"large-height":25,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","1536x1536-width":50,"1536x1536-height":25,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","2048x2048-width":50,"2048x2048-height":25,"featured-soft":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","featured-soft-width":50,"featured-soft-height":25,"featured-hard":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","featured-hard-width":50,"featured-hard-height":25,"narrow":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","narrow-width":50,"narrow-height":25,"extended":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/37232-e1561706289599.png","extended-width":50,"extended-height":25}},"external_link":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\/","cta":"Find us here"},{"acf_fc_layout":"OtherStories","headline":"","hand_picked_posts":false,"references":[{"reference":{"ID":90084,"post_author":"67","post_date":"2019-07-29 09:18:54","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-29 07:18:54","post_content":"It's one thing to master a Chemistry 101 book in high school, and something else entirely to be carpet bombed with advanced terminology and abstract scientific concepts developed by the greatest minds in the field of science.\r\n\r\nTransitioning from high school to university can be a difficult experience. Especially, when trying to follow a string of complicated arguments that would make most people feel stupid and want to run away screaming.\r\n\r\nHave courage! University Post spoke with two famous authors of scientific texts at University of Copenhagen, Head of the soon to be defunct MCC (Department of Media, Cognition and Communication), Maja Horst, and professor of astrophysics, Anja C. Andersen, about battling and conquering scientific literature.\r\n\r\nHere are their best tips:\r\n<h2>You\u2019re going to feel stupid in the beginning \u2013 that\u2019s okay<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen: <\/strong>\u00bbIn high school you only read books. At the university level you have to actually comprehend them. You\u2019ll find yourself having to read paragraphs over and over again, before you finally get it. It took me a long time to get used to that when I was a student myself.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbThe best way to make sure you understand a concept is to explain it to yourself, a friend, or even just your bedroom wall. You\u2019re going to feel stupid in the beginning \u2013 and that\u2019s okay. Studying at a university is hard. It\u2019s a lot of work.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Don\u2019t try to understand every single sentence<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Maja Horst: <\/strong>\u00bbWhen I started at Political Science, I could maybe finish six pages at a time, because I wasn\u2019t used to reading scientific literature in English. And I only managed that with a clear mind.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbAt first, don\u2019t try to understand every single sentence, not if you\u2019re in the Humanities or Political Science anyway. If I read the same passage twice without comprehending it, I quickly move on.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbA good piece of advice would be to get an overview of the text and it\u2019s various parts first. Then you have to pace yourself so you can identify the key passages and return to them later or ask a question during the lecture. And please remember, you don\u2019t have to understand every single thing. It\u2019s better to read all 50 pages than it is to read only the ten that you comprehend.\u00ab\r\n<blockquote>If you\u2019re scheduled to meet with your study group there\u2019s an automatic pressure to do the reading. It\u2019ll help you realize that your favourite show on Netflix will have to wait.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Anja C. Andersen, professor of astrophysics<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbPart of the training is to identify the most important parts of a text \u2013 the parts that you then read again and again in order to understand them \u2013 and the parts you can skim. If you have to read every single page and understand every sentence at a profound level, you will only get through five pages, and then the semester is over and you\u2019re in trouble.\u00ab\r\n<h2>A little elbow grease goes a long way<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Maja Horst: <\/strong>\u00bbIf your attitude is that you just have to finish your homework and read for a couple of hours, you\u2019re in trouble.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbThink about it like it\u2019s a regular day job. You start at 8:30 a.m. and work for seven and a half hours. Then you\u2019re done by 4:30-5 p.m. if you squeeze in lunch as well. Working isn\u2019t all fun all the time. Sometimes you just have to get it done even if you don\u2019t really want to. That\u2019s part of student life as well.\u00ab\r\n\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbThe only tool you have available is elbow grease. You have to sit down, turn on your study lamp, and get cracking.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Don\u2019t study when you\u2019re tired<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbI\u2019m a better reader in the morning. I\u2019m always getting distracted \u2013 I need to water my plants, I need to get lunch, time for dinner \u2013 and before I know it the day is over and I'm tired. Some people work better in the evening or at night, and I envy them, but the only thing that works for me is to go to bed early, set my alarm, and get to work in the morning.\u00ab\r\n\r\n<strong>Maja Horst:<\/strong> \u00bbReading is actually my least favourite part of my job because it wears me out. That means I have to do my reading with a clear mind. Thinking that you can do your reading before bed is not going to work. You may as well not even bother.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Make the best of good days<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbSome days you feel inspired, and other days you feel zapped. On the days you feel inspired, be sure to get a lot of reading done. That way your off-days won\u2019t seem like such a waste of time. If you take advantage of your good days, you won\u2019t fall behind. I can\u2019t count on two hands how many summer, Christmas, and Easter breaks I\u2019ve spent catching up on my reading, because I\u2019ve fallen behind. It's a real bummer.\u00ab\r\n<blockquote>Thinking that you can do your reading before bed is not going to work.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Maja Horst, Head of MCC<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<h2>Cultivate good habits, set goals for yourself<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Maja Horst:<\/strong> \u00bbYou have to set clear goals in terms of your reading schedule and it\u2019s important to cultivate good habits, so you don\u2019t go around feeling guilty all the time.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbPostpone everything that can distract you, and if that\u2019s not possible at home, go somewhere else. Many students study outside of their homes. I think that\u2019s a great idea. I used to study at home a lot, and that tended to dissolve the boundaries between work and pleasure.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt is of course important that you take breaks, but be sure to follow you schedule. I usually take a break to make myself a cup of coffee. If it\u2019s hard for me to get back to work, I make a another one. But that\u2019s it. No more than two coffee breaks at a time. That\u2019s about ten minutes.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbWhen you set goals for yourself, they act as rewards as well. \u2018If I finish reading this text, I will allow myself to do something that I like afterwards\u2019.\u00ab\r\n\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbHabits and routines change over time. I had a schedule that worked for me until I had children, and then it didn\u2019t work for me anymore. People change a lot in their twenties, so don\u2019t assume that your work routine during the first semester will work throughout your studies. It\u2019s important to be aware of what works for you.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Get a study group<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbBeing part of good study groups helped me tremendously. It\u2019s hard having to pull yourself up by your bootstraps all the time, and you easily fall into the trap of excusing yourself. \u2018Oh, well. I didn\u2019t finish this today, but I will finish it tomorrow\u2019. If you\u2019re scheduled to meet with your study group there\u2019s an automatic pressure to do the reading. It\u2019ll help you realize that your favourite show on Netflix will have to wait.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt\u2019s good to feel part of a community, in terms of your social life but also to draw on other people\u2019s skills. If you\u2019re having trouble understanding something, maybe a fellow student in your study group can help you out. Maybe they need help with something that you comprehend. That way you can work together towards fully understanding the text.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Take notes in your text book (if allowed)<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Maja Horst:<\/strong> \u00bbI usually use a marker to highlight passages. That way they are easier to find at a later point.\u00ab\r\n\r\n\u00bbI had a book once that was really important to my research \u2013 <em>Science in Action<\/em> by Bruno Latour \u2013 that I had read four times with a marker in hand. At some point a colleague of mine borrowed it and subsequently lost it. He bought me a new copy, but now I can\u2019t find my way around it anymore.\u00ab\r\n<blockquote>You easily fall into the trap of excusing yourself. \u2018Oh, well. I didn\u2019t finish this today, but I will finish it tomorrow\u2019.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Anja C. Andersen, professor of astrophysics<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\u00bbActually, I think it\u2019s a better idea to underline key passages and then write up a short summary detailing the central concepts afterwards. It works better than trying to write everything down as you go along.\u00ab\r\n\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbI like reading in a physical copy of a book, and I like taking notes in the margin. When writing in hand I seem to remember things better. Memory works in different ways but mine is very visual. I like to make drawings. I always remember the doodle in the corner of a page. But please experiment here and find out what works for you.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Ask your professor<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Maja Horst:<\/strong> \u00bbYour professor or lecturer should be able to explain to you why you\u2019re reading a particular text. This is good to know. Knowing that it\u2019s on the syllabus is not enough. You need to know why it\u2019s there in the first place. So, if your professor doesn\u2019t automatically tell you this, be sure to ask.\u00ab\r\n<h2>Cherish the joy of reading<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Anja C. Andersen:<\/strong> \u00bbIt\u2019s important that reading is an interesting pursuit to you. You\u2019ve picked a field to study. Of course, some courses will have you saying \u2018do I really have to go through with this?\u2019 but you need to trust that there\u2019s a point to all of this and that it will become apparent sooner or later. So when you read something exciting or fun, be sure to cherish that moment \u2013 the joy of learning something new.\u00ab\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n","post_title":"How to read a book at university","post_excerpt":"It's easy to feel discouraged when faced with dense scientific tomes loaded with complicated information that few people understand. We asked two professors and authors for study tips. Here are 10.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"10-tips-on-how-to-read-a-book","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-08-22 10:14:37","post_modified_gmt":"2023-08-22 08:14:37","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=90084\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"reference":{"ID":89607,"post_author":"70","post_date":"2019-07-10 10:08:48","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-10 08:08:48","post_content":"If you\u2019re enrolling at University of Copenhagen this coming fall prepare to be greeted by a group of highly motivated tutors who are planning to give you the very best introduction to your new life as a student. Few people are aware of how much time and effort tutors put into arranging the best possible start for new students. But what exactly does the job as a tutor entail, and what can incoming freshmen expect from the intro week at the university?\r\n\r\nUniversity Post sat down with a handful of tutors from different faculties at University of Copenhagen who have agreed to shed some light on what it means to be a tutor and how the intro week events are planned.\n<!-- end of module 1 -->\n<h2>Political Science and Social Sciences<\/h2>\r\nThe Department of Political Science covers both Political Science as well as Social Sciences, and the new students in both programs will be spending their intro week together. And Political Science and Social Sciences takes the cake in terms of numbers: no less than <strong>120 tutors<\/strong> (!) will be welcoming approximately <strong>350 new students<\/strong> by the end of August.\r\n\r\nThe enormous staff of tutors held their first planning meeting in February and in March they spent a weekend in G\u00f8rl\u00f8se getting acquainted with each other. Part of the process of preparing involved each individual tutor reflecting on his or her own intro week as part of the \u2018tutor workshop\u2019 held by the student counselling office.\r\n<blockquote>It was kind of like a radio talk show. We sat down and discussed the various issues and dilemmas you encounter as a tutor.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Ida Holm S\u00f8rensen, tutor<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\u00bbWe had to reflect on our own experiences, the good as well as the stressful ones, and how we as tutors can take that into consideration when trying to give the new students the best possible start. It was kind of like a radio talk show. We sat down and discussed the various issues and dilemmas you encounter as a tutor. We are well prepared to take on the role as tutors and do a great job,\u00ab says Ida Holm S\u00f8rensen who is gearing up for her second year as a tutor.\r\n\r\nIntro week and the tasks of the tutors differ from one department to another. At the Department of Political Science, a small group within the tutor body coordinate the intro week, and they already started planning in December 2018. They met with the head of the department to determine the structure of the intro week events.\r\n\r\n<em>What is the workload like?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbIncoming students are divided into eight core teams, and each core team is attached to a group of usually about 15 tutors. The tutors are responsible for decorating the classrooms where the students will have their base during intro week, and they also prepare a roster of fun activities for the new students,\u00ab says Ida Holm S\u00f8rensen who helps coordinate the intro week events.\n<!-- end of module 2 -->\nIn addition, every tutor is a part of <strong>two to three subcommittees<\/strong> that plan most of the events. There\u2019s a food committee that organizes lunch during the intro week, and there\u2019s a committee in charge of the traditional <strong>Political Game<\/strong> which the new students will be competing in during intro week.\r\n\r\nIda Holm S\u00f8rensen won\u2019t go into too much detail in terms of what incoming students will experience during intro week \u2013 many of the traditional events are kept secret so they are more fun for the students.\r\n\r\n\u00bbI can, however, reveal that we have songs that we love to sing, we have legendary stories about program alumni, as well as mysteries and secrets about Centre for Health and Society (CSS in Danish),\u00ab says Ida Holm S\u00f8rensen.\r\n\r\n<em>Why is the best thing about being a tutor?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbGetting to know other students from other core teams and other classes is awesome. And it\u2019s a really cool experience to be a part of getting this whole project off the ground. It\u2019s very time consuming and you have to put a lot of energy into it, but when everything works out and the intro week is an amazing experience for the new students, it\u2019s totally worth it.\u00ab\n<!-- end of module 3 -->\n<h2>Prehistoric Archaeology<\/h2>\r\nAmanda Blankensteiner just wrapped up the fourth semester of her bachelor\u2019s degree and this fall if you\u2019re enrolling in <strong>Linguistics<\/strong>, <strong>Prehistoric<\/strong> or <strong>Classical<\/strong> <strong>Archeology<\/strong> \u2013 the three programs organize a joint intro week and intro camp experience \u2013 you are guaranteed to meet her. Amanda will be working as a tutor for the second time and together with the rest of the team of tutors at Prehistoric Archeology, she has been working hard sin early May to plan the intro week events.\r\n\r\n<em>How do you prepare for the arrival of the new students?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbWe held a series of meetings in June, where we tried to plan as much as possible in advance. That way we can take the month of July off and then we\u2019re back at it in early August. We will be getting everything ready, stocking up on materials, and hashing out the details of the events as well as the intro camp. Finally, there are certain mandatory aspects like a <strong>first aid course<\/strong> and <strong>tutor training day<\/strong>,\u00ab says Amanda Blankensteiner.\r\n<blockquote>They will be getting dirt on their hands when we visit a real excavation site.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Amanda Blankensteiner, tutor<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\nAt Prehistoric Archeology the tutors are typically issued a set of practical tasks. For instance, Amanda Blankensteiner is responsible for scheduling a bus for the intro camp (someone has to do it, and the quicker the better!), reserving a cafeteria at Campus South as well as Caf\u00e9 M\u00f8destedet for the intro week events, as well as ordering alcoholic beverages for the intro camp.\r\n\r\n<em>Can you reveal what the new students can expect during the intro week?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbThey will be getting acquainted with some of [secrettext face=\"the most beautiful museums in Copenhagen\" text=\"Among them the National Museum of Denmark, Glyptoteket, and Thorvaldsens Museum.\"], they will be getting dirt on their hands when we visit a real <strong>excavation site<\/strong>, they will get a look behind the scenes at Ark\u00e6ologisk V\u00e6rksted, meet their professors and fellow students, and finally they will participate in a real adventure of an intro camp which we guarantee will be a historic experience.\u00ab\r\n<h2>History<\/h2>\r\nAnother program under the SAXO Institute and one of the major fields in the Faculty of Humanities is History. Here 16 tutors are ready to welcome the new students (three so-called SAXO tutors and 13 program tutors). This year one of them is [secretimage face=\"Maria Greibe\" imageid=\"89428\"].\r\n\r\n<em>Why did you decide to become a tutor?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbAs a tutor, you have an opportunity to make a difference and influence new students\u2019 desire and motivation to stay in their program \u2013 and I think tutors do a great job of handling that responsibility,\u00ab says Maria Greibe.\n<!-- end of module 4 -->\nFor the History tutors planning started in April: \u00bbSo many things have to come together. If we do our best to prepare well ahead of time, we can spend more time and energy on the new students when the semester kicks off which is our most important task.\u00ab\r\n\r\nAt History they have a very special tradition which new students will experience during the intro camp: <strong>Kildeskattejagten<\/strong> (in English \u201cthe treasure hunt for reliable sources\u201d), a light introduction to academic methodology in the field of history which students will be taking on their first semester.\r\n\r\n\u00bb<em>Kildeskattejagten<\/em> is an academic activity where tutors dress up in costumes an act as living witnesses to history. The new students then have to use these sources in order to solve academic riddles pertaining to the theme of the intro camp,\u00ab says Maria Greibe.\r\n<h2>Theatre and performance studies<\/h2>\r\nFrom history and archaeology to performance theory. At the Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, the tutors from Theatre and Performance Studies are gearing up to welcoming the new students. Here the team of tutors consists of <strong>four head tutors<\/strong> who are in charge of all the practicalities \u2013 from administration to accounting \u2013 and <strong>seven supplementary tutors<\/strong> who help during the intro week and intro camp. One of them is first-time tutor [secretimage face=\"Amanda H\u00f8jbjerg Jacobsen\" imageid=\"89429\"] who is on her third semester of her bachelor\u2019s degree.\r\n\r\nJust like the other tutors at the Faculty of Humanities, the theatre tutors have been planning intro week since spring. In May they planned visits from professors and former students who will be addressing the new students during intro week.\n<!-- end of module 5 -->\n\u00bbWe have strived to get as many of the practical tasks as possible out of the way in May and June. That includes renting a lodge for the intro camp (\u2026) we\u2019ve also compiled a [secrettext face=\"<strong>freshmen folder<\/strong>\" text=\"Information about intro weeks events and other relevant material for incoming students\"] with important information for the new students which is available at kunet.ku.dk,\u00ab says Amanda H\u00f8jbjerg Jacobsen.\r\n\r\n<em>Are there any traditions in your program that you will be exposing the new students to?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbTraditionally the new students are in charge of planning the annual <strong>Christmas cabaret<\/strong> which consists of performances and parodies based on people in the program and certain situations that have arisen over the course of the semester. It\u2019s always a lot of fun because we\u2019re a small program and everyone knows everyone, so most people will get the jokes and references,\u00ab says Amanda H\u00f8jbjerg Jacobsen.\r\n\r\nHowever, there are also certain traditions at the Theatre and Performance Studies program that only students are privy to.\n<!-- end of module 6 -->\n<h2>Theology<\/h2>\r\nThe Faculty of Theology is home to one program which is \u2013 surprise! \u2013 Theology. If you\u2019re enrolling in Theology after the summer break you will be greeted by <strong>20 tutors<\/strong> who are ready to create a unique intro week for you. One of them is [secretimage face=\"Carina Meier\" imageid=\"89446\"]\u00a0who is a first-time tutor this year. She enrolled at the faculty last year herself, and she vividly recalls the experience of being a new student.\r\n\r\n\u00bbStarting as a new student can be a nerve-racking experience. Last year, I witnessed first hand how wonderful it is to be greeted by a group of nice people and a well-organized intro week plan to combat the nerves. My greatest wish is to ensure that the new students have a great intro week, just like the one I had,\u00ab says Carina Meier.\r\n\r\nJust like their South Campus neighbours from History, the tutors at Theology have been planning since April. Most of the work was completed before the summer break, and the finishing touches to the schedule will be made in the final weeks of the break, when all the tutors meet up for a <strong>tutor weekend<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nThis is a feature common to all tutor groups across the university faculties. They all gather for a weekend trip prior to the intro week, so they can get to know each other before they start their work.\r\n\r\n\u00bbIt\u2019s important to foster a <strong>sense of community<\/strong> within the tutor group, so we participate in various social activities during these preliminary meetings. It\u2019s also a great way to get to know your fellow students who are ahead or behind you in your studies,\u00ab says Carina Meier.\n<!-- end of module 7 -->\n<h2>Law<\/h2>\r\nAt the Faculty of Law, <strong>54 tutors and three coordinators<\/strong> are gearing up to greet the new students this year. As is the case with Political Science and Social Sciences, coordinators at Law have been planning since late last fall. At the Faculty of Law tutoring work is divided into a spring and a fall session. And apropos fostering a sense of community, the spring session typically involves subjecting the tutors to the same schedule of social activities that the incoming students are presented with in August.\r\n<blockquote>Our philosophy is that a strong sense of community is beneficial to academic competence, and it also provides the new students with motivation to work with law.\r\n<p class=\"quotee\">Louise Heidtmann, coordinator<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\u00bbDuring the spring we host<strong> three evening courses<\/strong> where tutors are instructed in how to perform their duties. They also learn what it\u2019s like to be a new student at the university by building social relations in teams,\u00ab says Louise Heidtmann, who is coordinating this year\u2019s intro week at the faculty. She has served as a tutor twice in the past.\r\n\r\nThe month of August is typically a busy time for tutors when everything they have learned over the course of the spring is applied in reality when planning the intro week.\r\n\r\nAt Law, the tutors believe that social bonds strengthen academic competency among students, so the tutors are very invested in fostering a sense of community among the new students from the beginning. The friendships and bonds between the tutors themselves serve as inspiration for the new students.\r\n\r\n\u00bbThe best thing about being a tutor is providing new students with a good understanding of what it\u2019s like to be a student here and at the same time dispel with some of the preconceived notions about the faculty and law students. Our philosophy is that a strong sense of community is beneficial to academic competence, and it also provides the new students with motivation to work with law. It is our job to make sure that the new students are adequately prepared in this regard,\u00ab says Louise Heidtmann.\n<!-- end of module 8 -->\n<em>Are there any traditions that tutors make sure to honour when greeting the new students?<\/em>\r\n\r\n\u00bbTraditionally there\u2019s an intro song written by the tutors, but many of the traditions are revised and improvement upon following intro week,\u00ab says Louise Heidtmann.\r\n\r\nPicking out just one is hard task, but Louise Heidtmann is also quick to point out that the tutors at Law have a good relationship to various student body organizations. 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