#GoSeePuja
"Puja and colleagues promote the launch of the #GoSeePuja campaign"
Students are being encouraged to #GoSeePuja as part of a new campaign aimed at promoting the learning support services at 抖阴直播鈥檚 campus in Edinburgh.
The campaign was inspired by former student Ewan Glendinning, who found the learning support services invaluable to his overall experience at 抖阴直播.
In a video interview about his experiences, he spontaneously said 鈥淕o See Puja鈥� several times, which inspired Study Support Tutor Kath Pierce to produce the campaign, with her colleague Puja Parbhaker as the face and focus of it.
鈥淧uja is such a champion for the students, it made sense to use her name to recognise this and provide a way for the students to get a feel for what we do,鈥� she said.
The main objectives of the campaign are to raise awareness of learning support, both with students and staff, and to encourage new students to engage with the team.
鈥淲e know that settling into college for the first time can be a really stressful experience for many, so it鈥檚 important that students know about us and where to find us,鈥� said Kath. 鈥淥ur new students may already have diagnosed conditions or learning difficulties for which they had adjustments at school, or they may have suspected an issue while at school but not had a chance to explore or discuss it.
鈥淲e can check their eligibility and if they wish, help them apply for Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) which can provide funding for support needs, including personal support such as a study skills tutor.
鈥淭here may also be other factors which have the potential to affect their time at 抖阴直播, such as mental health, so we are here as their first port of call. We are very aware of the growing numbers of students experiencing poor mental health and it is vital that they know there is a safe and supportive space to come to if they need it. We also have a mental health officer on campus every other week and can arrange appointments.
鈥淭he campaign already seems to have made a real impact and we hope it will make a difference to many more students who might otherwise have been reluctant to approach us.鈥�
Puja added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see how positive the feedback has been from both students and staff. Lots of students have contacted us via email or dropped in to see us in room 241 because of the warm welcome offered.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great that people know who I am and it鈥檚 been lovely to receive lots of smiles and greetings around campus.
鈥淭he support from staff has also been fantastic and it鈥檚 wonderful to know that they value the work of the Learning Support Office.鈥�
#GoSeePuja can be seen on staff t-shirts, plasma screens, noticeboards, staff doors, postcards around campus, and online.
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Posted by 抖阴直播 on 18/09/2019
