This week is Careers’ Life After Uni Week, Valentine’s Day and LGBT+ History Month events continue.
Monday 10 February: LGBTQ+ community lunch (Medway), Life After Uni Week events and Valentine’s crafts
At Medway campus on Monday, you’re invited to the LGBT+ History Month community lunch at The Deep End (upstairs space). It’s a chance to socialise and meet new friends. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
In your final year and thinking about what’s next? You can join this Life After Uni Week graduation reflection session. There’s also a CV and cover letter online workshop to help you get prepared.
If you live on campus, you can join ResLife Ambassadors Aashvi and Nehi for a creative evening of crafting Valentine’s cards and beautiful origami flowers, perfect for expressing love, friendship or appreciation.
Tuesday 11 February: Crafting for consent with therapy dog and group study appointments
Join the Specialist Wellbeing Team in Nexus as we bring together external support services to spend time crafting for consent. We will have canvas painting, pin badge making, and bracelet making. Come along and create for consent! Special guest Coco the therapy dog will also be making an appearance.
Are you working on a group project or presentation? Do you want to join with a few friends and book a skills appointment you can attend together? The Skills for Academic Success (SAS) team are now offering appointments for small groups between two – four students. For larger groups, get in touch with SAS directly.
Wednesday 12 February: Free LinkedIn headshot, meet the Employability Points team and attend a free lunchtime concert
A professional looking LinkedIn profile is an essential aspect of enhancing your chances of securing graduate employment. Photographer Matt Cook is back to take LinkedIn headshots, free of charge.
Meet with graduate recruitment agencies in Sibson Atrium and find out how they can help you with your search for a graduate job! Recruiters will be attending from Morgan Jones, Hays, Give a Grad a Go and Graduate Mentor CIC.
Come along and meet the Employability Points team in Templeman Library who will explain what the Employability Points scheme is and how it benefits you during your studies and how you can claim Employability Points and apply for rewards this academic year.
Enjoy a free lunchtime concert from alumnus Matthew Sotillo-Cooke in a recital of Schumann’s song-cycle in Colyer-Fergusson Hall.
Thursday 13 February: Drop-in study appointments (Medway), Valentine’s Crafternoon (Medway), LGBTQ+ student and staff lunch and Life After Uni Week drop in advice
The Medway Skills for Academic Success Team will be on hand for drop-in appointments. These are for quick queries; for example, checking referencing or a brief appraisal of the structure/coherence of an assignment.
Paint a mug with us to gift to a loved one, friend, family or just keep for yourself at The Hub’s Valentine’s Crafternoon.
The Staff and Student LGBT+ Networks and Societies have joined up for a joint social and lunch in Rutherford Dining Hall. Come along to meet staff and students from our LGBTQ+ community.
Graduating later this year and want some advice? Careers staff will be present to answer your questions, with space and time to work on your LinkedIn, CV or to help you make a checklist of what to do next.
Friday 14 February: Panel with recent Kent grads and Valentine’s/Anti-Valentine’s activities
In your final year and unsure what to do next? Join this online panel with recent Kent graduates who will answer questions about what their situation was just before graduation and what they did to help them find and secure a graduate role or postgraduate study place. They will offer advice and answer your questions.
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you don’t have a date, don’t worry! Students who live in on-campus accommodation can make a free mocktail in K Bar. There’s also an anti-valentines movie night in Eliot College.
Weekend 15-16 February: LGBTQ+ events
On Saturday there’s an LGBQ+ movie night in Eliot College and on Sunday there’s an online LGBTQ+ Kahoot quiz with catering vouchers for the winners.