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Hello and welcome to strive.
My name is Professor iwi Ugyabi Green and
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I'm the academic director of the STRIVE
programme.
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I really hope that you enjoy engaging
with all the amazing opportunities that
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this wonderful programme of support to
enhance your student success has to offer
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you.
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My mission as academic director of the
programme is to build on our success
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today in supporting over 350 racially
diverse students across Manchester
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Metropolitan University.
We can help you achieve your personal and
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professional development goals.
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Students on the programme have gone on to
achieve amazing outcomes and evaluation
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of the programme has determined that it
has a statistically significant positive
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impact on students for module performance
and overall results.
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We know from reflections,
from the students on the programme that
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it's contributed to many of the students
achieving a first or a two 1°
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classification. Most importantly,
Strive enables you to engage in learning
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that develops your academic and study
skills, your employability.
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Provides opportunities for you to
celebrate your culture and identity
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whilst learning about that of others.
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You have the chance to gain
certifications,
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the digital badge and rise points which
go on your academic transcript.
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Our brilliant strife host events enable
you to engage in interesting workshops on
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a range of different subjects and to meet
other students from across the university.
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Our popular socials provide an
opportunity for you to make new friends,
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have some free foods.
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And some downtime from your studies.
And finally,
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if you're interested in becoming a
student leader on the programme,
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you have an amazing opportunity until the
7th of December to become a strive leader.
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This is a paid role and you can find out
more information on the link below.
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Finally,
I just want to say good luck to everybody
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and I really look forward to meeting you
at one of our events. Thank you.