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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As I mentioned in my e-mail yesterday about your new PDA students, the Physics Society have designed a short zoom social event to help us to welcome the new students to the Department. This is particularly
important this year as not only is it the first time that they will meet with their PDAs, but it is also the first time that they will get to meet with some other students from their year. The expectation is that they will work within these student “bubbles”
throughout the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This event should take place at
<b>11am on Monday 14<sup>th</sup> September</b> and <b>last no more than 1 hour</b>. I have attached the instructions and powerpoint produced by the Physics Society to make this event as easy as possible for you to run. As you will see, they have suggested
a couple of simple games and also a time to chat. They have also suggested a number of times that these games can be played, but this is at your discretion and you can choose to do more or less as feels most appropriate on the day. The material should be straightforward,
but it’s helpful to have pre-read it before the meeting and to include the names of the participants on the powerpoint where appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In general, there will be 6 students per group, corresponding to 3 personal development advisers. There is also one group for the new 2<sup>nd</sup> & 3<sup>rd</sup> year students. A copy of the tutorial groups,
together with student e-mails, is available on the i-drive: <span class="MsoHyperlink">
<a href="https://webdrive.strath.ac.uk/idrive/Science/Physics/PDA-FirstYear/PDAs_20-21%20-%201stYear-tutorial-groups-mod.pdf">https://webdrive.strath.ac.uk/idrive/Science/Physics/PDA-FirstYear/PDAs_20-21 - 1stYear-tutorial-groups-mod.pdf</a></span>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ideally all of the PDAs for the group should participate (one as “lead” and the other two taking part in the games) but if you are unable to take part can you please co-ordinate with the other PDAs so that
there is at least one academic in each group. <b>One PDA per group should be responsible for setting up a zoom session for the group and sharing the details with the members of the group.</b>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I know that everyone is very busy at this time of year, now more than ever, but I hope you will appreciate the need for something like this and be able to take part. In the, hopefully unlikely, event that
none of the PDAs in a group is available from 11am-12pm on Monday 14<sup>th</sup> September, please could you see if you have an RA that could help out, or let me know as soon as possible so that we can ensure no students are left stranded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions about the social event, David Lowit
<a href="mailto:david.lowit.2018@uni.strath.ac.uk">david.lowit.2018@uni.strath.ac.uk</a> and Arthur McIntosh
<a href="mailto:morgan.mcintosh.2018@uni.strath.ac.uk">morgan.mcintosh.2018@uni.strath.ac.uk</a> are happy to answer them, and I would like to extend my thanks to them for everything they have done.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any other questions about this, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your support with this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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