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Sarah Hadlow Janette Thompson Grace Mik

Sarah Hadlow Janette Thompson Grace Mik

With: Nottingham Trent University

Role: Collaborative Engagement and Retention Team at NTU

Sarah Hadlow is a Collaborative Engagement and Retention Team Coordinator at Nottingham Trent University. She has experience working for a Student’s Union within the student opportunities department and has worked for NTU to manage student sport participation initiatives. She joined the CERT team in August 2017 to use her experience to support student engagement, progression and attainment.

Janette Thompson is Collaborative Engagement and Retention Manager at Nottingham Trent University.  Having previously worked in the Further Education sector as a Teacher, Personal Tutor, and Teaching and Learning Consultant, she has now worked at NTU for 3 years with a focus on addressing disparities in student progression and attainment and supporting student engagement.

Grace Mik is the Collaborative Engagement and Retention Team Co-ordinator at Nottingham Trent University. She has worked at NTU for 2 years with her role prior to this being an Alumni Volunteering Co-ordinator. As a Graduate in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, she is interested in cultivating strong communities amongst the students and enhancing sense of belonging.

Peer mentoring and welcome workshops

At Nottingham Trent University (NTU), we are seeking to increase engagement and retention through student peer mentoring and the delivery of a new Welcome Workshop. This workshop, has been co-created and co-facilitated by our student mentors, is designed to instil a sense of belonging and student agency in all undergraduate first-years starting in September 2018.