http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/ SAC Student Recruitment News en-gb Copyright SAC http://www.sac.ac.uk/resources/treatments/common/logo_rss.gif http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/ SAC recently hosted a visit by the Minister for Schools and Skills to its Ayr campus at Auchincruive. Mrs Maureen Watt, MSP for North East Scotland, expressed an interest in visiting the campus after meeting staff and students at the Royal Highland Show, Ingliston in June. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/ministervisit/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/ministervisit/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:23:17 +0000 SAC again this year attended the Higher Options Careers event in October held in Cork, in the Republic of Ireland. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/recruitmentincork/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/recruitmentincork/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:24:35 +0000 Following on from the successful Horticulture and Garden Design Taster Day, run in conjunction with Adult Learners week in May, SAC Aberdeen held another taster day on 1st September 2007. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/aberdeenteastersuccess/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/aberdeenteastersuccess/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:57:00 +0000 This October, SAC's Ayr campus saw the launch of SAC's new course in Green Technology, which focuses on the development of renewable resources in rural areas. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/greentechnologyatayr/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/greentechnologyatayr/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:21 +0000 National Green Day took place on 3 November and was centred around a large environmental consumer fair in Glasgow's George Square. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/nationalgreenday/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/nationalgreenday/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:04 +0000 SAC staff and students once again threw themselves into charity activity in November, and raised a substantial amount of money for Children in Need. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/childreninneed2007/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/childreninneed2007/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:24:20 +0000 This summer staff at SAC Edinburgh have been involved in interviewing S6 pupils in many Lothian Schools as part of the Lothian Equal Access Programme for Schools (LEAPS). http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/LEAPS/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/LEAPS/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:25:14 +0000 We're delighted to announce that Claire Morrison, Student Recruitment and Admissions Officer based at the Edinburgh campus, has been awarded the Sir Stephen Watson Prize. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/sirstephenwatsonprize/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/sirstephenwatsonprize/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:25:02 +0000 The 10th of September saw the arrival of the new 1st years at the Edinburgh campus. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/freshersweek/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/freshersweek/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:23:41 +0000 Visit SAC's Learning homepage at the moment and you will find yourself challenged to our new "Test your knowledge" quiz. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/sacquiz/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/sacquiz/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:25:36 +0000 On Wednesday 28th November, 50 pupils from S2 AT Dyce Academy visited SAC Aberdeen for a mini taster day. The visit was run in conjunction with ASPIRENorth as part of their Widening Participation programme. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/dycetasterday/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/dycetasterday/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:25:25 +0000 To further develop its working relationship with the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET) and the Royal Northern Countryside Initiative (RNCI), the Trust's Countryside Initiative Project Officers have been visiting each campus this Autumn to talk about the work it does with schools and the wider public. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/RHEToncampus/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/RHEToncampus/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:23:29 +0000 SAC holds Open Days and events regularly throughout the year to enable you to come and visit us and learn more about your options for study at SAC, whatever your circumstances. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/opendaysandevents/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/opendaysandevents/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:23:54 +0000 SAC has secured a profile on the EducationUK and EducationUKScotland web sites once again this year. The web site is used by thousands of international students as a reference source when investigating study opportunities in the UK. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/internationalupdate/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/internationalupdate/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:24:47 +0000 A group of BSc/BSc (Hons) Agriculture students from SAC Ayr Campus had a field trip to visit Auchenbainzie Farm situated in the hills near Thornhill. Although the Agriculture course is an academic programme, relating the learning to real situations and involvement with industry are concepts integral to the course. http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/auchenbainziefarmvisit/ http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning/newsandevents/studentrecruitmentnews/newsdecember2007/auchenbainziefarmvisit/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:25:48 +0000