Date: Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 2:32 AM
Subject: Problems with the University of Sunderland - Students Union member: 13054/Fwd: Reminder/Fwd: Reminder/Fwd: Files from 2004/05/Fwd: Line-manager for Mr. Leslie Brown
To: ussu@sunderland.ac.uk
Hi,
I studied at the University of Sunderland, in 2004/05, at the Study abroad programme, and at Bachelor Computing.
My home university, Oslo University College, and the study-loan bank, (Lånekassa), in Norway, were 'messing' with me, so I got the study-loan, four months late, in January 2005.
So I had ran out of money, in the months before this, and I lost focus of my studies due to this, and my sister, Pia Ribsskog, and her friend from Norway, and their two children insisted on visiting me, at the Forge, the whole Christimas and New Year-holiday, 2004, so I couldn't get any work done, on my Final Year Module-project, since my sister and her friends kids, always used my computer, at my room, so I had to sit in the lounge, instead of working on my Final Year Project.
So in the end, I was so lagged, with my studies, that I found out, I had no chance of getting all of the modules done, on time.
So I choose to try to find a job, in London, in stead.
After the University, said me and my flat-mates, (two female students from Italy and Spain, Federica Mauro and Rosario Gonzales, I think their names were), had to move, to another flat, at the Forge, at the beginning of February 2005.
I thought that sounded stress-ful, (since I remembered how it was, in the first flat, with conflicts and lot's of energy and time, to get to know, and deal with, each others quirky sides, or what it's called).
Also, the alarm, in our part of the Forge, was started, by some students, on the upper floors, I think, more or less every night, for weeks.
So I also have a complaint against the University, for the alarm, and that we had to move etc.
Also, I wanted to have my own appartment, when I got to Sunderland, but I had to live at the Forge, even if I was 34 years old, at the time.
After I found a job, in Liverpool, in 2005, I've contacted the University, and try to get a payment-arrangement set up.
I've sent a form about this, to the University.
But they haven't replied.
Also, I got the best score, on the initial English-test, for study abroad students.
But, the university don't want to send a document, with my grade on it, on the English-test.
Even if that would be an advantage, I think, if I wanted to show I had language-skills.
Also, the University don't want to send a statement showing the grades I had, on the test I had in modules like E-commerce, etc.
The University don't want to send me anything at all, showing that I studied there.
So I was wondering if it was anything you could do about this?
Since I've contacted a lot of people working at the University, with no result.
I have a USSU Gold-membership, from 2004/05 with you, FullTime, Year 3, Study abroad programme, member number: 13054.
Hope you can please give me some help with this!
Would have been fun to have the result of the inital English-test, showing that I got the best grade, (A or 1, or what it was again).
I also was at your club, a few times, at the new campus, and I was a lot of the sports centre, to relax from the problems with the study loan being delayed, etc.
Hope you have the chance to have a look at this!
Best regards,
Erik Ribsskog
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From:
Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:35 PM
Subject: Reminder/Fwd: Reminder/Fwd: Files from 2004/05/Fwd: Line-manager for Mr. Leslie Brown
To:
sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk
Hi,
I can't see that I've recieved an answer to this e-mail.
Would it be easier for you, to please send me a copy of my files, if I try to do this, through the student union, which I was a member of, when I studied at the university?
Thank you very much in advance for your reply.
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
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From:
Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: Reminder/Fwd: Files from 2004/05/Fwd: Line-manager for Mr. Leslie Brown
To: Sue Reece <
sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk>
Hi,
yes, I agree that my tone maybe wasn't fine, but I'm from Norway, so I'm not so into the tone in the UK eighter, and thought he was pulling my leg, since he spoke about high-school grades.
But I apologise for this!
I think this sounds strange, that you don't keep test-results on file, and that you haven't got any files from my other tests in your archives.
Like I wrote as an example, what if an employee in a job-interview wants to know why one didn't have the language-module on the university, since this is normal for study abroad students.
Then one would have wanted a documentation of that one got the best grade, to document this, as to explain why one didn't take the language-module.
I don't buy your explanation, what if I wanted to document why I didn't follow an English-module as a Study Abroad student?
I think you should keep test-results like that, and I think it's strange that you as an academic University don't reason like that yourselves.
Are you sure that you aren't just pulling my leg, (again)?
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Sue Reece
<sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk> wrote:
Dear Erik
I have been informed that you have been in communication with Les Brown on this matter and he confirms that he has advised you of the following:
"the student (Erik) took a diagnostic test to determine if he needed to do EAP. The diagnostic test determined that he did not need to do it. Since then he has requested a copy of this mark but we have told him that marks from the diagnostic test are not recoded in our systems as this is not a formal University assessment.
After a number of emails I talked to him on the phone and explained the situation. I also asked why he wanted the results and explained to him that if he wanted to prove to employers his level of English he should quote them his results which he obtained from his studies in Norway. I also explained that these results are also used by UK Universities."
Les has also informed me that he has concerns over the tone and language used in you final email response to him which I believe was unnecessary and inappropriate.
I would therefore ask that you accept the information provided as accurate and that we consider the matter closed. We will of course keep all correspondence on file should we need to refer to it in the future
yours sincerely
Sue Reece
Erik Ribsskog wrote:
Hi,
I can't see that I've received an answer to this e-mail, so I'm sending a reminder about this.
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
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To:
sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk <mailto:
sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk>
Hi,
the reason I'm contacting you is because I'm trying to get hold of test-results, from when I studied at the University of Sunderland, in 2004/05.
There was a test I took, in 2004, to determine, if I needed to take the module 'English for academic purposes'.
They tell me that they haven't kept the test-results.
I got the best grade, so I didn't take this module, (since study-abroad students didn't have to take this module if they got the best grade).
In job-interviews it could be imagined that employers would ask why one didn't take the language-course.
Therefore, I think it's strange that results aren't kept, since people would want to document the reason for why they didn't have to take the language course.
I got a bit upset at Mr. Brown, since he said high school grades in English in Norway should document this, since I think he must have been pulling my leg a bit, since high school level skills in English from Norway, wouldn't be good enough to study at a English university.
I think Mr. Brown should be serious in his work, and don't make up lots of non-sense, so I also wanted to complain about his jokes or non-sense, I think I have to call it.
I also have test-results from a module call E-Commerce, that I would have wanted, but noone can find at the University, unfortunatly.
Hope that you can have a look at this, and perhaps sort some of this up!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
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Her Email address is <sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk> <mailto:sue.reece@sunderland.ac.uk>
If there is anything else we can do for you please let us know.
Take Care
Cailean
Student Enquiries
Erik Ribsskog wrote:
Hi,
I was wondering about the name and e-mail address for the line-manager of Mr. Leslie Brown, at the International Office, please.
I tried to call the Gateway, but you didn't answer, like you didn't on 18/11.
Thanks in advance for the help!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
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