Frankly, this magazine is absolutely oozing with opportunities to ‘Get Involved’ and let’s be honest in this graduate market any opportunity to gain skills and add a bit of mettle to your CV is always welcome, but we think you should also get rewarded for all your hard work. We’re working with loads of organisations to get you recognised, so check out www.mynsu.co.uk/getrewarded for all of the reward opportunities.
I am Northumbria Students’ Union Annual Awards Orange RockCorps Want £30 of gig vouchers? Simply complete 4 hours of volunteering and register with Orange Rockcorps site and the vouchers are yours, free, to spend as you wish.
NSU Volunteer Reward Card The Union’s very own reward card offering discounts for gigs and events in the Union.
Global Citizenship Award Whilst we’re talking about rewards, the University officially recognise all your volunteering hard work with this award, which always impresses the parents and those future employers. Start recording all the hours you volunteer, because we’ll be asking for them in May to help you get the best level of award possible.
The biggest night of the Union calendar, open to all our volunteers and guests. Go ahead and nominate yourself or a friend in one of over 14 categories. Then join us for a night of glam rd frocks, high y3 Ma drama and re kets! a ds p ic FREE wine. rt shi war
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Welcome to Northumbria and welcome to Your Students’ Union! This guide is ram packed with exciting opportunities for you to get your teeth into this year, from joining a society, to running your own on page 4. Or get your views heard by putting a motion to Student Council – info on page 22. Coming to University can be a scary time for all of us, but getting involved in your Students’ Union can be the key to the best University experience ever!!! There really is a whole host of opportunities, and each of them can be used to help build your CV! Don’t believe me? Well read on and find out how you can get involved in what you want to do, and I’ll see you at the Annual Awards 2012 on the 3rd of May! Have a great year, and if you see me around say hey! Love Holly x
Contributors Editor - Holly Seabrook Activities Manager - Lucy Pritchard lucy.pritchard@northumbria.ac.uk Volunteer Co-ordinator - Stacy Hoare stacy.hoare@northumbria.ac.uk Advice & Representation Manager - Richard Buckley richard.buckley@northumbria.ac.uk Design www.ellenlonghorn.co.uk
SOCIETIES
Want to meet new friends, have the best social life at Uni and maybe discover something along the way? We’ve got loads of societies you can join, here are some examples...
SPECIAL INTEREST SOCIETIES Computer and Video Games Debating Gaming & Role Play Historical Japanese Culture, Arts and Comics Real Ale Stitch, Bake and Bitch
SPORT SOCIETIES N501 Darts Paintballing Pole dancing Sky Diving (NUTS) Snow Sports Vovinam Writers
CULTURAL SOCIETIES “Volunteering for the Occupational Therapy society has introduced me to some amazing opportunities and helped me to make links between lectures and my practice.” Chris Burquest Occupational Society
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Check out: www.mynsu. co.uk/societies for more info on each society and join up online.
Chinese Indonesian LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) Malaysian Pakistan TICAY (The International Community of African Students)
AFFILIATED & FAITH SOCIETIES Catholic Christian Union Human Rights Islamic Liberal Democrats Links (ST John’s Ambulance)
Dance Society
COURSE BASED SOCIETIES
Architecture Electrical and Electronic Engineering Global Business Scholars Grey (Law) Newcastle Business School Postgraduate
COURSE BASED (COACH LANE) SOCIETIES
Adult Nursing Occupational Therapy Physio
PERFORMANCE SOCIETIES Comedy Dance Drama Musical Theatre
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Got what it takes to organise a charity fashion show? Want to gain some experience working with children? Maybe you just want to walk a few dogs? You’re in luck, because Volunteer Northumbria’s dedicated to giving you the chance to run your own volunteering project and to do your bit for the community whether you’re brand new to Northumbria or getting close to graduating!
Volunteering with Adults and Older People
Tea Dances Letter Writing to Housebound People IT Classes for Older People
Environmental and Ecological Volunteering Check out some of our projects: Volunteering with Children and Young People
Beach and Park Clean Ups Dog Walking Green Street Food and Clothes Drive
Young Writers’ After School Club Drama Workshops with Foster Children Action Against Extremism
Volunteering with People with a Disability
Cultural Volunteering
Cobweb Orchestra Download Project Art and Craft Events at The Shed Swap Shop and Fashion Show
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Creative Workshops with Deaf Children READ International Book Collection Speed Dating for People with a Learning CSV Make a Difference Day Christmas Shoe Box Appeal Disability Film Making with Children with Autism
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Want to know more? Just visit www.mynsu.co.uk/ vn for information on each project. Volunteering Week Keep your diary clear for 18th - 24th February it’s Volunteering Week!
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MEDIA VOLUNTEERING nu:life
- The official voice of Northumbria Students’ Union
nu:life is the only official Northumbria Students’ Union publication. Soon to be replacing your regular copy of ‘Heat’ magazine, it’s a handy A5 glossy with features covering everything from topical issues such as Course Fees and binge drinking, to sports to horoscopes. The magazine is written entirely by student volunteers and edited by Holly Seabrook the Elected Officer for Communications and Involvement. It is published monthly and distributed to all Northumbria Halls of residence, as well as from various sites around campus. We are always looking for volunteers to help out and contribute to the magazine and there is no experience required. It’s a great opportunity to air some of your views and interests and also to expand your CV.
Check out the mag online at www.mynsu.co.uk/nulife For more information on how to get involved contact the Editor, Holly Seabrook E: holly.seabrook@ northumbria.ac.uk
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How much can you take?
RAG (Raise and Give) has got fundraising covered - from one off events throughout the year to the legendary RAG week. Last year our RAG Team raised £27,000 in one week alone and this year we want to do even better so if you’re up for the challenge, then check out www.mynsu.co.uk/ rag for more info. Fancy Fan a c organising your own event or fundraiser for your you ur favourite charity, let us know and we can provide all the support, tins, free rooms pro p a and stalls you need. Part of a bigger fundraising group or have a fundraising target to get you onto a challenge? Become a RAG Associate and reap the benefits of all year round fundraising to help you reach that big target.
KEY DATES/TIPS RAG Week 2011 13th -19th November
Look out for our first RAG expedition in July. Got an idea for a fundraising event but don’t know where to start get in touch!
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NSU’s Advice Service Representation on Education Issues NSU’s Advice Service
Northumbria is officially home to the best Reps in the UK - just ask NUS, who have awarded their national Course Representative of the Year award to Northumbria students two years running.
Course Reps
Our “troops on the ground” that make Northumbria a better place to learn - Course Reps are the volunteers that make sure your course is the best it possibly can be, working with lecturers to solve the day-today issues that come up, and even shaping the curriculum on your course for the next generation. Not only does being part of the 1300-strong army of Course Rep give you voice, influence and the perfect way to meet your course mates - it also proves you’re a leader, with good time management, organisational and presentation skills. And our training programme for Course Reps, including the annual Course Rep Conference, means we’ll make sure you benefit personally from every minute of your volunteering.
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School Reps
School Reps truly are the pride of the Students’ Union. Up to five students from each School mentor Course Reps, keep on top of what’s going on across the School, and tackle the big issues with the hard-hitters - the Associate Deans and Directors who take the big decisions. All kinds of students - not just your ‘typical’ natural leaders - can make good School Reps: students who like the sound of their own voice and can motivate Course Reps, intellectual students with an eye for detail, students who are terrified of public speaking but are brilliant at putting their thoughts on paper. If you’ve got the potential to lead big changes in your School, we can make sure you unleash it.
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Post Graduate Research (PGR) Reps
Aspiring academics and serious professionals on PGR programmes (PhD, MPhil and Professional Doctorate) are sometimes part-time lecturers too - but in our eyes, a PGR student is a student first and foremost. One PGR Rep in each School volunteers to champion the research student experience - making sure you have the resources, workspace and research environment to write the best possible thesis. Check out www.mynsu.co.uk/researchhubs for vacancies as they arise and to find out what your PGR Rep’s been up to.
And for Post Graduate Taught (PGT) students:
If you’ve made it through an Undergraduate degree and are now on a Masters or equivalent-level programme (PGCE, BPTC, LPC, PGDip and so on) - you probably have all the skills we’re looking for in a Course Rep and School Rep! As with Undergraduate programmes, you can stand to be a Course Rep on your programme and there’s one guaranteed PGT School Rep position in each School.
Welfare Representation
Winners of the NUS Community Relations Award in 2010 and shortlisted for the NUS Equality and Diversity Award in 2011…
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Halls Reps
First time away from home, in a strange city or coming to the UK for the first time - all or some of those things apply to you? University accommodation is key to helping you settle in. Making sure that Northumbria’s halls offer the best food, the securest place to keep your belongings and the most environmentally-friendly buildings are our team of Halls Reps – keeping abreast of students’ issues on the ground and working with Halls management to solve them.
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Community Reps
Today University halls, tomorrow the City Council - Community Reps have the passion and the energy not only to make Northumbria a better place to study, but Newcastle upon Tyne a better city to live in. Challenging the City Council on student housing policy, lobbying for neighbourhood facilities such as street lighting and recycling facilities - if you’ve got a feel for your neighbourhood and want to keep it as student-friendly as possible, the Community Rep role could be for you. There are very few opportunities in life to be the voice of your community to the powers that be and to enhance your analytical skills and negotiation technique, while meeting a diverse range of people and seeing real changes physically happening around you. Being a Halls or Community Rep are two of them. Sounds like you?
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If Student Council says so, then the Union supports it. Fairtrade policy? Student Council’s say-so. No platform to racist and fascist groups? Student Council’s say-so. Campaign to challenge images of students as binge drinkers? Student Council’s say-so too!
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Any student can collect a petition of 50 signatures to put a motion to the Student Councillors to vote on (which we can help you write to make sure it’s in the correct format), and – if it’s ‘passed’ as policy it’s binding on the Union, which means that the Union has to act on it. And if you want to be one of the 35 key decision-makers, you can get yourself elected as a Student Councillor representing a constituency – nearly every Rep listed in these pages has a space at Student Council reserved for them to nominate to. Your Councillors are: • • •
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5 Sabbatical Officers President and 4 Vice Presidents. 5 Lay Student Councillors current students like you, elected alongside the ‘Sabbs’. 11 Equality Reps - One from each Equality Group (3 from International Students’ Group), plus one Coach Lane Rep, also elected in March. 8 School Reps Post Graduate Taught (PGT) Rep Post Graduate Research (PGR) Rep Community Rep Halls Rep Environment Rep Sports Rep
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We hold two big elections each year, one in November and one in March. NUS Conference Elections: NUS conference is the Nation Union of Students’ yearly conference and happens in April each year. Each union brings a number of students as voting members of conference floor. It is the place that NUS sets its policy and objectives for the year ahead and you, the elected students get to choose on what their priorities should be.
Want to go?
Then run in the election! Nominations open: Monday 31st October Nominations close: Friday 11th November
Remember to vote!
Even if you don’t want to attend yourself, make sure you vote for who should attend my heading to www.mynsu.co.uk or clicking on the vote now button on desktop anywhere. The people you elect to attend the conference will be representing you on a national level so make sure you have a say and vote your way!
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Sabbatical Elections 2012
The Students’ Union is run by students for students, and if you want to make a big change and earn £16,000 then you should run in the Sabbatical elections.
There are five Paid Sabbatical Officer roles to run for: • • • • •
President (Currently Jo Rhodes) Vice President Academic Affairs (Currently Kate Bradshaw) Vice President Communications & Involvement (Currently Holly Seabrook) Vice President Activities & Development (Currently Andrew Cheung) Vice President Welfare & Equality (Currently Hannah Horne)
These students work year long to improve your university experience and making change at Union and University level. As well as electing your Sabbatical Officers in March you also elect your Equality Reps (page 23) and your Lay Student councillors. Lay Student Councillors These Reps represent you at Student Council as well as being part time officers assisting the Sabbatical Officers with projects, and working on their own priority campaigns.
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Campaigns Your Students’ union is about nothing if not representation, and representation is nothing without campaigns campaigns that raise awareness of issues facing students, and campaigns to change things for the better and challenge the status quo. The impact of some of our campaigns is felt far and wide to this day - it’s our involvement in campaigns that put Northumbria amongst the best places to study in the UK and sealed the title of NUS Students’ Union of the Year 2011 for us!
No to Hidden Fees Over 2000 students said No to Hidden Fees through our massive postcard campaign and photo-petition, capturing images of 800+ students declaring how much their university education is really costing them beyond the headline figure - core texts, field trips, lab coats, software, and equipment and so on. With tuition fees about to treble to £8500 in September 2012, we’ve made the case for all-inclusive tuition fee pricing where possible, allowing UK undergraduates to claim the full amount as a student loan - and have persuaded the University that this is the right direction to move in, with a signed commitment to eliminate ‘hidden fees’ for good.
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Anonymous Marking: Mark My Words Not My Name With the Sabbatical Officers, our Course and School Reps have lobbied the University at every level to implement anonymous marking since September 2010 - and, after successful pilots in every School, we’re proud that this will be rolled out in 2011/12 across the board (where feasible), delivering confidence in the marking process to every student at Northumbria.
This year, look out for: Education Policy 201114: Our Vision of an Outstanding University Education We’ve involved over 1000 students, and looked at data for several thousand more, in finding out what Northumbria students would see as an outstanding university education. Our mission is to make sure we get there by 2014, and our plan to get us there is the Education Policy 2011-14. Look out for copies at the Welcome Desk or visit www. mynsu.co.uk/educationpolicy to find out how you can help make it happen.
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Volunteering Opportunities Environmental Committee
Championing Environmental activities s across campus and the region.
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Welcome Team
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