Welfare Guide

Designed by Alex Hackett

Heythrop Students’ Union

John Arthur Craven Ord

Rebecca FitzGerald

malewelfare@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07702820829

femalewelfare@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07913111012

Produced by the Heythrop Students' Union 2010

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Cover Contents Who we are The Welfare Team Getting in Contact Before you go Safety in the City Union Executive Details

Who Are We? We’re your Welfare Team this year, which means we’re here to help you with any problems you might have with the university lifestyle. Whether you’re a little homesick, having problems with those pesky essays or concerned about your health we’re the 2 fetching fellows here to solve your problems. If we can’t help we’re in the best position to be able to point you in the right direction of someone that is perhaps better equipped to help you. We’ll be hanging around at all the social events hosted by the HSU but if you can’t find us, or want to ask more before getting onto Heythrop turf our contact details are in this booklet.

John Arthur Craven Ord

Male Welfare Officer Hi, I’m John and I am your Male Welfare Officer for the year. As one half of the Welfare Team, it’s my job to make sure that all of you are comfortable and enjoying your time at Heythrop. I’m also the first port of call for more malespecific issues you may not want to discuss with Becky. I’ve been involved in most aspects of Heythrop life and will be around a lot this year as I am also President of HeADS, the college’s amateur dramatic society. I’ve also held down employment for most of my time at college so time management is high on my list of personal priorities.

Rebecca FitzGerald

Female Welfare Officer Hi I’m Rebecca and this year I’m your Female Welfare Officer. This means that whilst I’ll mostly be looking after you ladies I can also help you fresher gents with any problems you might have that aren’t gender specific (if you catch my drift). This year I’m also your student rep for Give Blood UK, we hope to be holding a blood drive in Michaelmas term but if you fancy giving blood at any other point in the year I can offer some advice about where to go and what to expect.

What We’re Here For As mentioned before, whilst our roles are modified to accommodate the needs of either males or females we are a team and we’re both here to help you. Our role covers all manner of problems you might have. We’re your ‘go-to-guys’ if you have a query about anything such as sexual health, eating right, taking care of yourself and your friends, coping with the pressures of your studies or if you’re just a tad homesick or stressed.

We’re also part of the Union Executive, meaning that if you have something you’d like the exec to discuss you can tell us and we’ll take it with us to the next executive committee meeting.

How to Reach Us This year all members of our union will have office hours so you can drop in to the HSU office and talk to us whenever you wish. You can always grab us any time we’re floating around University (unless we’re dashing off to a lecture of course). We’re also giving you our mobile numbers and email addresses so hopefully you will never be in a situation where you cannot possibly contact us.

John Rebecca

07702820829 07913111012

Or visit our individual pages on the brand new Heythrop Students’ Union website

heythropstudentsunion.co.uk

jac.ord@btinternet.com beckyfitzy@hotmail.co.uk

Our university has been described as ‘an oasis of calm in a big city’ which is exactly what we hope to help create for you. London is one of the busiest, biggest and best cities in the world; it’s a phenomenal place to study and a wonderful place to live. This can be quite daunting if you’re not familiar with the lay of the land but the union, your fresher stewards and John and I are here to reassure you and hopefully give you a few little tips.

If you can, do pop down to London, particularly Kensington, before moving in. We know a lot of you will have been to open days and that it’s difficult to know what living here is like until you do but it is worth having a little browse around at your own speed (plus this way you’ll be able to spot the locations of some valuable shops on the High Street such as Boots, Tesco, Holland & Barrett and of course, Topshop).

Transport for London London has a lot to offer and has a great public transport system to help you experience it all. We recommend that you bookmark Transport for London’s website (tfl.co.uk). This website will become invaluable to you living here particularly the journey planner, know what bus / tube / overground / DLR you want, what time it leaves and from where. Don’t ever hit the town without a plan of how you’re getting home!

Read your Reading List It’s not always the most desirable way to spend an afternoon in summer but you are at university to study as well as have fun. Easing yourself into your study materials is a wise move. Don’t let it be a big shock to your system. If you’ve already brushed up on what you have to read and where to get it you’re more likely to enjoy Fresher’s Week than if you’re running around trying to track down the contents of your reading list.

Despite being full of amazing people and opportunities London can also a dangerous place too.

•If you’re going out, especially at night try to tell a friend where you’re going and when you’ll be home. Never travel alone at night. It’s not smart, it’s not safe and it could go terribly wrong.

•Keep your eyes on your stuff. Nothing ruins a night quite like losing your belongings or worse, having them stolen, so don’t leave your things unattended.

Make sure you know where your money is, how much you have on you and that it’s somewhere discreet such as in your bag or inside pocket.

•Another thing to keep your eyes on is your drink! Don’t leave them unattended and if other people are buying you drinks keep your eyes on those glasses and bottle-tops. If something bad should happen call for help or dial 999 for an ambulance if it’s necessary or ask for the police. We really hope you never end up in a situation like that but we’re always here to answer your calls. The best advice we can give you is that if you’re ever worried, don’t stick around to find out whether you’re concerns were right. Leave!

The Executive Committee

If you need anything, they’ll be happy to help James Johnston president@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07530 093924

Philip Woods

Chris Nicholson

vpcampaigns@heythropcollege.ac.uk 020 7795 4215

vpdevelopment@heythropcollege.ac.uk 020 7795 4215

John Arthur Craven Ord

Rebecca FitzGerald

malewelfare@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07702 820 829

femalewelfare@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07913 111 012

Alex Hackett

Katie Plumb

comsandpubs@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07515 879 548

comsandpubs@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07943 813 589

Alex Nandris

Jazz Purewal

entertainments@heythropcollege.ac.uk 020 7795 4215

entertainments@heythropcollege.ac.uk 07988 690 912

Bradley Smith

Julia Middleton

societies@heythropcollege.ac.uk 020 7795 4215

mature@heythropcollege.ac.uk 020 7795 4215

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