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The Student Experience Team is here to help advocate for all Lincoln University students. We want you to have a positive and distinctive experience that meets your unique needs. There are 10 of us in the team, led by Janelle Blythe, Student Experience Manager. Our main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitating student general information enquiries through the University main reception in Hudson, email and phone.

Greeting from Student Experience Facilitators!

Kia Ora koutou! We’re the Student Experience Facilitator team! We’re current students on campus that work with the Student Experience team. If you’re in your first year, you might recognise some of us from your Respectfully Lincoln workshop. As facilitators, we are part of some awesome mahi around campus around all things anti-discrimination and safe and inclusive behaviours. If you have any ideas about things you would like to see around campus, or you’re interested to know more about the role, get in touch with Alex Michel-Smith (Safer Communities Programme Advisor) at experience@lincoln.ac.nz

• Managing current student communications via email and engagement through Raftr.

• Organising the Transition to University activities (i.e. orientation/student buddies).

Leading proactive student education initiatives (i.e. Respectfully Lincoln/Matapaki Ka Tahi).

• Involving students’ voices in decision-making and acting on student feedback and concerns ia surveys, student groups (i.e., Te Roopu Wheako Tauira) and workshops.

• Partnering with tauira and the wider Uni to put student experience initiatives into action.

• Providing pastoral care and support to international students.

We would love to hear about your experiences at Lincoln Uni, whether it be about orientation, events, learning, accommodation, support or catering services. Anything that’s important to you is important to us!

Email us via experience@lincoln.ac.nz, come over to the Hudson building or just say “kia ora!” when you see us on campus.

Top tips on how you can be an Upstander at Lincoln University

• Look after yourself and your mates.

• Say something if you see someone bullying, harassing or gossiping about other people.

• Respect your mate’s privacy. If you have pictures or videos of them that they might find embarrassing, keep it to yourself or delete it.

• Show manaakitaka and whanaukataka to everyone on campus.

Student initiative (NZ Sign Language Week at LU)

New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) week was the 8th-14th of May. Emily who is helping with Student Buddy programme and Iconic initiated the idea to encourage more LU whānau to grow awareness and participate in NZSL week. NZSL week was promoted around LU campus by encouraging students and staff to learn how to sign for their coffee order. Twenty lucky individuals received $10 vouchers to the cafes on campus!

Although NZSL Week is over for the year, there is never a better time to start learning than today! Why not learn how to sign your name, or basic directions. Maybe even get a group of friends together to learn, what better way to communicate in a loud party or even through a window!

By the LUICS Executive Team

Congratulations to our winners of the Spicy Noodle Challenge’ held on the 12th of May. Thank you to all attendees, sponsors, and to everyone involved that made this event run smoothly. We are glad to have created an annual event for all students to join in and make great connections with international students and learn about different cultures through interactive activities.

This year we had one of the biggest turnouts for the Lincoln University International and Cultural Society (LUICS). Spicy Night 2023 saw in the final round; of intense heat, weak knees, sweaty palms, dizzy heads, and scorching lips...

Riley Cole- the man, the myth, the legend was crowned first place. He had quietly beaten the other three participants that had also made it into the final round. Yang Liu, Samuel Walker, and Daniel Benedikt were struggling to keep up with Riley.

Determination was strong from all but eventually, Yang Liu and Samuel Walker took their positions in second and third, respectively.

Getting through the final round was no easy feat, to say the least! There were 3 levels of spiciness to complete as fast as you could, to beat the others, and to then take your spot in the top 4.

You wouldn’t believe how spicy the last round was, but everyone managed to finish it, with the help of our wonderful crowd cheering them on at every round. And for that, in return, some lucky audience members had the chance to win raffle prizes and enjoyed their night catching up with friends and getting to know some new people.

Congratulations to the raffle winners: Samuel Walker, Florencia Lodia, Emily Daguchi, Taiga Saito, and Anup Neupane.

We hope everyone had a chance to use up all the prizes, and for those who did not one or missed out on the Spicy Night, we’ve already started working out something bigger and better for our next event!

Meet The Ram Club Exec

President

Hi guys, my name is Vivian. It’s a privilege to work the rest of our exec team and to look after RAM Club. We are dedicated to bringing more creativity and free food on campus. So please, join us on Qpay.

Vice President

Hello my name is Sahiti, I’m the Vice President for RAM Club this year. I’m in my fourth year at LU, graduated with a Bsc in Food Science, and now doing my masters in Food Innovation. I’m a part of various LUSA Clubs including RAM, LUICS, AGLS, and TIB. You’ll see me around campus during club events, or in undergrad labs as a lab demonstrator, or probably as your Student Experience facilitator for Respectfully Lincoln, if you’re a first year!

Secretary

Hi I’m Jay.