Student Reps Promotion Pack

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How to promote yourself as a Student Rep...

Tweet! @studentreps

to publicise anything you’ve been doing in your meetings or to contact students.

Facebook can be great tool for communicating with students, the Department chair has admin rights to the ’like’ page for each department.

Stand up in lectures Why not ask your lecturer if you can have 5 minutes to introduce yourself and your role, state your goals as a Student Rep or ask for feedback on a topic of interest?

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If you are friendly with a number of your coursemates why not send them a text asking for some quick feedback on a topic for discussion at your Student Rep Staff Forum or Departmental Forum?

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The prospective buyer should hear or see the marketing message at least seven times before they buy it

This means you need to keep pushing:

1) THE STUDENT REP MESSAGE 2) WHO YOU ARE

People won’t remember the first time!

You will need to do this at least

seven times

in an 18 month period for people to remember you and your message.

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Why not use the template below to feedback outcomes of meetings and Rep successes to your fellow students...

Student Rep E-Newsletter Email: Search: Follow: Date: Student Rep Staff Forum Update...

Student Rep Departmental Forum Update...

The last SRSF meeting took place on Thursday 19th May 2011, items that were discussed / voted on included: The agenda and minutes of all meetings are available on the website.

The last SRDF meeting took place on Thursday 19th May 2011, items that were discussed / voted on included: The agenda and minutes of all meetings are available on the website.

Did you know‌ You can check out the Union Website for a lot more information about Exam Survival here.

GOOD LUCK!!!

Rep Successes...

Have you wanted to get more involved in the department and in your University experience? Do you think you could make a difference? Have you thought about joining the Student Rep staff Forum?

Then become a Student Rep! The Union provides some great training and it’s a good way to get to know staff and students from not only your own level.

Dates for your diary...

Monday 23rd May - Friday 10th June EXAM PERIOD!!!

Graduation Week 18th July - 22nd July!

Download this template from our website: www.uwesu.org/rep-resources

Which email would you reply to?

Subject: UWE – An Unbelievably Wonderful Experience or a Work In Progress?

Hi Guys!

My name is Tom and I’m one of your Student Reps for this academic year. Student Reps are your link to feeding back on your student experience to the University - that’s what I do!

I will be representing our views in meetings with the University and Union throughout the year, so contact me to know what’s going on and make sure that your voice is heard!

If you have any questions/feedback or improvements you think can be made to our department come and have a chat or get in contact with me via: Facebook, Twitter, Email Or if you want to know more about student reps, have a look here!

Speak to you soon, Tom Daley Subject: Student reps.

Dear Course, I’m your student rep this year.

I will be in some of my lectures during the year if you want to see me.

Thanks Tom

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We are bombarded with leaflets and marketing everyday, make sure you work out a way to get a simple message across that Students will remember!

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Using current and up-to-date, relevant promotional strategies Funny, interesting, innovative ideas will make sure students engage with what you are doing and feedback to you

For example How about using memes to promote feedback?

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If you’ve made a change for your course Mates - make sure you tell them about it!

So, after working really hard to get people to know what a Student Rep is, getting feedback from your peers about issues (no feat in itself ), you’ve managed to get the issue resolved! Great!

Are you going to tell anyone about it?

All too often, people work really hard to get the job done, only to forget to tell people they’ve worked hard to do it. Have you seen the U said WE did signs around campus? They’re simple but effective ways the University publish what they’ve done with the feedback you gave, but why don’t you do some feedback opportunities yourself? You can also send out the Student Rep E-Newsletter to keep students up-to-date on what is being done with their feeback.

This will only further promote what Student Rep are, confirm that you CAN get things done and will probably result in others approaching you with issues because they see that it works. Win win!

We have a host of notice boards dotted around the campuses, if you want us to put things up for you, we can do that!

Compile successes as you go on so at the end of the year you can tell us what issues have been solved and how things have made a difference on your course.

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>> Brand yourself. This means creating an image for yourself that will stick in people’s minds >> Share your ideas! Talk to other Student Reps, particularly those that have done it before to see what worked and what didn’t >> Get to know the staff in your department, ask them for some time in lectures or notice board space to promote yourself! >> Feedback to students what you have done and what more you can do for them.

Why not download a copy of our Student Rep E-Newsletter to email to your fellow students? >> Advertise your email/ blog/Facebook page >> Put up a poster promoting yourself as your course Student Rep. You can add your photo and contact details which we will print out for you if you come and visit us on the 5th floor. >> Social Media - each department has a department Facebook page. Use this to send messages to students and create polls to gauge opinions on topics.