Dear Society Chairs,
Term’s almost drawing to an end – but good to see there’s still an amazing society buzz on campus. Keep up the good work!
SU
- Society Awards: Results
Thanks to all who showed up at the special awards ceremony on Tuesday in the Underground Bar. And well done to all the winners:
Best Overall Society - Business Society Highly Commended - People and Planet- Question Time- China Development Society
~ * ~Best Society Event - Islamic Society (Discover Islam Week Launch) Highly Commended - German Society (German Symposium) - China Development Society (China Week)~ * ~Most Improved Society - Drama SocietyHighly Commended - Health Society - Irish Society
Best Charitable Event - Development Society (People Auction) Highly Commended - People and Planet (Aids Auction) - Austrian Society (Mulled Wine Sale)~ * ~
Best Society Website - German Society
Highly Commended - Labour Society- China Development Society- Christian Union~ * ~Best Society Joint Event - Zalzala: the Pakistan Earthquake Highly Commended - One World Ambassador Series - India Week~ * ~Best New Society - Feminist Society Highly Commended - Citizens for Social Justice- Accounting Society- Apologetics Society
London School of Economics and Political Science Students' UnionSocieties Award 2006-07
Individual awards forOutstanding Contribution to Societies
Gold:
Katherine Morrant Alex George Heini SuominenSilver:Catherine Webb Igor Cesarec Megan Gaventa
Clemens Metz Jen Sparks
Bronze: Denise Siu, Sarah Hosein, Hideyoshi Maeda, Rebecca Pillinger, James Caspell, Francis Rayner,Ken Li-Chung, Dorothy Lovell, Malvika Saraogi, Nazmin Yeahia, Miron Lila, Laura DugganAndi Jaegle, Cerina Wendel, Chris McClean
Media Group
The Beaver are planning a special Summer Term issue. If you are planning any end-of-year events this term, please continue to send them in to su.societies@lse.ac.uk.
…And Finally
Having served you all for a full year, it’s now time for me to move on... I’ll be finishing my bachelor degree this year and moving on to a postgraduate degree in management next year (partly at LSE, partly in Chicago).
It’s been a pleasure to work with you all and to get to know so many of you.
My successor, Carys Morgan, will take office from the first day of Summer Term. Being Societies Officer has been an excellent and highly worthwhile experience and I’m sure Carys will enjoy it as much as I have done over the past year.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
newsletter week 5
Dear Society Chairs,
Hope you’re all well, and you haven’t been swamped yet with academic (assessed) essays to write! Lot’s of stuff happening, here’s a quick update.
MEDIA / PROMOTIONS
- Media Group:
= The Beaver’s listings page is going from strength to strength. We’re considering adding ‘reviews’ to the page as well. Let me know if you’re having a society event this week that you’d like to write a _+150 word review on, and we’ll see if we can use it.
Also, continue to send in your events and previews to to su.societies@lse.ac.uk. Deadline every Friday.
EVENTS
- Stelios reception
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder and head of EasyGroup, will be speaking at the LSE on 20th February at 18.30 in the Old Theatre. Afterwards, from 8pm onwards there will be a private reception with Stelios.
The good news is this: we’ve received a limited number of places for society committee members for this reception. So, if you’d like to rub shoulders with one of Britain’s most successful and charismatic entrepreneurs – and network with other society heads, then make sure to apply as soon as possible.
All society committee members can apply by filling in the online webform: http://www.lse.ac.uk/alumni/webforms/stelios.htm
- Societies Forum
The annual Societies Forum will be +on Wednesday 14th February between 11 and 12 in Parish Hall. Our valentine’s day present for all of you! It’ll give you a chance to give feedback on society rules and regulations, procedures surrounding registration and the societies constitution, as well as general ideas on the way the SU deals with societies. Location to be confirmed.
SU
- Society Awards
Nominations for the society awards will open next week. In addition to the usual ‘best society’ awards, we’ll be giving a number of accolades to individuals society committee members – who have dedicated a lot of time to their society. The award ceremony and party will be on Tuesday in week 10. Watch this space!
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
Hope you’re all well, and you haven’t been swamped yet with academic (assessed) essays to write! Lot’s of stuff happening, here’s a quick update.
MEDIA / PROMOTIONS
- Media Group:
= The Beaver’s listings page is going from strength to strength. We’re considering adding ‘reviews’ to the page as well. Let me know if you’re having a society event this week that you’d like to write a _+150 word review on, and we’ll see if we can use it.
Also, continue to send in your events and previews to to su.societies@lse.ac.uk. Deadline every Friday.
EVENTS
- Stelios reception
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder and head of EasyGroup, will be speaking at the LSE on 20th February at 18.30 in the Old Theatre. Afterwards, from 8pm onwards there will be a private reception with Stelios.
The good news is this: we’ve received a limited number of places for society committee members for this reception. So, if you’d like to rub shoulders with one of Britain’s most successful and charismatic entrepreneurs – and network with other society heads, then make sure to apply as soon as possible.
All society committee members can apply by filling in the online webform: http://www.lse.ac.uk/alumni/webforms/stelios.htm
- Societies Forum
The annual Societies Forum will be +on Wednesday 14th February between 11 and 12 in Parish Hall. Our valentine’s day present for all of you! It’ll give you a chance to give feedback on society rules and regulations, procedures surrounding registration and the societies constitution, as well as general ideas on the way the SU deals with societies. Location to be confirmed.
SU
- Society Awards
Nominations for the society awards will open next week. In addition to the usual ‘best society’ awards, we’ll be giving a number of accolades to individuals society committee members – who have dedicated a lot of time to their society. The award ceremony and party will be on Tuesday in week 10. Watch this space!
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Op-ed in the Beaver on left vs rightwing @ LSE
The Left v Right delusion
We should look beyond the left-right juxtaposition and learn to appreciate the various shades of grey on campus, argues Arthur Krebbers
It’s time to stop worshipping at the high altars of “Rightism” and “Leftism”. Our union is way more complicated than this black-white paradigm would suggest.
Pigeonholing others is an innate part of human nature. We can make sense of our surroundings by clustering them under convenient headings. Even more so in politics, where one can easily get snowed under by the sheer diversity of opinion.
Still, this need not always be healthy. The continual reference towards an omnipresent ‘Right’ and ‘Left’ within the LSE student body is in fact highly corrosive. It seems to suggest that the politically active wing of the SU is near-to polarised between two camps. In doing so, it stifles actual debate about policies and candidates, and encourages the formation and fortification of insular factions.
What’s more, this sense of dualism is far removed from the more colourful reality. There are lots of shades of grey to be found amongst politically active students. In the absence of class-, ethnic or religion-based voting, people tend more and more to pick and mix their preferred policies. Even well-embedded activists who profess a particular ideology can have substantial differences of opinion with their closest comrades.
This becomes all the more clear in cases that transgress the classic left-right split. Several hacks have baptised themselves ‘Blue Green’s (Aqua, if you mix the two correctly). Here, they appear to be following Schwarzenegger’s brand of environmentally-friendly conservatism, appealing to both sides of the spectre. Within the socialist movement there is a core group of orthodox religious voters, who take a highly conservative view on such issues as gay rights and abortion. Then there’s the obvious internal battle of ideas between the social-liberals and the economic “Orange Book” liberals.
There is also the issue of personal and societal perspective. The left-right split is in essence dependent on subjective criteria; everyone will draw the line differently. There are some on campus who believe that opposing Castro’s (autocratic) regime and Hezbollah’s (theocratic) policies automatically brands you an avid right-winger. Others would boot you out of the left camp for arguing for the benefits of free markets or failing to denounce George Bush as “The World’s No 1 Terrorist”. At the opposite end, Thatcherites may accuse you of being an illiberal left winger for favouring progressive taxes or welcoming a public smoking ban.
As well as this, the historical and national roots are of utmost importance. Many radical activists in Soviet satellite states have morphed into conservative populists after the wall fell. Similarly, outspoken ‘laissez faire’ liberals such as Jeremy Bentham were highly progressive in their day and age – but would now be deemed rather reactionary.
Within student politics there is another important distinction to be made. Besides a candidate’s political preferences, his or her methodological views can be equally important. How do they hope to achieve their goals? How will they work with the school? Are they in favour of a consensual approach or a head-on clash?
Let’s not just judge people by what they say, but on how they act and whether they perform. And let’s learn to develop beyond knee-jerk labelling of student activists. Only then will we begin to appreciate the different flavours of political opinion at the LSE and step up the quality of debate.
We should look beyond the left-right juxtaposition and learn to appreciate the various shades of grey on campus, argues Arthur Krebbers
It’s time to stop worshipping at the high altars of “Rightism” and “Leftism”. Our union is way more complicated than this black-white paradigm would suggest.
Pigeonholing others is an innate part of human nature. We can make sense of our surroundings by clustering them under convenient headings. Even more so in politics, where one can easily get snowed under by the sheer diversity of opinion.
Still, this need not always be healthy. The continual reference towards an omnipresent ‘Right’ and ‘Left’ within the LSE student body is in fact highly corrosive. It seems to suggest that the politically active wing of the SU is near-to polarised between two camps. In doing so, it stifles actual debate about policies and candidates, and encourages the formation and fortification of insular factions.
What’s more, this sense of dualism is far removed from the more colourful reality. There are lots of shades of grey to be found amongst politically active students. In the absence of class-, ethnic or religion-based voting, people tend more and more to pick and mix their preferred policies. Even well-embedded activists who profess a particular ideology can have substantial differences of opinion with their closest comrades.
This becomes all the more clear in cases that transgress the classic left-right split. Several hacks have baptised themselves ‘Blue Green’s (Aqua, if you mix the two correctly). Here, they appear to be following Schwarzenegger’s brand of environmentally-friendly conservatism, appealing to both sides of the spectre. Within the socialist movement there is a core group of orthodox religious voters, who take a highly conservative view on such issues as gay rights and abortion. Then there’s the obvious internal battle of ideas between the social-liberals and the economic “Orange Book” liberals.
There is also the issue of personal and societal perspective. The left-right split is in essence dependent on subjective criteria; everyone will draw the line differently. There are some on campus who believe that opposing Castro’s (autocratic) regime and Hezbollah’s (theocratic) policies automatically brands you an avid right-winger. Others would boot you out of the left camp for arguing for the benefits of free markets or failing to denounce George Bush as “The World’s No 1 Terrorist”. At the opposite end, Thatcherites may accuse you of being an illiberal left winger for favouring progressive taxes or welcoming a public smoking ban.
As well as this, the historical and national roots are of utmost importance. Many radical activists in Soviet satellite states have morphed into conservative populists after the wall fell. Similarly, outspoken ‘laissez faire’ liberals such as Jeremy Bentham were highly progressive in their day and age – but would now be deemed rather reactionary.
Within student politics there is another important distinction to be made. Besides a candidate’s political preferences, his or her methodological views can be equally important. How do they hope to achieve their goals? How will they work with the school? Are they in favour of a consensual approach or a head-on clash?
Let’s not just judge people by what they say, but on how they act and whether they perform. And let’s learn to develop beyond knee-jerk labelling of student activists. Only then will we begin to appreciate the different flavours of political opinion at the LSE and step up the quality of debate.
Society Chairs Newsletter week 3
Dear Society Chairs,
There’s a great buzz across campus – this week it’s Women’s Week and India Week. And next week, look forward to the now famous abbreviations: JAW (Jesus Awareness Week) and DIW (Discover Islam Week).
Here’s a round-up of what’s going on in the union and beyond…
MEDIA / PROMOTIONS
- Media Group:
= The Beaver: e-mail all your event details and event previews (_+ 150 words) to su.societies@lse.ac.uk. Deadline every Friday
= Pulse FM: e-mail Dan Dolan (d.l.dolan@lse.ac.uk) to produce your own free society jingle, promoting an upcoming event
= LooSE TV: Join in on the LooSE Rag Week Film festival. E-mail loose.tv@lse.ac.uk to get involved
- External Media
Speak to the Press Office (pressoffice@lse.ac.uk) who can help you target your event towards outside press.
EVENTS
- Stelios reception
Am working with the Alumni relations office to sort out a special reception for society heads with EasyJet-founder and LSE alumnus Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. More details will be sent out soon…
SU
- RAG Week and Global Week
Send us your plans and will help publicise them around the union!
Global week: e-mail su.societies@lse.ac.uk your plans for Global Week. Also, make sure to apply for special funding from the Global Week fund. go to http://www.lsesu.com/display/lse/Societies and click on societies to download the Global Week Budget Request form.
RAG week: e-mail c.s.cheriyan@lse.ac.uk your plans for RAG Week
- Paper throwing
A message from Environment and Ethics Office Aled Fisher (su.environment@lse.ac.uk):
LSESU Societies are currently allowed to poster on Houghton Street and within the SU buildings without restrictions. This creates two problems. Firstly, the posters are extremely unsightly. Secondly, and more importantly, the shear volume of posters is often ignored by students, and therefore the amount of postering is becoming increasingly irrelevant and wasteful.
For a while now, many people have spoken about putting some restrictions on postering. I am now looking to start this process by consulting societies, students, staff and others, so that we can bring a motion before the UGM and change SU policy.
One proposal mentioned placing notice boards at key points on Houghton Street and within the SU buildings, allowing one poster per society per board. This would significantly reduce paper use and provide central points where students could go to find out about societies and their events, thus improving publicity and promotion of societies. Postering around or outside or noticeboards would be prohibited, while electronic forms of promotion would be encouraged for societies who naturally want to get large coverage for their events. The policy would be enforced by the SU; at the same time, LSE staff and security would not be allowed to remove posters (as they are at the moment).
This is just one idea currently being promoted. Please email me on su.environment@lse.ac.uk with your feelings, comments, ideas and questions. Hopefully, we can come to a consensus decision that reduces paper user while allowing societies to fully publicise their fantastic events!
That’s all for this week.
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
There’s a great buzz across campus – this week it’s Women’s Week and India Week. And next week, look forward to the now famous abbreviations: JAW (Jesus Awareness Week) and DIW (Discover Islam Week).
Here’s a round-up of what’s going on in the union and beyond…
MEDIA / PROMOTIONS
- Media Group:
= The Beaver: e-mail all your event details and event previews (_+ 150 words) to su.societies@lse.ac.uk. Deadline every Friday
= Pulse FM: e-mail Dan Dolan (d.l.dolan@lse.ac.uk) to produce your own free society jingle, promoting an upcoming event
= LooSE TV: Join in on the LooSE Rag Week Film festival. E-mail loose.tv@lse.ac.uk to get involved
- External Media
Speak to the Press Office (pressoffice@lse.ac.uk) who can help you target your event towards outside press.
EVENTS
- Stelios reception
Am working with the Alumni relations office to sort out a special reception for society heads with EasyJet-founder and LSE alumnus Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. More details will be sent out soon…
SU
- RAG Week and Global Week
Send us your plans and will help publicise them around the union!
Global week: e-mail su.societies@lse.ac.uk your plans for Global Week. Also, make sure to apply for special funding from the Global Week fund. go to http://www.lsesu.com/display/lse/Societies and click on societies to download the Global Week Budget Request form.
RAG week: e-mail c.s.cheriyan@lse.ac.uk your plans for RAG Week
- Paper throwing
A message from Environment and Ethics Office Aled Fisher (su.environment@lse.ac.uk):
LSESU Societies are currently allowed to poster on Houghton Street and within the SU buildings without restrictions. This creates two problems. Firstly, the posters are extremely unsightly. Secondly, and more importantly, the shear volume of posters is often ignored by students, and therefore the amount of postering is becoming increasingly irrelevant and wasteful.
For a while now, many people have spoken about putting some restrictions on postering. I am now looking to start this process by consulting societies, students, staff and others, so that we can bring a motion before the UGM and change SU policy.
One proposal mentioned placing notice boards at key points on Houghton Street and within the SU buildings, allowing one poster per society per board. This would significantly reduce paper use and provide central points where students could go to find out about societies and their events, thus improving publicity and promotion of societies. Postering around or outside or noticeboards would be prohibited, while electronic forms of promotion would be encouraged for societies who naturally want to get large coverage for their events. The policy would be enforced by the SU; at the same time, LSE staff and security would not be allowed to remove posters (as they are at the moment).
This is just one idea currently being promoted. Please email me on su.environment@lse.ac.uk with your feelings, comments, ideas and questions. Hopefully, we can come to a consensus decision that reduces paper user while allowing societies to fully publicise their fantastic events!
That’s all for this week.
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
society chairs newsletter - week 2
Dear Society Chairs,
As I’m sitting here, the rain is falling down in buckets and the temperature appears in a free-fall. It’s good to be have that typical, touristy London weather again…
The Beaver listings page
As of this week, The Beaver has added an extra ‘preview’ page to the listings page.
We’ll need your help to continue fill this page with more society news!
You can help in the following ways:
- Write a preview of an upcoming society event! A preview is a 150 word piece of text explaining more about the event (who is it for, how much does it cost, how frequently is it helpd? etc.). Really try and sell it to the readers: why should they attend?
NB: Deadline for next week’s previews is this Friday. Please send them to me at su.societies@lse.ac.uk
- As always, you can send me details of upcoming events (deadline also every Friday). As the Beaver will be adding pictures, you from now on also send me photos you’ve made.
NB: Please don’t send me huge picture files, but a link to the file on internet/facebook etc.
Joint Events
For those of you who are interested in doing Joint Events with one or more other societies, I’d like to remind you of the existence of the Joint Events Budget request form: http://www.lsesu.com/download/attachments/14832/jointeventsbudgetrequestform.doc?version=1. By filling in this form and getting your society treasurer to sign it, you can apply for additional funding from special union money solely available for joint events.
Room bookings: how to Cancel…
Gradually, as term progresses, you’ll find more and more rooms get clogged up. This can be very discouraging, especially if you want to host a new event at relatively short notice. To avoid this from happening, it’s essential that you CANCEL any unwanted bookings. This will free up space for others.
Cancelling is really easy: just go to LSE For You, Room Bookings, and select ‘Cancel’ next to the booking you wish to cancel. Piece of cake!
Office Hour: Friday 1-2pm in the Quad
If you have anything you’d like to discuss face to face with me, then please do attend my office hour every Friday from 1-2pm in the Quad. Feel free to e-mail me beforehand with issues you’d like to discuss, so I’m prepared.
That’s it all – good luck with all your events and look forward to hearing from you!
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
As I’m sitting here, the rain is falling down in buckets and the temperature appears in a free-fall. It’s good to be have that typical, touristy London weather again…
The Beaver listings page
As of this week, The Beaver has added an extra ‘preview’ page to the listings page.
We’ll need your help to continue fill this page with more society news!
You can help in the following ways:
- Write a preview of an upcoming society event! A preview is a 150 word piece of text explaining more about the event (who is it for, how much does it cost, how frequently is it helpd? etc.). Really try and sell it to the readers: why should they attend?
NB: Deadline for next week’s previews is this Friday. Please send them to me at su.societies@lse.ac.uk
- As always, you can send me details of upcoming events (deadline also every Friday). As the Beaver will be adding pictures, you from now on also send me photos you’ve made.
NB: Please don’t send me huge picture files, but a link to the file on internet/facebook etc.
Joint Events
For those of you who are interested in doing Joint Events with one or more other societies, I’d like to remind you of the existence of the Joint Events Budget request form: http://www.lsesu.com/download/attachments/14832/jointeventsbudgetrequestform.doc?version=1. By filling in this form and getting your society treasurer to sign it, you can apply for additional funding from special union money solely available for joint events.
Room bookings: how to Cancel…
Gradually, as term progresses, you’ll find more and more rooms get clogged up. This can be very discouraging, especially if you want to host a new event at relatively short notice. To avoid this from happening, it’s essential that you CANCEL any unwanted bookings. This will free up space for others.
Cancelling is really easy: just go to LSE For You, Room Bookings, and select ‘Cancel’ next to the booking you wish to cancel. Piece of cake!
Office Hour: Friday 1-2pm in the Quad
If you have anything you’d like to discuss face to face with me, then please do attend my office hour every Friday from 1-2pm in the Quad. Feel free to e-mail me beforehand with issues you’d like to discuss, so I’m prepared.
That’s it all – good luck with all your events and look forward to hearing from you!
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Societies Newsletter Week 1 Lent Term
Dear Society Chairs,
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a relaxing holiday and are ready for another buzzing term, full of society activities. Also hope you all made some wise new year’s resolutions and haven’t broken them as of yet…
The Beaver listings page: get involved!
The Beaver will be adding an extra listings page as of next week’s issue. We’ll need your help to fill this page with more society news!
You can help in the following ways:
- Write a preview of an upcoming society event! A preview is a 150 word piece of text explaining more about the event (who is it for, how much does it cost, how frequently is it helpd? etc.). Really try and sell it to the readers: why should they attend?NB: Deadline for next week’s previews is this Friday. Please send them to me at su.societies@lse.ac.uk
- As always, you can send me details of upcoming events (deadline also every Friday). As the Beaver will be adding pictures, you from now on also send me photos you’ve made. NB: Please don’t send me huge picture files, but a link to the file on internet/facebook etc.
New LSESU website
The LSESU has just moved to a new website. Check out www.lsesu.com to see the new design. Because of this, all technical glitches have to be fixed and it may take a while before you can regain access to your society part. Please have patience and – if you have any queries – contact SU communications officer on su.comms@lse.ac.uk.
Room bookings: how to Cancel…
Gradually, as term progresses, you’ll find more and more rooms get clogged up. This can be very discouraging, especially if you want to host a new event at relatively short notice. To avoid this from happening, it’s essential that you CANCEL any unwanted bookings. This will free up space for others.
Cancelling is really easy: just go to LSE For You, Room Bookings, and select ‘Cancel’ next to the booking you wish to cancel. Piece of cake!
Office Hour: Friday 1-2pm in the Quad
If you have anything you’d like to discuss face to face with me, then please do attend my office hour every Friday from 1-2pm in the Quad. Feel free to e-mail me beforehand with issues you’d like to discuss, so I’m prepared.
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a relaxing holiday and are ready for another buzzing term, full of society activities. Also hope you all made some wise new year’s resolutions and haven’t broken them as of yet…
The Beaver listings page: get involved!
The Beaver will be adding an extra listings page as of next week’s issue. We’ll need your help to fill this page with more society news!
You can help in the following ways:
- Write a preview of an upcoming society event! A preview is a 150 word piece of text explaining more about the event (who is it for, how much does it cost, how frequently is it helpd? etc.). Really try and sell it to the readers: why should they attend?NB: Deadline for next week’s previews is this Friday. Please send them to me at su.societies@lse.ac.uk
- As always, you can send me details of upcoming events (deadline also every Friday). As the Beaver will be adding pictures, you from now on also send me photos you’ve made. NB: Please don’t send me huge picture files, but a link to the file on internet/facebook etc.
New LSESU website
The LSESU has just moved to a new website. Check out www.lsesu.com to see the new design. Because of this, all technical glitches have to be fixed and it may take a while before you can regain access to your society part. Please have patience and – if you have any queries – contact SU communications officer on su.comms@lse.ac.uk.
Room bookings: how to Cancel…
Gradually, as term progresses, you’ll find more and more rooms get clogged up. This can be very discouraging, especially if you want to host a new event at relatively short notice. To avoid this from happening, it’s essential that you CANCEL any unwanted bookings. This will free up space for others.
Cancelling is really easy: just go to LSE For You, Room Bookings, and select ‘Cancel’ next to the booking you wish to cancel. Piece of cake!
Office Hour: Friday 1-2pm in the Quad
If you have anything you’d like to discuss face to face with me, then please do attend my office hour every Friday from 1-2pm in the Quad. Feel free to e-mail me beforehand with issues you’d like to discuss, so I’m prepared.
Arthur Krebbers
Societies Officer
su.societies@lse.ac.uk
www.lsesu.com/whatson
Friday, December 8, 2006
End of term
It's the final day of term, but thinks are still hectic in the 'Societies Office'. I'm working with Joel, the SU Treasurer, for extending the awards scheme - and have more individual merits award in a laurel like ceremony.
We've also finalised the proceedings for Re-Freshers fair, which promises to function a true kick-start of the new academic term and calender year.
It's good to see that there are still a no of new societies setting-up: well done to the Georgian Society and Spanishi Diversitiy society. In the mean time, one of my additional projects - the benelux society - has almost reached the required no of members (any Dutch/Belgians/Luxembourgers reading this: do get in touch!).
A final positive note on the relations with the Media Group. Pulse FM is offering societies free jingles (all financed by SU) for their events. In return, I'll be working towards increasing the radio station's visibility within societies, through for instance web buttons that link to their site.
The Beaver has approached me about upgrading the society listings page. We'll hopefully be able to turn this into a full colour, high attractice page, providing students with their one-stop-shop to what's going on during the week.
Over the holiday, I'll be working at the Netherlands Competition Authority, and enjoying a nice break from study back home in The Hague (Netherlands). If anything of interest happens, I'll make sure to communicate this via a blog. In the mean time, I wish you all the best for the festive season, a great time with family and friends - and look forward to hearing from you in the coming year!
We've also finalised the proceedings for Re-Freshers fair, which promises to function a true kick-start of the new academic term and calender year.
It's good to see that there are still a no of new societies setting-up: well done to the Georgian Society and Spanishi Diversitiy society. In the mean time, one of my additional projects - the benelux society - has almost reached the required no of members (any Dutch/Belgians/Luxembourgers reading this: do get in touch!).
A final positive note on the relations with the Media Group. Pulse FM is offering societies free jingles (all financed by SU) for their events. In return, I'll be working towards increasing the radio station's visibility within societies, through for instance web buttons that link to their site.
The Beaver has approached me about upgrading the society listings page. We'll hopefully be able to turn this into a full colour, high attractice page, providing students with their one-stop-shop to what's going on during the week.
Over the holiday, I'll be working at the Netherlands Competition Authority, and enjoying a nice break from study back home in The Hague (Netherlands). If anything of interest happens, I'll make sure to communicate this via a blog. In the mean time, I wish you all the best for the festive season, a great time with family and friends - and look forward to hearing from you in the coming year!
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