A quick note to say, sorry for the lack of content, I'm not very technological and I wrote all of these and then somehow deleted them before the page saved, so I'm in the process of rewriting everything slowly!
May 2009:
The University are making changes to the academic year and the SU would like your input on what you think about your year.
Do you want a reading week but don't get one?
Are you a student parent who finds half term difficult with attending seminars and finding childcare? Do you hate the inflexible timetables?
Do you think your Easter holidays are too long or too short?
Would like a longer Christmas but a shorter Summer?
What about Freshers and welcome week, is it too early in September/too late, too late…let us know!
Send us all your comments to katurner@lincoln.ac.uk before Tuesday at 1pm, or alternatively reply on the Facebook group please if you'd like to have some input before the meeting with Dr Frances Mansakker, Pro Vice Chancellor at 2pm.
Its really important that you do get in contact and pass this on to other students because if changes are made, its no use complaining if nobody came forward with suggestions or comments.
May 2009:
Starting to really get into Graduation Ball 2009 planning now, the academic side of the SU is slowing down now we're near the end of term so we're looking at Summer projects, Grad Ball, Freshers Week, consultation on the academic year and changes to be made. Grad Ball ticket sales are really good so we're starting to be able to book some entertainments and do the exciting planning things now!
April 2009:
This month the SU took the new Student Reps proposal to the Student Experience Committee where it was approved and wholly backed by the University. The proposal was written by 2 current students and myself and is the process of a whole year's hard work, meetings, consulting with students and the University together, research, attending Reps Conference and spying on other Unions to see who does it best and if we can use a similar idea.
The proposal is here: files/Lincoln_Student_Reps___Final_Proposal.doc if you'd like to download and read it, make any comments etc, please either use the lil box at the bottom or email katurner@lincoln.ac.uk with stuff!
april 2009:
annual conference, tour, student reps proposal
Blackpool, NUS Annual Conference, April 1st.
march 2009:
election voting week and results, continued nss talks and promotion tied in with library survey week, graduation ball planning, voter registration work, planning and attending a lobby of parliament and meeting with 2 local mps (gillian merron and john mann) to discuss the NUS 5 foundations for a new funding model and the government review of top up fees, varsity.
february 2009:
rant week, rag week raised £904 in total, spent 24 hours in a cage with vicky and chris, duck race, bake sale, tower bar quiz and other events, start of national student survey talks - done 23 in total now, elections campaiging.
RAG 24 hours in a tent outside the MHAC Building on the Brayford campus, February 9/10th.
january 2009:
NUS higher education conference, extraordinary conference 2 in wolverhampton where NUS reform passed and will be implemented in july 2009, last ever regional conference in derby, students in the red debate with senior pro vice chancellor mike saks, registrar chris spendlove, NUS vice president aaron porter and MP for lincoln gillian merron.
HE Funding Debate with (l - r) Gillian Merron MP, Aaron Porter, myself, Professor Mike Saks and Chris Spendlove, Engine Shed, January 30th.
december 2008:
clothes show live trip, snowflake ball, the new chancellor's installation
november 2008:
students in the red day of action on the high street, NUS extraordinary conference to discuss NUS governance review and reform, first ever course reps conference in bristol, amsterdam trip
october 2008:
student rep training and the first student council of the year. black history month, the acs put on an amazing black tie dinner with entertainment, well done to them for organising it.
september 2008:
started september by going to the NUS HE funding summit and receiving the new "broke and broken" report on the funding system and how to improve it in the government review next year. freshers week was the 14th - 20th, good times were had by all.
Working the RAG Silent Disco with RAG President Sophia Heron, Tower Bar, September 16th.
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