Hello, and welcome to the continuing blog for the RUSU VP Education. I took over from Ryan in July and everyone here at RUSU HQ has been working tirelessly to make huge steps of progress over the summer.
We've got a jam packed year planned, campaigning on issues ranging from the hidden cost of your education, extending library hours, plagiarism awareness and improving processes, and ensuring a strong student voice is heard through the QAA Institutional Audit.
A research project has helped us to gather the views of hundreds of students, course reps and supporting staff about how we can improve the Course Rep Scheme. I'm currently working on fitting all this together into a five year strategy to push this forward in leaps and bounds. This will be fresh, bright and shiny for the new term!
If you have any questions about the plans for the year, how you get involved, or generally want to talk about some issues around your university life then feel free to get in touch! My email is p.jeffreys@reading.ac.uk office number is 0118 378 4130 or mobile 07980 697089
We may be moving our blogs onto www.rusu.co.uk - watch this space!
Showing posts with label Fresher's Week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fresher's Week. Show all posts
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Freshers Farye
Wed, Thurs & Fri was Fresher's Farye, despite the wet weather all was a success.
hmmm....Why is it that no matter the colour of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white....?
I spent most of my time on the RUSU stall & the Training/Volunteering/MASIV/Course Reps stall. I really enjoyed the three days, after a crazy start to the week i remember why i do this job and how great it is!
The RUSU stall had three main points
> for students to meet the sabbatical officers and find out more about us
> highlight the terms campaigning activities
> highlight the terms campaigning activities
> raise awareness of the National Demo....
I think we achieved the above, but certainly the raising awareness of the National Demo. I am yet to count up how many people signed the petition but i am sure its well over 1000 - which is great! We also got over 300 photos for our photo petition - which will be about shortly, so keep your eyes peeled in the Union.
Visit www.rusu.co.uk/demo for more information
After a week in which i have spent more time in the Union than out of it, i used my day off very constructively..... stayed in bed till lunchtime, watched tv, popped to town and had a takeaway!
Highlights of my week - International Salsa evening, Freshers Farye, Scott Mills, Zane Lowe, GinaG, Wednesday & Saturday night and seeing the physics students taking an active lead in saving their department -passionate about their subject, angry with senior management and ready to be heard.
Low of the week - falling over in the mud after a crazy Wednesday night......
Ryan
hmmm....Why is it that no matter the colour of bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white....?
Monday, October 02, 2006
Freshers week is here!!
Despite the physics news, Freshers week has got off to a flying start! Campus was busy, things were bussling in the union and its just brilliant!
The Queue for Scott Mills was from the Union to Palmer Building, the longest i have ever seen them! Spent most of the day out and about, chatting to people, managing queues and pointing the many many who were lost in the right direction.
The Queue for Scott Mills was from the Union to Palmer Building, the longest i have ever seen them! Spent most of the day out and about, chatting to people, managing queues and pointing the many many who were lost in the right direction.
'The box office queue before it even opened'
Always makes me laugh, your first day at Uni is spent in queues, from tickets to access cards, and your last day at uni is spent in a queue outside the Great Hall waiting from Graduation!
Right off to eat some dinner, then back to the union, for my first time on the RUSU bars!
Wish me luck!
Ryan
Sunday, October 01, 2006
University plans to dump Physics
What a weekend!
By 3pm Friday i had cleared my inbox, intray and desk and was ready for International weekend and Freshers week, everything seemed to be going to plan.
4pm - Dave reads on the education guardian website that Reading University plans to close physics! The communication about this has been appalling, with many people in the University finding out the way we did.
On the first day of International weekend, the eve of the biggest open day of the year, and days before thousands of new students arrive, what was already set to be a hectic few weeks has just become even more hectic.
Our first press release can be found here.
Lots of emails from concerned students have started flooding in, these emails are not just Physics students, the whole student community is disappointed and concerned about these plans.
The Student Union opposes these plans, and more will follow shortly.
Saturday was Open Day, when 8000+ prospective students visited Reading, including many to look at Physics, people who we spoke to were angry and outraged at this sudden announcement.
Whilst i sit here in my office on a Sunday afternoon replying to concerned students, angry students and student who are ready to come together as a strong and active voice, it still baffles me how a University like Reading, can just dump a subject so key to the understanding of the world around us.
ryan
By 3pm Friday i had cleared my inbox, intray and desk and was ready for International weekend and Freshers week, everything seemed to be going to plan.
4pm - Dave reads on the education guardian website that Reading University plans to close physics! The communication about this has been appalling, with many people in the University finding out the way we did.
On the first day of International weekend, the eve of the biggest open day of the year, and days before thousands of new students arrive, what was already set to be a hectic few weeks has just become even more hectic.
Our first press release can be found here.
Lots of emails from concerned students have started flooding in, these emails are not just Physics students, the whole student community is disappointed and concerned about these plans.
The Student Union opposes these plans, and more will follow shortly.
Saturday was Open Day, when 8000+ prospective students visited Reading, including many to look at Physics, people who we spoke to were angry and outraged at this sudden announcement.
Whilst i sit here in my office on a Sunday afternoon replying to concerned students, angry students and student who are ready to come together as a strong and active voice, it still baffles me how a University like Reading, can just dump a subject so key to the understanding of the world around us.
ryan
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