Your Officers.

Post welcome week catch up

Welcome to your weekly catch up with your officers, here you can find out what we got up to last week and what we’re planning for next week. Drop us an email if you want to find out more and tell us your opinion!

Last week – WELCOME WEEK
What an amazing week! There’s been so much going on over the past 10 days that our heads are spinning. We hope you had a great time and are settling in well – Fresher flu free!

We started off the proceedings with the Welcome Party on Thursday 15th September, which welcomed home and international students alike, along with saying goodbye to our summer students.

After hearing that some of you didn’t get a place in halls of residence Carl Hawkes, your Welfare and Community Officer, organised a ‘Non-Halls Freshers’ event to help students meet each other. The event saw lots of newcomers getting to know each other at Bar Phoenix for a quiz and dance on Saturday 17th. If you were there or would like to find out more please contact Carl Hawkes at c.hawkes@shu.ac.uk

The party really got started at Fresher’s fest which saw thousands of students come through the union to celebrate the beginning of University life. Aside from everyone getting a bit soggy in the rain it was a fantastic event which saw over 50 people take part in a dancing flashmob organised by Helen Francis, your activities Officer!

Monday 19th saw the official launch of POUNDED which hit records of the number of students attending. Keep an eye out every Monday for our cheap drinks and 3 arena event! Pounded photos will be posted weekly on facebook (search Hallam Union).

Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd hosted our infamous fairs where thousands of students signed up to get involved in Sports, Societies and Volunteering. The Officer team were there meeting loads of you which was amazing!

To find out how you can GET INVOLVED please contact:
Helen Francis for societies and volunteering – h.francis@shu.ac.uk

Colan Leung for Sports – c.leung@shu.ac.uk

We also had hundreds of students signing up to doctors and STI Screenings at the Wellfair, which Carl Hawkes helped to organise. To find out more please contact Carl Hawkes – c.hawkes@shu.ac.uk

Saturday 24th was the official, eagerly anticipated launch of ENTOURAGE. The night was a huge success with an outstanding performance from Fish percussionist fresh from Ibiza.

To find out more about what we’ve been up to, or if you have any problems please do not hesitate to get in touch or pop down and see us!

Hallam ’til I die,
Your Union Officer team x

Getting to grips with the art of the video blog

Hi Everyone!

Your Welfare and Community Officer and Activities Officer Carl and Helen recorded their first video blog, check it out to see how they’re getting on in their Officer role’s so far.

Week Commencing:15/08/11

A-Level results
The results were in and places at University were finalised. We’d like to say a huge congratulation to all our new Sheffield Hallam students and we can’t wait for you to get here! If you have any questions about your course or for just a general chat about studying at Hallam then get in touch! (S.Storey@shu.ac.uk)

Video recording
It’s nearly here!! This week we’ve been out filming for our Officer video which will give you an insight into what we do, why we’re here and what we can do for you. To find out the release date email Helen Francis. (H.Francis@shu.ac.uk)

STI Screenings
Carl met with Sheffield central health clinic that provide STI screenings along with contraceptive advice. He discussed the possibility of having an outreach centre at the Union. So watch out for a new sexual health screening/advice centre at your Union. (C.Hawkes@shu.ac.uk)

Digital Media
Helen met with some students who are very keen on digital media and a lot of interesting and exciting things are being proposed for this year. If you are interested in any form of Media then get in touch for more information. (H.Bodsworth@shu.ac.uk)

Sports Fair
Colan has been busy planning and preparing the sports fair which happens on Wednesday 21st September. It’s all been finalised and we can’t wait for Welcome week to commence…! (C.Leung@shu.ac.uk)

Meeting with the enemy
Last we all met with the University of Sheffield Student Officers who were lovely and really accommodating. We chatted a lot about how we can work together on projects within our community and local democracy. We’ve also challenged them to a game of rounders…perhaps a Varsity take two? (J.Kitchiner@shu.ac.uk)

Week Commencing 08/08/11

Goating and Goaling
No we’ve not been out herding goats this week; we’ve been out and about chatting to our International Summer School students about their accommodation. Email J.Kitchiner@shu.ac.uk for more info on this.

Active Political Leadership Training (APL)
The Union President, Jake Kitchiner has been busy in London on the NUS training course and will be back next week with lots of ideas to inspire us. For more info email J.Kitchiner@shu.ac.uk.

Nightline
Carl Hawkes, Welfare and Community Officer has started the ground work along side the University, to get a ‘Nightline’ set up at Sheffield Hallam. To find our more information get in touch by emailing C.Hawkes@shu.ac.uk.

RAG
Helen Francis, Activities Officer has been working hard on RAG and is really keen to make it really successful this year, she has lots of fun and creative ideas so if you want to share any of your ideas with her drop her an email. In addition there will be a RAG stall on Wednesday 28th September, so come down and sign up! Contact H.Francis@shu.ac.uk for more info!

Scholarships and High Performance Hallam Athletes
Colan Leung, Sports Officer has been busy this week helping Sport Hallam choose the lucky athletes being offered Scholarships and High Performance Hallam memberships. Contact C.Leung@shu.ac.uk for more info.

Elections
Election planning is truly underway this week. Helen Bodsworth, Democracy and Communications Officer began the planning process beginning with the October Bye-Elections where we will be electing 2 x Student Trustees, BME Union Rep, Societies Rep, 2 x Assembly Reps. Email H.Bodsworth@shu.ac.uk for more information.

Student Reps
Scott Storey, your Education Officer is beginning work on the Student Rep pages of the website to make them more useful for students and reps. For more information about your Student Rep get in touch, email S.Storey@shu.ac.uk.

Week Commencing 01/08/11
Visit from Ed Marsh
Last week we had a visit from Ed Marsh who is the Vice President ( Union Development) from NUS. He’s a great guy and really inspired us to make the Hallam student voice heard at a national level. It was a pleasure to have him as it has just been announced the NUS Annual Conference is to be held in Sheffield in 2012 and 2013. For more info email J.Kitchiner@shu.ac.uk

Officer Video
Filming for our introductory video has begun. The scenes are beginning to form and take an interesting shape. So keep an eye out for our anticipated launch… Email H.Francis@shu.ac.uk for more info.

House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Article 4
Carl Hawkes, Welfare and Community Officer was asked to attend a National Landlord Association meeting at NUS HQ in London about student housing. Email C.Hawkes@shu.ac.uk for more info!

NUS Championing Active Student Involvement training
Helen Francis, Activities Officer has been down in Loughborough on this training course, networking with other Unions and Officers and will be coming back with lots of exciting ideas. Email H.Francis@shu.ac.uk for more info.

BUCS Board Meeting
Colan Leung , Sports Officer was down in London on Thursday as he was recently elected as BUCS Student Director. Email C.Leung@shu.ac.uk for more info!

Local and Student Democracy
Jake Kitchiner (President) and Helen Bodsworth (Democracy and Communications Officer) met with the University of Sheffield Union President about working within the local community to raise awareness of the importance of USE YOUR VOICE! Email H.Bodsworth@shu.ac.uk for more info about this.

Widening Participation Champion
Scott Storey (Education Officer) has applied to become a Widening Participation Champion within NUS to support mature, part-time and post-graduation students. Email S.Storey@shu.ac.uk for more info about this.

Strategic Planning
We have begun working on our new three year Strategic Plan, ready to be implemented next year. For more information about this email J.Kitchiner@shu.ac.uk.