On the 2nd October 2008 I was delighted to return to the lovely Selly Oak Campus. This was a visit long overdue but essential to my ongoing campaign to reinvigorate student participation and democracy on the site. In a way the delay had its benefits for I was able to see for myself the change that has transformed the groundfloor of the Orchard Learning Resource Centre (OLRC). An extensive refit over the summer has given the site a facility fit for 2008 - indeed, I enviously remaked that the Library services there were better than those on the main campus.
While I'm on the subject, I should probably mention that the official opening of the new facilities - imaginatively named 'The Green Room' - is on the 16th October, and that myself and as many members of the Exec that I can drag along shall be in attendance. Any excuse to dress up, ay? With luck there'll be some photos I'll be posting too. Too quote the VPW: "Looks like the p-a-r-t-y of the century".
Returning to a more serious note; the new facilities will further my opportunities to reach out to the students on the campus. Already my first Guild-Outreach is planned for the 15th October within the entrance to the OLRC. This will consist of the Guild having a stall where it can talk (and listen) directly to the students. The first shall be about introducing myself and the Guild to the students of Selly Oak Campus. Following on from this, the second Guild-Outreach a fortnight later will be when I start collecting nominations for the Selly Oak Campus Committee (or SOCC for want of a better acronym.
It is my goal to have a functioning campus committee up and running by the end of Semester 1. Wish me luck.
While I'm on the subject, I should probably mention that the official opening of the new facilities - imaginatively named 'The Green Room' - is on the 16th October, and that myself and as many members of the Exec that I can drag along shall be in attendance. Any excuse to dress up, ay? With luck there'll be some photos I'll be posting too. Too quote the VPW: "Looks like the p-a-r-t-y of the century".
Returning to a more serious note; the new facilities will further my opportunities to reach out to the students on the campus. Already my first Guild-Outreach is planned for the 15th October within the entrance to the OLRC. This will consist of the Guild having a stall where it can talk (and listen) directly to the students. The first shall be about introducing myself and the Guild to the students of Selly Oak Campus. Following on from this, the second Guild-Outreach a fortnight later will be when I start collecting nominations for the Selly Oak Campus Committee (or SOCC for want of a better acronym.
It is my goal to have a functioning campus committee up and running by the end of Semester 1. Wish me luck.
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