Decision on Zone aim for all officers – to increase student knowledge of support services.
CT – see attached officer report.
Additional discussion:
House harmony – working with Cluttr.
Unused drives – lots of interest in getting a space, but no one offering spaces. May need to raise awareness among residents. CT will contact Charlesbury Highfield Residents’ Association to share in their newsletter. IC to look into laminated posters in the area, or possibly marketing going out to staff. IC and CT to discuss paying for facebook advertising.
DS
DS to contact committees of societies to introduce himself.
IB to send date of next LAYM to DS to be shared with societies.
IC to send list of support services to DS.
EW – see attached officer report.
Additional discussion:
It would be worth thinking about international students with regards to homesickness, especially those who are not able to go home in the holidays.
Student Life Team are doing events over Christmas:
The Christmas events on the 24/25/26th will all run 19.00-23.00 and will be held at Glen Eyre, Mayflower and Wessex Lane.
24th will involve Mocktail making and music
25th will be traditional party games with small selection of food
26th will be a big quiz of the year
Our New Year’s Eve event will again run at the same three sites, from 8pm till after midnight. Our staff are finalising details of this and should have details with me shortly.
In order to give students at smaller sites an opportunity to attend an event if they’re unable to make it to a larger site, we will be holding a New Year’s Day event at City Gateway and EP from 19.00-23.00.
EW to do an introduction and conclusion for support service video (liaise with IC). CT also interested. Potential to reference the Faith and Reflection Centre.
CS – see attached officer report.
Additional discussion:
IC, IB and CS to look into providing free breakfasts again as incentive for volunteers.
IC, IB and CS to look into priority counselling for Nightline volunteers with Enabling Services.
IC, IB and CS to discuss contribution from zone budget towards ‘Volunteer of the Semester’ prize.
CS to promote STRIVE scheme to Nightline volunteers.
IB to speak to Sonia re use and purpose of Nightline budget.
CS and IC to work on sorting out the different Nightline email addresses and poor Wifi with iSolutions.
Nightline expecting a surge of calls around exams and start of term.