Campaigns
The Students' Union Welfare Committee runs different welfare and health campaigns throughout the year, and also discusses key welfare issues. The Welfare Committee are elected at Students’ Union Council, and the committee meet weekly. We run campaigns to raise awareness on important issues and campaign for change. This year we are planning on running the following campaigns:
- HOUSE - Is here!!!
- Don't worry... you DON'T need to start house hunting until after exams in January!!!
- Follow your Students' Unions top house-hunting tips!...
- Click here for details about HOUSE and to find out when the HOUSE tour ( 3rd - 7th December) is visiting a venue near you!
- House hunting can be a stressful time, and hopefully the talks given, and the handbooks we distribute will be able to help you as much as possible!
- Click on the tab above to download your copy of the new 2007 guide to house-hunting and living off campus!
Financial Hardship - 12th – 16th November
For useful tips on budgeting; advice and information about how to apply for additional financail support; including the Access to Learning Fund and University Bursaries contact:
Student Services Financial Support Team: www.nottingham.ac.uk/student-support
Student Advice and Representation Centre: www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/support
- Easy Tiger - (links to Week One website) The tiger and his cubs have already been out loads during Week One, but don't worry - he'll be back! There are plans for him to visit Mooch/ The Venue, Ocean, Gatecrasher, and Oceana this term – so keep an eye out for him..! It isn’t just in the first week of term that you need to think about being safe and responsible... and watch how much you are drinking.
- Easy tiger has 4 main aims:
- Alcohol awareness: be sensible, be responsible!
- Safe sex / STI's: Wear a condom!
- Drink spiking awareness: Guys and girls – watch your drink!
- You don’t have to drink to have a good time!
- Crime Prevention and safety awareness - ***NEXT WEEK*** (22nd - 26th October) This campaign will address both crime prevention and personal safety.
- Some useful information for you...
- 1 in 3 students become victims of crime whilst at University – look after your property and stay safe
- Up to 25% of burglaries occur when premises have been entered through OPEN doors and windows. - Even if you are leaving a room for a couple of minutes, make sure you close and lock the windows, and get your property Smart Watered.
- Men are 3 times more likely to be mugged or assaulted than women.
- Consider your personal safety at all times, stick to well lit paths and NEVER walk alone at night.
- Catch the Late Night Safety Bus home for free – drop off points anywhere locally on or off campus – for timetable information pick up a Safety card from the Student Advice and Representation Centre (SARC), Sports Centre, Hallward/ George Green Library Safety Alarms available for 50p from Student Union Reception/ SARC
- Useful contact details!
- If you are on campus and need the emergency services call 8888 internally, or 0115 951 88888 from your mobile.
- Nottingham Police: 01159 482 9999
- If you have been a victim of crime or want any further information about any of these services, including how to get your property smart watered for FREE click here... or contact:
- sucommunity@nottingham.ac.uk
- suwelfare@nottingham.ac.uk
- Visit: www.easily-done.co.uk for more tips on crime prevention, and how to keep you and your property safe and secure
Or get a taxi…Your safety is worth more than the cab fare home!
We have produced an information sheet about the safer use of taxis which can be accessed here... Please read it to find out details on how to stay safe. It also has details on who to complain to (and how) if you think you've been overcharged; there was dangerous driving; or you saw no evidence of a licence. It also has details of which taxis are safe to hail from the street, and which you MUST pre-book to ensure you are insured!!!
- Healthy Living - 28th Jan - 1st Feb.
- Watch out for the smoothie bike in Portland - more details to come!
- Exam/ coursework stress - to run over main exam periods in January and April/ May
- Exams and coursework can get stressful at times... we therefore want to do what we can to highlight where you can go if you need to talk about your worries, and also suggest ways you can minimise stress and adopt positive coping strategies! Click here for the University's booklet about how to copy with stress.
- SHAG (sexual health advice and guidance) Week/ GI Jonny campaign - 26th - 30th Nov
- World Aids Awareness Day - 1st December
- No Smoking Day - 12th March
Welfare Committee 2006 - 2007
Hi, we’re the welfare committee and our job is to plan and run all the welfare campaigns in the year. This can be quite a hefty task when we try to link up with different groups within the Students’ Union and departments in the University and get out to all the different sites of the university. The campaigns for each year are chosen in the summer and the committee is elected before the start of each academic year. Although many people might think welfare is a fluffy kind of role, we have great fun running all the campaigns and promoting the welfare services that the Students’ Union and the University has to offer. Check-out the campaigns for more info about what we have been up to recently!
The activities of the Welfare Officer and Welfare committee are reported and submitted to Students' Union Council. These reports can be read here:
The next Union Council is on Thursday 6th December, 7pm - and so i'll add my report from this Council as soon as its been accepted by Union Council!
Your Welfare committee this year is :
Jenny Smith – Welfare Officer (Chair)
Nicola Byrom – Reps Liaison
Sarah Payne – General Secretary
Hong Thi Nguyen
Richard Chandler
Charlotte Boon
Beth Timney - PGSA Welfare officer
??? - our first year rep, yet to be elected ! If you are a first year, and are interested in running for a position on the Welfare committee – please contact Jenny on suwelfare@nottingham.ac.uk or 0115 84 68772.
We want to run campaigns that matter to YOU, so if you have any ideas for issues that you think we should be raising awareness on, please contact the welfare officer. Any questions that you would like putting to the welfare committee should be sent to suwelfare@nottingham.ac.uk Please put the subject title as “FAO welfare committee” - Thanks!
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