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Week 1 –– 4 Arriving & us –– 5 gton Camp in n o B n o tt Su 6 eek 2013 –– W e m o lc e W 7 Top tips –– –– 8 ton Guild g in n o B n The Sutto 10 SB Ents –– –– 11 Hall Reps nion Students’ U s –– 12 ty Network si r e iv D & Equality – 15 Karnival – SB Bar –– 16 –– 16 Dining Ins tacts –– 17 Useful Con –– 18 n Campus to g in n o B Sutton
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Welcome Guide ARRIVING & WEEK 1
h So the day has come! You are off to University, and more importantly to join us at Sutton Bonington! You are undoubtedly going to be excited but also apprehensive as you are about to start a new chapter of your life. Fear not! You will love SB and all we have to offer. When you arrive make sure you come and find the Rushcliffe restaurant. You’ll be given your complete freshers’ pack and the most important thing of the week, the prestigious freshers’ week wristband!
SB CAMPUS PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE A SB is constantly changing & evolving but our sense of community and modern focus is always at the heart of everything we do.
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Originally set up as the new home of the Midland Agricultural & Dairy College in 1919, Sutton Bonington became part of the University of Nottingham since it was granted its royal charter in 1948. Ever since then our campus has expanded and developed and now houses both the School of Biosciences and School of Veterinary Medicine & Science with a total of about 2000 students.
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SB campus is set to develop further into the future with more new buildings, such as the £9 million amenities centre that is set to open in September 2014 and the removal of out-dated facilities. This will ensure that your time at SB will be unrivalled by anywhere else in the world and truly unique!
on campus. too, so please come and The guild will be there to know you! chat to us we’d love to get
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Welcome Guide TOP TIPS
Welcome Week 2013 Make sure you come along to the welcome address on Sunday evening. There you’ll learn more about us (the guild) and what we have to offer you. You’ll also meet the Week one reps who you’ll come to love and our Warden; Dr Ian Hardy. Then straight after that it’s back to the Rushcliffe for a FREE PIZZA BUFFET courtesy of the Guild (We know you love us!).
A To make sure that you settle in quickly and comfortably we’ve got some top tips to get the most out of freshers’ week: 1)
Relax, have fun and make sure you enjoy yourself! It’s going to be a very busy week but one you wont forget. You will meet lots of new people (And don’t worry, you will forget their names as quickly as they forget yours!)
2) Make sure you go to both the Freshers’ Fair at University Park and our own at SB. This will showcase all of the societies you can become part of 3) Bring some passport photos with you. I guarantee that you will need these for meal cards and many other things! 4) Bring a vast selection of fancy dress. You will need it to make the most of our famous SB bar nights and those in Nottingham or further afield! 5) If you play an instrument and want to play at Uni, especially our open mic nights or our orchestra, make sure you bring your instrument! 6) Bring some cash and make sure you’ll have enough money for freshers’ week. There are lots of tickets and memberships to pay for! (We do have a cash machine on campus though) 7) Bring some food and cooking equipment. You won’t have time to go shopping. Luckily your evening meals are all catered for (only Monday to Friday) but it’s always good to have something to snack on! If you’re worried or need some help please come and speak to someone on the Guild or one of the week one reps! We’re here to help you and make sure you have the best first week and university experience.
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Welcome Guide THE SUTTON BONINGTON GUILD
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At the heart of life at SB is the Guild. Made up of 6 people who are elected to their positions , they manage all aspects of student life on campus and further afield. It’ll be in your interest to get to know the guild members, as these are the people who can sort out problems that affect you! The Guild is SB’s part of the Student’s Union and is here to represent, support and (along with the ENTs sub committee) entertain you!
Alistair Wright
Sinead Kenna
Guild Chair
Activities Officer
My job is to oversee everything that effects you on campus as well as supporting all of those on the guild. I liaise with the University and the Students’ Union to make sure that our voice is heard on SB and make main campus jealous of what they are missing from not being at SB. I’ll warn you now; You will get lots of emails from me!
I oversee our many societies and sports clubs that are unique to Sutton Bonington and promote them on campus and furtherfield across the whole university to ensure everyone knows that our societies are the best.
Shane Capper
Adeel Khan Equal Opportunities and Campaigns Officer
Vice-Guild Chair I support the Chair and make sure that the guild elections run smoothly. I also organise our fantastic alumni event; OKA weekend that is held in November.
My role is to ensure that no matter what your background that you have a great time at SB. I also aim to tackle any issues on campus which affect you.
Char Webber
Jake Richards
Publicity Officer
Guild Treasurer I manage the Guild and Society finances and make sure that we have enough money in the right places to enhance your student experience at SB.
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I help to make sure that you know exactly what the guild is doing and what we have planned on SB. I produce the monthly ENTs calendar and promote events on SB to students.
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Welcome Guide SB ENTs A
HALL REPS The ENTs committee is a part of the Guild and run the majority of social events on campus. ENTs also run alongside societies who want to run their own events to improve your social life. ENTs will become a big part of your social life and ensure that your time at SB is always full of opportunities to have lots of fun with your friends on campus. ENTs ensure that you don’t always have to do work and make sure that SB’s social life is truly a unique experience! We look forward to seeing you throughout the year and feel free to get in touch with us if you have any suggestions for new events!
ENTs Events to look out for this year include: Rumble In The Jungle Rollerbop Funny Farm Comedy Nights Keggy Crawl Dining Ins
Lauren Baker Senior ENTs Officer
Especially for those who live in Bonington Hall (Basically anyone who lives on campus) are the Male welfare & Female Welfare officers and the Hall president. They are responsible for making sure that your welfare comes first and that if you need any sort of help they can point you in the right direction. They also help organise Dining Ins and other events on campus.
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I represent your views to CRM and Sode xo to ensure that you get the best from them as well as organising one of SB’s grea test events; the 12 hour Summer Ball!
FEMALE WELFARE OFFICER VICKY HINES-RANDLE
support services I promote awareness for you in the right around SB and can point direction to get help.
MALE WELFARE OFFICER TIM RISEBOROUGH
I oversee all events on campus and make sure you have the very best time here at SB! Kian Guerzoni Junior ENTs Officer
Alice Watson ENTs Treasurer
I support the senior ENTs officer but also organise our famous funny farm events and Dining Ins.
I manage all finances for the ENTs committee making sure that we can put on as many events as possible!
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My job is similar to Vicky’s but I also
have a very crucial role as I ensure that the Guil d Laundry located near the library (and also the cheapest on campus) is all in order and working properly!
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Welcome Guide STUDENTS’ UNION EQUALITY & DIVERSITY NETWORKS A
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ NETWORK
and campaigning on behalf of all the mature students at Nottingham, I will be you voice in the Students Union and bring forward any concerns that you may have.
Hi, my name is Jasmine and I will be your international students’ officer this academic year. Welcome to Nottingham and I am sure that you can experience something new and amazing here. As an international student myself, I understand studying abroad is a huge decision, so I want all international students can make the best of your life here. Below are what I am planning to do this year. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
I also take care of the Mature Students Association (MSA), which all mature students automatically join when they start at the university. The MSA is a society for Mature Students, providing support, advice and guidance as well as offering a point of contact for any issues or queries you may have. We have a committee which, as well as myself will be available if you may need any advice or guidance.
Set up a committee with people from diverse cultural background Provide a channel where international students’ can express their opinions or ideas Celebrate different cultural festivals Work with Hall Reps and international societies on organizing events and students’ welfare More coming up….
We also organise a range of events and socials including family friendly events, smaller, quieter social gatherings, day trips and big nights out, so that we can all meet other likeminded students and we hope to also have some sporting events for us in the future. So if you ever need any help or advice or just fancy a chat come and find myself or one of the committee members and I hope to see you all at one of our social events this year!
Mature Students’ Network Hi I’m Phil the Mature Students’ Equality and Diversity Officer for this year. If you are an Undergraduate over 21 (or postgraduate over 25) then you are classed as a mature student. I will be looking after
Email: sumatureofficer@ nottingham.ac.uk Facebook: UoNMatureStudentsforum
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Womens’ Network The SU Women’s Network is an Equality and Diversity Network that aims to represent all women at the university. It has an active committee chaired by the two Women’s Officers, Nina Humphries and Krishna Shah. It runs events such as feminist film showings, workshops and hosting interesting speakers. The Network runs campaigns to improve the experiences of women both inside and outside of the university.
define as having a disability. Although this list is not exhaustive this could include specific learning difficulties, mental illness, hidden disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder sensory and mobility impairments. I support the welfare of students’ with disabilities in all aspects of student life, from issues with accessing course facilities to improving the social access to activities both on and off campus. As a network we also run campaigns and help raise awareness on a number of topics. For example we work closely with Hannah Webber on Disability Sport, and with the Student Unions’ Equality and Welfare Officer and Disability Team and Mental Health Advisors.
The Network also includes exciting campaign groups, most recently introducing UoNFemCam! We welcome everyone’s thoughts and ideas on women related issues.
Disabled Students’ Network
We have an open general committee within the network so everyone can get involved and if you have any queries comments or concerns please feel free to get in touch. My email is sudisabled@ nottingham.ac.uk or you can find us on the SU Website if you type in ‘Disabled Students’ Network’.
Hi, I’m Naomi and I’m the new Disabled Student’s Officer. My role is to support all student’s within the University who self-
I look forward to hearing from you! Naomi
Email: suwomensofficer@ nottingham.ac.uk Facebook: University of Nottingham Women’s Network Twitter: @UoNSU_Womens.
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Welcome Guide LGBT Network
There are also mailing lists and a private SB facebook group which you can be added to by emailing suttonbonnington@uonsulgbt. org. We look forward to meeting you very soon!
The LGBT Network is open to all students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, questioning, asexual and/ or unsure/undecided or anyone who self-defines as experiencing homophobia, biphobia and/or transphobia or not fitting into a hetero-normative society.
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Network
The LGBT committee are a group of students elected every year to organise socials, provide welfare support and campaign for positive change for students at university and beyond. It is chaired by the LGBT Officer, Jack Salter, who is the voice of LGBT students at SU Council to representing you; sharing our views and concerns on issues relevant to LGBT students.
The BME network is designed to bring together the Black and Minority Ethnic Students within the Students Union. It is chaired by the BME Officer Yasmin Talsi (an SB true blue herself) and administrated by the BME committee. The network is designed to represent the needs of all members of the SU who are of Arab, AfroCaribbean, Arab, Oriental, Asian or of Jewish heritage or anyone who self-defines as being of minority ethnic origin. This year we have many exciting campaigns and events lined up including Islamophobia week and plans to celebrate black history month.
The Sutton Bonington Officer, Chris Newman, is responsible for running events, campaigns and providing welfare support on the Sutton Bonington campus, supported by the rest of the committee. We will be at the Freshers’ Fairs both on University Park and Sutton Bonington, and will be running a Meet & Greet, a relaxed, fun way to meet other LGBT Students and a few of committee, on Saturday 28th September in the Octagon.
d We help you to raise hundreds of thousands for charity, join Karnival to make a difference and challenge yourself. You’ll see your Sutton Bonington reps through the year in their red t-shirts
If you’d like to keep in touch with what we’re doing, you can like us on facebook and join the mailing list on the SU website. Please email submeofficer@nottingham. ac.uk to find out how you can get involved. SB, we look forward to seeing you at a BME event very soon, your BME committee 2013-2014
Facebook: groups/uonlgbtnetwork/ (University-wide) and /229453700476194/ (Sutton Bonington)
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CHEERS
SB BAR
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On your first weekend at SB you will most likely become acquainted with the Bar. Along with drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic) you will also find the Pool table, darts board and football table. The bar is considered the social hub of our campus! You can use this as an area to relax and socialise. It also becomes the party venue of the campus; hosting most events such as Headbangers’ ball, open mic nights and post-dining in parties. Other events in the bar include pub quizzes and open pool competitions. The bar is open from 7pm every night for drinks but is open during the day as a meeting place and common area. Lunches can be purchased from the bistro (Monday to Friday) between 12:30 & 2pm.
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We’ve complied a short list of some essential contacts that we’re sure you will fin d useful when at SB!
LOCAL PHONE NUMBERS
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01509 673750 01332 706020 01509 670826 01509 670005 01159 500500
We’ve got a deal with DG tax is to get you taxis back from Notts for a fixed price of £17!
INTERNAL PHONE NUMBERS
These can be dialled for free usin g the phone in your room (as long as you live on campus). Otherwise dia l 0115 95 and then the number. SB Guild 16211
CRM Security
Dining Ins
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SB Campus Security
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Student Services
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LOCAL SHOPS:
Dining Ins are a great event held on campus with fine food, good wine and an “interesting” speech from the warden. Certainly gives all the girls a chance to whip out your posh frocks and the guys a chance to dust off your suits. Normally, there are 5 dining ins throughout the year, Masquerade, Christmas, Valentines, OKA and St Patricks each with a band and after party for entertainment. Great bonus, it’s free if you’re on the meal plan!
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SB C-Store Keg worth Loughborough Shepshed Nottingham
(On campus) Co-op Sainsburys, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons Asda IKEA (NG16 2RP)
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Main Dining Room
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