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| Beer Pong! |
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| Great Supporting Guys! |
We had brilliant support from everyone from each society, thank you all for coming to the social! Our next social is our Student Vs Lecturer Pub Quiz!
Thursday, 29 October 2015
A Look Back at: The Society Olympics Social!
We had brilliant support from everyone from each society, thank you all for coming to the social! Our next social is our Student Vs Lecturer Pub Quiz!
Our Newly Elected Fresher's Rep!
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| Josh Packman |
Also, thank you to all the other candidates who took part in the election and gave really amazing speeches and you all did fantastic!
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Fresher's Rep Candidates
We can finally announce the candidates who will be running for the Fresher's Representative role! Read their descriptions and meet them at the election on Wednesday the 28th of October 2015 @ 7pm upstairs in Peppermint Swansea!
Candidate #1 Joshua Packman
My
name is Joshua Packman and this is my application to be the Freshers
Representative of the History Society. I am a very sociable person and have
made many new friends within my first week of Freshers, many of which I made
prior to attending through social media, I believe this is a key skill which is
needed to be the Freshers Representative as it would me my job to help other
first years be as enthusiastic as I am to participate in events organised by
the History Society. I am also a very organised person and have had previous
experience in organising events such as my secondary schools Christmas events
as part of my Welsh baccalaureate week, this gave me responsibility as if I had sat back
and not done anything then I would be letting everyone else down including
myself, this gave me the drive to complete any tasks I’m given to the best of
my ability showing how I am a strong candidate for the role. If voted for the
role then I will dedicating a large part of my time to help the committee make
all our events and workshops the best they can be.
Candidate #2 Tyler Thatcher
I am a passionate student of history. There are many cool aspects of history and I find it a fascinating subject, there’s always some new piece of information waiting to be found that will completely change our views on the past. I feel everyone should understand the importance of history as many of the things that are used to study the past are relevant in today’s world. For example the need to question everything and the understanding of why certain events cause certain things to happen. This is precisely why I feel I should be considered for the role of Freshers Representative, because to me history is such an important subject and I hope to help other people in first year become as enthusiastic as I am. I also would like to help other first years communicate more with their fellow students and other members of the society who may be willing to talk or help them. I have always been told that I have a friendly nature and am happy to talk to anyone which is quite an important aspect in a role such as this.
Candidate #3 Lucy Roach
My name is Lucy Roach. I am
studying English Literature and History, and I would like to become the Fresher’s
Representative because I have numerous qualities I believe would be an asset to
the History Society’s committee. During my
time in sixth form, I made the decision to take on roles that would help me to
develop new skills and confidence. In year 12, I took part in a national
competition called Young Enterprise in which a team of us had to set up our own
business for a year. My official role within the team was financial director,
therefore I have some experience of handling money, but I was also heavily
involved in all areas of the business. On moving into
year 13, I applied to become a member of the senior prefect team and obtained
the role of Senior Deputy Head Girl. This role involved organising resources
for sixth form with members of staff, fundraising, and playing an important
role in organising the year 13 Prom; including sourcing venues, collecting
money, and helping organise the details. To
summarise, I am extremely interested in the role because I would like the
opportunity to contribute to the History Society.
Candidate #4 Lucy Berry
Hi, my name’s Lucy and I’m studying History. I would love to
be the History Freshers Representative this year, and I feel like I would be
good at the role as I work well with groups of people and have displayed both team
and leadership skills by helping out with classes at my local dance school (and
will continue to do so next summer). I love getting involved in both academic
and social events; during my time at sixth form, I became a team leader of both
the Social & Fun and Learning Linc committee, therefore connecting myself with
the school in order to help fulfil the wishes of the students. I find that I
can easily adapt myself when talking in either of these situations (social or
academic), which I believe is key in dealing with different groups of people. I
can be quite a shy person, but I feel like becoming involved with such a
fantastic committee would really help my confidence levels, which would be a
big step for me. I’m not typically the most academic person, but I listen well
to what people want, which I consider to be a key factor of a successful
representative.
Candidate #5 Owain Brooks
Carpe Historum! I was born to be a Historian and to overcome challenges. Experience has taught me that whilst much of history is written by the victorious, there is more richness in studying the underdogs, the marginalised and the minority groups that often go unnoticed in the world. I live in Swansea, went to School here and wanted to spend my University career here. I know the area and would love to share my love of Gower and Swansea with my History colleagues. I am enthusiastic, motivated, hardworking and would give this position everything. As I say above I would seek to include everyone in all events and give them the true University experience.
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| The Candidates! |
Candidate #1 Joshua Packman
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| Josh Packman |
Candidate #2 Tyler Thatcher
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| Tyler Thatcher |
Candidate #3 Lucy Roach
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| Lucy Roach |
Candidate #4 Lucy Berry
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| Lucy Berry |
Candidate #5 Owain Brooks
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| Owain Brooks |
Friday, 23 October 2015
Countdown to Fresher's Rep Election!
The cut off date to nominate yourself and send us a description is on the
24th of October 2015 at 4pm.
Send your description to history@swansea-union.co.uk
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/975675935803930/
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Fresher's Representative Election Followed by The Society Olympics!
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| The Fresher's Rep Election |
To vote, you must be a member of our society - so make sure you have paid your membership! You can do so here: http://www.swansea-union.co.uk/activities/society/history/
The cut off date to nominate yourself and send us a description is on the
24th of October 2015 at 4pm.
Send your description to history@swansea-union.co.uk
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| The Society Olympics |
After the election, our Society Olympics event will begin!
Make sure you are mark yourself as going to our event on Facebook!
Facebook event is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1638956729689903/
If you have not picked up your Mint card yet, you can do so at this event too!
Both events will be taking place at Peppermint on Wind Street.
Fresher's Representative election will start at - 7pm
Society Olympics starts at - 9pm
We hope to see you all there :)
Swansea University History Society
Monday, 5 October 2015
The History Society Presents The Icebreaker: Freshers Vs Seniors!
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When
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14th October 2015
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Peppermint, Wind Street, Swansea
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9pm
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Facebook page
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You asked for it, so here it is - the hotly-anticipated first social of the year, where we welcome our lovely First Year students to the Society!
Those of you who have signed up and given your details to the Society will be getting Peppermint Discount Cards, which you'll be able to use for the entire year - these will be available for pickup at the social, just ask at the front desk and give them your name.
There is no dress-up theme - just come as you are - BUT there will be an activity that we will be doing, and this is remaining a SECRET until the night. We can't tell you what it is, but we can say that we have never done this before, and it'll be a fantastic way for people to get to know each other.
So, come down, have a drink with us and welcome your new Freshers to the Society - this is going to be a very popular event and we expect to see plenty of you there!
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