ncl+ Student AchievementAwards 2012

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Spotlighting the achievementsof Newcastle University studentsin their extra-curricular andsociety activities

Opening address: Prof Chris Brink (Vice-Chancellor)

Compered by: Liam Dale (Education Officer, NewcastleUniversity Students’ Union) & Alice Holloway (Athletic UnionOfficer, Newcastle University Students’ Union)

6.45pm Bucks Fizz reception7.15pm Light buffet8.00pm Presentation of awards9.45pm Ceremony ends

Awards - the shortlist

Circus Skills Society

Revolutionised thesociety by introducingformal training toenhance skills & stageperformances

Civil Engineering &Geosciences Society

New officer roles tointegrateinternational & post-graduate students

History Society

Introduced “Forum”to share knowledge &boost inclusion,helping to get toknow other members

Music Society

Increased members(including non-musicstudents) & utilised agrant for skillsworkshops

Pole Dancing Society

More varied classeshelped to boostmembers’ selfconfidence & newonline booking system

Jonathan Anderson

For his passion andwork to increase thereputation of NSR, &improving theequipment

Elliot Bentley

For his work at TheCourier as DeputyEditor, developing thewebsite & trainingcolleagues

Manuel EspinosaNevraumont

For his dedication tothe StudentCommunicationsTeam & innovativeuse of social media

Stephanie Newport-Booth

For her commitment &determination to TCTV& to becoming apresenter

Charlie Scott

For his work as OnlineSports Editor of TheCourier, writing matchreports, blogs &comment pieces

Jade Wilkes

For her commitmentto conserving theenvironment & herwork as President ofNewcastle UniversityConservation Society

Bethan Daltrey

For her passion &dedication toenvironmental work &SCAN projects as partof the SCAN committee

Gongbao Wang

For his involvement ininternational youthactivities which havehad significantinfluences in differentparts of the world

Luke Henman

Organising twoinnovative ‘QuestionTime’ sessions withlocal MPs as PoliticsSociety President

Dominika Kwasnicka

For her role inorganising theInternationalDevelopmentConference 2012

Harriet Slack

Transforming the PoleDancing Society byintroducingprofessional teaching& structured lessons

Sam Steventon

For his involvement inPhylum Feast for theBiology Society & thetransformation of theComedy Society

Bianca Chavez-Novoa

Co-founded ELSANewcastle, providingstudents with aspringboard into theirdream career

Clare Everett

Organising an array ofextra-curricular inter-cultural activities asAnglo-Chinese SocietyPresident

Hamish Adams-Cairns

Contributing to charityfundraising to build thefirst ever RwandanInternational CricketStadium

Georgina Debenham

Fundraising toensure thesustainability of theSailing Club in thefuture

Lucy Boden

Enthusiasm for theSports VolunteerProgramme, netball &helping vulnerablewomen gain confidence

Hannah Houghton

For her commitment tothe Sports VolunteerProgramme & passionfor dance

Claire Lynn

Dedication to Gaelicfootball & setting up ateam with Newcastle &Northumbria students

Edward Byers

Co-founded CinemaPolitica Newcastle(CPN), with fundingfrom an ncl+ grant

Rosemary Pollock

Successfully directed &managed the newSymphonic Wind Band,allowing students tomake music together

Sally Priddle

Revamping the artssection of The Courierto become one of themost well-readsections

Thomas Pope

Lead director of NUTSSweeney Todd production,selected for prestigiousInternational StudentDrama Festival

Rebecca Ashworth

Establishing a small dogagility training class & adog directory foreverything dog relatedin the North East

Natalie Diver

For variedentrepreneurialachievements &successful businessventures

Alex Hawke

For his innovative &successful onlineventures that utilisehis developer skills

Kesandu Okike

Developed a homeimprovement websitethat generates 2,000unique visitors onaverage worldwide

Nithya Rajarajan

Major researchachievements intoenvironmentallyfriendly industrialcleaning

Maths Society

National recognitionfor the society & theirdedication to helpingmembers find workexperience

NUTS

Produced 12 plays &plan to showcase 9student written playsin summer dramafestival

Speech & LanguageTherapy Society

Raising awareness instudents & governmentof speech, language &communication needs

Wilderness MedicineSociety

Introduced a nationalcompetition that hasbeen rolled out amongstother universities

Yoga Society

Expanded types ofevents available,enabling students tobetter handle stress &university life

Daniel Bird

Organised a crucialdebate within theLGBT Society &continually raisesawareness of LGBTcampaigns

Katie Griffiths

As SIFE President,she leads the SIFEcommittee, overseesall projects &supports members

Aimee Philipson

For her devotion to abroad range ofrepresentative roles& effecting change

Sarah Collings

For her dedication &commitment torepresentative roleswithin the School ofModern Languages

Fiona Young

For her commitment tostudent advocacy onbehalf of PostgraduateResearchers

Daniel Ashall

For his dedication tostudent wellbeing,raising awareness &introducing trainingto volunteers

Rachel Evans

Developing “ElectiveExchange” to enablecross culturallearning for medicalstudents

Caroline Bashir

As Chair of SCAN, shehas raised awarenessof voluntering at fairs& events acrosscampus

Rosie Leatherland

Improving quality oflife in a Fijian village& copious amounts ofcharity work

Charlotte Williams

For her work as co-founder of Brush Up,helping educate localchildren of all agesabout dental health

Rong Zhang

Successfully set upMagnet CourtCommunity aiming tohelp internationalstudents feel at home