Societies
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Students reap awards for the ncl+ achievements
Last night saw the celebration of the inaugural ncl+ Student Achievement Awards. Professor Chris Brink, Vice-Chancellor, opened the glittering Awards ceremony that was attended by 250 students, sponsors, Union Society and University staff.
The Awards celebrate and reward the achievements of
The Awards, organised by the Union Society and the Careers Service, attracted over 130 entries from students within ten categories and last night the winners and runners-up were revealed including the special “Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Personal Achievement." Thanks to the generous contributions of the sponsors npower and the Alumni Association winners received £300 and runners-up £100 to reward their efforts
Entries included a joint winning entry from Rachel Foyster, English Literature, and Rebecca Jones, Combined Studies for their outstanding work in establishing READ international at
Lauren Parkinson, Dentistry, won the Community Spirit Award for setting up a youth group for children aged 11 - 14 in her home town before coming to
In her application for the ncl+ Student Achievement Award Lauren comments:
“My passion for supporting and developing youth led me to the idea of setting up Desiny Teenz and during the latter half of the year I trained another two volunteers to help when the group started growing too large for one person to run. Since moving to
The special “Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Personal Achievement" went to Jodie Symington for her fund-raising and awareness-raising efforts for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. This included an expedition to Everest Base Camp and the completion of the Everest Marathon, which would be a gruelling challenge for anyone, but particularly for Jodie who herself has Cystic Fibrosis.
The complete list of winners and runners-up is:
Outstanding Personal Achievement Award:
Winner – Jodie Symington – Applied Biology
Community Spirit Volunteering:
Winner – Lauren Parkinson - Dentistry
Runner-Up – Katy Sutcliffe - Pharmacology
Community Capacity-building:
Winner – Rachel Foyster – English Literature and Rebecca Jones – Combined Studies
Runner-Up – Alison Curry – Food and Human Nutrition
Contribution to Sport:
Winner – Ciaran Hutchinson – Medical & Molecular Bioscience
Runner-Up – Sarah McChesney – Business Management
Environmental Volunteering:
Winner – Annette Morris – Fine Art
Runner-Up – Alexandra Henderson – Geography and Town Planning
Media and Communications:
Winner – Sarah Grant – Marketing and Management
Runner-Up – Kathryn McCann - Politics
Academic and Peer Representation:
Winner – Aimee Philipson – Combined Studies
Runner-Up – Matthew Sayer - Medicine
Arts and Culture:
Winner – Miriam Orcutt - Medicine
Runner-Up – Nathalie Levi – Fine Art
Most Improved Society of the Year:
Winner – Power Kite Society
Runner-Up – Yoga Society
Best Society of the Year:
Winner – Malaysian Society
Runner-Up – Dance Society
Society Officer of the Year:
Winner – Ruth Garside (Irish Dance Society) - Medicine
Runner-Up – David Burne (Power Kite Society) - Genetics
have a look at all of the societies avalible at Newcastle. Societies are run via the Union Society and cover just about anything and everything that you might be interested in, from dancing, to politics, to Yoga.
Societies, like the Union Society, are organised by students for students. Here at Newcastle there are over 120 societies to choose from, so getting involved could not be easier. Societies run all kinds of activities throughout the year. They offer some great opportunities to learn new skills as well as a vast array of social events, trips, shows and performances.
Have you got a hobby, interest or viewpoint that you would like to share with other students? Maybe you are just looking to try new things and meet new people? Then a society might just be what you are looking for!
Societies are a great way of getting more out of your time at University outside of your degree. You are guaranteed to meet some great, likeminded people and have a lot of fun. After trying what societies have to offer you might even fancy getting involved with its organisation, leaving you with the skills that employers look for. Its really easy to involved, just keep an eye out for the Societies Fayre during Freshers Week and the Union Society website and notice boards for more information about signing up!
