ncl+ Student Achievement Awards 2012 Brought to you by: Sponsored by: Spotlighting the achievements of Newcastle University students in their extra-curricular and society activities
ncl+ Student AchievementAwards 2012
Brought to you by:
Sponsored by:
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