A very warm welcome to the October/ November newsletter from Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU). We hope that everyone is settling/ settling back into university life and enjoying the start of Semester One. We also hope you had a great Freshers and enjoyed any of the day or evening events we ran that you attended.
This month we are looking ahead to our very important Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 16th November, great day and evening events, campaigns and more. As always, we want to remind you that your TUSU is here for both the good and bad times, we can offer advice and help through SU Student Support (SUSS) with any issues you are encountering. We also have multi award-winning social and study spaces for you to use both day and night.
Have a great month and, as always, make sure TUSU is right at the heart of your student life.
Harriet, Madhu and Rebecca – Student Officers 2021/22
The TUSU Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place on Tue, 16th November at 5pm online through Microsoft Teams and in The Hub (2nd floor, SU Building). It is an opportunity for ALL current students to hear from the Student Officers about their plans for the year ahead and put YOUR questions.
We are so keen for students to attend that EVERYONE who comes gets a FREE DOMINOS PIZZA VOUCHER and the sports clubs and societies who each have the highest proportion of members in attendance receive a £50 boost to their budgets,
Find out more, read the agenda and check out the minutes/ video highlights of last year through tees-su.org.uk/agm.
All Teesside University students are invited to complete a short online questionnaire on their vaccination status. The data collected in this survey is anonymous and will be used to help the University and local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) coordinate plans to deliver vaccinations to you and our local Teesside community over the coming months.
It will also help the University identify the best times over the semester to offer pop-up vaccination centres on site. We are best able to do this, in partnership with our local CCGs, if our students let us know whether you have had both your vaccinations, none, or just one, and the type you have had.
Complete the survey here: Anonymous Vaccination Survey (office.com)
Semester One continues with a great selection of day and evening events for students to enjoy:
Our year-round outreach and feedback campaign Talk to TUSU.
The massively popular Monday Night Quiz and Wednesday Night Karaoke.
Our weekly Students Supporting Students sessions.
Nostalgia at our regular Noughties takeover nights.
A special one-off party for Halloween.
Link ups with major venues and massive external club nights, including Stereo on Wednesdays and Shangri-La on Saturdays.
We will be adding plenty more besides the above, so keep an eye on tees-su.org.uk/events and make sure you follow us on facebook.com/teessidesu and instagram.com/teessidesu for the latest updates.
Course and School Representatives are here to represent your academic interests and to ensure that you have a positive experience whilst studying here at Teesside University. Ensuring that you have your voice heard, whether you have an academic issue or have some positive feedback about your course, is really important to us. The reps are here to ensure that the right people in the University get to hear your feedback so that positive changes can be made together!
At the start of each academic year, Course Representatives are elected by their cohorts to deal with any issues that may arise at the course level or to communicate any positive feedback to members of staff. They are SU volunteers and will work closely with Students’ Union Student Support (SUSS) and the SU Officers.
Course Representatives will work closely with the School Representatives who are appointed by the SU. School Representatives deal with any feedback that Course Representatives pass on which may need raising at a higher level, and any issues or positive feedback arising at a school level by liaising with senior academic staff. To see the differences between the School Representatives and Course Representatives please click here.
The Terrace (1st floor, SU Building) is open seven days a week for delicious hot food, tea, coffee, non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. It's the perfect place to socialise with course mates and other friends between lectures and seminars, and there's always a great atmosphere in there at night. It's home to many of our biggest evening events, and even when there isn't anything scheduled, you can be sure of top tunes, and unbeatable drinks offers.
Check out tees-su.org.uk/theterrace for more info and the latest menus.
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You can now get TOTUM Digital for FREE and enjoy 300+ student discounts, exclusive giveaways, the TOTUM app and more for one year from the date you download.
You can also pay £14.99 (one year valid), £24.99 (two or three years valid) for the TOTUM + Age ID card option. All the discounts and savings mentioned above, extra exclusive giveaways, access to the TOTUM app, proof of age, premium discounts not available to others and the inclusion of the International Student ID Card (ISIC)!
Aside from all of that, you will be helping out your TUSU as we receive payments from NUS depending on how many students download the TOTUM app and how often they use it and the number of students who upgrade to the complete TOTUM package! All that money is poured back into making your SU even better!
The SU Shop (ground floor, SU Building) is open six days a week* during semester time (closed on Sundays after 3rd October). Students and other customers can choose from a wide range of meal deals, snacks, hot and cold drinks, healthy and special dietary requirement options, stationery and course-related materials. It is also the only place on campus to buy Teesside Uni branded clothing and merchandise.
And, because we like to treat you, there will be plenty of special offers and discounts on various products throughout the year. Make sure you look out for the savings!
Your SU works closely with the University and a range of external agencies such as Cleveland Police, Cleveland Fire and the NHS to try to keep all students safe and well. It remains important to keep taking sensible precautions to minimise the risk to both yourself and other students.
Check out our tips for staying over the freshers period and throughout semester one.
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