Exceeding Students Expectations

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Exceeding Students Expectations

• The Loughborough Student Experience by David
  Gerty

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Loughborough University

• University charter granted 1966
• 15,000 students
• Campus University
• University Town
• Renowned for Sport and Research
• Winner of Times Higher EducationBest Student
  Experience and Best Support for International
  Students.

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Student Experience

• Conducted by Times Higher Education
• Asked 22,500 students about what they thought
  made up the Student Experience
• Weighted and checked against relationship to
  would recommend to friend
• Most authoritative research on the student
  experience.

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What constitutes the Student Experience?

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Community

• Halls of residence own identity, healthy
  rivalry between halls
• First year students encouraged to live in halls
• Focus continues on 2nd and 3rd in the local
  community
• Students option to affiliate to halls
• Community Students Association
• Community Warden
• Community Bazaar
• Emphasis on student activities and sportleads to
  community spirit
• Every student an international student

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Social Life

• Life outside the lecture theatre
• Emphasis on Involvement/enjoyment from the start
• Big emphasis on activities RAG, Sport,
  Societies, Community Action
• Hugely varied entertainments programme
• International Day
• Freefest
• Mardi Gras
• Incorporate international students and
  postgraduates

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Union - Mission and Values

• Better Student Life Supports the culture and
  values of the University community
• Opportunities for students to Develop and
  Inspirethem to Achieve more than they thought
  possible
• Providing students with am effective Voice,
  discuss things amongst themselves and to put
  their concerns to others.
• Building the campus community, by helping people
  feel they Belong and share Fun.
• Providing students with help and Support
  whenthey need it.
• We Involve Members in all aspects of the running
  of their Union
• We operate to the highest Ethical standards in
  all that we do.

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Union - Resources

• Purpose built premises
• 900k Grant 1m profit
• 14 Elected officers 9 full time
• President
• 3 VPs
• Student activities officer
• Community Action Chair
• AU President
• Multi media Editor
• Rag Chair
• 100 permanent staff

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University and Union

• Key is the relationship both working together
• Champion the Loughborough Experience
• My relationship with the VC
• Paired relationships LSU Exec and EMG
• Membership of LSU on all key committees
• Shared problem solving
• Union is a service provider
• Student ambassador programme
• Welfare including ALF

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Recognition

• Informal recognition
• Hall Committees
• Union Councillors
• Formal recognition
• The Loughborough Experience Awards.

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The Loughborough Student Culture

• Proud
• Positive
• Involving
• Life changing
• Family

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The Loughborough Experience
designed by the Loughborough Students for
Loughborough Students!