STUDENT COMMUNITY
FEBRUARY 2024 END OF SEMESTER ROUNDUP
The start of teaching brings us officially to the end of the first semester, so here’s a roundup of some of the fantastic things our community has been getting up to within their subjects, the School and across the Faculty.
Welcome Week
We welcomed over 3000 new students to the Faculty in September, with a varied programme of information based and social sessions. There were a fantastic mix of social activities hosted within Programmes and at School level to help students make connections and explore their new subjects, including quizzes, buffets, video competitions and more.
Last term, the School held Coffee and Cake Socials and several topical sessions including: “Law and Criminology Referencing Session (with pizza!)”, “How your degrees are classified” and “Improving Critical Analysis and Critical Application to Maxmise your Marks”. LLM Shipping and Trade also held a visit to Aquatical House, London.
Many students got involved in a range of mooting, mediation and negotiating competitions organised by the irrepressible Dr Matthew Parry! Swansea Legal Skills Competitors Association (SLSCA) was also established to to enable students to support each other on their competition journeys. We have an exciting semester to look forward to with around 20 competitions still to take place! We’re also looking forward to the Bowling Social in February and Legal Networking Dinner in March!
SPOTLIGHT ON..... SOCIETIES
As usual, our student societies have been very active and engaged this last term. Along with their own funds, they each receive a budget from the Faculty, and have come up with many ways to spend this! Here are some examples... The Bar Society ran a Mock Trial Workshop and Newcomers Networking Social. The Canadian Law Society and Law Society each held panel events, where lawyers discussed their education, trends in areas of practice, and top tips for students as they build their skills. And Swansea Women In Law held a wide variety of socials, and supported the Operation Christmas Child Charity campaign.
Across the Faculty, we have hosted a programme of activities that support student wellbeing. Creative activities such as mug painting have been particularly popular with over 100 attendees, as well as four Makers Markets comprised of a majority of student and staff stalls. We’ve engaged with other teams across the University to run joint events, including crafts with Discovery, and study skills sessions with the Centre for Academic Success.
At “Welcome to Wales” on Bay Campus, students were treated to an afternoon of Welsh music, storytelling, food and traditional Welsh crafts. All these events provide an opportunity for students to meet new people, take time out from their studies, and try something different. Our Faculty Festive Fiesta was a Christmas spectacular, with carnival stalls, buffet, music, snow and a visit from Santa Claus himself!
The Student Information Team kicked off the term with “Making the Most of Your Year”, an event for students who were repeating the year or repeating failed modules. The session delivered advice and information around study skills, wellbeing, and personal development through employability and volunteering. To tackle period poverty, free period products are
available from our Student Information Offices in the Digital Technium and School of Management Reception. Anyone who feels uncomfortable asking explicitly can ask for a bag for “Penny” and a discreet bag of products will be provided.
Looking ahead to Semester 2: There’s plenty to look forward to with a busy Semester ahead. During the term, we’ll continue to run student engagement events. Mark the dates in your diaries, and keep an eye out for announcements on your Canvas Hubs.
Jewellery Making 8th February, 2pm Studio, Taliesin Create
Law Bowling Social 6th February, 6:30pm Tenpin Bowling
Get Creative! 14th February, 1pm SoM Room 011
Lunar New Year 15th February Taliesin Create
Soup Social 19th February SoM Atrium
Scrapbook Making 22nd February, 11am Mall Room, Taliesin Create
Mug Painting 5th March, 2pm Mall Room, Taliesin Create
Networking Dinner 8th March, 6pm Village Hotel
JOIN US FOR OUR: ‘MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE EVENT! Hosted by your Student Information, Support and Experience Team
FREE PIZZA
This session will provide information on services, resources and activities at the University that will help you to make the most of this academic year, and the remainder of your studies. This is chance for you to identify any areas of your studies, university life, employability or student community where you might want more support or information. It’s never too late to start making the most of your year, so pop along, enjoy a slice or two of free pizza, and find out more!
Singleton: Tuesday 6th February, 1pm Union House, room 301
Bay: Thursday 8th February, 12.30pm School of Management, room 239
If you have any questions about the event, please contact community-humanitiesandsocialsciences@swansea.ac.uk
12TH MARCH
KEEP IN TOUCH!
Your Reps will next be meeting during this term at the next Student-Staff Forum. If you’ve got any feedback or suggestions to improve your student experience, remember to get in touch with your Rep. You can find a list of Reps here. If you can’t see a Rep for your subject it means the position is vacant – perhaps consider becoming a Rep yourself?
If you’d like to nominate yourself as a Rep, or would like to pass on feedback where there isn’t a course Rep in place, contact community-law@swansea.ac.uk.
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