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CONTENTS WELCOME BE PREPARED KICKSTART YOUR ARRIVAL WELCOME WEEK 5 WAYS TO BE WELL STUDENT LIFE CHECKLIST
Students’ union societies range from academic to social, examples
being Farm Animal Clinical Club and the Music
Congratulations and welcome to all our new Society. Students are invited to our AGM each
students from all of us here at the Students’ Union! year to make proposals for new clubs if they wish.
We are a membership charity run by students, for Joining a sports club or society is the easiest
students, and answer foremost to students. Our way to meet new people and make friends here
officers are democratically elected and led by the at the RVC! We typically run a variety of social
SU President, Vice Presidents and an amazing events throughout the year and are excited for our
team of SU Officers. The team is also supported Freshers week. It’s always fantastic to experience
by our staff members; ranging from overseeing the entire university as a whole coming together
the day-to-day, operational, strategic and financial and having a great time.
management of the SU to website and social Even with all the social activities and support, the
media content.
SU is a union at heart. We aim to bridge the gap
We have several facilities normally open during between the student body and College by making
term time; two campus bars, The Haxby and sure your voice is always heard. Our Officer Team
The Buttery, which are managed and staffed by and the Course Representatives are here to listen
students, as well as the Camden Gym and Activities to your concerns. We’re always looking to improve
Studio and a SU Common Room at each campus. as a Students’ Union, so please come speak to us
We also run regular free gym and activities classes about how we can better serve YOUR needs. All
in the SAWC in Hawkshead. These facilities will be our events are either free or at as low a cost as
open to students when deemed appropriate over possible and the profit from our bars and from any
the year, but would normally be open to students events is always reinvested back into the students.
throughout the academic year. We also operate a
SU shop for the specialist equipment you will need
whilst at the RVC. To find out more about the SU head over to
our website at www.rvcsu.org.uk and like
The SU supports an ever-increasing variety of our official “RVC Students’ Union” Facebook
inexpensive clubs and societies for any student page www.facebook.com/rvcsu to stay up to
at the RVC to join. Sports clubs include the likes date with us.
of Rugby, Netball and Ultimate Frisbee with the
ability to take part in university leagues. Our
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