A group of York students has won the opportunity to have their very own I-phone application developed after winning The App Challenge final, held at the Ron Cooke Hub on Wednesday, January 18.
YUSU Welfare officer Bob Hughes has warned students to be vigilant after a student loans phishing scam has been revealed.
Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
A flood caused by a heating system “failure” forced the university IT services to shut down many essential systems on Sunday night, causing problems for many students on the eve of their exams and assignment due-dates.
Stephen Kenny: I've been a member of the 21+ Committee for a year now and have been heavily involved in the expansion of the group. I've also worked closely alongside the current officer, Charlene Cranny, and have a good understanding of what the role entails.
SK: Apart from the fact no one else has put themselves up for the position, I think I'll do a good job. I know what it was like to come to uni as a mature student, what the particular worries and stresses were and I'll do my best to make the transition as seamless as possible for next years intake and to improve the life of the students we have currently.
SK: I'd like to have a mature student website in place by the end of next term. This will act as a central hub for students, a place they can look for house mates, arrange to meet up, get information about social events, and just help us to keep in touch with everyone.
I'd also like to promote Vanbrugh as the mature student college of choice from next year. This will hopefully give mature student's a real base on campus and might encourage them to live on campus in their first year.
SK: I'd say the role is criminally undervalued, I believe in an average intake that mature students make up 15-20 percent. The fact that the 21+ Committee has only been running for two years and we've only just got a seat on the YUSU Council shows how much work there is to be done.
SK: I have to say it'd be pretty awful to lose out to RON. The worst thing would be seeing the position go unfilled and our hard work this year going to waste.
SK: To be honest, I'm enjoying the whole thing. Getting to know, and becoming friends with, such a wide range of people has to be the highlight though.
SK: I'm not too sure about favourite characters, but this is the coolest footage I have ever seen!
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