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.
The list, decided by YUSU officers and University staff from 355 nominations, includes 24 categories, all of which are contested.
York Carnival, winner of last year’s Society volunteering award, has been shortlisted this time around for Community Relations Initiative.
Most innovative student development award went to Drama Society last year and they are once more in the running, as well as being shortlisted for Most Developed Society, alongside Dance Society.
History has also been nominated for two awards: Best Academic Campaign and Best Course Rep Team, both of which it was nominated for last year too.
The University of York University Challenge Team is in the running for Performance of the Year after its impressive streak to the final of the BBC show.
Winners will be announced at the YUSU Awards ceremony in L/N/028 on Saturday 18th June (week eight).
The categories are as follows:
General Awards:
Performance of the Year: Fusion Playing Games – Fusion; Jekyll and Hyde - Central Hall Musical Society; Return to the Forbidden Planet - Happily Ever After Society; Line - Jonathan Carr Jeremy Lilley; University Challenge Team - The University of York
Hottest Debate: Local Election Hustings - New Generation Society; The Big Debate: Art vs Literature - Art History Society; The Future of Higher Education Funding - Social and Political Sciences Society
Campaign of the Year: The Great York Sit In – Various; Accommodation Troubleshooting - YUSU Campaigns Committee; Islamic Awareness Week - ISoc
International Perspective Award: James Heathcoate; International Week – ISA; Jamie Salazar
Most Innovative Event: Roller Disco - Halifax College; Feed 1000 - YUSU Environment and Ethics; The Transgender Experience - HYMS Ethics
Outstanding Leadership: James Croydon and Jonathan Hare; Leslie Tay; Lydia Blundell; Tom Martin and Nell Beecham; Fiona Lavelle; Steven Perring
Academic Awards:
Best Academic Campaign: Seminar Quality Video Campaign – History; Buddy Campaign - English
Module Choice Campaign - History of Art; Review of Supervision Policy - Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences
Best Course Rep Team: Chemistry; History; Social Policy and Applied Social Sciences; Physics; TYMS Masters
Best Course Rep Newcomer: Louis Lunts; Megan O'Kane; Thomas Burling; Amelia Dowsett
Course Rep of the Year: Zahra Latif; John Fox; Eppie Leishman; Ema Cresswell
Welfare Awards:
Dedication to Student Support: Nightline; Goodricke Welfare Team; James Woollard; Alcuin Welfare Team; Jamie Salazar; Langwith Welfare Team
Best STYC: Nicole Gatzas; Jordan Holmes; Chris West; Damian Allinson
Best Welfare Campaign: What is LGBT?; Contraception Library; Reclaim the Night
Society Awards:
Best Society Newcomer: Bright Futures; Darts Society; Art History; Social and Political Sciences Society; Romanian Society
Most Developed Society: Ballet Society; DanceSoc; Brass Band; Drama Society; History; Aerobics
Most Innovative Student Development: DanceSoc Showcase; Russell Joyce; Drama Society
Greg Dyke Award for Contribution to the Student Media: Laura Cress; Jake Farrell; Henry Cowen; Oliver Julian; Chris Young; Steven Perring
Outstanding Contribution to Societies: Jonathan Carr; Oliver Julian; Maxine Campion; Nick Hall; Chris Montanaro; Rosie Fletcher
Volunteering Awards:
Volunteering College Cup
Overall Project of the Year: Tea and Coffee Club; MEG; Lamel Beeches; Minds In Motion
Outstanding Community Volunteer: Helen Mackie; Elen Davies and Serena Driver; Stephen O'Ryan; Alison Critchley; Samantha Burton; Charlotte Potter and Emily Lincoln
Community Relations Initiative: Garden Action Day; York Carnival
RAG Awards:
RAG College Cup
Best RAG Event: Blagathon; RAG Parade; RAG Bash; Aerobicsathon; Vanbrugh College Battle of the Bands
Outstanding Contribution to Charity: Chris Lodge and Hugo Hill; Suzy Dodd; Kate Elliott and Erin Cork; Emily Duncan
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