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GUSA Freshers’ Helper Application Form 2011
Forms must be handed into the GUSA office (62Oakfield Avenue), by 5pm on Wednesday 27thApril 2011
Personal Details
Name: Ben Searle
Year of Study: 3rd
Degree Subject: Philosophy and Theology
Matric. Number: 0807309
Term-Time Address: 3/1 149 Great Western Road
Glasgow
Post-Code: G4 9AW
Telephone Number: 07860900780
Student E-mail Address: [email protected]
Summer Contact Address: 1 Murrells Walk
Great Bookham
Surrey
Post-Code: KT23 3LP
SRS Member? Yes / No
Are you a member of any GUSA sports clubs, if so which?
Trampoline Club
Do you currently hold a GUSA Mini Bus Licence? Yes / No
If no, will you be eligible to sit the test by September 2011?Yes / No
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(Eligibility: over 21, min 2 years since passing test
Why would you like to be a GUSA Freshers’ Helper?
I have been heavily involved in the university trampoline club for
three years now. In my second year I was the social secretary and
this year I have been the club captain. Next year I have taken on the
position of ordinary member. I care about the development of sport
in Glasgow University and being a fresher helper seems like a great
way to help. I also want to ensure that new students are aware of
the trampoline club and all that it has to offer. I am also a firm
believer in mass participation, I would like to help freshers learn that
in Glasgow university, sport is for absolutely anyone who wants to
get involved.
What qualities and experiences do you feel you would bring to the
role of GUSA Freshers’ Helper?
As I have mentioned above I have 2 years of experience on a club
committee, including a year as captain of the trampoline club. I am
also a level three trampoline coach. I trampoline for a separate club
in Glasgow and compete in national competitions on a regular basis.
My experience in sport, in committee positions and in coaching have
helped me learn a great deal about the function of GUSA, the
environment of a university sports club and how new members can
get involved at whatever level they want. I feel that no matter what
questions I am asked, I would be able to provide a useful answer,
even if it is just to point them towards the right person to speak to if
I do not know the answer myself.
A Fresher is unsure of what sports events are available to them
during their Freshers’ Week, what advice can you give them?
I would tell them that there are many ways of finding the
information they need. Firstly I would direct them to the sports fair
in the Stevenson building where there are a range of sports clubs all
waiting to give them any information they could want about training
hours and fresher taster sessions. Secondly I would tell them to
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check the GUSA page on the university website or on the moodle
sight. Finally I would let them know that all the sports events were
open to them on freshers’ week as that is what it is all about!
If you could be any GUSA sport, what would you be and why?
After all my time spent with the trampoline club I would have to say
Trampolining. What other sport allows you to touch the ceiling of the
Stevenson building? Trampolining helps you with real life skills, it
teaches you how to do 10 positions on the bed in under a minute. It
is a fun sport which is extremely welcoming of beginners and the
competitions have an amazing social aspect to them. While
maintaining this relaxed exterior it can simultaneously be one of the
most exhilarating experiences you will ever have. I honestly cannot
think of a better sport to be.
You meet a Fresher who is torn between which Union's event to
attend that evening, what advice would you give to help with their
decision?
Firstly I would assure this fresher that no matter where they go, it is
guaranteed to be a great experience. I would tell them that freshers’
week is all about meeting new people and having a great time. I
would tell them to speak to new people that they have met during
the week and to ask them what their plans are… However there are
specific events that I would feel the need to promote above others,
the foam party at the GUU being one of them. Fresher’s flu is pretty
much a rite of passage that every fresher must go through
You find yourself at the bar, a fresher either side, one is evidently
the sporting type and the other is not. Who do you choose to talk to
first and why?
I would talk to the one who looks as though they are not the
sporting type. As I mentioned earlier I am a firm believer in mass
participation. I would not put any pressure on anyone to join a
sports club, but I would like to put the idea into as many heads as
possible. Sport has been such an incredible part of my university
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experience and I’d like to at least show new students that even if
they are not really into sports, a sports club is a great way to meet
new friends and get an insight into a whole new world. There is
nothing quite like a university sports club, it is a unique experience.
The entertainment for the GUSA party pulls at the last minute, how
would you ensure that the Freshers don’t get bored and leave?
I would just do whatever I could to keep the freshers excited about
the night. I’d talk to freshers about how great freshers week has
been so far and ask about their favourite nights and keep taking
them to the bar. As long as the helpers are still interesting and the
chat is still good and the drinks are still going the party will keep
going until a solution is found… and if that fails, I’ll walk in the room
and hold my boom box high, and what happens next will blow your
mind!
BLANK CANVAS…Make yourself stand out from the crowd!
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Thank you for your application