#SUSUgetscreativeOur story of collaboration, creative

co-crafting & social learning adventures

Megan Downing, VP Democracy & Creative IndustriesBex James, Editor of the Edge Magazine Hannah Mylrea, Surge Radio Station ManagerKaren Lloyd, Training Manager

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Who are ?

SUSU is the students’ Union at the University of Southampton.

It is run by students to enrich the lives of everyone who studies at the University.

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@YourSUSU #YourSkills

SUSU’s People Development Team are supportive of our Student Leader’s aspirations to develop and grow our memberships’ employability.

We have created the @YourSUSU #YourSkills Programme of Learning to do just that.

We also work with our Student Leaders to bespoke specialist learning events and adventures

Today we are sharing one of our recent stories of success…

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Creative Industries Zone Learning Adventure

Background & Strategy with Meg

Collaborative Leadership with Bex

Social Learning with Hannah

Inclusivity with Karen

Summary of Success with Meg

#SUSUgetscreative

The beastly background

before the beauty

Meg Downing, VP Democracy & Creative Industries@megandowning

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Last Year Our Students Said… This year We Did…

“If it is going to be a Creative Industries (CI) training week why was no representative included for the other Creative Industries societies?”

We invited the full Creative Industry Zone Clubs & Societies to attend. This added to the diversity in the room & began building the CI Zone through collaboration.

“Performing Arts were already more than prepared before this week and we felt that it wasn’t overly useful to us as it still felt tailored to be a Media training week.”

Re-addressed the balance through an agenda that was appropriate to our audience. Offering completely new sessions different to last year. Offering tailored specialist sessions for different groups to complement e.g. Trip to Echo

“I feel it should be more inclusive.” We spent a full afternoon exploring inclusivity & what it meant for the CI Zone

“More on working with SUSU and what SUSU can do for you”

We had various SUSU guest speakers to share what they can do to help students

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Who we worked with?

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Collaborative Leadership • Speed Dating• Spaghetti (Marshmallow) Challenge• Social Media

Bex James, Editor in Chief, The Edge Magazine@Landiana24

SUSU Social LearningWorking TogetherUsing technologyBuilding relationships

Hannah Mylrea, Surge Station Manager@HannahMylrea

Inclusivity

Karen Lloyd, Training Manager @kaspill

Sparking CuriosityCo-Crafting TogetherLearning by Doing

Big Business

1 in 12 new jobs = creative

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What we produced

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In Summary

Pearson Award for Promoting a Learning Culture

University of Southampton Students’ UnionWinner – SME Category

Learning at Work Week Best Event Awards 2014

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