Open University Students' Association
London Regional Forum
Support
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The officers and delegates of the London Branches are the basis
of the membership of the O U S A London Regional Forum, and it is
these volunteer students who provide support, not just for other
students, but also for the Open University Student Educational Trust
(O U S E T) and O U S A.
Whether it's being a friendly voice on the end of the telephone,
or selling merchandise, or meeting and greeting at graduation ceremonies
and residential schools, the support offered to students is done
by volunteers and if you think you could help out please do contact
the relevant post-holder and offer your help. They will be more
than pleased to see you and you'll get a lot of satisfaction and
fun out of doing it!
And if you need to hear that friendly voice - please get in touch.
Collectively most of us have come across the same problems that
you might be having and we'd love to to be able to be able to help
you or at least point you in the right direction.
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Support for Students
Disabled Students
Academic Support
Student Support
FirstClass Conferencing
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Support for OU, OUSA & OUSET
Degree Ceremony Marketing
Co-ordinator
Residential School Co-ordinator
Residential School Marketing
Co-ordinator
Delegates to OU Committees
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Disabled Students' Link
The D S L is an elected post on the Regional Forum (R F) and is
responsible for putting disabled students in touch with those who
can help provide them with resources to help them in their studies.
Key tasks:
- Liaise with the Regional Office
- Be the point of contact for students, branches, and the RF
with regard to disabled and or add ional needs issues
- Liaise with the S S L (student support link) about disability
and or additional needs
- Review and comment on policies and strategies within the region
from the OU and OUSA regarding there impact on students with disabilities
and additional needs
- To listen
Qualities needed by the D S L:
- Good communication skills
- Confidentiality
- Listening skills
- Some knowledge of disability or additional needs, either personal
or professional
Training:
- The V P Student Support and the V P Equal Opportunities via
a weekend training course with other regional D S L's give training.
Send an email to the London RF Disabled Students' Link
Type ousainlondon followed by the
"at" sign and then googlemail.com
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Student Support Link
The SSL is elected by the Regional Forum and its purpose is to
help students by providing information, options, assistance and
support within the region, and to help them to overcome problems
affecting their ability to study with the Open University and liase
between the student and the appropriate person(s) depending on the
nature of the problem. In addition the S S L provides information
on and assists with fundraising for the Open University Students
Educational Trust (O U S E T).
If you have an academic query, about your course for example, you
should contact your Student Academic Link.
If you need help please don't hesitate to contact the S S L by
clicking on the envelope below, and if you think that being an S
S L is something you would like to do then please also send an email
to the SSL.
Send an email to the London RF Student Support Link
Type ousainlondon followed by the
"at" sign and then googlemail.com
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Student Academic Link
Ideally there should be a Student Academic Link (S A L) studying
in each faculty and they are chosen to help other students who are
having problems with the academic side of OU life. They provide
a link between students, the region and the faculty and they have
acccess to a FirstClass Conference specifically for S A L s so that
they can 'virtually' meet and discuss the problems that students
in their faculties are coming up against so that solutions can be
found. They work closely with the Student Support Link (S S L).
S A L s need to be helpful, good communicators and listeners, tactful,
approachable, articulate and objective. If you think you could fill
the bill you'll need the full job
description, the call
for nominations, and the application
form which needs to be received by the OUSA office in July for
the elections for the year beginning 1st September 2007. However,
SALs can be elected at an RF meeting without having to go through
all that rigamarole!
Send an email to the lead London RF Student Academic Link
Type ousainlondon followed by the
"at" sign and then googlemail.com
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Degree Ceremony Marketing Co-ordinator
This co-ordinator liaises with the OU and with the OUSA office
in order to provide the very best service for marketing gifts for
graduates at our Gift Shop, as well as students to join the procession
of dignitaries in the ceremonies.
It's great fun and a wonderful insight as to how your own graduation
might proceed!
Profits from O S L Ltd (O U S A Services Ltd) are covenanted to
O U S E T which is the Open University Students Education Trust
which helps students who have one-off financial difficulites for
which funds are not available elsewhere.
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The Residential School Co-ordinator
Taking overall responsibility for O U S A's presence at the residential
schools, the Co-ordinator oversees the social events and supports
the Residential School Marketing Co-ordinator. Not for the faint-hearted,
this post carries a great deal of responsibility but it is great
fun - and hard work, but all the better because O U S E T is the
main beneficiary. In London we attend only at weekends - meeting
and greeting the students as they arrive on the Saturday, and we
run a raffle and a quiz, as well as the marketing stall.
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The Residential Schools Marketing Co-ordinator
Works with the above to ensure that O U S A is promoted properly
at summer schools, and deals with all aspects of the marketing.
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Central Consultative Committee (C C C) and the Open University
in London (O U i L)
What do the O U i L and the C C C do?
The O U i L committee meets
around 4 times a year and is attended by students; Associate Lecturers
(ALs) and staff from the Regional Centre. It meets around 4 times
a year and discusses various topics which are important to the University
as a whole and those issues which affect the Region. Some examples
of this are strategic development, the learning and teaching strategy,
student retention, budgets and how the region can support O U S
A in London.
The C C C is the body one above the O U i L which is
attended by one AL and one O U S A rep from each region; the Pro-Vice
Chancellor (P V C) Students (currently Will Swann); some members
of both the O U and O U S A staff. The O U S A President (or one
of her deputies) also attends. Again, they discuss the various papers,
and concepts, which are being considered by the O U such as learning
and teaching strategy, the white paper on H E (Higher Education)
and so on.
Central Representatives
Central Reps offer themselves up to the Executive Committee of
O U S A as volunteers to sit on the many Open University Committees
and Faculty Boards. These posts can give a fascinating insight to
the workings of the O U and form a vital link between O U S A and
the O U. Please apply to the O
U S A Office for an application form.
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