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If you can only give up the odd day or so then volunteering to
help at the Degree Ceremonies or at the Residential Schools would
be ideal for you.
Degree Ceremonies
There are two ways of helping on one of the three days of ceremonies
- currently held at the Barbican: setting up and selling gifts from
our shop, and/or "Processing" which involves representing
the student body by being in the Procession of dignitaries into
the hall, wearing academic dress, and being seated on the stage
throughout the ceremony, diligently clapping as each graduate gets
their award.
It's an early start as we have to set up and be ready by the time
the first graduands and their families arrive but it is great fun
and easy to make the sales as nearly everyone wants to buy something!
We get together beforehand in an informal training session so we
can familiarise ourselves with the goods and the paperwork, and
get to know each other. If you don't like selling you can always
Process or just help behind the scenes - there's always plenty to
do!
Travelling expenses and food are provided by the O U.
Residential Schools
The London Residential Schools are held at Queen Mary's University
in Mile End and O U S A attends only at weekends, unlike other "Resi
Schools".
On Saturdays we help the O U Staff with "meeting and greeting"
the students as they arrive by doing their name badges and generally
pointing bewildered students in the right direction for their accommodation,
food and tutorials. We sell raffle tickets and run a quiz on the
Saturday evening to raise funds for either O US A or O U S E T and
generally promote O U S A over the weekends that we are there.
Travelling expenses are provided by O U S A and food by the O U.
To volunteer please send an email to the London RF Secretary
Type ousainlondon followed by the
"at" sign and then googlemail.com
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