Sports Club Exec Handover Training Zoë Buckland, Sports Officer

1. Sports Club Exec Handover Training Zoë Buckland, Sports Officer Grab an itinerary and take a seat 

2. SESSION 1: Introduction to the University Zoë Buckland, Sports Officer

3. 2013 • 23,631 students from over 140 countries in 12/13 • Over 5000 staff, including 1500 academic and research staff • 30 academic departments in four Faculties: Arts, Social Sciences, Science and Medicine • £440m turnover 11/12 • 533 hectare campus

4. “In barely 40 years, Warwick has established itself as a leading alternative to Oxford and Cambridge. It recruits some of the brightest students who are taught by staff often working at the cutting edge of their subjects” Sunday Times, September 2006

5. Rankings • Consistently ranked in the top ten of UK universities in national league tables including The Time and The Sunday Times, September 2013 • Number one target for graduate employers according to The Graduate Market in 2013, by High Flyer Research • Ranked 3rd in the world in the QS Top 50 under 50 • WBS ranked 3rd in the UK by the Guardian • Forbes ranked the Warwick MBA 7th in the world and 3rd in the UK for schools outside the USA • Film and TV Studies ranked 1st in the UK by the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise

6. 1960s

7. Today

8. Recent capital investments

9. Diversity of income streams University of Warwick total income 2012/13: £464m* *Figures approximate and represent Q1 forecast only

10. Why am I telling you this? • Because it’s important to be aware of the context of the University, in order to understand your role here. • Also, it gives you greater bargaining power when asking the University for things if you understand their circumstances.

11. But will the University really listen to me? • Yes, because they care about ‘Student Experience’! • What does it mean? • Excellent teaching and learning • Excellent facilities • International opportunities • Support services • Careers support • But most importantly…Sports Clubs!

12. But will the University really listen to me? • Sports Clubs can really shape a person’s time at University • Nearly 30% of all students at Warwick are members of Sports Clubs • It really is an incredibly exciting moment to be on a Sports Club Exec as the University is listening!

13. Famous University faces

14. Facilities • Booking University Rooms • For Centrally Timetabled Rooms, go to www.go.warwick.ac.uk/roombooking • Woods-ScawenRoom (ACCR) is controlled by Arts Centre after 5pm. Go to the Box Office to book. • The weekend starts on Friday at 5pm! Some rooms are run through Warwick Conferences for the weekend, and you may be charged. • Remember, if you don’t need it, don’t book it!

15. Facilities • The Piazza (a University space – not SU!) • Download and complete booking form from the SU website (http://www.warwicksu.com/execresources/bookings/outdoor/) and email it to piazza.bookings@warwick.ac.uk (they ask for 7 days notice). • The Chaplaincy • Contact S.M.Hope@warwick.ac.uk or on ext. 23519 • Science Concourse • The Street in Zeeman Building (Maths & Stats) • Contact A.Rahman@warwick.ac.uk, or on ext. 51380 • Outdoor bookings (e.g. Tocil field) • Complete form and email to J.D.Pitman@warwick.ac.uk and K.A.Clarke@warwick.ac.uk (28 days notice!)

16. Marketing • Big Screen • Complete form on (http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/digitalsignage/bigscreenpiazza/big_screen_content), or email bigscreen@warwick.ac.uk • Think interactive, not just videos/pictures • Also rights-free music or “Sync license” from the owners of the intellectual property • Chaplaincy walkway • Portrait orientation • Ideal size 1080px x 1527px @ 72dpi (RGB) (proportionate to A4). • Send to outdoorscreens@warwicksu.com • Library screens • Create powerpoint slide and email it to library@warwick.ac.uk

17. *End of session* Note down any questions you may have now, and we’ll have time to go through them during the break or the Q&A at the end. SESSION 1: Introduction to the University