March | 29th Board

And as fast as March entered, as fast it ends now. One of the busiest months we had until now and I liked it so much. We came back after our break with fresh new energy, although, fresh new energy on Tuesday because Monday I was exhausted from a night long at London Stansted airport 😉 But we started off with some nice events of which one was the first Brainstorm event organised by Meike. It was a nice opportunity to talk with all the coordinators about things going on and apparently, it worked because some things are already improving! So I am really proud of Meike! That week we also had my favourite event of that month; the Gala. It was so so so special to see everybody dressed up, the music was nice, the people were happy, I really enjoyed that evening. The COP came after so we could all dance in our pyjamas which was a whole new experience. That week was a busy week since we also had the Company Visit at MERLN and the Apenkooien event so all my committees organised one event that week. That makes me a proud Head of Activities. The last event was the Pub quiz and although it is not important for me, I am maybe even more enthusiastic than in the first years. 

The events were exciting but something more happened. We had the interviews for our Candidate Board, whaaaa! I don’t know, it feels so weird and exciting and sad and special at the same time. I am happy that in the next few months we can work with these people and teach them everything they need to know. Furthermore, I’ve had quite some meetings this month with the Randwyck Party Committee but also Presidents Meetings with all the Helix Presidents and the FHML Presidents. And I went with Anna to some locations for potential sponsorships which were really fun to do as well. 

And now it is April already, more events, CB, little trips and fun activities! Hope all your exams went well and that we see you at all the events or in the Helix Room!

The month started off with Meike’s very own brainstorm event, which was super useful (even though we slept at the airport that night). Not long after the that the event that we waited TWO whole years for took place: the annual Helix gala, with a Disney theme. After being part of the committee for 2 years I was super glad it could finally happen and I couldn’t be happier with the end result. What a magical night! I heard everyone had super much (maybe too much ;)) fun! 

The week after that the COP took place, which despite of the unexpected turn in the end, was a lot of fun. Also the MERLIN company visit and the Apenkooien event were much fun.

More exciting news; the Lustrum committee started off and I can promise you; they have very exciting plans for you guys next year, so stay tuned.

Furthermore we have been working on our new CB and boy are we proud of them. We have been preparing the crashcourses and trainings for them. Moreover I was busy preparing all the committee budgets for the committee GA. 

April is full of new and exciting things for which I cannot wait! Hope to see you at one of our events!

Another month is done, the time goes so fast. The month started well with the annual gala! It was a wonderful night and many people showed up regardless of the last-minute promotion and sign up possibility. In the same week we also had the Bachelor Brainstorm Event. This was really an event to be proud of since I feel like our comments were really taken seriously by the coordinators. The next event was the Pyjama party COP. Not many people showed up because of the late promotion and it was just after the gala and mid-course due to Covid restrictions that were happening in February. Furthermore we had the MERLN company visit and 2 other events I could not attend due to Covid:( 

The most exciting thing this month was looking for our CB!!! We did the interviews and formed a brand new Board. I’m really looking forward to working with them next month. 

Stay tuned for many events this month!

This month started off with my first own event! The first brainstorm event was quite successful with nice discussions. Resulting in a meeting with the course coordinators of Sophia and Roger Godschalk, with some students to look into the possibilities to integrate the Sophia courses better into the main program. I also had some coordinator meetings which mainly discussed how to get more students back to on campus education. I also discussed this during BMSO, which mainly focussed on the selection processes at different universities. Furthermore I had my recurring SC meetings and we went for dinner and bowling together. The SEPs had their meetings and will meet next week again to discuss the exam and write the reports. The master specialisations finished their reports earlier, because their tracks have different time schedules. With the NPO taskforce from SC, we’re looking into the possibilities of venues for the event. At the beginning of the month, we had the gala which was really nice, with a lot of dancing! We also had the COP the Tuesday after, which was peculiar because of an incident. For the next COP we hope to have taken enough measurements to prevent this. We also had the MERLN company visit, which was really fascinating and well arranged. On the same day, I went to apenkooien with the sports committee and Terence, which was really funny and refreshing. Coming closer to the exam, I presented the Pubquiz of BBS1004 which was something I really enjoyed doing! This month we also continued with our search for a candidate board. We had interviews and came to a final arrangement together with AC. I’m really excited to start working with them and if you’re interested, you can still apply, we have some spots left!