First Newsletter of 2014

2013 saw a positive upswing in our Club’s social activities helped by our affiliation with the Student Guild. The Guild was, and is, keen to support our aims and objectives which set out to offer help and advice to those mature age students returning to study.

Because members of the MASN committee graduated and joined the ranks of the employed (or unemployed) in 2013, the committee numbers were greatly depleted. However, the few remaining managed to continue coffee mornings meeting many interesting mature age students over coffee and cake, exchanging views and providing help and advice whenever necessary.

A film night at Mount Lawley was organised in Semester 2 last year and we are planning another, with help from the Student Guild at the Joondalup Pines. It will be on the evening of Tuesday, 8^th April, during a Lotterywest film from Japan. The film is “Like Father, Like Son”, and we plan to meet up before the film for food and drinks – and ‘chat’!

Coffee mornings will continue in 2014 at Mount Lawley campus on Wednesdays between 10 – 11am in Central Café and, if we can replace our Joondalup representative, who now has to earn his keep, we will reinstate coffee mornings there as well.

Our President, Brian Goodman, attended the MASNA Conference in August last year, at which the MASNA President recognised ECU as being the genesis for MASNA and paid tribute to our originator, Helen Farrell. The Conference is proving to be an invaluable crucible for the various MASNs to exchange ideas, know-how and feedback about the particular special needs of mature age students. Our Secretary/Treasurer, Eileen Whitehead, is now also the Mature Age representative on the Student Guild for 2014. We feel this link will strengthen our aims and objectives and prove beneficial to our members.

On the subject of ECU membership, we would very much like to encourage any students who share an interest in our aims, to make contact via our contact email at 

ecu(dot)matureage(dot)list(at)gmail(dot)com

*Please replace the words (dot) .  and  (at) @ with the appropriate symbols.

We would very much appreciate some help with the Orientation Days which are Joondalup on 18^th February, Bunbury on the 19^th and Mount Lawley on the 20^th.

We look forward to being of service this year and wish all our mature age students a very successful year.

Please feel free to contact us via facebook or email.

The Mature Age Student Network of ECU Annual General Meeting

Dear Mature Age Student,



We have had a great year. Thanks to our volunteers & committee,  Brian, Eileen and Isa for keeping ECU MASN going.

Big thanks to the Student Guild for their support this year, especially Ngaire and Azlan who have been wonderful.


I must also mention Helen (our founder) who has been there for us with advice and encouragement even after her graduation and moving on to a new job.

The coffee mornings have been fun, full of laughs and interesting conversations.

Most of the committee will be graduating next year or moving on to other things, so we would love to see you at our next AGM (details below).

We are always interested in meeting new people.


Congratulations to our own Eileen Whitehead for being elected to the Student Guild as Mature Age Representative for 2014.


Keep your eyes on the following places for information about future events:


Our Facebook page, twitter  (links to the left) & this blog.The student portal, Guild newsletter, Guild website & Facebook page or let us know you want to subscribe with the email below.

ecu.matureage.list(at)gmail.com

*replace (at) with the @ symbol.*

 (We finally found a way to contact everyone without getting spam bounce backs). Thanks for bearing with us. 

 

 

The Mature Age Student Network of ECU

Annual General Meeting



Saturday, 9th November 2013

10.30am

Mt Lawley Campus
 

Room ML 17:221

Agenda:
 

 

1. MEETING OPENING
2. APOLOGIES
3. MINUTES OF AGM 3 NOVEMBER 2012
4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR 2012
5. ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS
6. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
   • Discussion MASN@ECU in 2014
   • Mature Age representation on Student Guild
7. MEETING CLOSED

A campus map is available here:
http://ecusis.ecu.edu.au/mapenquiry/mapenquiry_guest.aspx?config=guest&map=20

Coffee Mornings at Mt Lawley Campus

Hi Everyone,

Here are the details for Coffee Morning at Mt. Lawley Campus.
Watch out for details of arrangements at Joondalup Campus.
These mornings are run by volunteers, so if you would like to see one run at Bunbury let us know.

Many thanks,

Kat
Mature Age Student / Volunteer

The Benefits of Volunteering

With busy lives, it can be hard to find time to volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family, and your community. The right match can help you find friends, reach out to the community, learn new skills, and even advance your career. Research has also shown that  volunteering can help protect your mental and physical health.

WA MASNA End of Year Get-Together