CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE VOLUNTEERING STORIES 2015/16

1 CONTENTS

WELCOME...... 4 ABOUT THE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES...... 5

CASE STUDIES GLOBAL IN OUTLOOK AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED...... 6 JOHANNA LIPPONEN RAGHAD MARDINI SANUSI DRAMMEH

SOCIALLY, ETHICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE.... 12 HASSAN HAKEEM HELPING HOMELESS HUMANS (TRIPLE H) RACHEL LANDSBERG

LITERATE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR...... 18 HUSSAIN TAWANAEE KIU SUM METTE HYLLESTED AMY BROWN

ENTREPRENEURIAL...... 26 ANIL RAI OMAR MAJID RORY SADLER

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKER...... 32 ANDREW SCARBOROUGH COURTNEY STORY

ABOUT OUR SERVICES...... 38 CONTACT US ...... 42

2 3 WELCOME TO VOLUNTEERING ABOUT THE IN WESTMINSTER GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES

It gives me enormous pride to introduce these Helping Homeless Humans (Triple H), At the University of Westminster we want The five Graduate Attributes, along with a short stories to you. Stories of students just like co-founded by Merlvin, Otis, Abby and our students to have a distinctive learning description of some of their key elements, are you who, through volunteering, have made Katlyn, is a university-wide student initiative to experience. To help create this experience, our listed below. Every volunteering opportunity significant contributions not only to their own support the homeless in London, which raised curriculum is shaped around five key ‘Graduate can help you gain many, if not all, of these development but also for the benefit of society over £500 in one evening. Attributes’ – areas of personal and professional attributes. Some volunteering roles will help you and the creation of a better world for us all. development in which Westminster graduates to develop particular strengths in certain areas. The creativity of your fellow students knows will excel. These attributes will support our To help you find out more about volunteering Through our annual volunteering survey, no bounds, and in this booklet you can students to become highly employable, globally opportunities that may focus on attributes which students reported completing more than read about Raghad, who set up and ran an engaged and socially responsible. are of most interest to you, we have included 24,000 hours of combined volunteering time. inspiring event to celebrate Syrian culture details of the main Graduate Attributes gained Such an achievement in itself deserves our through art, music and food, serving an even through volunteering roles in each of our accolades and our thanks, but the personal greater purpose: “It’s the power of life over featured volunteer stories. stories in this booklet highlight what else our death, peace over war,” she explained. students have gained. These students have developed leadership, They have developed the skills and attributes communication, planning and organising that will make them stand out as distinctive skills, not to mention the commitment, tenacity graduates who can demonstrate expertise and vision to bring each project to success. UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER GRADUATES WILL BE: and engagement in their subject area. The All of these remarkable achievements experiences of Kiu, who became President establish a theme of cultural interaction and of Westminster Nutrition Society, and Amy – life-long learning that is more than the sum of GLOBAL IN OUTLOOK AND ENTREPRENEURIAL: who volunteered in a school, supervising a its parts, the results of which will reverberate COMMUNITY ENGAGED: • teamwork, collaboration school trip to one of Jamie Oliver’s restaurants across the University, across society, cultures • cross-cultural experience and leadership to teach young people about healthy eating and global communities. • community engaged • self-awareness, self-evaluation, – are perfect examples of that expertise and Read their stories for yourself and discover • valuing diversity self-management engagement. • networked and management what you too can gain from exploring the of digital identities At the University of Westminster we positively thousands of opportunities that exist for SOCIALLY, ETHICALLY AND • active problem solver encourage you to become entrepreneurial in volunteering or using your creativity to lead ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE: your approach to work and life, and there are on a project of your own. • environmental sustainability several cases in these stories where students awareness CRITICAL AND CREATIVE have become founders of societies, including THINKERS: Frances Gow • economic sustainability the Disability Society and Westminster awareness • a critical thinker Entrepreneurial Society. Students have created Employability Manager, Career Development Centre • contributing to sustainable • creative and critical thinking in their own organisations, driven by a need to societies professional and life-long learning help other people. Sanusi set up the Mentor a • a creative thinker Child Foundation, and Rachel founded Project Connect, both of which match young people LITERATE AND EFFECTIVE to role models and mentors. COMMUNICATORS: • communication • numeracy • information literacy • digital literacy

4 5 JOHANNA LIPPONEN

COURSE “A creative outlet to European Legal Studies LLB Honours ‘let loose’ is a true

stress reliever.”

MAIN GRADUATE JOHANNA’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: For some, university can On top of the legacy Johanna Global in outlook and be a scary place. Lack of would be leaving for the community engaged confidence and the effects of Choral Society, she was able stress were things Johanna to learn a lot from her time was familiar with when as Treasurer of the Musical she moved to London in Theatre Society. She feels 2014. However, she made she has “definitely achieved a conscious effort to change better time-management all that through volunteering. and planning skills” that will Literate and effective Johanna began volunteering be useful throughout her communicators with the Musical Theatre academic and professional Society and the Choral career. Staging shows such as Society, and firmly believes the Rocky Horror Picture Show that “performing arts live for Halloween involved encourage students to be more much more than the actors creative and confident”. In on the stage; working and May 2015, she was elected liaising with different people Socially, ethically and President of the Choral Society including external musical JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT environmentally aware and Treasurer of the Musical directors, the Students’ Union Theatre Society. During her and other societies improved “I have gained numerous new presidency of the Choral her teamworking, negotiating friends and acquaintances through Society, as well as gaining and problem-solving skills. my committee positions, and I leadership, public speaking, have truly learned a lot about organisational and planning Johanna is a brilliant skills, Johanna was able to example of how to use your myself as well as gaining valuable achieve something unique, extracurricular interests to leadership, teamwork, organising, a collaboration with the gain skills that may be planning and time-management University for the Christmas transferable to your future experience during this year.” Carol Service. The result? A personal, academic and University request that this professional growth. Through Johanna Lipponen would become an annual her passion for performing partnership. arts Johanna was able to obtain core graduate attributes that will serve her well after graduation. 6 7 RAGHAD MARDINI

COURSE “There is hope.” JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT WHAT OTHERS SAY Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture MA “I was deeply touched by all the “Celebrate Syria was a truly support that I received from the inspiring event that gave us a University of Westminster, the counter narrative of hope to what Students’ Union and the Career we see daily in the news.” Development Centre during David Shacklady the preparations for my event, Director especially by the compassion Student Affairs MAIN GRADUATE RAGHAD’S JOURNEY and empathy from everyone I ATTRIBUTES GAINED: There is a common belief Celebrate Syria event also have worked with.” Global in outlook and that during their academic served an even greater Raghad Mardini community engaged careers, be it undergraduate purpose: “It’s the power of or postgraduate, it is the life over death, peace over students who gain knowledge war,” explains Raghad. “At from the University. Raghad this event, students were able proves that students can also to engage in Syrian culture impart knowledge through through art, music and food.” their personal experiences. Following your passion, no Entrepreneurial Her belief in the importance of matter the obstacles, can art during times of war led her have a positive impact on to found an art residency in your personal growth as well Lebanon to support emerging as global outlook. Raghad is Syrian artists. On top of sure that it was the success continuing to manage the of her exhibition which gave project while doing her her the strength to follow her Socially, ethically and Masters at the University of dreams in establishing a social environmentally aware Westminster, Raghad also enterprise in London to spread participated at a conference the Syrian culture through at Duke University in January language, art, lectures, dance 2016 and at a panel at the and food, and helping people Arab Women Artists Now to realise their own potential. festival at Rich Mix in London in March 2016. By sharing Raghad is not only keen on her story and the story of improving the lives of her others she has helped to build fellow artists, but also keeps a network to support artists. working on herself. She credits her time at the University of Raghad organised an art Westminster as being helpful exhibition at the University in both her personal insight of Westminster to highlight and professional growth. the best of Syrian art, music and food. As well as helping artists, organising the

8 9 SANUSI DRAMMEH

COURSE “The world is best served Medical Molecular JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT Biology MSc by giving the little we have “The Mentor a Child Foundation (MCF) recently signed a today to future generations Memorandum of Understanding with Voluno, a volunteer for better life prospects.” organisation based in Hamburg. MCF and Voluno will work together to achieve their shared objective MAIN GRADUATE SANUSI’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: for students from all over Gambia Sometimes to go forward through selfless commitment, to benefit from career planning Global in outlook and you must go back. When and that his dedication may programmes.” community engaged Sanusi was invited to give a motivate others. His main Sanusi Drammeh speech to students at his old focus is to “expand our secondary school in his home activities to all the schools town in Gambia, he realised within the Western Region of many things. He realised that the Gambia and beyond”, most kids lack the know-how and lay foundations for WHAT OTHERS SAY to advance in education and students to excel and become Socially, ethically and do not have advice on future successful in their future “Sanusi has always been helping environmentally aware careers. He also realised that careers. Having been exposed the younger ones to achieve he was the right person to do to the Western educational their dreams through academic something about it. “Every system Sanusi knows first-hand standards. From the day he did journey leading to success the integral role a mentor’s his presentations in schools and at in life starts with a single influence can have on Gambia College his heart was step,” says Sanusi, and on students. He strongly believes returning to the UK he took that every student deserves never at peace unless he helped Entrepreneurial that step by collaborating the same opportunity he had, to give the younger ones a chance with the staff at his old school regardless of geographical to see their dreams come true. Mr to form a foundation. This location. He hopes that with Drammeh is such an intelligent and was the birth of the Mentor a MCF he can have a positive hard-working young man, ready Child Foundation (MCF). Fast impact on the life of students forward a year and MCF is “who will eventually be to sacrifice his efforts for people, now a registered leaders of tomorrow”. Looking especially the less privileged.” non-profit organisation with to the future, he hopes the Lamin Dibba clubs already established in Foundation will help to inspire Deputy Director various schools. students to be the best doctors, Mentor a Child Foundation lawyers, bankers, engineers No journey is without and nurses they can be. obstacles, but Sanusi doesn’t “Together,” he says, “we can focus on the past – he has his create a better world for future sights set firmly on the future. generations by giving them a He knew from the beginning platform for success.” of this journey that the only way to achieve anything is 10 11 HASSAN HAKEEM

COURSE “It was one of the best Accounting with Management BSc Honours experiences of my life.”

MAIN GRADUATE HASSAN’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: Volunteering comes in all Some activities were less Socially, ethically and shapes and sizes, from glamorous than others but environmentally aware community involvement to Hassan was not afraid to fundraising through sport and get his hands dirty. Together even blood donation. Hassan with 35 other volunteers he has participated in almost all organised street cleaning, a forms of volunteering. As the collaboration with Sustainable Regional Youth Co-ordinator Merton and Merton Council, for the charity and welfare which served the dual purpose Global in outlook and programme at the Ahmadiyya of cleaning the neighbourhood community engaged Muslim Youth Association and educating young people (AMYA), he has contributed on the dangers of pollution. to society at all levels through There is a comprehensive active integration and list of Hassan’s volunteering JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT WHAT OTHERS SAY engagement. “It is an honour activities – including blood “I went to Cumbria with my local “We’ve had the pleasure of having for me to be able to serve my donation, tree planting and peers to help flood victims. I helped Hassan Hakeem volunteer for us community,” says Hassan, fundraising – that have helped local community people in removing on a regular basis over the last Critical and who worked with over 500 his local community. But when creative thinkers AMYA members in South disaster struck in Cumbria, affected things, making sand bags, several years. His dedication and London to engage local youth AMYA did not shy away from making food bags and distributing commitment to serving has been in community activities. On the challenge. Hassan and his water bottles and food bags to flood exceptional, and we’re fortunate Christmas Day 2015 Hassan peers were there during the victims. We were appreciated as to have him in our team.” organised a day with the flooding crisis, proving that people from London coming to Muddassar Ahmed elderly at St Helier’s Care during times of need the idea help flood victims.” Home, Sutton Court Care of community extends beyond National Director of Charities and Welfare Centre and Manor House, to geographical limitations. Hassan Hakeem AMYA offer a bit of festive cheer on a “Volunteering helps you realise day which is all about coming the problems of others,” together, extending season’s says Hassan, “and it greetings and of course, establishes a passion for handing out gifts. sacrifice and promotes empathy and harmony for others without the desire of any personal benefit.”

12 13 HELPING HOMELESS HUMANS (TRIPLE H)

Merlvin and Co. “All it took were a few Westminster School of Media, Arts and Design students, will power, sympathy and kind hearts.”

MAIN GRADUATE THE TRIPLE H JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: ‘Charity begins at home’ is themselves on the best ways Socially, ethically and an age-old adage. Merlvin, to help, while balancing their environmentally aware Otis, Abby and friends used time between academic and it to create an initiative that extracurricular pursuits. When is not only a rewarding and critics commented on their educational experience for venture their reply was simple students at the University of – “homelessness can happen to Westminster, but is also helping any of us”. With the support of some of the most vulnerable academic staff, Smoke Radio Entrepreneurial members of society. This student- and particularly the Dean of led concept started at Harrow Harrow Campus, the initiative Campus this year and grew really took off. Along with the to involve students from other collections provided from local faculties in one common goal – vendors and donations from to help homeless people in our students, the team is looking capital. “Our main goal, along to take the project further and Critical and with educating ourselves on the grow as a charity within the creative thinkers situation out there, is to raise University. “We are looking money to help,” says Merlvin, into developing a programme although achieving that goal where students can help rough JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT involves stress, obstacles and sleepers build their CV to help sacrifice. Deadlines, a lack them get jobs,” says Otis, when “On 12 March 2016 we organised of funds and adversity were asked about the future. They a student sit out fundraiser in a steep learning curve for the credit their success to teamwork Leicester Square where many team. What has emerged is a and student involvement: project that won the University’s “Helping Homeless Humans students had gathered with signs Volunteer of the Year Award. would not be where it is and saying ‘We are not homeless but would not be heading in the we are raising money for homeless Triple H started off slowly, with direction we are going without people’. That evening the Helping fundraising to cover basic them,” says Abby. “We are still Homeless Humans initiative quite new at this,” she adds – essentials such as sandwiches, managed to raise £530!” socks and bottled water, which but whatever the team may lack they distributed themselves. in experience they make up for The students educated with dedication.

14 15 RACHEL LANDSBERG

COURSE “I hope that I can Psychology BSc Honours JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT continue learning through “I have widened my scope of emotional intellect, sensitivity to volunteering for the rest of others, a passion for giving people back their inner spirit, my life.” and encouraging them to do what they love.” MAIN GRADUATE RACHEL’S JOURNEY Rachel Landsberg ATTRIBUTES GAINED: Developing the courage to Together with educational Socially, ethically and innovate sometimes comes benefits, the project provides environmentally aware from personal struggles. emotional and social benefits Rachel, who went through to girls in mainstream schools. WHAT OTHERS SAY difficult times during Along with wider community “Project Connect has enabled me to secondary school, understood volunteering, Rachel can also be connected with someone older adolescent angst. She says see the benefits of volunteering and more experienced than me but that although she had support within Westminster. As a from friends, what she really President of the Jewish Society also so similar to me – someone who Global in outlook and needed was a mentor to give (JSOC) she was able to help can give me advice and mentor me community engaged her direction towards a path students start the next chapter through life in general, but also be of self-growth and stability: in their lives, promoting there as a close friend.” “Someone similar enough to a healthier University be relatable but older and atmosphere and a place for Student wiser to offer guidance,” students to grow and flourish. Aged 12, involved in Project Connect adds Rachel. With the help of She credits her extracurricular a friend she decided to create activities for her own personal Literate and effective a new project for high school transformation. The broad communicators students, offering mentors who range of people she has met would provide guidance and along the way has been a friendship in an authentic and catalyst for her ability to mutual capacity, a role she self-reflect and become aware herself takes on with relish. of personal weaknesses in her Thus, Project Connect begun. own skill set. Hours were spent matching up mentors to potential mentees, based on commonalities such as similar interests and passions.

16 17 HUSSAIN TAWANAEE

COURSE “Hard work and giving Construction Management BSc Honours a few hours a week, can change your life to a better one.”

MAIN GRADUATE HUSSAIN’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: The first year at university He persevered with his Literate and effective can be a stressful time for extracurricular activities communicators many students, particularly during his second year and anxiety over living in a new it paid off. He became the location and meeting new Vice President of the WCS people. Hussain decided in semester one, becoming to fight against ‘first-year Chairman of the Society by blues’ by diving in head semester two. first. He ran for Course Socially, ethically and Representative in his first year, You reap what you sow, and environmentally aware and soon after became a Hussain reaped the benefits of Student Representative for the improved skills. For everything Chartered Institute of Building he gained, Hussain gave (CIOB) at the University. He is back. He supported the future also the Faculty Representative advancement of students to the CIOB. This role by informing the University involves working closely that a computer upgrade Entrepreneurial with professional practice was needed, and through to ensure fellow students meetings with lecturers and have access to a network of programme leaders in the JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT WHAT OTHERS SAY construction professionals who Construction Department was set up mentoring schemes, able to order required books “I improved my communication skills “Through his volunteering he has support for dissertations and not available in the library. and contacts with the construction played a positive role in enhancing networking events. If you He was also able to secure industry. I organised site visits, guest the educational experience for both thought Hussain would have book grants and recognition lecture events and educational trips the undergraduate and postgraduate slowed down, think again. for students from the Society of students and promoting the “Then I became a student Construction Law. for students studying construction, ambassador,” says Hussain, property and architecture.” University to prospective students.” “and joined the Westminster Hussain Tawanaee Martin Ball Construction Society (WCS) Construction Studies Programme Leader as a committee member.”

18 19 KIU SUM

COURSE “The years as a student Human Nutrition BSc Honours at the University of Westminster have been a big stepping stone.”

MAIN GRADUATE KIU’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: Sometimes the biggest obstacles During her presidency both Literate and effective we face are those we create student membership and the communicators for ourselves. Kiu, before WNS presence on campus starting university, described have gone from strength to herself as a shy person who strength. Working in was scared of doing things partnership with staff in outside of her comfort zone. the Faculty of Science and During her academic career at Technology, Kiu made positive the University of Westminster contributions to learning Critical and her fellow students and staff programmes, such as the creative thinkers inspired her to take up new introduction of mobile learning challenges and opportunities. devices at Cavendish Campus. Kiu joined the Westminster By communicating between Nutrition Society (WNS), a the University and national move that led her not only to professional bodies such as gain inspiration and motivation the Nutrition Society and the in her studies, but also to learn Institute of Food Science and Socially, ethically and more about herself. Technology, Kiu was able to environmentally aware build and sustain relationships The challenge was not always that should continue after JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT WHAT OTHERS SAY easy for Kiu, and some her graduation. moments were particularly “I am grateful for the opportunity “Her involvement with the daunting. For example, she Adaptability, creative to be involved with an academic, Westminster Nutrition Society (WNS) remembers how nervous she approaches and teamwork skills student-led society such as WNS. has helped offer opportunities and was taking on the role of enabled Kiu to bridge the gap It has helped me to further my skills hands-on support for WNS members Secretary and later President between students, staff and the in areas such as communication, to become more aware of the of the Society. However, wider professional community, with continuous support and which helped her confidence leadership, teamwork and people current topics in nutrition, and the guidance from the academic in a leadership position. Most skills, as well as increasing my challenges and opportunities. Under staff and the Students’ Union, importantly, however, it gave confidence.” her presidency, Kiu has continued Kiu had many successes with Kiu the opportunity to blossom Kiu Sum to help grow WNS’s membership WNS while simultaneously and find the spark and passion and the presence of the Society at helping others to explore the which will guide her through the University.” world of nutrition. the rest of her career. Dr Ihab Tewfik 20 21 METTE HYLLESTED

COURSE “We are all FANS of the JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT Linguistics and Creative Writing BA Honours University of Westminster.” “I totally came out of my shell and conquered something I had not expected to do. And on top of that I made a bunch of new friends that I would not otherwise have met. Becoming one of the FANS is hands down the best thing I have signed MAIN GRADUATE METTE’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: up for at University.” Sometimes your reasons for same questions often running Mette Hyllested Literate and effective volunteering may not simply through her head – would communicators be altruistic. Mette signed she get on with anyone, and up to the Friends of Arriving was it even something she New Students (FANS) project could do? Ironically these because of the positive impact would be the very questions it would have on her CV. the new students coming to However, according to Mette, Westminster would ask her. it gave her “so much more “Realising this fact helped Global in outlook and than just transferrable skills”. me to overcome my initial community engaged Although supporting your shyness,” says Mette, but she fellow students can enable also credits the instructors you to learn skills such as who provided interesting and leadership and teamwork, knowledgeable training. “I making friends and knowing won’t lie, it was also super you have helped someone intense, but it was both fun get the most out of their and really informative,” she Critical and first few moments at a new adds, especially learning all creative thinkers university is a very rewarding the ice-breakers that came in experience. Sometimes it handy when she had to lead isn’t the destination, it is the a group of 30 students. It was journey. Mette also believes a good skill to have when in sharing her journey with meeting new people, and her fellow students, and has one that will serve her well written about FANS for The personally and professionally. Quintin Hogg newspaper, Mette also represented the spreading information about University of Westminster at the project and inspiring others the International Students Event to take part. at the Museum of London in October 2015 – another Mette admits that when she great opportunity to meet new began training for FANS she people and welcome the new was very nervous, with the overseas students.

22 23 AMY BROWN

COURSE “Volunteering alongside my JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT English Literature BA Honours studies has undoubtedly “My volunteering highlight would have to be supervising on a improved my experience not school trip to one of Jamie Oliver’s restaurants with my UWAS school. only of university, but also of We got to teach the children about healthy eating, while making and London itself.” tasting some amazing food. I got MAIN GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES GAINED: to experience two of my passions – AMY’S JOURNEY cooking and teaching – combined, Literate and effective and it was great to gain experience communicators Sometimes having the Volunteering with Team supervising outside of school.” opportunities is not enough; Up and the University of Amy Brown you have to work hard to Westminster Associates pursue them. Amy made the in Schools (UWAS) has conscious effort to fill her improved her confidence spare time with as many and communication skills meaningful experiences as immeasurably. The feeling WHAT OTHERS SAY Critical and possible. She described of accomplishment was “Amy has independently creative thinkers the result as “immensely something that followed Amy supported groups of children rewarding”, making her throughout her volunteering. feel both part of the London “It was very rewarding to see with their learning. She has been community, and a valued my tutees improving by up able to help the children proofread member of the University. As to two grades,” she says. As their work and carefully explain a Course Representative for an aspiring teacher, being grammatical errors, building the English Literature BA, she involved with UWAS has up a good rapport and helping Socially, ethically and enjoyed “talking to my peers given her enough experience them further their understanding. environmentally aware and discussing how the course to decide the direction could be improved”. It was a she wants to take, and the She has been a huge help in the role with a lot of responsibility, confidence to take chances. classroom.” but one which helped to However, gaining experience Elizabeth Black improve Amy’s employability was not the only benefit of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School skills and her ability to build volunteering: “I have enjoyed relationships. According to the training sessions by UWAS Amy, what she enjoyed most – it was inspiring to listen to was taking an active role in educators at the top of their university life and hopefully field,” says Amy, who believes improving the experience of the training will have a major future students. influence on her future as a teacher. Amy’s experience Amy was also able to boost highlights just how valuable her CV and experience in her the journey towards a chosen chosen field, teaching. destination can be.

24 25 ANIL JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT RAI “Most importantly, I learned to manage my time. It’s hard to maintain the grades and COURSE “It doesn’t matter how much Computer Network Security scholarship and try to apply for BSc Honours you give as long as you give PHDs, but I prioritise my time, and volunteering helps me with that.” something.” Anil Rai

MAIN GRADUATE ANIL’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: Anil believes university gives From creating educational Entrepreneurial students the opportunity to blogs on preparing for exams, access a lot of resources not to passing on the advice he usually available to them. It’s was given as a freshman, Anil a place to have fun and learn encourages new students to new skills, while interacting take part in events alongside with a range of different their studies. “I was quite people. Anil practices what he inspired by some of the Socially, ethically and preaches, and is always ready previous students,” says Anil, environmentally aware to be part of any volunteering who tries to set an example to opportunity; at Westminster those joining the University. he is a Course Representative, a Student Ambassador and For Anil, volunteering is more a Digital Ambassador, and than just an extracurricular works closely with academic activity, it is exposure to staff. As well as being useful skills that benefit both Literate and effective involved with almost all of his studies and his social communicators the relevant University events life. Regular volunteering to throughout the 2015/16 support his fellow students academic year – such as who were struggling with Digi-Fest and Hackminster their modules enhanced his 2016 – Anil has also lent his own communication and skills to external volunteering, leadership skills, although WHAT OTHERS SAY including the International that was never the agenda. “I Students Welcome (organised truly believe that volunteering “I had a great experience of talking through the Mayor of London) has to be done without the with him in the first few weeks of where he volunteered and aim of securing any personal university. He played an important represented Westminster. benefits,” says Anil. What he role in introducing the University and Asked why he does it, his does want is for new students the facilities. Furthermore, he helped response is simple: “It makes to do even better than him, me feel genuine happiness contributing something positive us to feel more comfortable in a new and helps achieve personal for the University and for environment and make friends.” growth, and I will continue society, and he is sure it will First year undergraduate volunteering for the rest of reflect in their personal and engineering student my life.” professional growth. 26 27 OMAR MAJID

COURSE “People often forget the Business Management – Economics BA Honours importance of meeting others face to face.”

MAIN GRADUATE OMAR’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: The 21st century is the interests, and provide a Entrepreneurial digital age, and our reliance platform for networking. Here on digital mediums of they can discuss matters, keep communication has, according themselves up to date on to Omar, overshadowed recent events and engage in a face-to-face contact. Essential variety of activities that Omar to human interaction, that was happy to help organise. contact allows us to establish Socially, ethically and emotional connections through Helping to set up a new environmentally aware facial expression, mimicry and project is not without its gesticulation – not something obstacles. One of the biggest our age is known for. Many issues Omar had to overcome students say that the human was time management. “I interaction they experience found it tricky to fit in the through volunteering has planning of charity meetings helped them to understand and events planning with Global in outlook and behaviours and attitudes juggling coursework,” says JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT WHAT OTHERS SAY community engaged exhibited in the workplace, Omar, who committed his time something that cannot be to weekly meetings as well “The best part of my volunteering “He has always worked very hard taught in classrooms. as organising fun events. This was being able to see your hard contributing many hours towards definitely didn’t leave Omar work come into action; helping the MAUK Youth Wing, and always Omar decided to help set with much time to himself, but charities in a tangible way while keeps everyone smiling with his up a youth wing for his local when asked if it was worth it, community, giving young there was no hesitation: “In also bringing the local communities cheerful personality.” people not only a place to the end the short-term sacrifice together is also very satisfying.” Vali Noor socialise but also a platform leads to long-term satisfaction, Omar Majid MAUK where they have a voice. which is what I aim for in London Memon Youth Wing every part of my life.” is about getting young people together to share ideas and

28 29 RORY SADLER

COURSE “Volunteering has helped my Business Management and Entrepreneurship employability and provided BA Honours me with new skills I would have otherwise missed out on.”

MAIN GRADUATE RORY’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: “Our own trials and As well as the Live Talks, Rory Entrepreneurial tribulations can be a learning and the WES team organised curve not just for ourselves, smaller, bi-weekly events but for others too,” says – called Idea Lab – where Rory. “I learnt a lot about students could share their the value of volunteering ideas or problems, and get as I was helping others feedback and network with make difficult decisions.” potential contacts. Literate and effective Rory spoke with prospective communicators students while helping with All this work did not go taster sessions, telling them unnoticed, and the Society about his experience on the received recognition from Business Management degree the National Association and why they should study at of College and University Westminster. Enterprises. According to Rory, WES was “the most Critical and Together with the Westminster rewarding experience” he had JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT WHAT OTHERS SAY creative thinkers Entrepreneurial Society (WES), during his academic year. The “The incredible feedback from every “Rory is a special student who Rory helped to organise whole Society strongly believe events such as the Live Talks that this has been a huge event proved to us that we were recognises his competences and – themed events aimed at learning experience which making a difference and supporting uses what he has to help others. helping aspiring entrepreneurs developed both their personal students by offering them real stories He has relentlessly given his time or students running their own and professional skills. Along from real CEOs and entrepreneurs.” to create an entrepreneurial spirit. business at the University. with their own development Rory, and the WES, greatly helped These events provided students they were able to help Rory Sadler with career advice and fellow students become more fellow classmates and team mates opportunities, and the chance confident about networking, to achieve their entrepreneurial to meet with speakers and by offering educational ambitions through the setting up network; they also taught Rory opportunities which shared of Idea Lab.” “the value of volunteering and the real experiences of CEOs Jane Chang giving back to my university” and entrepreneurs. as he saw how much students Senior Lecturer enjoyed the events. Marketing and Business Strategy

30 31 ANDREW JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT SCARBOROUGH “I learned a lot from working in a charity shop years ago – I think I COURSE “Anything is possible. learned most doing that actually. Human and Medical Science You come across all different types BSc Honours Just make things happen of people and you not only learn those employability skills but you rather than wait for things learn people skills, which are really important. They give you to happen.” a kind of freedom because it’s a voluntary sector.” MAIN GRADUATE ANDREW’S JOURNEY Andrew Scarborough ATTRIBUTES GAINED: Andrew doesn’t think of what believes much of the attention Critical and he does as volunteering, and interest he receives is creative thinkers preferring to describe it because he is carrying out instead as simply “following these projects for others rather WHAT OTHERS SAY my passions and my interests”. than himself. He also proves Those passions and interests that you can get a lot done in a “I met Andrew for the first time when are many and varied, and day if you prioritise your time. he came in to give an interview span projects based both about his volunteering experience. within and outside the Much of the practical advice It was very clear the passion and Literate and effective University. He is a member that Andrew gives to others is dedication he had towards science, communicators of the Medical Society and drawn from his own personal a Disability Officer who experiences. “Volunteering his first love, but also towards using founded the Disability Society can be very useful to allow it to help others. I was inspired and (which begins in the 2016/17 you to explore what you can I am sure his story will go on to academic year); but Andrew and can’t do,” he says. In his inspire many more.” says he still hasn’t done as opinion voluntary work is an much as he wanted to this important way for students Berekhet Berakhy Socially, ethically and year. He is keen to get more with disabilities to gain Volunteering Services environmentally aware students involved in the experience without a full-time University of Westminster students’ science magazine, commitment – something and believes strongly that that they may not be able if you reflect the image of to give, depending on their positivity, then you get results. individual condition. He is equally enthusiastic about the His enthusiasm is not limited engagement opportunities to internal volunteering offered by student societies. opportunities. Outside the There is strength in numbers, University Andrew writes so Andrew is determined to a science blog to share get students excited about information that may help these things, and he has a others, and is invited to give final word of advice from talks. In the long term he the lessons he learned while wants to help make the field overcoming obstacles: “I think of research more accessible to that sticking at it is a good those with a disability, and lesson for everyone.” 32 33 COURTNEY STORY

COURSE “I do all of it to help Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology & myself, the community and Genetics) BSc Honours everybody around me.”

MAIN GRADUATE COURTNEY’S JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES GAINED: A Professor of Philosophy But that is not Courtney’s Critical and named Arthur Szathmary only commitment to creative thinkers once said that if you choose extracurricular volunteering the job you love, you will activities inside the University. never have to work a day She was passionate about in your life. Courtney was helping improve the student able to extend this adage experience, so she became to volunteering with great a Course Representative success. She has a passion and joined the Focus Group. Socially, ethically and for sports, so she picked Courtney also dedicates a environmentally aware volunteering opportunities part of her time to ‘churchyard where she was able to enjoy clear-up’, helping to keep it her time as well as improve pristine, something she feels her skills. Being part of the strongly about. “I enjoy every University of Westminster moment of it,” adds Courtney, Students’ Union Hockey club “especially the community helped her to meet people coming together and working Literate and effective with similar interests, and for a common goal.” communicators improve her sportsmanship and teamwork skills – both What does the future hold for JOURNEY HIGHLIGHT transferable to academic and Courtney? Well, there’s no professional development. A sign that she will be slowing “All my extracurricular activities that passion for sports helped her down anytime soon. She is include first aid. I do this for me; I secure a lifeguard position, now starting to volunteer with want to be there to help if I can, as and previous work with St John’s Ambulance at events, there are too many accidents that LINKS (the student unit of St to help save lives and promote John Ambulance) helped to peoples’ quality of life. could be prevented. It is a crucial reinforce her first aid skills. “I Courtney is a perfect example skill to have and it is transferable have extended and updated that when you do something to any situation and wherever I my knowledge and experience you are passionate about, it go, such as in University or even of first aid and safety, so that isn’t really work. walking down the street.” in the event of an accident, I can save lives and promote Courtney Story life quality,” says Courtney.

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