STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FORUM STUDENT SERVICES LEVY

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT FORUM STUDENT SERVICES LEVY

Campus Registrar Manawatū – Dr Sandi Shillington

Wednesday 28 September 2016

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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

Levy funds can only be spent on approved categories

More transparency on what the Levy is spent on

Involvement and communication is key

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The Student Services Levy funds categories of

student services which fit within the Ministerial Direction

COUNSELLING AND HEALTH SERVICES CAREERS

AND EMPLOYMENT

ADVICE

PASTORAL CARE ADVOCACY

AND LEGAL ADVICE

STUDENT TO STUDENT

COMMUNI- CATIONS CLUBS,

CULTURAL GROUPS, SOCIETIES, SPORT AND RECREATION

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2015

28,757 Massey students contributed to the Student Services Levy in 2015

Collected in Student Services Levy fees across Massey 2015

$7,928,678

2016

28,822 students are budgeted to contribute to the Student Services Levy in 2016

Budgeted for 2016 $8,032,700

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2015 STUDENT LEVY SPEND UNIVERSITY LEVEL

9%

6%

29% 38%

14%

4%

Advocacy, Legal and Financial Support Careers and Employment Advice

Health and Counselling Pastoral Care

Clubs, Societies, Sports, Recreation Student to Student Communications

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

SUPPORT

MASSEY GUIDES PASIFIKA

SUPPORT SPIRITUAL SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS STUDENT LIFE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES CAREERS

ADVISORS CAREER HUB CAREERS WORKSHOPS CAREERS EXPO JOB INTERVIEW

& CV

TECHNIQUES VOLUNTEERS EXPO

HEALTH PROMOTION MEDICAL CENTRE &

SERVICES SEMINARS &

WORKSHOPS STUDENT

COUNSELLING ADVOCACY

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL AID

WELFARE

& HARDSHIP GRANTS

MASSIVE MAGAZINE PRINTED MEDIA ONLINE COMMUNI- CATIONS CULTURAL

GROUPS SPORTS ACADEMY SOCIAL LEAGUES SOCIETIES SPORTS &

RECREATION STUDENT CLUBS COUNSELLING

& HEALTH SERVICES

$2,977m 38%

CAREERS &

EMPLOYMENT ADVICE

$461k 6%

PASTORAL CARE

$2,213k 29%

ADVOCACY &

LEGAL ADVICE

$675k 9%

STUDENT TO STUDENT COMMUNI- CATIONS

$300k 4%

CLUBS, CULTURAL

GROUPS, SOCIETIES,

SPORT &

RECREATION

$1,070m 14%

2015 LEVY SPEND: UNIVERSITY LEVEL

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SUPPORT

ADVISORS CAREER HUB CAREER

WORKSHOPS CAREER EXPO JOB INTERVIEW

& CV TECHNIQUES VOLUNTEERS

EXPO

WELFARE

RECREATION STUDENT CLUBS COUNSELLING

$3,382m 39%

CAREERS &

$558k 6%

$2,178m 25%

ADVOCACY &

LEGAL ADVICE

$750k 9%

$234k 2%

SPORT &

RECREATION

$1,530m 18%

2016 LEVY BUDGET EXPENSES: UNIVERSITY LEVEL

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SUPPORT

ADVISORS CAREER HUB CAREERS WORKSHOPS CAREERS EXPO JOB INTERVIEW

& CV

TECHNIQUES VOLUNTEERS EXPO

WELFARE

RECREATION STUDENT CLUBS COUNSELLING

39%

$1,496m

CAREERS &

7%

$278k

26%

$991k

ADVOCACY &

LEGAL ADVICE

9%

$354k

1%

$46k

SPORT &

RECREATION

18%

$672k

2016 LEVY BUDGET: MANAWATŪ CAMPUS

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MORE TRANSPARENCY

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YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE STUDENT SERVICES LEVY

Your feedback from Semester 1 2016, 2015 and 2014 is online

http:http://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/student-life/services-and-

resources/student-forum/manawatu/manawatu_home.cfm

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TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT UNI

Services

• Good food

• Friendly staff, especially in the Registry

• Free printing services

• Support from other students

• More Maori mentoring and pastoral support

• Bus service frequency should be increased on weekends

• Supportive friends

• Positive, safe environment

• Clubs

• Counselling, GP and Physio

• Internship, job assistance

Academic

• Well structured courses

• Good lecturers

• Extra tutorials

• Expert and timely guidance from supervisors

• A good study group

• Clear assignments

• Positive feedback

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TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT UNI

Internal/Personal

• Motivation

• Friendship

• Perseverance

• Work life balance

• Enough money to live comfortably while studying without having to work too many hours

Facilities

• Good library

• Good study areas

• Good exercise facilities

• Motorcycle parking

• Quiet computer space

• More open space study

• Food on campus not from Musa or Dining hall

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YOU USED/PARTICIPATED IN

Service/Club %

Health & Counselling Centre 64%

Recreation Centre (gym) 61%

The Centre 50%

Careers & Employment Service 47%

Clubs, Societies & Cultural groups (please specify) 45%

Student Events 37%

Orientation & Massey Guides 35%

MUSA Activities such as Farmers' Market and

Muslim Cultural Day 31%

Student Accommodation Services 22%

Advocacy Services (including MUSA) 16%

International Student Support 13%

Others 5%

Manaw atahi 3%

Fale Pasifika 3%

Hardship fund ˂1%

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YOU PARTICIPATED IN HEAPS OF CLUBS

Social

• Photography Club

• TCOSY

• Young Farmers

• Sustainability

• Farmers’ market

Sport

• Futsal

• Equine

• Netball

• Rugby

• Snow club

• Football

• Badminton

• Squash

• Swimming club

• Hockey club

• Alpine club

Cultural

• MUMSA

• Manawatahi

• Christian fellowship

• Debate club

• Travelling clubs

• International students association

“Academic”

• Massey University Computer Science Club

• Student Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Club

• MUVSA Committee

• Techensoc

• Veterinary Wildlife Club

• Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Club

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AND DONE LOTS OF OTHER THINGS

• Farmers’ market

• Muslim Cultural Day

• Food festival

• Red cross

• Anime movie night

• Dog day

• Clubs day

• Flatting expo

• Unity in Diversity show

• Mentoring Maori students

• Student rep

• Course advice

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YOUR IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS

Facilities

• Microwave installed in the Library

• Lockers for students

• Accessible recycling

• More shops!

• More food options

• Vegan food

• A better café on campus

• More flowering plants

• Aquarium in the Library

• Bicycle lockers

• Space to hang out (other than Library or MUSA Lounge)

• Campus still not 100% accessible for disabled

• Free wifi in halls

• USB charge ports in MUSA, Library and Marsden

• Improve landscaping, vet pond in particular

• Water blast some of the mould

• More seats near the pond

• Lots more parking

• More emphasis on healthy snacks at events

• More places to sit socially outdoors

• More seats/desks for study

• More rubbish bins and water fountains on campus

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YOUR IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS

Social/Services

• Counsellors become more known and welcoming to the Halls of Residence

• No smoking

• Better signage for each building

• Sign board quotings

• RecCentre to open earlier on weekends

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MORE SUGGESTIONS

Events

• Rugby and Soccer tournaments

• Art auctions

• Gigs from local bands

• Talk shows on current affairs, national and international, informative seminars

• Interesting people giving short lectures at lunchtime

• International students festival

• Easter hunt

• Onesie day

• Cherry blossom viewing

• Give the students a safe place to drink

• More dog patting

• Tips to improve performance for international students

• Events for postgraduate students, Masters, postgraduate diplomas

• Lifestyle skill workshops (knitting, cooking etc)

• Healthy cooking on a budget classes

• Geography/Geology/Enviro- science mixers and events

• Course and careers advisory week

• Food trucks, veggie food stalls

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MASSEY APP

• 72% of you have downloaded the Massey app onto your phones

• The tabs you found most useful on the app:

• Map

• Timetable

• Stream Link

• The tabs you found less useful:

• ‘What’s on’ (events on campus)

• Contact Massey

• Careers (and CareerHub)

• Help

• In an Emergency

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MASSEY APP

On the app you would like to see:

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Assignments and exams on the timetable (88%)

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Editable timetable (55%)

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Searchable directory for people, places, departments (54%)

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Important alerts, such as road or building closures (48%)

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Improved map (34%)

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More ‘What’s on’ events (31%)

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Better appearance (18%)

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Something else (12%)

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MASSEY APP

Reasons why 28% of you haven’t downloaded the app:

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You didn’t know there was an app (50%)

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You don’t have a smart phone (20%)

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You have heard about it, but not installed it (18%)

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You installed, but deleted it (12%)

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LET’S HEAR FROM MUSA,

MASSEY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION, ON THE STUDENT SERVICES LEVY

AND DEMOCRACY

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YOUR FEEDBACK

Your feedback is essential because we need to work together to ensure the University provides services funded by the levy that students believe are important.

Online feedback for this semester closed at the end of last week and will also be added to the web after consultation with Massey University Students’ Association (MUSA).

campusregistrarPN@massey.ac.nz president@musa.org.nz

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