We had a fantastic start to the year with our Freshers Fayre at the Dumfries campus running August 22nd – 26th.

We welcomed a number of organisations in to speak to students, and the Student Association took suggestions from our students to find out what activities you would like to see us over the year.

Thank you to everyone who came along and interacted with us or any of our stall holders.

If you still have any ideas of things you would like to see happening this year, pop us a message on our social media, or email us on studentassociation@dumgal.ac.uk

We are looking for any business or organisations who would be interested in a stall at our Fresher Week.

The event takes place week beginning 22 August 2022 and we will be hosting different stall holders each day.

If you are interested in a stall, please contact Danielle by email on hughesda@dumgal.ac.uk

Following our recent Student Association elections, we are very pleased to introduce you to our elected team for academic year 2022/2023. Make sure to say hi to the team if you see them around campus – we cannot wait to see what they will all bring to the team.

The recent military actions and conflict in Ukraine have been creating headlines worldwide. Dumfries & Galloway College Student Association recognises the devastating impact that this may have on students and staff who are from that region, have family/friends there, or who may have experienced conflict in other areas of the world.  Beyond those who are directly affected, we understand that the current news-cycle and ongoing uncertainty can cause distress or increased anxiety.

During this period, we wanted to take the opportunity to remind students of the support that is available.

• If you would like to talk or get emotional support, please visit our self-referral function on our Student Portal.
• The Wellbeing Pod is also available to give some basic guidance on mental health concerns and to offer signposting of external organisations who may be able to provide additional support
• Togetherall is a free 24/7 online support service where you can go if you’re feeling down or struggling to cope. Whether you want to speak to peers or to a counsellor, there will be someone there every minute of every day.

Dumfries & Galloway College Student Association are working with Bridge 2 Business to provide funding opportunities & support for idea generation, development & more.

We have multiple programmes available to students – Follow the below links for more info & to apply for each programme.

Student Wellbeing Enterprise Fund – Open to all D&G College Students

https://bit.ly/DGCEnterpriseFund

Social Innovators Challenge – Bridge 2 Business Programme, open to college students aged 18-30

https://bit.ly/B2BSIC22

Female Boss – Bridge 2 Business Programme, open to Female college students aged 18-30

https://bit.ly/FBoss22

You can also apply for these programmes as part of a team (for Bridge 2 Business programmes, at least 50% of your team members must be within the 18-30 age range) Your Ideas do not need to be fully formed & you will receive support in developing them further. Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions.

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause but some features of LearnNet may be unavailable from Friday 12th November 5pm until 8am on Monday 15th November

Head over to our ‘Competitions’ Tab to view our College Colours & get your creative juices flowing!

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Final Date for Submissions – Friday 10th December.

The winning designer will receive £100 in Gift Vouchers, and will see their design be used by Dumfries & Galloway College Student Association.

Submissions to be emailed in to: studentassociation@dumgal.ac.uk

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