President's Welcome 2012

Being a Built Environment student shouldn’t just be about submissions, design studios and all-nighters. It should also be about gallery and exhibition visits, design competitions, weekly social gatherings, sketch club, parties, midnight milo meetings during exams, movie nights, a community zine and most importantly making friends with other students from across our faculty. This is what the Faculty of the Built Environment Society is here to do; create a vibrant faculty wide student community by running social events, organising academic events, encouraging creativity and supporting students.

Since Fbesoc’s first AGM last August our new faculty community has been slowly growing. As we grow there will be more social events, more academic events and a more active, vibrant student community at our faculty. The more students become involved the easier it will become for Fbesoc to organise larger events like the very exciting prospect of a faculty ball or harbour cruise. Basically the more you get involved the more Fbesoc will be able to give back to the students! The first events for the semester have already started happening and I hope all of you will be able to join us in not only attending but also helping organise future events.

What happens during this semester and year will not just be up to the executives of the society but everyone in the faculty. We want you all to participate in the thinking up of new events, planning, organising and running of society events as much as possible. Getting involved will be a great way to not only meet other students, but also to help shape the Built Environment community. In week 7 we will be holding a General Meeting to fill some position vacancies (details coming soon) and introduce some changes that will make it much easier for students to get involved in the society. So make sure you keep a look out for this and other society events happening soon.

Finally, a word of advice to all the first years starting at our faculty this semester, remember to make your time at university as fun and interesting as you possibly can. It’s an exciting place full of new ideas and interesting people that can only be experienced fully if you go out and get involved. Fbesoc is here to make this easier within our faculty so make sure you join us at any of our events, you will not regret it!

See you around,

Jeremiasz Sieczko

Fbesoc President