City East Undergraduate Report – November/December – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

It is finally the end of the year!! Yay!! To all final year students, congratulations on the completion of your degree!! It has been a great journey going through university with many late nights staying up, studying for exams and assignments have now been over. I wish you all the very best for your future career and endeavours. To all continuing students, congratulations on the completion of this year study, I hope you had great results and now you can spend your holidays with your loved ones with many amazing memories.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

Sim, Cristine and I are organising an online meeting to go through the handover process for the new city east reps next year. Hopefully, the new reps could join us for the meeting so that we can go through the process together.

Key dates for November/December:

20/12 – USASA Board Meeting

Thank you very much for having me as your city east rep for 2022, for being my friends and being nice to me. It has been such a wonderful journey of being your rep and I do not think I can forget the journey we have been walking together during 2022. If you ever see me on the street, just come and say hi. Thank you!!

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – October/November – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

SP5 is getting closer to an end and it is the most important period of the year – exam period. Let us study hard together over this tough period. I know we will all do well. The amazing holiday is waiting ahead.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

BBQ’s at City East was held on Thursday 3/11 (week 13) between 11:30am and 1:30pm and it was very successful. There were more students coming than we expected so all the foods were gone around 1pm. Many students were very excited about the free foods and hope to see more events like that on campus. They said Thursdays are good as many students will be on campus on Thursdays. Many students stay on campus during week 13 to study for their exams, foods on campus will save a bit of their time to go and buy lunch, which means they can study a bit more. I hope the next city east reps will continue these wonderful events next year as the students really like it.

Let’s see what USASA has for us in in next few months:

• End of Year Party: Please join us in celebrating the end of exams and assignments. We look forward to seeing your there, details are as follows:
  • Venue: Lion Arts Factory
  • Date and time: Tuesday 29 November, 7 – late
  • Ticket Price: $18 – includes entry, DJs, Free drink voucher, and food truck voucher
  • Link: https://usasa.sa.edu.au/community/events/usasa/eoyp/

Key dates for October/November:

15/11 – USASA Board Meeting

13/12 – USASA Board Meeting

Thank you very much for reading my report. I feel privileged to have been able to work with you through out this year. GOOD LUCK for all your last assessments and exams.

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – September/October – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

It is now the busiest time of the year when we all have so many assignments due. It is time to focus on our studies and try to get the assessments out the way. Let’s concentrate on them together.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

BBQ’s at City East are currently planned. I am so sorry that I could not make the October BBQ as planned as I’m so busy with my study. However, I am currently planning for a BBQ on Thursday 3/11 (week 13). Hope you will come to see me and Sim and enjoy some foods on our campus.

Let’s see what USASA has for us in in next few months:

• Working on Wellness: There will be lego stations, massages, farm animals, a rage room, board games and free lunch. Dates are: 11-12/10 at City West; 12/10 at Whyalla, 13/10 at Magill, 18/10 at Mawson Lakes; 19-20/10 at City East. Do come along!
• Club Awards: Club awards will be held on Friday 21/10/22 at 7:30-11:30pm at Adelaide Oval. Make sure you purchase the tickets before it sold out.
• 2023 USASA Board Election: Voting will start at 9am on Monday 17/10 and close at 4pm on 21/10. Please vote for those whom you would like to represent you.

Key dates for August/September:

18/10 – USASA Board Meeting

15/11 – USASA Board Meeting

Good luck with your assessments. I am sure you will do them well. See you around campus!

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – August/September – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

It’s halfway through the semester now. I know many of us are currently having a lot of assignments to do. It’s okay to get disconnected with the world for a short period of time to focus on our studies. That’s students’ life. It’s okay to stay up late working on assignments but don’t forget to look after yourselves because we cannot write up good assignments if we are sick.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

BBQ’s at City East are currently planned. I haven’t finalised the exact dates yet as Sim is currently busy with his placement and study. At this stage, one will be around Wednesday 5/10 while the other one will be roughly on Thursday 3/11. I will let you know once we finalise the plan. I can’t wait to see you on campus!

Let’s see what USASA has for us in in next few months:

• Club Training Workshops: 14/9/22 at 4-4:30pm via zoom, please register prior attending.
• Club Awards: Nominations are now opened. It will close at 9am Monday 12/9, please apply if your club hasn’t already. Club awards will be held on Friday 21/10/22 at 7:30-11:30pm at Adelaide Oval.
• 2023 USASA Board Election: Please don’t forget to nominate yourself if you would like to take part in developing yourselves during uni. USASA is a good platform for that. Nominations close at 4pm Friday 16/9.

Key dates for August/September:

20/9 – USASA Board Meeting

18/10 – USASA Board Meeting

All the best for your assessments, I hope you will get all the good grades. See you around campus.

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – July/August – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

Welcome to SP5, this is the third week of the new semester now, how is everything so far? I hope you had a great time at Campus Fair, meeting new friends and joining new clubs. If you haven’t already joined a club at uni, make sure you do so, it’s good to have a group of friends sharing the same interest with you, it’ll make your uni life more memorable.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

I’m currently planning two more BBQ’s for City East, one in October and one in November. I haven’t finalised the dates yet but will surely let you know in my September report. I need to check with Sim (your other City East rep) and also, we need to avoid the USASA election dates as well. Are there any extra foods that you would like me to include into the events, please let me know.

Let’s see what USASA has for us in SP5 this year:

• Club Training Workshops: New Website Training part 2 will take place on 15/8 at 4-5pm via Zoom, please check your email for USASA August Newsletter.
• Club Awards: Nominations are now opened. It will close at 9am Monday 12/9, please apply if your club hasn’t already.
• USASA Club Social: If you’re an executive member of a club, don’t forget to register can come over for a club social event on 17/8 at 3:45pm Studio Vino, 195 Pirie St, we’ll be waiting for you there.

Key dates for August/September:

15/8 – Club Training Workshop

16/8 – USASA Board Meeting

17/8 – USASA Club Social

20/9 – USASA Board Meeting

Enjoy your first few weeks of the new semester, going to lectures and tutorials with your friends is a good way to start. Bye for now.

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – June/July – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

Exams are finally over. I hope you all did well in your exams. It’s now holiday time, let’s re-energise ourselves with some great road trips with friends and family. It’s time to catch up after a month of non-socialisation.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

I’m just finished my second week of placement. I was sick for a whole entire last week but I’m negative to covid so don’t worry!! June was a busy month filled with exams and final assessments. Many activities are stopped and postponed to July as everyone focuses on their final assessments.

Let’s see what USASA has for us in SP5 this year. CLUB FEST is finally back this semester. It’s an amazing event which you shouldn’t miss. Many clubs will be present there with many freebies giving away and foods too. Below is the timeline:

• Magill – Tuesday 19th July – 11 am – 2 pm
• City West – Tuesday 2 August – 12 pm -3 pm
• Mawson Lakes – Thursday 4 August – 10 am – 1 pm
• City East – Tuesday 9 August – 10 am – 1 pm

Sim and I are still planning for some free BBQ at city east in SP5. Once we have the final dates for the event, we will let you know.

Key dates for July/August:

18/7 – International Student Welcome – Pridham

19/7 – USASA Board Meeting

19/7 – Club Fest Magill

2/8 – Club Fest City West

4/8 – Club Fest Mawson Lakes

9/8 – Club Fest City East

16/8 – USASA Board Meeting

Enjoy your break and treat yourself with a good trip as you deserve it. I will see you once the new semester starts. Bye for now.

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – May/June – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

It’s the Swot Vac week this week. I guess we are all very busy with our final assessments and exams. I will try to keep it short.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

Most of my time this month was focus on completing my final assessments for this semester. Having some ideas for city east free foods in mind but I think I won’t be able to make it until next semester as I will have my placement soon from 27/6 to 21/9. I’m thinking of having two more free BBQ events in city east campus in October and early November if Sim (the other city rep) would also be free as well. Please let me know if there are anything that I can do for you and our campus for the rest of the year.

Key dates for May/June:

21/6 – USASA Board Meeting

19/7 – USASA Board Meeting

Good luck for your final assessments and exams. I know you will do them well. Remember to take some rest between studies, our brain cannot remember things when it’s tired. Don’t forget to have good meals too, don’t eat too much fast food even though we’re trying to save time. Drink orange juice to keep your immunity up too. Good luck! ((:

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – Apr/May – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

Welcome back to the second half of the semester! I hope you had a great break with many wonderful memories with your friends. It’s now time to speed up your studies as you will realise how close we are to the exams soon in the next few weeks.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

On Thursday 5/5, Sim, Bridget and I had a debrief about the BBQ that we did in city east on Wednesday 23/3. The BBQ was great with a good number of people. We gave out a total of 130 sausages and 20 vegie patties. Sim and I are thinking to do another one in June of early next semester if we can find a time when both of us are free from studies and works. Is there any time in the up coming weeks that you would like us to do? Please send us an email, we will try our best to organise it!! ((: My email is phahy017@mymail.unisa.edu.au just in case you haven’t got it yet. Also, if you would like us to give out any fruits or snacks, please let us know which fruits and snacks that you like so that we will make sure we get them for you. Just don’t tell me that you like jackfruits or durians hahaha because I don’t know where to find them and also, it’s smelly!! ((:

I will be on placements from 27/6 to 21/9, so I probably won’t be on campus that often. But I do check my email, should you need any thing from me, you have my email there. I do wish you a good time ahead for the remaining of the semester, do come to class and spend more time with friends because once we graduate, we probably don’t have much chance to see each other as often as when we have classes.

Key dates for April/May:

17/5 – USASA Board Meeting

16/6 – Club Committee Meeting

21/6 – USASA Board Meeting

All the very best for your upcoming assessments. Don’t leave it to the last minutes, better to start them early. See you around campus. Bye for now!

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – Mar/Apr – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

How have you been for the first 6 weeks of uni this year? I hope you’re going well with it and keeping on top of all your studies. Uni break has come, let’s take a quick break away from studies, do something fun with friends, don’t forget to have a balance life so that we can get back to the second half of the semester with energy and focus. Let’s see what news I’ve got for you this month.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

On Friday 8/4/2022 between 11:30am and 1:30pm, Isaac, Sim and I were cooking at the free BBQ event at the Basil Hetzel Plaza in City East campus. We had quite a large number of students coming along and chatting with us about some ideas that they would like to see in City East during their time of studying here. Some of the ideas are: banh mi, boba store, John Kwon, student chill out bar events (in the plaza) ie Friday nights, food options for students, social events, more food places, more food options X2, parking, student bar to socialise/meet people, more food/bar for a cold one, brekky bar every day, more day events and activities for students to socialise and have fun, more parking, more events, etc. Isaac was very skillful at cooking the sausages and the veggie burgers while Sim was very good at serving the food. Rohit also came in to help out with the event and I felt very blessed to have such a supportive team. We will have a debrief soon and we are thinking of having similar events in City East Campus. Hope the activation events will be familiar with City East students and be a platform for us to get to know one another a bit better, sharing great ideas in making a better City East campus.

We’ve finally had the result for the USASA by-election. Please join me in welcoming Michelle Emery as the Magill rep and Ashleigh Quilliam as the Mount Gambier rep for 2022. We’re now filled and will work harder to make your time at uni more fun and memorable.

Key dates for April/May:

19/4 – USASA Board Meeting

21/4 – Club Committee Meeting

17/5 – USASA Board Meeting

Have a great break and I will see you around campus once we’re back to week 7. Bye for now!

Cheers,

Tim

City East Undergraduate Report – Feb/Mar – Timothy Pham

Hello everyone,

To first year students, welcome to UniSA! How was your orientation week? I hope you’ve had a good time with your new friends and got to know the uni better. To continuing students, welcome back on campus, good to know that we would have some face-to-face tutorials and practicals, it means we can see our friends more often at uni! Let’s see what news I’ve got for you this month.

Here are some quick updates from my site:

On Wednesday 23/2/2022, I had a meeting with Bridget and Sim (your City East representative) to go through some plans for our first City East campus event of the year – The Free BBQ! Yay! Are you excited? The BBQ will take place at the Basil Hetzel Plaza (in front of security) at City East campus on Wednesday 23/3/2022 between 11:30am and 1:30pm. To all City East students, you’re welcome to come along a get some free lunch, there will be some chicken sausages, veggie pasties, soft drinks, and lots of Easter eggs! Sim, your City East Rep, and I will be there to meet you and if you have any ideas of how to make our campus more vibrant, please let us know. We look forward to seeing you there.

Club Training Conference for USASA Club executives will take place on Tuesday 12/4/2022 at 9am-4:30pm and Wednesday 13/4/2022 at 9:30am-5pm. It’s a great opportunity to update and refresh your knowledge of how to manage your club well. It’s also a good time to expand your networking, learn from your peers and other successful stories. I would love to see you there.

USASA Clubs Welcome is a social event which will be held at Holey Moley on Wednesday 23/3/2022 at 5-7pm. It’s free of charge but you will need to register though. If you haven’t met other clubs’ executives or your USASA reps, why not coming along to the event and get to know one another, share some ideas and support one another?

Campus Fair this year will take place on campus between 11:30am-2:30pm unless otherwise notified. Thursday 3/2 will be online with the clubs’ showcase, Wednesday 9/3 will be at City West, Thursday 10/3 will be at Mawson Lakes, Wednesday 16/3 will be at Magill and finally Thursday 17/3 will be at City East. If you haven’t been to one of these events in the last years, make sure you don’t miss out on this year Campus Fair as it will be one of the most memorable events that you will have during your uni life.

Magill, Mount Gambier, and Whyalla Reps Election will take place in this April. Nominations are open until 4pm, Friday 11 March. Voting opens, 9am Monday 4 April to 4pm Friday 8 April. If you are passionate about making some changes on campus or even just want to learn some leadership skills while studying, you are welcome to join us in the USASA team. All the information about this could be found on USASA website.

Key dates for March/April:

15/3 – USASA Board Meeting

9/3 – Campus Fair at City West

10/3 – Campus Fair at Mawson Lakes

16/3 – Campus Fair at Magill

17/3 – Campus Fair at City East

22/3 – DEA Committee Meeting

23/3 – City East Activation – Meeting your Reps free BBQ

23/3 – USASA Club Welcome

Have a great semester ahead, keep on top of your lectures and tutorials as usual as the time flies very fast. Please come along to our Campus Fair and Free BBQ in City East. I would love to meet you around on campus. Bye for now!

Cheers,

Tim