We have three vacancies for student representatives in Textiles, Creative Arts and an administration role as a Communications representative. If you are interested in any of these roles please contact the President of OCASA, Teresa Lanham at president@ocasa.org.uk. Tenure is normally one to two years and provides a real opportunity for you to influence the student offering for the benefit of all students by
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OCASA Creative Writing Rep Vacancy
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OCASA Creative Writing rep wanted: OCASA, and the individual student representatives that make up the OCASA committee, act as a bridge between students and the OCA. Our aim is to consult with the college and influence developments to continually improve the student experience. We’re also here to encourage interaction between students. To achieve these things
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New MA Student Representative
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My background is that I have worked in secondary schools as an art teacher for fourteen years ;prior to which I worked as an artist in residence in schools. My degree in Fine Art was in Painting Fine Art from Reading University. I started my MA at Goldsmiths University on the Artist Teachers course. I
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John Umney Announces New President
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I am delighted to announce that Teresa Lanham has been elected unopposed to the role of President of OCASA. Teresa is a level one Photography student and has been with the OCA for a number of years and so very familiar with the demands of distance learning. The formal transfer will occur on the 1st
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New Representative for Students With Accessibility Issues
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The Committee is pleased to announce Claire Borlase as Accessibility Representative. This is a new departure for the committee, which, to date, has been made of subject representatives. Through this new role, Claire will be involved in shaping OCA policy for students with access problems in the future, as she explains: Hi. A few of you
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Textiles and Accessibility Reps.
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OCASA reps wanted: OCASA, and the individual student representatives that make up the OCASA committee, act as a bridge between students and the OCA. Our aim is to consult with the college and influence developments to continually improve the student experience. We’re also here to encourage interaction between students. To achieve these things we do,
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OCASA needs a new President
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Would you like to help shape the future of studying with OCA? OCASA is the voice of the student body and its President has a pivotal role working with the College. Our current President, John Umney, will be standing down at the end of this year, having served for three years. The rest of the
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New OCASA representatives
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I am very pleased to announce two new members of the OCASA committee, Martin Richardson for Music and Stephanie (Steve) Cussons for Fine Art, their personal and election statements follow: Martin replaces Charlotte Williams the previous Music rep and Treasurer, we are also very pleased that Martin will also take over that role as
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Chris Allinson – Creative writing
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Statement I am a few months into the OCA BA Creative Writing, though I did complete a single OCA writing course several years ago. My interest in joining the OCASA committee is to help the college continue to improve the student experience. The self-organisation and motivation required by the OCA approach to distance learning is
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Charlotte Williams – election statement
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Charlotte Williams is standing as a student representative for music, this is her statement: Background Biography I have always been creative. As a child, I loved writing stories, and was confident that I would grow up to be an author or a journalist. Then, at age 16, I started composing music for my A level
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