For this blog I thought I would talk about my experience of covering
the Vice Chancellor’s Student Experience Awards.
This was the first time I had been able to attend these
awards and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Luckily I was privy to who the winners
were beforehand and was able to prepare in advance (Comms team perk!)
The stage is set for today's ceremony. Now we just need our winners! #VCSEA17 #BedsNews pic.twitter.com/5rPax9BIIq— UoB Press Office (@uobnews) May 3, 2017
Twitter on a smartphone has a lovely function where you can
save draft tweets – this has saved my bacon on a number of occasions when I
have been live-tweeting.
Armed with the trusty #VCSEA17 hashtag, I wrote a tweet for
each winner and saved it as a draft, ready to slot in a photo and send
out when the time came. I also took a bit of time to find out if the winners
had Twitter accounts that I could use while tweeting. Working at Bedfordshire has taught me many things, but when it comes to live
tweeting, preparation is everything!
The hard work paid off when I got back to the office the next day and
realised that the Twitter activity as a result of my tweeting had earned us 14,000 impressions
in just one day!
Fantastic afternoon Not to be forgotten! Very kind words from @gurchrandhawa . Thank you to @CJacobi16 @uobnews @Profgailk @divhealthpsych https://t.co/R9JjdLsdZk— Jolel (@JolelMiah) May 3, 2017
Once the awards got underway, it was fantastic to see the
reaction of the winners as they went up to collect their awards. One highlight
was Customer Services Advisor Arsalan Sheikh who jumped for joy when his name
was called out (no jokes, he actually did!)
Another highlight for me was that I was aware that PhD student
Jolel Miah, who I know well, had won the Deputy Lieutenant Community Engagement
Award. He of course didn’t know this, and keeping it quiet beforehand was a
challenge, but the look on his face when he realised he had won was priceless!
I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all the winners of this year’s awards. You can see the full list of winners here.
I’d like to say a huge congratulations to all the winners of this year’s awards. You can see the full list of winners here.
— UoB Press Office (@uobnews) May 5, 2017.@uniofbeds PhD students @JolelMiah & @Hamdi_Lemamsha honoured at Student Experience Awards: https://t.co/U2NoOB1yHe #VCSEA17 #BedsNews pic.twitter.com/J5TIKYIpDG
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Gunning for a nomination. Next year.....
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