Gordon Beck

As Vice President of the GCSU, I am here to ensure that everything runs smoothly, projects that the GCSU is involved in are kept going and everyone makes good on their manifesto pledges.

The key projects I envisage pushing for the 2011 executive include a continuation of hall reforms with a focus on food quality, a smooth transition back to Harvey Court and an awesome freshers week, a quick and problem free implementation of the new housing guide, better organised Week 5s in each term and clarification on rents from college.

As Vice President I work closely with the President to ensure that meetings run smoothly and GCSU members are aware of their obligations to students and act upon them.

I also write the GCSUmmary which lets students know what the GCSU do, and am available for discussions with students who feel that the GCSU should be involved in something, or isn't doing its job satisfactorily (just drop me an email!).

Kirsty Gray

As the Caius Access Officer, my role revolves around encouraging students to apply to Cambridge – regardless of their background – by reaching out to prospective applicants and keeping them informed. This especially involves organising Caius volunteers to help with college tours, Open Days, Summer Schools and interviews.

Education cuts mean that Access has become a real priority for Cambridge. My main priorities will be:

to spread the word about the great work that Access already does in the hope of encouraging more people to get involved

to make the most of the Access section of the GCSU website

and to make sure that schools that can’t visit Cambridge itself, still feel confident in how “the system” works

I would love to hear your ideas for how Caius Access can continue to improve and to answer any questions you might have in relation to Cambridge applications. Just send an email to jcraccess@cai.cam.ac.uk !

David Zhou

As external officer, I will be the connect between Cambridge university as a whole and the GCSU. This involves going to bi-monthly Cambridge University Student Union (CUSU) council meetings and meetings with the various presidents and external officers of all of the other colleges.

In my role I will seek to communicate the wishes of Caius to the University-wide student body, ensure that Caius maximises the resources of CUSU and increase inter-college interactions.

I plan to achieve this through various policies, the full details of which can be found on my manifesto. In a brief outline, I plan to organise cross-college Bops, facilitate the hiring of CUSU equipment and provide opportunities to contact employers through CUSU.

I am the first port of call if you have any specific concerns to do with Cambridge university as a whole, therefore don’t hesitate to contact me at dz252@cam.ac.uk.

Adam Hussey & Charlie Hansom

Hi we're Charlie and Huss, your Food and Bar Officers.
As the name suggests, we are responsible for eating and drinking within college. The GCSU take dining within college very seriously, as can be seen by the recent improvements in the quality of food in hall. This is undeniably the result of the new feedback system that has been put into place, which ensures that you have the ability to express your views on the food served in college.

We aim to continue this improvement and want to make sure that your feedback is acted upon, so please don't hesitate in using the rating system and leave comments or email us regularly. We will be meeting head chef Tony on a weekly basis, and will strive to make your voice heard.

We are also responsible for the bar and want to make sure that students are happy in what we see as the core of the college. Caians will grow to love our beautiful bar (voted most stylish bar by The Tab). The staff are very friendly and with an enthusiasm for improvement, we want to create a buzz at the heart of the college. We aim to do this through increased publicity, including Facebook (Caius Bar) and Twitter (@caiusbar), making sure everyone is aware of what is going on in the bar. Let's bring that Friday Night feeling back with regular events throughout term, letting people unwind and soak up college atmosphere.

Most importantly, we want to know what you want! Your views are vital to the future of the bar and hall. We are passionate about using your feedback and ideas so do not hesitate to let us know.

Speak to us in person, on Facebook, or email us at jcrfood@cai.cam.ac.uk!

Sarah Daniel

Hi, I’m Sarah, a second year land economist and your housing officer. My responsibility is anything related to the accommodation or facilities at Caius. There are a lot of important issues in the coming year including returning to Harvey Court and the new online ballot and housing guide. I aim to ensure that everything runs smoothly and students are kept up to date with what’s going on. In addition to these developments I also want to make sure that the housing situation for all students is as trouble-free as possible. To achieve this I hope to implement an online maintenance form so that reporting any maintenance issues is quick and easy. Obviously another important part of this role is rent negotiations. Not only do I want to make sure that rents are as fair to students as possible, I also want to look into the cost of extended rents and vacation residence to ensure that there are a number of options for students that are all fair on price.

If you have any maintenance issues or comments in general please email me at jcrhousing@cai.cam.ac.uk.

Boris Hackett

Rosie O'Dea & Shaneil Patel

Hi, we're Rosie and Shaneil, your Welfare Officers. We are here to cater for all your non-educational need during your time here, including sexual health, peer/pastoral support, mental and physical well-being and your general happiness while studying at Caius.

Our aims this coming year are to ensure that the freshers settle in smoothly, to keep everyone as relaxed as possible during week 5 and exam term with things such as yoga/massage sessions, library tea, welfare picnics and drop in sessions (more can be found in our manifestos below). Also, we're always on call via the porters if you need any assistance after a night out. We're able to provide freely and confidentially condoms, rape alarms, chlamydia tests and pregnancy tests and more, simply contact us though the channels below and they will be discreetly provided in your pigeon hole.

Feel free to contact us with even the slightest of problems at jcrwelfare@cai.cam.ac.uk or on the Welfare Confidential Line: 07804027907- call to chat or arrange a drop in session. Text your name + pregnancy test/chlamydia test/condoms/rape alarm to receive these items in your pigeon hole asap. Alternatively you can just grab either of us for a chat if you see us around college!
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