Timeline of Activity

September 2019: 

• Student Success Project Assistant joins the team
• Meeting with the Student's Union to plan activities for the year
• Developed an Inclusive Curriculum toolkit report 

October 2019: 

• Collaborating with the Union of Brunel Students on the Black History Month campaign
• Hosted a creative writing Workshop for mental health & wellbeing which was ran by Alumni
• Screening of the documentry film 'Hidden Colors' for Black History Month
• Hosted a diversity and Inclusion presentation for student reps 
• Black Royalties collaboration with Student’s Union, African Caribbean Society, Ghanaian Society, Somali Society, Nigerian Society and Brunel West Indian Society. 

November 2019:

•  Attended Anti-Racism and Decolonisation conference at Queen Mary University London
• Attended the AccessHE BAME forum

December 2019: 

• Evaluated 

May 2019:

June 2019:

July 2019:

August 2019:

January  2019:

• New Head of Student Partnerships and Student Success joins the team
• Attended and presented at the AccessHE BAME forum
• Continuation of the Class of Brunel campaign rollout
• SSP supporting in the preparation of the SSP funded symposium on the role of "diversity" and race in higher education

February 2019:

• Creative Project Competition launches and it is open for the entire month
• SSP initiated a call for Brunel students to perform at our closing event for the #LiberatedLibrary campaign and the Creative Project Competition
• #LiberatedLibrary book suggestions purchased

March 2019:

• Event: 'Decentring "Diversity": Practising Anti-Racism in the Global University' funded and supported by SSP
• The closing event for the #LiberatedLibrary campaign and the Creative Project Competition, ART SLAM

April 2019: 

• Attended and presented at the AccessHE BAME forum

May 2018:

• Attended and presented the Student Success Project video at the Student Led Teaching Award
• Announced and presented the prize to the winner of the 2018 Creative Project Competition
• Attended and presented at the AdvanceHE: Attainment Symposium in York

June 2018:

• SSP worked on role models campaign with Brunel Alumni
• NEON summit on data and widening participation
• Improving student retention conference

July 2018:

• Meeting to start planning Human Library with Student’s Union
• Work with Bioscience department on curriculum report
• UUK/NUS roundtable on ethnicity attainment gaps
• Met new the union officers
• Started planning for conference in spring 2018
• SSP assisted at graduation Summer 2018

August 2018:

• Meetings with biosciences about curriculum review
• New student Success Project Assistant joins the team
• Work on Academic Introduction Tasks 

January 2018:

• Commenced the planning of a rolemodels campaign to showase successful stories of Brunel Alumni
• Attended and presented at the AccessHE BAME forum

Feburary 2018:

• Attented and presented at the AccessHE London Student Outcomes conference
• Liberated Library Book Launch event and poetry slam with special guest John Agard
• Launched the Creative Project competition to all Brunel students on the theme of diversity in the curriculum and literature

March 2018:

• Attended the second AccessHE BAME forum
• Started planning the Academic Induction Tasks for September 2018/19 arrivals
• Met with the Games Design team to discuss study skills game
• Recruited the Student Success Project Assistant for 2018/19

April 2018:

• Attended the Learning and Teaching Symposium at Brunel University London
• Attended the AccessHE event on degree apprenticeships
• Co-organised the black mental health event - Rap Association with the BME officer

September 2017:

• Student Success Project Assistant joins the team
• Meeting with the Student's Union to plan activities for the year
• Attended AccessHE BAME Forum
• Meeting with Head of Alumni to discuss showcasing stories of successful alumni

October 2017:

• End of year review with key stakeholders
• Paper to University Education Committee "Undergraduate Attainment by Ethnicity: Brunel and the Sector"
• Stalls in the Student's Union to advertise the project to students
• First 'Brunel Listens' session, an opportunity for students to discuss their barriers to success
• Attended Higher Education Conference 2017
• Attended and supported Black History Month events

November 2017:

• Launched the second round of the Liberated Library campaign
• Attended Access to Higher Education and Student Success Summit
• Attended the AccessHE London Student Outcomes conference on student retention 

December 2017:

• Launched a student survey to understand the support and guidance for final year students dissertation projects
• Featured in the Vice Chancellor's address to all staff which highlighted the Student Sucess Project work and campaigns

May 2017:

• Presentation to University Senior Management Team at Vice Chancellors lunch session
• Presentation and session at the Annual Learning and Teaching Symposium
• Attended Critical Pedagogies Group Annual Lecture: What does it mean to decolonise science?

June 2017:

• Meetings with all (13) Heads of Department to discuss undergraduate attrition
• Attended AccessHE BAME Forum
• Presentation at College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences Education Day

July 2017:

• First meeting of the curriculum working group
• Impact evaluation of the work of the project so far

August 2017:

• Academic Introduction Tasks go live to new students
• End of Year 1 Report produced

January 2017:

• First Academic Staff Peer Network meeting, a peer group of academic staff interested in work on the attainment of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students
• Contributed to discussions on reforming induction/welcome week
• Focus groups with students on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student experiences

February 2017:

• Met with all 13 Directors of Teaching and Learning to discuss pre-arrival activities for students and assessment strategies
• Paper to Senate with information about the project and progress to date
• Trialled an Unconscious Bias training session for staff – feedback used to decide longer term plan
• Focus groups with students on BME student experiences
• Launched the #LiberatedLibrary campaign
• Members of Academic Staff Peer Network offered funding for short term projects

March 2017:

• Event: ‘Race and Ethnicity in Health, Social Care and the Academy’, screening of Dear White People followed by panel discussion
• Paper to Student Experience and Welfare Committee on activities happening across the student lifecycle with recommendations for engagement monitoring
• Second Academic Staff Peer Network meeting
• Attended Equality Challenge Unit training: Achieving Race Equality in Higher Education day 1
• Department projects approved / commenced 
• #LiberatedLibrary book suggestions purchased

April 2017:

• Presentation and training session for Recognised Programme Developers
• Paper to Senate: 'Monitoring Mitigating Circumstances, Complaints, Appeals and Misconduct Cases by Ethnicity'
• Attended What Works: Student Retention and Success conference
• Attended Equality Challenge Unit training: Achieving Race Equality in Higher Education day 2

September 2016:

• Student Success Project Manager starts.
• Introduction meetings with key members of professional services staff
• Collated resources and literature
• Met with Union of Brunel Students to set up partnership and plan for the academic year
• Mapped the student journey and existing enhancement schemes

October 2016:

• Met with all 13 Heads of Academic Departments to discuss project and provide department specific data
• First Student Success Project Group meeting with key stakeholders. Project action plan approved.
• Supported review of personal tutoring system
• Developed assignment checklist for students
• Contributed to mature students working group

November 2016:

• Supported the formation of Brunel Inclusion, Access and Student Success Committee
• Presented at Quality Assurance and Enhancement team meeting
• Met with Athena Swan team
• Attended 6th Access to Higher Education Summit
• Attended Higher Education Race Action Group meeting
• Stalls in the Students Union asking students about barriers to success

December 2016:

• Presented paper to Education Enhancement Committee with project information and plans
• Attended Prepare to Succeed Conference (Access HE)
• Attended Inside Government event 'The Future of Learning Gain in the Higher Education Landscape'
• Presentation and training session at annual Union of Brunel Students Rep Congress
• Open door discussion group with students on barriers to success