Engaged
Engaged
Being engaged is all about taking part and making the most of opportunities – whether that’s being fully committed to your degree or being actively involved in extra-curricular activities.
How can you demonstrate engagement?
These are just some examples of what you can do while you’re at Newcastle.
On your course
- Be a committed team member on a group project, focusing on achieving the team’s aims and objectives.
- Try new things and be open to learning new skills. Read books that aren’t on the reading list, take an extra-credit module to learn a new language, or teach pupils in schools on our Career Development Module. You can get academic credit for your placement year with our Careers Service Placement Year Module.
- Ask for help when needed and apply what you’ve learned. In return, give feedback and constructive criticism when appropriate.
- Represent your School or your course, working with University staff to create positive change for students.
Outside your course
- Undertake work experience. It doesn’t need to be related to your degree subject, but it can show an employer that you’re keen to develop your skills within a workplace environment.
- Become a mentor, helping to support other students socially and academically, for example, through the Peer Mentoring programme or FutureMe Mentor scheme.
- Be a student ambassador, inspiring young people, while representing and promoting Newcastle University.
- Work as a community rep to help enrich the local community and increase student involvement in it.
- Join a sports club and commit to training regularly.
- Create or join a society and take an active role in it.
- Get involved with student media at Newcastle, writing for the Courier or working with Newcastle Student Radio, to discuss topics and issues you and your peers are interested in.
- Show engagement in your career development, for example, networking and speaking to employers at recruitment events; attending a careers workshop; or improving your CV or interview technique with the help of the Careers Service.
- Volunteer, for example, fundraising for a charity, doing some conservation work or teaching English to refugees or school children.
- Register for the ncl+ Award to gain recognition for your extra-curricular activities and reflect on the skills you’ve gained.
Related skills: curious; creative, innovative & enterprising; future-focused; confident
