Buddy Scheme

First Name

Surname

Preferred name

Pronouns

Pronouns are words which stand in for a name such as he/him, they/them, ze/hir, e/em. This will be sent to your buddy.

Pronouns - other, please specify below

Sussex Email

Phone Number

Please note: your phone number will be shared with your matched buddy

Student ID Number

You will find this number on your Student ID Card, above the candidate number (Cand.No) and generally starts with a 3,4 or 5

School of Study

Course

Are you living on campus?

Online only?

Year of Study

Age

Gender identity

What language(s) do you speak?

Any Social Media Accounts You'd Like To Share Add another

Please tick all that apply

Care Leaver Autistic Student Student of Colour Disabled Student LGBTQ+ community Trans Student First Generation Scholar returning from China Gothenburg Student Permanently transferring from another university First in family to go to University Alumni Student Parent Returning to Sussex from a year or term abroad Mature Student Post graduate Exchange student International Student UK student

Please tell us any other information you think we may need to know about you

e.g. if you ticked that you are a student that identifies with a particular group (LGBTQ+, Disabled Students or Students of Colour) please let us additional information that you think we should know

Which country are you from?

The Buddy Scheme

What interests you about volunteering for the Buddy Scheme?

How did you hear about the Buddy Scheme? (Please tick all that apply)*

At a University induction event/talk Buddy Scheme Welcome event in Freshers Week Freshers Fair Friends From Active US From my School of Study From Sussex University From the Student Life Centre/ International Student Support From the Students' Union From my University-managed residence/Residential Advisor Poster Social Media Study Abroad office Other

Please specify below *

Please tell us about any preferences for how you would like to be matched with your buddy e.g. by the subject you study, interests, language

These are the preferences that will be used to choose who your buddy will be so please pick the 3 preferences that are most important to you and in the order of priority (please note: it may not be possible to match you by your preference but every effort will be made to do so)

What are your interests? (minimum 3)

Animals Art Books Clubbing Cooking Dancing Drama / Theatre Eating out Environmental stuff Films Gaming Going to the pub Learning new languages Live music / Gigs Making the most of Brighton Music Outdoor activities Photography Religion Science Sight seeing Sports Swimming Travelling Trying new things Union societies Writing

If there are more new students wishing to have a ‘buddy’ than buddies available, it may be necessary to pair more than one new student with a buddy volunteer. Are you happy to be paired with more than one new student if necessary?

How many hours would you be willing to volunteer with the Buddy scheme each week?

Minimum 1-2 3-4 5 or more

For Health and Safety reasons we need to have a named contact for you. This could be a parent, guardian, another member of your family or a close friend. They do not need to live in the UK.

Contact Name

Contact Telephone

Declaration

I confirm that the information provided is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete, and understand that providing false or misleading information could lead to my being asked to leave the scheme. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 the information provided on this form will be used for my participation in the buddy scheme.

I understand that the information provided on this form may be entered onto a computerised database.

I agree that if I am paired with another student, the information given on this form may be shared with them.

From time to time your data may be shared with University departments for reporting reasons. This is not for marketing purposes

I understand the expectations of this volunteer role and commit to ongoing communication with my buddy/buddies and will let staff know if I am unable to meet this commitment

Please tick this box if you are under 18

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How did you hear about the Buddy Scheme? (Please tick all that apply)*

What are your interests? (minimum 3)

How many hours would you be willing to volunteer with the Buddy scheme each week?

For Health and Safety reasons we need to have a named contact for you. This could be a parent, guardian, another member of your family or a close friend. They do not need to live in the UK.

Declaration

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The Buddy Scheme

How did you hear about the Buddy Scheme? (Please tick all that apply)*

What are your interests? (minimum 3)

How many hours would you be willing to volunteer with the Buddy scheme each week?

For Health and Safety reasons we need to have a named contact for you. This could be a parent, guardian, another member of your family or a close friend. They do not need to live in the UK.

Declaration

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