The Boston Media House Student Committee

Applications for the 2012 Boston Media House Student Committee opened on the 28^th February 2012!

Application forms are available at the Student Desk...please consult the notice boards for further information.

The goals of the Student Committee are:

• To promote better relationships amongst Boston Media House students.
• To provide a forum for students to present their ideas and contributions.
• To act as ambassadors of Boston Media House both on campus and in community life.
• To act as liaison officers between the Boston Media House Management and students.
• To help promote good citizenship among the students.
• To help promote leadership.
• To help promote a culture of learning amongst fellow students.
• To support the Boston Media House academic programme.
• To support any cultural, sporting and promotional activities that may be organised; and be present at social events, expos, open days and graduations.

At Media House Sandton, only second and third year students are eligible to stand as heads of the committee portfolios; first year students can only be selected to join the subcommittees of each portfolio once the main committee has been elected.

The Student Committee will consist of one or more students representing each of the following positions/ portfolios, as appointed by the Boston Media House Staff Executive Committee: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary, Academic, Arts and Culture, Sport,  

Social and Social Responsibility. An explanation of the duties and responsibilities of each position or portfolio is available on the current application forms.

A Student Committee member’s term of office is generally one year, except where a representative is in his/her final year of study.

The Student Committee will be appointed in/before the first week of April of any year and the term of office will be until the end of March of the next year. Final year students who are elected to sit on the Student Committee will have to end their terms of office at the end of their final year of study.
To be on the Student Committee, a student must:

• Be a full-time student taking a Media Studies Diploma at Boston Media House.
• Be a second or third year student.
• Preferably have passed all the previous year’s subjects.
• Not have been found guilty of misconduct during his/her course of study and not have a criminal record.
• Identify him/herself with the aims and ideals of Boston Media House
• Subscribe to the Student Committee constitution.

So, all new first years, this is something to strive towards! But as mentioned to you on your first induction day, we want YOU to come up with ideas of what you’d like to see on campus this year: write them down and post them in the drop box in the foyer outside reception. And once the committee is in place, try to help them in any way you can! Your suggestions and support are hugely valued.

Here’s an example of what the 2011 committee achieved last year:

As the committee does every year, they joined up with the third year PR students to hold a drug awareness campaign, and an AIDS awareness and testing day on campus.

The Committee-driven soccer teams had a couple of good tournaments against other colleges such as College Campus and Damelin—as did the newly-formed netball teams.

The slam poetry club was given the honour of being filmed by promotions and events company owner Laura Setzkorn, with a view to participating in professional events, as the calibre of their work was exceptionally high. Furthermore, the Student Committee Arts and Culture Portfolio head, Thandeka Msimanga, chose two very talented poets to perform at graduation this year, performing a piece written by them—and Bonga Ndziweni and Apiwe Mjambane proved to be the hit of the ‘show’!

The Student Committee held a Freshers at Vacca Matta at Montecasino in March; and also a “Battle of the DJ’s” in July, at Le Cristal, a club in Parkmore; the winning DJ’s were then invited to play at the “Miss Boston” semi-finals, the first leg of a very successful new event held in August. Organised and managed by Student Committee chairperson Vanessa dos Reis, the semi’s at the Sandton Media House campus featured twelve gorgeous finalists wearing corporate and club wear, and answering impromptu questions by DJ Lebza, MC for the event.

Based on votes from that day, seven finalists were chosen to go through to the finals held on the 14^th October...and THAT was the event to crown all events!

Held at the well known club ZAR, the event featured judges Tumi Foster from YFM, Jess Wood, Aldecia 2SAB models and Boston’s own beat boxer, George Avakian. Featured artists were L-Tido and Deep Level, and the evening rocked to the sounds of DJ’s Switch, Vigilante, Warras and Twinz on Decks. The scintillating finalists dazzled the crowd in clothes sponsored by EL Clothing and Khosi Nkosi from YDE; the club was packed with close to 400 people who cheered the winners on...second princess Lerato Lekutle, first princess Precious Masego and Miss Boston 2011, Patience Kekana.

Many thousands of rands were raised from the door takings at this event, and were donated by the Student Committee to the charity “Children of Fire”—which helps young survivors of burn injuries.