Socials and Studex - Getting to Know CSESoc Ep#5
Whatโs it like organising some of the biggest events for CSESoc like First Year Camp ๐๏ธ, Pub Crawl ๐ป, and Peer Mentoring ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ? How does one teach first years React and JavaScript in a week โฐ to make a CS Electives review website?

Whatโs it like organising some of the biggest events for CSESoc like First Year Camp ๐๏ธ, Pub Crawl ๐ป, and Peer Mentoring ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ? How does one teach first years React and JavaScript in a week โฐ to make a CS Electives review website?
Come join Caleb and Fiona as they chat (and casually banter) with the Socials and Student Experience Directors of 2021 โฆ ๐ฅโจ Lachlan, Evan & Giuliana โจ
Some juicy content ๐ง include:
- Organising the biggest events like camp ๐๏ธ, peer mentoring ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ, and weekly BBQs ๐โจ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅฉ๐ฅ
- Working as a team ๐ค to make visions ๐ญ come to life ๐ฎโจ
- Balancing โ๏ธ work ๐ป, uni ๐ & a social life ๐
- The story behind Jebediah Dumptruck & how Lachlan is literally dating a ๐ฅ HOT ๐ฅ grill
- And so many more SPICY TAKES!!! ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ๐ถ๏ธ
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:12 What does your portfolio do?
5:51 Organising the CSESoc Peer Mentoring Program
10:45 Behind the Scenes of CSESoc 1st yr camp
18:30 Biggest challenges in organising large-scale events
21:13 CSESoc Pub Crawl post-reflections
25:39 Potential All Years camp?!?!?! ๐๐๐
30:32 โWhich CSESoc exec are youโ Personality Quiz
48:44 The actual reason why StuNet was rebranded as Studex
52:05 Giulianaโs role as the SecSoc president
55:39 Who would you save: CSESoc or SecSoc?
57:43 Studexโs vision & its outreach to international students
1:00:09 Training subcom to make CSElectives
1:03:53 Working with the subcom
1:09:10 Working with each other
1:13:02 How does introversion/extraversion affect the way events are run?
1:15:47 Lachlan: What itโs like studying at 7 different high schools over 4 different countries
1:19:05 Evanโs take on balancing uni, work & a social life
1:23:05 Hosting sponsored BBQโs
1:24:38 Running the T2 Welcome Back BBQ Event was CHAOS
1:32:30 The story of Jebediah Dumptruck
1:34:35 Jebediah Dumptruck x Lachlanโs #1 hottest love affair
1:37:16 Challenging & rewarding aspects of being a director
1:45:44 Advices to your first year selves
1:49:38 Final comments & outro