Issue 51 - University of Surrey's Student Union

40 SOCIETIESThe Stag | Wednesday 14 th November 2012 societies@thestagsurrey.co.ukSurrey Elevation NetworksBy Anwar HassanWhy join Elevation Network ?Elevation Networks is an awardwinning youth employment charitywhich seeks to develop the leadershippotential of young people to increasetheir employability. We work withyouth ranging from 11-25 years of age.We specifically try to focus on groupswhich are underrepresented withinthe labour market and in variousindustries. EN works with groups whichare identified as ethnic minorities,women, young people from low socioeconomicbackgrounds etc.The key aspects EN looks intoare Leadership, Employability andDiversity. We are in place in order tobroaden EN’s network of students. Weaim to encourage students to engagethemselves in various activities oncampus. In this way, students will beempowered and challenged to achievetheir potential by providing them withthe necessary resources. We know thatemployability is a key thing sought afterby employers so EN will aim to ensurethat students are provided with theresources needed. “Your employabilityis your job security not the job itself”.Some of the skills we will offer toour members are :• EXCLUSIVE networking opportunities• Skills development workshops• Mentoring opportunities• Community outreach projectsUpcoming EventsTeach First :Q) What is Teach First ?A) Teach First is a leadership eventwhich we will plan to host soon. We willbe inviting a guest speaker to talk to allour members.Community ProjectsIf you are the kind of person who lovesvolunteering or helping out in thecommunity then this will be a goodopportunity for you ! It also looks goodon your CV ! If anyone is interested inhelping out please do contact us and wewill make sure to inform you when wehave our dates and place confirmed.Social eventsWe are also planning to have a fewsocial events such as movie night, nightout in Rubix etc.For further information pleaseemail us onussu.elevation@surrey.ac.ukor like us on Facebook -www.facebook.com/groups/Surreyelevationnetwork/Are ya’llbready for this?By Fiona Buckland, Culinary SocietyImagine, it’s Sunday. You’re loafing about the house,cup of tea in one hand, digestives in the other. All of asudden, a familiar, warm, comforting smell fills up thehouse, making you knead a bacon buttie: it is the smellof freshly baked, hot bread, fresh out of the oven. Next, afamiliar sweet, sticky crumbly cookie scent mixes in withthe bread... Perfect!This week, culinary society has been on the rise, inmore ways than one! Some may say it’s perhaps even thebest thing since sliced bread.This week we held a bread making and cookie session,led by our very own, KangShen Ooi, where he taughta fantastic crowd of baguette loving, bagel munching,barmbrack adoring fans how to mix, raise and bake theirway to panatone paradise.Now, why go to all the hassle of being able to makeyour own bread at home when you can just pop down toTesco, pick up a hunk of value white loaf and bumble backto your flat-bread? Well, something you probably doughn’tknow is that a major benefit of being able to bake yourown bread at home is it’s more healthy as there are lesschemicals and salt than a normal shop-bought loaf. Crustme, on the wholemeal, it is a lot cheaper, tastier, messierand therefore, a lot more fun! Plus, if your housemates arereally nice and loaf you more than the whole wheat world,they let you have some when its straight out of the ovenand may even cover it in Nutella... and if not you’ll start tonotice a roll lot of fat pigeons flapping about.And what could be better for the festive season thanto treat yourself to some tasty, crunchy or chewy cookies,when the winter creeps in and it’s too expensive to put onthe heating yet. Warm yourself up with a batch of freshbiccie munchies, great with a cuppa or a hot choc to toastyour icy- tingly toes!Either way, nothing is more welcoming and satisfyingthan the taste of fresh bread. So if you’re feeling crumby,unable to find loaf in a loafless place, then rye oh ryewould there be any butter reason than to email us:uosculinarysociety@gmail.com or join our facebookgroup by searching for ‘University of Surrey CulinarySociety’ to keep up to date with our up and coming events!Things are hotting up in the Culinary Society kitchen,with naan a chance of going stale.Culinary Society’s Bread and Cookies Session