frankly speaking, this group is meant for Year 1 Semester 1 students as of July 2009.
as in, July 2008 intakes who will be graduating in August 2013.
the main objective of the group is to keep group members informed and updated of every single event and activity being organised in UTP.
to be honest, I have been hearing comments - mostly from seniors - regarding the participation of our batch in some events/activities (I won't mention which ones).
being rumoured as having the most students UTP has ever gotten in a single intake, people expect a lot from the July 2008 batch.
yes, there are cases whereby the Year 1 Semester 1 students seem to dominate an organisation or event.
one very obvious example is the Talent Search 2009.
there were two departments consisting only of Year 1 Semester 1 students.
another example is the Book Expo scheduled for July 2010.
however, there are other events whereby high committees expect more participation from Year 1 Semester 1 students but fail to achieve to target.
why is that so?
well, you can't escape the fact that some just could not be bothered to join/are just not interested in those events.
but when I ask around, I usually get these answers: "eh, I didn't know about it wor.", "since when got this kind of event one?" and "how come no one told me about it?".
this may be due to poor promotion and publication; the pasting of posters, to be exact.
from what I observe, the most informative noticeboard (always full of posters notifying students about events/activities/committee recruitments) is the one located at V2C, next to the surau.
the one in front of the V2C common room isn't too bad, either.
problem: most students staying in the new villages rarely pass by that area; majority only walk to and fro the Academic Complex.
anyway, my point is, the Facebook group will be used as a medium to pass on information and updates regarding any event/activity.
I can't choose a representative from each club to admin so I am thinking of selecting one member from each course as an administrator for the group.
so anyone who wants to send messages to all group members or edit the group's content can contact any one of the eight administrators you feel comfortable dealing with.
regular members, what you do is post everything about your event/activity together with its poster on the wall for everyone to see.
you can also post anything related to studies or UTP in general.
I really hope this helps in our journey in striving to be well-rounded students.
p.s. anyone who wants to organise batch gatherings or anything similar (I know it's impossible to gather everyone but whatever lah can try right) can leave suggestions on the wall too.
=)