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Committeeinformation booklet

academic year 2017-2018By the 33rd board of Cedo Nulli

Committee Information Booklet2

Content1. Preface2. Membership3. Committees (begin in October) Alumni Committee Community Committee Credo Editorial Staff Dies Committee Freshmen Committee International Committee MISOC-Public Administration-Sociology Committee Party Committee Pedagogical Sciences Committee Professional Development Committee Psychology Committee Sports and Activities Committee Study Trip Committee4. Committees (begin in February) Lustrum Committee Research Project Committee Social Sciences Career Week Committee5. Positions Chairman Secretary Treasurer Commissioner of Promotion Commissioner of External Relations6. Cedo Nulli Life7. Apply now

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prefaceDear student,

The summer holidays have just begun, while this was being written. It might be that this is the first time that you are reading this booklet, however, it might also be that you are an experienced student going to your next year. Regardless of your level of expertise, it will certainly become a year full of new and fun experiences. You’ll get to know new friends, learn interesting things and you will achieve things you never knew you could.

Even though we all work hard to make our future as bright as possible, life is enjoyable at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. However, there is one thing that keeps coming back: it is recommendable to do something besides studying. This is where we will help you in. As faculty association of the ESSB, you can become a member at Cedo Nul-li. This will bring you plenty of benefits like our study groups, parties, and trips. Furthermore, you can also become a committee member in one of our committees. As a committee member at Cedo Nulli, you will develop skills in different fields and learn different skills; useful for future employees!

Therefore, you can find all the necessary information in this booklet. In here, you can find which committees there are, what these different committees organise and how to apply for a committee. Hopefully you will enjoy reading this booklet! If you still have some questions for us, do not hesitate to con-tact us and we will gladly answer your questions!

Make this year count!

Kind regards,The XXXIIIrd board of Cedo Nulli


The 33rd board from left to right: Sarina Verwijmeren, Thibault Delabia, Daantje Stroo, Maxime van den Berg, Zeb Holthuis and Nicky van de Lagemaat

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MembershipYou can become a member at Cedo Nulli

What does it mean, ‘member at Cedo Nulli’?As member of Cedo Nulli, you will be able to participate in all the events Cedo Nulli organises. Furthermore, you will be able to apply for a committee and maybe get a spot in one of our committees. On top of that you will get a monthly newsletter where you will get a brief overview of all the upcoming activities and all the interesting news regarding the association. And final-ly, you will be able to participate in the General Assemblies during the year where you can actively participate in how Cedo Nulli functions and what you would like to see in the future.

How do you benefit from it?How you benefit from being a member of Cedo Nulli is quite simple; you will get access to all our activities. You can participate in the study groups where the subject matter will be discussed to help you with your exam preparations. Besides this, we will also help you in your professional development: we orga-nise different workshops throughout the year, you are able to connect with potential employers, and follow training courses. Furthermore, we also orga-nize social activities where you can connect with your fellow students and make friends for life! So, sign up for membership and discover all the other benefits!

Committee member, what is that?If you get selected as a committee member, you will get the opportunity to work with a team on the events that are assigned to the committee. You also will get to know all the other committee members and share experiences together and form close friendships. And as the icing on the cake, commit-tee members can go on exclusive weekend breaks and join the Battle of the Committees! To find out which committees there are and which committee suits you the most, keep reading!


CommitteesThere is always a committee that suits you

Alumni CommitteeThe Alumni Committee consists of alumni of the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences. They will mainly organise activities for other alumni, such as exclusive drinks. As a member of this committee, we challenge you to come up with interesting activities for alumni and to turn these ideas into success. Definitely think about joining if you are an ambitious alumnus or an alumna and still want to be active at Cedo Nulli. Also, as per this year, you will start to work on a Alumni Society.

Community CommitteeThis year, the Community Committee will organise the second Charity Week. In this week, there will be several big activities centered around one theme in order to raise money or help the community directly. As a committee member, you get to decide on what theme will be chosen, what activities will be held; Basically, you get the opportunity to come up with an amazing week and help the community in a major way!

Credo Editorial StaffAre you creative? Do you like to write, like to make photo reports, or video inter-views? If you answered yes, then Credo is just the thing for you! The Credo Edi-torial Staff is responsible for creating content for our online magazine platform. You’ll be able to train your writing skills and learn what it’s like to run a media platform. Whether you’re into journalism, creating videos, writing about life at Erasmus or anything creative in general, you’ll definitely feel at home here.

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Dies CommitteeThis committee is responsible for two big things: the Destination Unknown weekend and the ‘Dies Natalis’. The former is a short trip to an unknown des-tination in the first part of the year. The location of this destination isn’t known until the morning of departure! The latter is a mix of several activities and fes-tivities to celebrate the birthday of Cedo Nulli! As a member, you will have an amazing time and create some of the most memorable moments of the year!

Freshmen CommitteeBeing a freshman means that you have a year full of new experiences and people ahead of you, which is amazing but also a bit daunting. That’s why the freshmen committee is great for first year-students! You’ll get to work with fellow freshmen, and will organise activities that help other freshmen find their way in Rotterdam and getting to know each other. All in all an amazing commit-tee, in which you’re guaranteed to have a great time!

International CommitteeFor the first time, the International Committee will start at the same time as the other committees. You will organise activities for international students, learn how to work in a team and build your cv in an amazing way. The target group of your activities will be exchange, bachelor and master students, for which you can organise social events and events during the introduction days in September.



MISOC-Public Administration-Sociology CommitteeThis committee first saw the light last year with only Public Administration and Sociology. This year, however, we added MISOC to its focus group! Are you motivated to organize activities around these studies and would you also like to organize a trip to Brussels? If you think that these kind of activities fit you? Do not hesitate and sign up for this committee!

Party CommitteeIf you’re the life of the party, then this committee is the one for you. As a member of the party committee, you’ll be responsible for organising several parties throughout the year. Rooftop-parties, theme-parties, whatever you’ll come up with: You get to put together some incredible evenings, and create memories you’ll never forget!

Pedagogical Sciences CommitteeThis committee will focus on pedagogical science students. As a member of this committee you will be organising activities such as a visit to a youth de-tention center, a symposium, workshops or other fun activities. If you want to know more about pedagogical sciences and the practicalities around it, this is the committee you are looking for!

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Psychology CommitteeIn this committee you will mainly organise activities that are related to psy-chological subjects. Hereby you can think of lectures or workshops. You will also organise ‘Experience Your Future’, a day where students can come to lectures/workshops that are related to the different psychology masters at our University. It is a great committee if you want to learn more about psychologi-cal subjects!

Professional Development Committee (different application)Though life as a student is pretty amazing, at one point you’ll be done with your studies and start exploring the labour market. In order to prepare stu-dents for their future, the professional development committee will organise skills training courses, workshops and in-house days. If you’re an ambitious go-getter and want to give your CV a giant boost, make sure to apply for this committee!



Sports and Activities CommitteeAre you motivated to organise a mix of sporty and social activities? Are you creative enough to come up with new events in these areas? If so, then you definitely will feel at home in the Sports and Activities Committee! During the year, you will organise different activities and also our annual Ski-Trip! Fur-thermore, you will organise the renowned Beer Cantus which is a huge suc-cess every year. Do you think you are cut out for this?

Study Trip CommitteeThe study trip is one of the most popular events of the year. You, as a member of the Study Trip committee will make sure that 40 students will have a week they will never forget with all their fellow students. In this committee you orga-nise a week-long trip to a big city, filled with study-related activities, cultural exploration and obviously with amazing parties. As from this year, you will get the opportunity to organise a trip outside of Europe! Are you up for the chal-lenge?

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Lustrum CommitteeHappy almost 40th birthday, Cedo Nulli! To celebrate Cedo Nulli’s 40th birth-day, the Lustrum Committee will organise multiple events during the year 2018-2019. Think of activities like a Lustrum Trip and other celebratory activities. The applications will start in January and you will end in June the next year, so you will be in this committee for one and a half year! Do you have a heart for the as-sociation and would you like to work together with you committee on activities to celebrate the birthday of Cedo Nulli? If you think you are fit for the job, keep an eye on our Facebook page and our website!

Please take note: the Lustrum Committee can be combined with another committee. However, if you want to do this, be cautious of the fact that it can become a lot of work.



Research Project CommitteeThis year, a new committee will start: the Research Project Committee.Togeth-er with your fellow committee members, you will get in touch with companies and organisations that have interesting projects and match them with our stu-dents. Are you eager to contact these companies and organisations and are you enthusiastic towards recruiting students for these research projects? If your answer is ‘yes’ to these questions, then the Research Project Committee is the one for you!

Social Sciences Career Week CommitteeAre you up for a challenging committee? Do you want to help your fellow stu-dents with their orientation in the workfield by organising a week full of ca-reer related activities, such as workshops, lectures, and other events? For one year, you will work together with your committee members to make this week a huge success. Give your cv a boost by applying for this committee! The ap-plications will open after the Social Sciences Career Week 2017 (in December). Please keep in mind that this committee will require somewhat more effort than the other committees.

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PositionsThe positions within each committee

ChairmanAs the Chairman of a committee you are expected to guide the committee on the right track. You make sure that things get taken care of, that communica-tion stays clear and that the board supervisor is up-to-date on the current state of affairs. Keep in mind that as a chairman you have more responsibilities than other members of the committee. So are you a responsible person who is capable of keeping an overview of what’s going on? Chairman is the way to go!

SecretaryThe Secretary focuses on writing the minutes during a meeting. This is quite an important task: the committee depends on you to read what they need to do. Besides this, you will be answering most of the e-mails your committee gets and processing the subscriptions for activities. Secretary mostly is more of a back-ground role but in most committees you can do some other tasks as well. So would you like to be the backbone in a committee? Become the Secretary!

TreasurerAs the Treasurer of your committee, you will be responsible for the budget. You will learn how to make an estimate and in the beginning of the year you will prepare an estimate for your committee. Sometimes it will be a real challenge and puzzle to let everything fit in the budget, but that’s also the fun part. It’s also your job to keep an eye on your committee members, so they won’t spend too much (or too little) money!


PositionsThe positions within each committee

Commissioner of promotionThe Commissioner of Promotion is responsible for the promotion of the events a committee organises. You will design the banners (in programs such as Pho-toshop, InDesign and Illustrator) for an activity, write a little piece of text to put on Facebook, and so much more! If you are outgoing, creative, have a lot of marketing strategies and all in all feel like you were born to be a Commissioner of Promotion, then search no more, apply for this position now!

Commissioner of external relationsThis year the CER will be responsible for all outgoing contact that is not related to the university. In addition, you will be responsible for adding more contacts to the CRM system. Moreover, using these contacts you can come up with ideas for acquisition. In other words: if you add a lot of contacts and have a good plan of action, your committee may get their hands on extra budget! So, do you want to learn how to lobby and present yourself? Then we want you!

Take note: Some committees have two commissioners of external relations because of disproportional workload.

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Cedo Nulli lifeThis is what life at cedo nulli looks like


Cedo Nulli lifeThis is what life at cedo nulli looks like

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As you might have read, this booklet contains the information about all the committees Cedo Nulli has. Did you get enthusiastic after reading about it all? Do you see yourself as one of Cedo Nulli’s esteemed committee members? Do you want to have a year full of fun, get to know new people and learn new skills? If the answer is yes, then we stimulate you to apply now!

The application procedure isn’t a very complicated one. First of all, you will have to be a member of Cedo Nulli in order to be eligible to be a committee member. If and when you become a member, you can fill out the application form. This form is available on our website (http://www.cedonulli.nl). Don’t rush filling out the form and take your time, since this helps us get the right people in the right places! Applications that testify of little effort and motivation will be dismissed due to a limited amount of positions on committees.

Take note: If you want to apply for the professional development committee, don’t forget to send your up-to-date CV!

After having received the application form, the Marketing Officer will call you to let you know whether you’re invited for an interview within a few weeks. This interview will approximately be 15 to 20 minutes.

The deadline for sending in your committee application is September 17th 2017. However, if you are interested in becoming a study group tutor, you have to send in your application before August 27th 2017.

The board welcomes you to apply for a committee and hopes to see you very soon!

Apply nowApplying for one of the committees at Cedo Nulli


What?- Applying for one of the committees at Cedo Nulli

Why?- Organizing different activities and events- Get to know different people- Learn new and different skills- Develop yourself in many ways- Have a great year besides studying

How?1. Become a member at Cedo Nulli2. Fill out the application form3. Send in the application form

When?- August 27th 2017 (Study Group tutors only)- September 17th 2017 (other committees)

If you have any urgent questions regardingthe application procedure, feel free to send your questions to: [email protected] or simply drop by our board office (T15-03).

Apply nowApplying for one of the committees at Cedo Nulli

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Did you know that there are a lot of benefits to becoming a committee member?

1. You will improve your CV because of what you invest in a com-mittee.

2. You will gain good knowledge that you can use in the future, for instance when applying for a job!

3. You will learn to develop and implement organisational skills and strategic plans for the activities you will do.

4. You will make new friends and learn how to work in a team.

5. You will develop new and better communication skills through out the year because of the teamwork.

6. You will learn how to plan, promote and manage events and activities.

7. You will have a sense of comittment and responsibility for the things you plan and do.

8. You will have the best years of your life!

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