Important Documents
The board
There are a lot of practical things that come with having a society. The board are the people who maintain all of these things and keep an eye on everything. The board makes sure the committees do their job, is the main contact point for external workshops, maintains the administration and the accounting system and takes care of the debating nights to make sure it goes according to schedule and remains fun! This is a list to immortalise all board members and it includes the years in which they have guided our society to a better future.
September 9 to February 9
Chairperson: Florian van den Akker
Treasurer: Omar Said
Secretary: Tom Steenblok
External Affairs Officer: Menno Uphoff
February 9 to present
Chairperson: Robert Raos
Treasurer: Menno Uphoff
Secretary: Alex Steinmetz
September 17 to February 25
Chairperson: Linda Schaafsma
Treasurer: Omar Said
Secretary: Merlijn de Bruin
External Affairs Officer: Tom Steenblok
February 25 to September 9
Chairperson: Tom Steenblok
Treasurer: Omar Said
Secretary: Merlijn de Bruin
Chairperson: Jozan de Roos
Treasurer: Jozan de Roos
Secretary: Niels Jacobs
Chairperson: Bas Nordkamp
Treasurer: Daan Welling
Secretary: Sijmen Huizenga
General board member: Simone Landman
Chairperson: Daan Spackler
Treasurer: Ellen Goltstein
Secretary: Vidan Samardžić
External Affairs Officer: Daniël Dekkers
Chairperson: Jordi Duval
Treasurer: Barbara Christ
Secretary: Özhan Kenç
Chairperson: Lydia Vlagsma
Treasurer: Thierry Pol
Secretary: Sophie Hooyman
Chairperson: Stefan ten Hertog
Treasurer: Glenn Viveen
Secretary: David van der Geld
Chairperson: Cedric van Drieberge
Treasurer: David van der Geld
Secretary: Marcel van der Heijden
External Affairs Officer: Sophie van der Woerst
Internal Affairs Officer: Céleste van der Togt
Chairperson: Richard Vermeeren
Treasurer: Ike Lieshout
Secretary: Sara Clappers
Chairperson: Jordi Vreede
Treasurer: Bart van Beek
Secretary: Bart Ruber
Chairperson: Jordi Vreede
Treasurer: Koen van Vught
Secretary: Joyce van Rossem
Chairperson: Ben Arts
Treasurer: Sander Kooij
Secretary: Jelle Lössbroek/Bart van Beek
Chairperson: Joshua Verbakel
Treasurer: Ben Arts
Secretary: Jelle Lössbroek
Public Relations Officer: Daan Steeghs
Activity Officer: Lucette van Duijn
Voorzitter: Stan Hellegers
Treasurer: Bart van Beek
Secretary: Rianne van Niekerk
Public Relations Officer: Lonneke Bannink
Chairperson: Sophie Roborgh
Treasurer: José Dominguez
Secretary: Thijs van Manen
Public Relations Officer: Daan Fifis du Pont
Chairperson: Joshua Verbakel
Treasurer: Oscar Paling
Secretary: Marnix Kuinersma
Public Relations Officer: Eelco Karthaus
Chairperson: Joshua Verbakel
Treasurer: Théke Siebers
Secretary: Oscar Paling
Public Relations Officer: Hans van de Louw
Quadrivium
Quadrivium is the way for you as a Trivium alumnus to stay in touch with your society. You are welcome all society nights and you will be invited to all internal tournaments. That also includes TSE! We’ll write a newsletter, containing pictures and stories on what Trivium has been up to, especially for you. So you’ll never miss an important moment of your favorite student society! Of course, you’ll also be invited for the yearly alumni night, but besides that, we’ll organise a Quadrivium activity just for you and the current members of Trivium. This is the perfect moment to bring up great memories from your student life, and relive them for one night.
Committees
Committees are an essential part of Trivium’s existence: they organise events, make sure there’s plenty of fun activities and keep the society active! Would you like to be part of a committee? Contact one of the committees and/or the board!
Social Committee (Commissie Sociaal)
This committee aims to organise social events for all Trivium members. Some examples of these activities are Sinterklaas, dinners, parties and drinks, game nights, bowling nights and a pubquiz.
Contact the Social Committee at: sociaal@nsdvtrivium.nl
Debating Committee (Commissie Inhoudelijk)
This committee makes sure both the contents and the quality of the debates in Trivium are kept at just the right level. Other than that, they organise training courses for starting members and make course material. This committee is the motion think-tank and decides the subjects about which the society debates on their Tuesday nights.
Contact the Debating Committee at: inhoudelijk@nsdvtrivium.nl
Tournament Committee (Toernooicommissie)
This committee organises our yearly Trivium tournament. If Nijmegen gets appointed the Dutch Championship, they organise that as well. They’re busy promoting, sponsoring, making sure we have plenty of food and make sure the outside world gets as enthusiastic about the tournament as we are!
Contact the Tournament Committee at: toernooi@nsdvtrivium.nl
Honorary members
Bart van Beek
Appointed March 7, 2013, reappointed February 21, 2018.
Bart van Beek participated in three boards, and in at least two of them, there would have been no future for the association without Bart. Both times no board could be found but Bart took his responsibility to take a place in the board and thus ensure the survival of the association. Bart was also the creator of the administrative system and the original website. In addition, Bart was always busy transferring knowledge during board changes, the many debate nights and courses. On top of that, he was also active for many years as a committee member, the driving force behind the alumni association and contributor to the discussions in Piecken. A worthy honorary member!
Jordi Vreede
Appointed September 5, 2013, reappointed January 7, 2019.
When Jordi took the position of chair in 2010, the association was not in good shape. After six months he was even the only board member left and there were not enough members to have a regular debate. But Jordi was not to be deterred. He put in a lot of effort and started numerous initiatives to get Trivium back on track. In 2011, he started a new board with honorary member Bart van Beek and Bart Ruber. Without their efforts, Trivium would not have existed today. The highlight was the visit of Alexander Pechtold. His hard work has paid off because thanks to him the association still exists!
Jelle Lössbroek
Appointed September 4, 2014, reappointed September 4, 2019.
The influence of Jelle’s presence is still tangible every year: he is the creator of the now traditional Trivium Summer Edition. Even before he joined the board he and a number of enthusiasts outside of the board organized the first edition! Together with Bart van Beek he also invented many TSE debate forms that people enjoyed for years. After his two years on the board he remained an exceptionally involved member. Among other things, he was a member of the Council of Advice for several years and became the secretary of the Debatbond.
David van der Geld
Appointed September 20, 2017
David was the quiet force in the background for many years. He was treasurer for a year and secretary for a year, helped countless later treasurers on their way, supported the Council of Advice for many years, helped on all committees, and organized Dutch Debating Championships in Nijmegen. But members from his time will remember him for the many engaging conversations at get-togethers that were far above the average pub conversation.
Ike Lieshout
Appointed September 20, 2018.
Ike joined Trivium in 2011 and now, 8 years later, is still roaming around Trivium! This makes her one of the longest sitting members of Trivium ever. But she certainly hasn’t been sitting still: During this time she served on a board, helped on all committees, and became the longest serving member on the Council of Advice ever. Through all her years of experience, she grew to be the “mom” of Trivium with always wise counsel, both after debates with personal feedback and during get-togethers. Ike has not only been an enthusiastic debater and “borrelaar” for years, but she has also contributed to the debating skills of old and new Trivians year after year. In other words, Ike is a rock in the surf who more than deserves to be an honorary member!
Essentials
Foundation Assembly: 16 June 2005
Dies: 7 March
Colours: Bordeaux and white
Recommendation board: A.A.M. van Agt, former Prime-minister of the Netherlands
prof. dr. C.W.P.M. Blom, former Rector Magnificus of the Radboud University Nijmegen
Adress: Nijmeegse Studenten Debatvereniging Trivium
Heyendaalseweg 141
6525 AJ Nijmegen
E-mail: info@nsdvtrivium.nl
Bank account: NL18 TRIO 0379 7284 27 t.n.v. Nijmeegse Studenten Debatvereniging Trivium te Nijmegen
Kamer van Koophandel:
Inschrijfnummer: 09157436