Every TU/e student on this campus is undoubtedly familiar with the elaborate program organized by Studium Generale (SG). For some, the sole purpose of attending SG events is to obtain the required USE-ITEC points, but many others are enthusiastic and passionate SG frequenters. From lectures about AI or the housing crisis to lunch break concerts and movies, all of these widely-ranging programs have to be devised and executed. And that’s exactly what Liza Gloudemans does.

What time do you clock in?

“Today at nine, but it really depends on the week and the day. I work a bit irregularly. Sometimes I'm at a program until eleven at night, but then I’ll compensate by starting late another day.”

What does your job involve exactly?

“Meetings meetings meetings. My job involves a lot of meetings. With colleagues, students, and Scala, but also with external locations such as the Parktheater or the Muziekgebouw to organize programs together. We set up most of these programs ourselves, together with our student assistants. I always really enjoy working on the floor. And I’m also on the computer a lot, writing boring emails about practical things. Like: ‘We agreed on this, this and this’.

In addition to my work at SG, I devote four hours a week to the TU/e art lending library. This has nothing to do with SG, it’s just a nice side hustle. The previous head of art lending, Alice van Litsenburg, left and Lucas (director of SG, ed.) asked us if we knew any possible successors. Coincidentally, I had borrowed something there before and it seemed like a nice place to spend time every now and then, surrounded by art. So I put myself forward as a candidate. Here, I come into contact with a completely different group of TU/e ​​people than those I speak to via SG.”

What led you to this job?

“I studied cultural sciences in Maastricht. I had many different side jobs in the cultural field. With museums, a cinema, national television broadcasters, and also a theater group.

I wanted to stay in the cultural field and specifically looked for a job at SG. During my studies I was always a fan of SG; they’re present in Maastricht too. I often went to programs there. Because I live in Eindhoven, after my studies I actually just waited until an SG vacancy became available in Eindhoven.”

Which programs you organized did you like best?

“There are several. I always like theatre programs in special locations. Or crazy things like a philosophical spinning class at the sports center, or hide and seek at the Auditorium. We did hide and seek together with Gover Meit. It was after closing time and Audi was completely dark. A hundred people could hide and Gover had a bodycam and went looking for everyone. And I always find the philosophical French fry table funny too. This involves a lecture being given over a Brabant-style friettafel. You know, where you roll out a roll of aluminum foil and put all the fries on the table.”