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Students lead in all aspects of the Students’ Union. A range of elections, key roles, committees and consultations make sure that student leadership and decision making is at the heart of everything that we do. The Exec Team are eight students that are elected by students to work full time for you. Elected in March, and working summer to summer, the Exec Team are either taking time out from their studies or have just finished their degrees, and lead on implementing your ideas, running Students’ Union campaigns, supporting student led activities and raising your voice with the University at every level.
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Decisions about what the Students’ Union should believe and take action on are made at the Students’ Union Senate. The Students’ Union elected Exec Team and Officers sit on Senate and are held accountable to students there. They are joined by: • A rep from each JCR/Residents’ Association • Student media Editors and Managers • The Chairs of RAG, Student Action and Access All Areas • Representatives of off-campus students, student parents, student carers, part-time students, mature students and distance learners • Representatives of each society category Each Senate will also include 20 students chosen at random that broadly reflect the demographics of our student population.
SENATE DATES 2015 - 16:
2015: 29 October | 3 December 2016: 18 February | 21 April | 12 May OFFICER COMMITTEES
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SENATE COMMITTEES Activities Committee: • Oversees the work of the Activities & Development Officer • Coordinates, implements and monitors all activity and policy/ideas relating to Societies, Student Media, volunteering, fundraising and access/widening participation
Community Committee: • Oversees the work of the Community Officer • Directs the Students’ Union’s work on student safety and relations with the City Council and relevant departments of the University • Develops the Students’ Union’s work on Community relations, Halls of Residence and student housing
Education Committee: • Oversees the work of the Education Officer • Oversees relations with the University in relation to all academic matters and coordinates Union activity in all academic affairs • Works with Student Reps at Faculty, School and Course/Programme level and develops, implements and monitors policies/ideas relating to education
Diversity & Liberation Coordination Committee: • Oversees the work of the Diversity Officer and holds them to account • Coordinates, implements and monitors all work and policies/ideas relating to International students, equality, diversity and liberation (except Women) • Supports and is shaped by the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, Queer), BME (Black, Minority, Ethnic) and Disabled Student Campaigns
Society and Citizenship Committee: • Oversees the work of the Campaigns and Citizenship Officer • Works closely with campaigning groups and coordinates the Students’ Union’s work on sustainability, the environment and citizenship
Wellbeing Committee: • Oversees the work of the Wellbeing Officer • Works on Students’ Union activity and ideas relating to student health and wellbeing • Supports and facilitates wellbeing services offered by the Students’ Union
Women’s Committee: • Oversees the work of the Women’s Officer • Works on Students’ Union activity, ideas and campaigns relating to the equality and liberation of women students and students who have a gender identity that includes woman
Services Committee: • Provides student input into the Students’ Union bar, café and shop • Provides opportunities for students to feed into future commercial development • Facilitates and supports student-run enterprises and services
Steering Committee: • • • •
The general management of the Senate including deciding the order of business and discussion Reviewing and suggesting improvements for Senate and Senate Committees Prioritising, implementing and monitoring all Union policies assigned to it Ensuring that the Constitution, Bye-Laws and policies of the Union are up-to-date, in plain English and consistent with one another
Scrutiny Committee: • The Scrutiny Committee is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the work of the Exec Team
NUS Committee: • The NUS Committee coordinates and oversees activity and relations concerning the National Union of Students
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