MONTHLY REPORT (Ref.001) NAME: Paul Greene ELECTED POST: President (Communications & Democracy) DATE: 28/01/15 Update and achievements from previous month Community -
Met with Vonnie Sandelan, NUS Women’s officer and Kirsty Haigh, NUS Scotland VP (Communities) to discuss campaigns – Stop Student Poverty and Fossil Free Campaign.
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Met with Rob Henthorn, NUS Scotland & AUSA, with regards to joint-campaigns for the rest of the year including a general election awareness campaign and the living rent campaign.
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Met with breathing space alongside Stevie Kearney, to work out how we can promote their work with suicide prevention.
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Met with ICRGU with others, to work out how we can best work together to ensure their students are represented. Also put in plans to work together during refreshers week.
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Attended exec away day in Dundee and created an interim strategic plan. Spoke about this further at the trustee board.
Engagement -
Went ‘GOATING’ and ‘GOALING’ to raise awareness of ‘Stop Student Poverty’ campaign. Collated around 70 signatures.
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Appointed a new Gray’s placement student for Student Media.
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Organising and promoting refreshers week 2015.
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Gave a brief talk at student buddy training to introduce the Union, and how we can support buddies.
Representation -
Represented student body on a range of working groups including