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
student partnership ‘building atmospheres theme’, student transitions meetings and the on-going ‘student facing review of IT resources’ group. Also met with estates on a number of issues including catering and microwaves, international student short life working group, and had meetings with student help point. -
Represented RGU at ‘living rent’ campaign demonstration and meeting in Edinburgh.
Support -
Usual weekly comms on social media with 'Wired' going out to students on a Monday to provide updates on ways students can get involved with Union and promote the services we offer.
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Supported ‘Go Green’ with the new funding allocation PR and spoke to various media outlets including STV, Original 106 and the Evening Express.
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Attended Glasgow Caledonian University’s ELIR review, stage 1.
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Purchased RGU:Radio (.co.uk) domain for 2 year period.
Development -
Drafted remit and advertised student internship for ‘student activities officer’
Outline and plan, with timeline, for current month -
Launch Refreshers Week 2015 – 1st Week Feb.
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To further advance student media - RGU:Radio, Radar and TV, including having a re-launch of RGU TV – Feb.
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To 'GOAT' and 'GOAL' more, with some specific actions to speak to people about upcoming campaigns and elections – Monthly from Feb.
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Represent student body on a range of University committees and working groups – Throughout Feb
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Organise initial promotion for AGM, student elections, SA awards ball, I love my lecturer and the general election campaign – Feb.
Personal objectives/Manifesto update -
Team objectives/progress update -
Interim strategic plan draft completed.
Campaign(s) proposal outline (Please remember to submit your completed campaign form.) Campaigns that I will be helping push are: -
The living rent campaign/Stop student poverty General election awareness campaign
Future Training Course(s)/Conferences details (Please remember to submit your completed Training Course/ Conference form.) -
NUS Scotland Conference – 20th & 21st March.
Are there any points you would like raised at the next Executive Board (Please attach any relevant papers for circulation) -
Points already included in agenda.