SUBU Annual Review 2016-7

SUBU ANNUAL REVIEW

2016/17

FOREWORD We are extremely pleased and proud to inform you that SUBU has had a stunning year in 2016/17.

Many of the things that were beginning last year have been continued successfully and with some distinct growth. In particular, we have seen many more students engaging with SUBU from diverse backgrounds, this culminated in the biggest SUBU involvement in Black History Month which ended with our first ever awards ceremony for students from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.

We’ve been working hard to ensure equality and diversity isn’t just a buzzword, ensuring we make real positive impacts by doing all we can to create an atmosphere that makes all students feel included irrespective of who they are or where they are from. However, there is still more work to be done and we are ready for the challenges ahead. Through our great partnership with the University, we have been able to lobby for a free inter-campus bus service for our Lansdowne taught students. SUBU Debates was another great initiative that started this year to get students from different backgrounds air their views on certain topics within a safe zone.

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We’ve had an amazing year working with SUBU and want to take this opportunity to share with you a few of our highlights.

We really appreciate our partnership with BU. We recognize that the University and all of its staff care and do their best for the students. We are constantly reminding them of the value of the student voice, and highlight issues and concerns that may not have been there before.

The new role of VP Community, enabled our Community, Volunteering and Green department to go from strength to strength and we are rightly proud of the work that they have done, especially in the local community. With campaigns such as People and Planet Go Green and the annual Big Give being the biggest and most successful due to the new role.

For the first time ever we have had a really close working relationship with SportBU. This has enabled us to work together on a number of things this year, including more of a SportBU presence in Lansdowne, more SportBU involvement with our events and more support for sports teams. This year we having been working on a brand new ‘Inclusion Sports League’ launching in October, enabling students with disabilities to take part in competitive sport.

A huge thanks to all the students for helping, advising and at times cajoling us. Thanks to all the part time elected officers working tirelessly and without pay on councils, not forgetting the Club and Society committees , the Nerve Media team, RAG and other student leaders. We also sincerely thank our tremendous SUBU staff team who are supported by over one hundred student staff.

It is the third year we have had an elected officer and council predominantly devoted to welfare and liberation issues.

We have been able to cover a wide range of activities and campaigns from the fantastic Disability History Month, LGBT History Month to the Don’t Panic campaign, One World Festival and our first ever Mental Health Zone.

Much of what we do is brought to you from the SUBU Communications team. This year we had an individual communications executive, who has been devoted to supporting the full time elected officers with their campaigns and events.

They produce materials for us from flyers to posters, videos to social media, even this very guide, so a final big thanks to them.

We have also been active with our Representation department, and SimOn, our award winning Rep feedback tool. Faculties and Professional Service departments of BU seem to appreciate the feedback that they get from the reps. This helps them build an even better student experience.

Looking forward, we hope to not only build on the work of this year but also do more on mental health; advising students on how to manage their landlords and housing issues; engaging with students of all abilities in activities, and encouraging participation in all things SUBU has to offer.

Our Insight and Policy team have developed from providing research based evidence to playing a huge role in guiding and advising the elected officers on issues of importance for students at both a local and national level. Their ‘insight’ enables us to influence BU for the benefit of the students. Our link with the University continues to remain strong and we’ve seen great achievements which includes the new Laptop Loan Scheme, and the League of Entrepreneurs, which has allowed students to develop business and networking skills.

Best wishes, Daniel & Alan

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Daniel Asaya, SUBU President Serving as SUBU’s first ever elected International, Postgraduate and Black President over the past year has been a great honor. It has not only changed the way I think, but has given me the opportunity to positively change lives everyday. Glad to have being part of a team of Sabbs and staff whose main goal is to make a positive impact in every student’s life irrespective of background, race, gender or sexuality. As Chair of the Trustee Board/Executive Committee, officer for Lansdowne council and founder of SUBU Debates, I’m so privileged to have worked with a set of incredible volunteers who give up their time for students.

Also proud of our strong relationship with the University, something my colleagues in other Unions are jealous of. It has been a great year and I’m looking forward to working with everyone for another year to take our Union to even greater heights.

Brooke Elias, Vice President Activities

Georgia Larkins, Vice President Community

Jamie Swanson, Vice President Education

Charlie Souter-Phillips, Vice President Welfare

This year has been an absolute whirlwind, and I have loved every minute of it. I threw myself into the role knowing very little about how to make change, and now I look back and am very proud of the things I have achieved (Working with staff and students to make things happen!). SUBU has given me the opportunity to develop personally, and professionally.

I’m so proud of the empowerment and opportunities SUBU provides for our students, it’s been great to see so many of them engaged in what we’ve done over the past year.

This year I’ve been working closely with SportBU, and one of my highlights was the Sports and Societies Festival we hosted; a week celebrating Sports and Societies here at BU, with more than 30 clubs hosting taster sessions and showcasing what they do throughout the year.

Working with SUBU has been challenging, but an experience that I would encourage anyone to do, it has helped me grow as a person, I would do it again. I have learned skills here that I cannot wait to take with me into my next adventure. This is a busy environment, one where you have the responsibility to do right by and lead students, but also dipping your toes into all sorts of projects and jobs. I’ve experienced attending important formal meetings, had opportunity to influence the Vice Chancellor and MPs with regards to student housing.

Having vision on how our campaigns look, monitoring the success of campaigns, sat on interviews and hired even more wardens this year to help students in housing, made a safe taxi scheme, hosted events and had to make real tough decisions and to think about what is right by students.

Back in March 2016, I had considered my running in the elections to be a moderate risk to my career progression and personal growth – but I decided that on balance I was happy to take the risk. Looking back I can now honestly say that working as a sabbatical officer was one of the best decisions I have ever made. After putting my head above the parapet, and taking those first steps to develop relations with entrepreneurs in the community; I had quickly developed a new found sense of direction and self-belief. I had a network of people who were knowledgeable, kind, and willing to help students.

After testing the waters with an inaugural entrepreneurship event at BU, it was quickly apparent that there was indeed an appetite from students to learn how to become self-starters. The League of Entrepreneurs was born, and we ran multiple events across the year in an endeavour to support budding entrepreneurs.

It’s been an amazing year as Vice President Welfare, I’ve learnt so much in this role and the support from SUBU staff has been incredible.

I’m really thankful for the opportunities I’ve been given to develop both personally and professionally and I hope I have been able to empower others to do the same.

It has been so rewarding working with the students, running campaigns and organising events for the diverse community here at BU. It’s hard to pick a proudest moment because there has been so many, being part of SUBU and helping students feel more confident and able to be themselves is very fulfilling.

I’m really looking forward to another year in this position, where I can use the experience of the past few months to develop the work that I have started and to shape new projects such as the Mental Health Zone.

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AWARDS & SUCCESS SUBU has gone to new heights this year, with students and departments going on to gain local and national awards for their hard work.

A huge thanks to all of the incredible students who work tirelessly and passionately to improve the Students’ Union, and to the full time and part time officers for continually inspiring and developing new ideas and campaigns.

Finally, thanks to every staff member who contributes to the success of SUBU day in and day out.

DANIEL , BROOKE, GEORGIA, JAMIE AND CHARLIE (FULLTIME OFFICERS 2016/17).

Summer Ball: Celebrating the biggest Summer Ball ever!

No.1 Freshers Fair

Investors in Diversity

National Diversity Awards

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FRESHERS’ FAIR RANKED #1 IN UK BY BAMUK

SUBU ACCREDITED WITH THE INVESTORS IN DIVERSITY AWARD FOR THE 20TH YEAR RUNNING.

NOMINATED FOR NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARD FOR LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION

Outing the Past

I Love Student Radio Awards

Education Award

SUBU BECAME A FESTIVAL HUB FOR ‘OUTING THE PAST’ DURING THE NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF LGBT HISTORY

Activities Awards: Clubs and Societies celebrating success at the annual Activities Awards

NERVE RADIO NOMINATED FOR 4 ‘I LOVE STUDENT RADIO’ AWARDS

WE WON THE NUS 2016 EDUCATION AWARD Big Give: The Big Give donations to local charities

One World Festival: One World Festival celebrating diversity and culture

Varsity: SUBU and SportBU working together to make Varsity a great success

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RAISING AND GIVING RAG is the fundraising arm of the Students Union. It gives students a chance to give back where they can while experiencing some once in a lifetime adventures.

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Students can fundraise for various charities throughout the year and sign up for both community and overseas expeditions and trips.

This year RAG has focused on increasing opportunities for students to get involved in their local community. We have worked closely with our local Core Charity, Dorset Blind Association and increased the number of community events offered in order to engage more students.

We have also been recognised with two National Student Fundraising Association Awards: The Hope For Children RAG of the Year Award and SU Staff member of the Year Award.

Charity Fundraising

Training

Challenge Trips

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FUNDRAISED FOR A TOTAL OF 26 CHARITIES THIS ACADEMIC YEAR

TRAINED OVER 30 VOLUNTEER RAG REPS

OFFERED 4 OVERSEAS CHALLENGE TRIPS

Community Events

NASFA Award

Student Fundrasing

DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS OFFERED

WON THE NASFA HOPE FOR CHILDREN RAG OF THE YEAR AWARD

INCREASED NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FUNDRAISERS.

SHANNON KNIGHT It has been a pleasure to be able to lead RAG this year. It has been a challenging year, not just for Bournemouth RAG, but for fundraising nationally, however I am certain we have built a solid foundation for next year.

From the beginning of my time in RAG in 2013, I have wanted to give back more to the local community, which is why, as Chair, I supported and encouraged the Leadership Team to introduce new community events which I hope will be continued into the future.

As a final year student I will be sad to leave RAG but it’s now time for someone else to push it forward and continue with a RAG passion.

A massive thank you to SUBU Activities for their help - without them we would not have achieved what we have.

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CLUBS AND SOCIETIES Clubs and Societies are an essential addition to student life. Being a member of a Club or Society can really shape a university experience and help students to develop key life skills. Not only this, but clubs create fantastic opportunities for students to make friendships with a group of like-minded, It has been another record year for Clubs and Societies! With an established presence on the second floor of the Student Centre, students are even more inclined to approach the friendly Activities Team with questions and ideas.

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passionate people, learn key transferrable-skills that will make them more employable, and it’s even been proven to help increase retention rates within the university. There really is something for everyone with clubs and societies here at SUBU.

With even more Clubs and Societies to get involved in, there are now more ways for committee to train and communicate ideas, and an even better recognition scheme.

Clubs and Societies, as a department, have pushed an increase in the number of activities available to students, along with an increase in engagement across the board.

122 Clubs

Providing Trianing

Sport and Socs

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NUMBER OF CLUBS AND SOCIETIES INCREASED TO 122

BRAND NEW CLUBS COMMITTEE BOARD TO SUPPORT CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

INAUGURAL SPORTS & SOCS FEST CELEBRATING AND SHOWCASING CLUBS, SOCIETIES AND SPORTS TEAMS

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Refreshers Fair

Student Engagement

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OUR REFRESHERS FAIR WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YET

RECORD- BREAKING 3000 STUDENTS ENGAGED WITH CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

300 COMMITTEE MEMBERS TRAINED IN MANAGING CLUBS AND SOCIETIES.

ALEX BUDD I feel that I have got a lot out of helping to run the Performing Arts Society.

I was the Producer for this year’s show, American Idiot, which meant that I was in charge of all the finances and marketing/publicity for the society. I feel that my confidence has built and that I have voiced my opinions more often. I have also felt that I have made a lot of good friends within the society which has made me feel much more comfortable for my time at uni and made me meet and socialise with people I normally would not have, which has been great! On a professional level I feel that it has greatly helped me as my future aspirations are to work in managing the arts. Running PARTS has helped me to learn more about working as a team and into how to run a mid-scale arts event, as this year we ran our event, American Idiot, very successfully.

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DEMOCRACY AND EQUALITY The Democracy and Equality Department is there to do 2 things: to empower and enable students to have a say in decisions that impact their student experience; and make sure that those voices reflect the diversity of our student body.

In this second year of the department, we have exceeded and bettered all the achievements we had last academic year. For the first time all our Big Student Meetings reached quoracy; there where several campaigns run by the VP Welfare working with the Equality and Campaigns Coordinator. We introduced BME Champions who were instrumental in ensuring that we reach out to underrepresented groups.

BME Awards

Bournemouth Student Pride

Mature Students

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There are various channels for students to have a say on issues, including the officer elections, Big Student Meeting and student councils. We also support students to run their own campaigns, addressing local, national or global issues such as LGBTQ+ rights; cultural unity; BME Champions and many more.

The department ran five elections in total; both our Fulltime Officer elections and Part-time Officer elections were record breaking in terms of participation. We also saw a very diverse Executive Committee elected. There were a number of outstanding events starting with the Black History Month Awards which saw over 300 students attending to PRIDE which was much bigger than the previous year.

FIRST EVER BME AWARDS RECOGNISING SUCCESS AND DIVERSITY WITH OVER 300 ATTENDEES

BOURNEMOUTH STUDENT PRIDE RETURNS BIGGER AND BETTER FOR A SECOND YEAR

INCREASED MATURE STUDENT REPRESENTATION INCLUDING CHRISTMAS PARTY AND SOCIALS ON BOTH CAMPUSES

Investors in Diversity Award

One World Festival

Full Time Elections

INVESTORS IN DIVERSITY STAGE 2 AWARD

200 STUDENTS FROM OVER 35 COUNTRIES COME TOGETHER IN THE BIGGEST ONE WORLD FESITVAL TO DATE

RECORD-SMASHING FULLTIME OFFICER ELECTION CAMPAIGN GAINING 3,416 STUDENT VOTES

JOANNA ANN I got involved with SUBU as soon as I arrived at Bournemouth, I first got involved with the ACS (African Caribbean Society) before I made the life changing decision to run for an elected position of Education Council Chair which meant that I also seat on the SUBU Executive Committee. I also applied and was successful to become one of the student trustees of SUBU. Since acquiring all the positions I have had an amazing student experience that has made me very aware of most issues that face students and a deeper understanding of the Students’ Union. The Democracy and Equality department has always been there to assist me. I very much feel that I am part of the SUBU family.

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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING The SUBU Community Team look after student volunteers, and volunteer leaders, and help students to contribute to the local community and environment when they are at university.

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Students can volunteer during their free time, and help local charities and organisations, supporting people in Bournemouth and the surrounding area.

The new SUBU Community Team, has made pivotal changes to volunteering. A new look volunteering webpage for this year meant that students and voluntary organisations can directly hook up to make volunteering happen in the community.

Vice President Community

Volunteering Week

Beach Cleans

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BRAND NEW FULL TIME OFFICER VP COMMUNITY

HUGE INCREASE IN STUDENT VOLUNTEERING DURING NATIONAL STUDENT VOLUNTEERING WEEK CAMPAIGN

TO LOOK AFTER BOURNEMOUTH’S FAMOUS BEACHES

Community Awards

Alzheimer’s Projects

Helping Homeless

FIRST EVER COMMUNITY AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE THE SUCCESS OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

ESMAY COLLISON

MORE STUDENTS THAN EVER INVOLVED IN ALZHEIMER’S PROJECT

IMPROVED 5 MINUTE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDING HYGIENE PACKS TO THE HOMELESS

SUBU has been super supportive and helpful, providing lots of volunteer experiences and opportunities that helped me win volunteer of the year, I’d never have been able to even be nominated or considered without all the support from volunteer leaders and their dedication to the volunteers and their work, they were also very supportive organising an amazing awards night to celebrate all our achievements and hard work over the year, encouraging us to work harder and volunteer more, making all the work that has been put into volunteering a positive and worthwhile experience.

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STUDENT COMMUNITY WARDENS The SUBU Student Community Wardens moved to the support of the new Community Team. They are students in a paid role, patrolling the streets of Winton and Charminster, closest to the university, and have made a huge impact this year, with

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high profile awareness campaigns in the local community, such as the Noise Abatement Notice campaign, which have helped nurture a much happier local community involving students and local residents.

Residents have commented that the Student Community Wardens have made a significant difference in helping students to settle in to the community at Bournemouth University Successful Noise Abatement Campaign. The local council confirmed that there were significantly less Noise Abatement Notices served, than the previous year.

Regular Meetings

Student Homes

Safer Neighbourhood Team

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INTEGRATING INTO THE LOCAL AREA THROUGH MONTHLY WINTON ACTION GROUP MEETINGS

DELIVERING MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO NEW STUDENTS IN HOUSING

MAKING ‘THE STUDENT COMMUNITY’ SAFER

BY SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM

Student Noise

Bin Advice

Big Give

EDUCATING STUDENTS ON NOISE ABATEMENT NOTICES TO INCREASE POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING BIN COLLECTION TIMES DELIVERED TO STUDENTS DOORS PROMOTING THE BIG GIVE CAMPAIGN AND GETTING MORE DONATIONS THAN EVER BEFORE

JODIE HAINES It’s been great working for SUBU for the last two years and I’ve really enjoyed being a warden. The community team are all so lovely to work with and they’re clearly very passionate about helping everyone in the community. It was also a pleasure to attend the first community awards evening and I was lucky enough to win the Warden of the Year award which was a great experience.

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GREEN TASKFORCE The Green Taskforce is the BU student body who campaign to help students understand what sustainability is, and to help students learn how to make greener choices and live more sustainable lives. Guided by Hannah Wiseman – SUBU

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Volunteering and Green Impact Projects Coordinator, helping students to understand their Green Impact now, and in the future. By helping them to better understand the environment and sustainability.

Green Taskforce Students have worked on campaigns such as Sustainable Food Campaign as well as Zero Waste, Ethical Cosmetics, Fairtrade Awareness and The Big Give. Hannah Wiseman has worked on the new criteria for the NUS Green Impact Award.

Campaigns Launched

Sustainablity Summit

Go Green Week

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TWO BRAND NEW STUDENT CAMPAIGNS; ZERO WASTE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD

GREEN TASKFORCE STUDENTS ATTENDED STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT IN NEWCASTLE

GO GREEN WEEK CAMPAIGN INCREASES AWARENESS OF GREEN LIVING ON CAMPUS

Conservation Work

Fairtrade Fortnight

Big Give

CONSERVATION WORK ONGOING EACH MONTH IN SURROUNDING DORSET COUNTRYSIDE INNOVATIVE FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT CAMPAIGN WITH SPECTACULAR BHANGRA DANCE PERFORMANCE THE BIG GIVE CAMPAIGN RETURNS BIGGER THAN EVER ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO DONATE TO CHARITY

CHLOE HUMPHREYS The Green Taskforce has shown me how to communicate with a mass audience. I have been lucky enough to network with all aspects of SUBU which has given me hope for our generation that green issues are involved with business decisions.

It was an honour to have been part of the first SUBU Community Awards and be recognised for what we have achieved this year as part of SUBU and the student body. I’m excited to see how the Green Taskforce will progress next year and grow because of our student voices!

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REPRESENTATION Student Reps work in partnership with the University to make the student experience the best it can be for all students.

The Representation Team support them in doing this,

Student Reps have had another phenomenal year. They worked tirelessly throughout the year to collect feedback from their students, represent it to their Faculties, and share any outcomes of the feedback back to the students they represent.

SimOn has continued to be used as the way Reps collect feedback. The simple online tool that was created

by SUBU, is now being used by two other Students’ Unions, and is looking to be taken on by at least another two at the start of next

Reps Trained

SimOn

Feedback Collected Over Speak Week

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from Essential Rep Training at the start of their role to ongoing events throughout the year like Speak Week and RepFest 17.

academic year. Needless to say, SUBU is very proud to be shaping student representation across the country.

The Senior Reps have been particularly strong this year, creating a mechanism that allows broad feedback to be heard beyond Programme Level. They met monthly with the Full Time Officers to feedback on topics that affected the wider student body, the Officers then fed this into their ongoing work with their respective Councils.

94% OF 687 REPS RECEIVED ESSENTIAL TRAINING Skills Trianing

4000 STUDENTS ENGAGED WITH SIMON, OUR ONLINE FEEDBACK TOOL

STUDENTS COLLECTED 1934 BITS OF FEEDBACK AT THE 2 SPEAK WEEKS

Rep Leadership

You’re Brilliant Awards

72 HOURS OF TRAINING WERE DELIVERED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE STUDENT REPRESENTATION SKILLS

160 REPS PARTICIPATED IN THE REP LEADERSHIP AWARD

OVER 400 ‘YOU’RE BRILLIANT!’ AWARDS DELIVEREDTO STAFF

GEORGINA MARKEY Being a Student Rep has been a life-changing opportunity, one that I will forever be grateful for. A year ago, I suffered from terrible agoraphobia, and while I still do struggle with anxiety, I honestly did not imagine the difference one year could make. With the help and encouragement of SUBU and BU staff, I have gained massive confidence, now I have been organising socials for my course, speaking in packed lecture theatres and gaining feedback.

SUBU is one of the best Students’ Unions around, and the evidence is apparent.

The staff are some of the most fantastic people I have ever met, it has been a pleasure working with them. My course has made significant changes – changes that have come because of the feedback from students and then brought up in faculty meetings. Being a Student Rep has taught me massively about my course, the university, and myself. It has been an amazing experience, one that I would recommend to anyone, and one that I hope to continue for the rest of my time here at BU. 19

ADVICE We are here to empower students by giving them the information and options regarding any issue they may have, from academic offences to housing to finance.

During the academic year 20162017 we have seen a busy first semester with a record number of students accessing our service.

We have also seen the return of our Advice Manager who was on maternity leave and have been grateful for the support of Sarah Tilley for providing us with some Advice hours to ensure we meet the needs of students.

Client and Case Numbers

Money Saved

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We are free, independent and confidential.

What more could a student ask for?

We have has conducted an internal review and the outcomes are due to be consolidated over the summer.

Generally speaking, students’ feedback that we offer a good service, however we could be more visible around each campus.

JOE POWELL

SO FAR, WE HAVE SEEN 977 CLIENTS WITH 1103 CASES. A 4% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR

TO DATE, WE HAVE ÂŁ156,720.01 BACK IN TO THEIR STUDENTS POCKETS I hesitated to visit SUBU the first time, but not the second. Each member of staff is so friendly and helpful. Honestly, 10/10

Student Feedback

96% WOULD RECOMMEND US TO A FRIEND

I was drawn to apply for the role within SUBU Advice as it was extremely relevant to what I had been doing already on placement, and potentially after I graduate. Not only this but SUBU is a fantastic place to work whilst completing your final year. The amount of support I have had this year has been unfathomable. Working anywhere else I might have had to fit my uni schedule around my work schedule, and sometimes put the job first.

Working for SUBU has given me the freedom to work around my studies. I have had the opportunity to work on many great projects, such as Money Matters, and lead my own campaigns this year, helping me develop my own personal skills. Not only have this but I had a first-hand glimpse at all the great work SUBU does for students, and even got involved in things I would have never thought to.

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COMMERCIAL

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SUBU employs students to run our shop, cafes, bars and venue to provide best value for our members.

2016 started with a real bang, as our ‘We Are Freshers’ campaign exceeded expectations. The Old Firestation made a huge recovery, and overall commercial performance across SUBU has been extraordinary. The grand finale event of the academic year is the Summer Ball. It is clearly still the largest Students’ Union event in the UK, and this year it broke records for attendance and income.. SUBU Commercial has a turnover of £3 million and this year will contribute £400,00 back to SUBU.

Student Centre

Old Fire Station

Pay By Phone

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BUSIEST-EVER YEAR FOR GROUND-UP CAFÉ.

THIRD FLOOR CAFÉ GROWING ITS TRADE

EXTREMELY BUSY YEAR WITH STRONGLY PERFORMING STUDENT EVENTS

PREPARED OUTLETS FOR PAY-BY-PHONE LOYALTY APP AUTUMN ROLL-OUT

Employment

Marketing Sales

Summerball

200 STUDENTS WORKING IN PART TIME ROLES AND 15 STUDENT MANAGERS TAKING ON SUPERVISION ROLES

RAISED 120K THROUGH ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIPS FROM EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS

7,500 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE SUMMER BALL- THE LARGEST OF ANY UK UNIVERSITY

LANI TAPPENDEN Since my first day at University, SUBU has been very caring and welcoming, which allows me to feel safe. Through getting a job working in the Students’ Union’s Starbucks, I have gained a variety of skills and experience that are perfect for my CV. Not only this, I have met the most amazing people, both students and staff, and we have been on a variety of work socials to places including Weymouth and Poole.

Becoming a Duty Manager has been challenging, but very rewarding at the same time, as it has allowed me to grow as an individual. I have become more confident, punctual and open minded. The amount of opportunities SUBU offers is so diverse, that there is bound to be something for everyone. Bournemouth University was the right choice for me. I work for an amazing Students’ Union with great people, opportunities and facilities and, most of all, I can be myself!

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COMMUNICATIONS This year, the communications department has gone from strength to strength, improving the quality, turnover time, and overall reach of student comms. Two new roles were created within the team; Digital Engagement Coordinator and Communications Executive, both focusing on the analytical and creative execution of social media campaigns, Full Time

In 2017, the team succeeded in improving on the quality of content by revitalising the branding and overall message of the Students’ Union comms. The profile of the elected Full Time Officers has been raised significantly this year with the new Communications Executive working closely with them on campaigns and videos. There was a greater design output than ever this year, with more variety in style through the collaborative efforts of the Design and Print Coordinator

No.1 Freshers’ Fair

594 Campaigns

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Officer communications and social video and photography.

With the introduction of a new Full Time Officer position in 2016, the communications team has effectively worked to a greater workload - producing more content than ever before on a range of platforms and to a diverse audience of 18,000 Bournemouth University students.

and part-time design staff. Our Freshers’ Fair was awarded ‘Best in the UK’ and received 98% student and stall-holder satisfaction in the survey, highlighting the team’s passion and dedication to delivering fantastic student experiences. It is safe to say that Communications has kept the student body well informed, well entertained, and well engaged with the Students’ Union in a year that has brought breakthrough numbers in comparison with previous years.

FRESHERS’ FAIR RANKED NO.1 IN THE UK BY BAM

OVER 90 VIDEOS CREATED WITH OVER 170,600 VIEWS 170, 600 Social Video Views

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(48% INCREASE ON LAST YEAR)

594 CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED AND DISTRIBUTED (73% INCREASE ON LAST YEAR)

Social Media Improvement

Top 10 Unions

Officer Elections

SOCIAL MEDIA IMPROVED FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES VERIFIED

NUS’ TOP 10 STUDENTS’ UNIONS IN PROMOTING THE #GENERATIONVOTE CAMPAIGN

UNION OFFICER ELECTIONS CAMPAIGN SECURED MORE CANDIDATES THAN EVER BEFORE

SHIVANI MITTAL Communication applies to everyone in different forms and languages”.

Working as the Digital Engagement Coordinator for my placement module with SUBU has been a very positive and pleasurable experience.

Throughout each stage of my developmental stage, SUBU has made me realise my potential. This organisation has helped me to become a highly motivated individual with demonstrated organisational skills and a passion for marketing and online communications. With SUBU, each challenge was met with much enthusiasm and a resolution always presented itself with ease. I was always encouraged to take up new challenges, bringing up new ideas and delivering successful digital campaigns. While working with SUBU, I have realised that I have the ability to work well as part of a team and to help create a pleasant atmosphere where the staff can work together efficiently. However, I am also self-motivated with the ability to work independently. SUBU is a best place to start your career with.

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INSIGHT AND POLICY SUBU’s Insight and Policy department is fundamental in providing SUBU and BU with evidence-based research about the current and future issues that matter to students.

This department’s partnership Hugely successful pilot for the work with BU’s Academic Quality GOAT (Go Out that And Talk) Team team means for the first time, students members – over the will yearbe a team of 12 of the panels exactlywith how BU studentsthat haddecide conversations courses are designed, enhanced 1,176 students about important and have recruited issuesrun. likeWe anonymous marking students for a pilot project where and financial concerns. will roll they will be full, paid This members out BU’s for 2016-17. on Programme Approval/ Review Panels.

R&I’s work with SimOn feedback data department means that more accurate The is also a core partner in BU’s Fairfaster Access results were shared with Research (nowtoinhear its the peopleproject who needed third final it and and act on it –year), by thewhich end of has been used nationally as an example of good practice.

Student Activities

Supporting Asylum Seekers

Placements

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The research is used to represent the student experience and inform policy development, both at BU and on a national level.

Key outcomes will include a this year,for IT, other Library,SUs Estates toolkit and and institutions Student Services will all joint have research to help develop their received reports on what work so tailored that better, more tailored students think of them. support is offered to students from non-traditional backgrounds. · R&I is a partner in BU’s Fair Access Our workproject with SimOn means Research – this is data exploring that 10,029 counting) student how to create(and a level playing field opinions about academic and for students at BU, regardless of overall experience are represented their background.

This has been at Faculty and institution level. so successful that the SUBU is leading the project way inisstudent about to becollection used nationally as an feedback and reporting, example good institutions practice. with twoofother using SimOn and more in talks to adopt it.

CONTINUING OUR WORK WITH BU TO FREE UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS FROM TEACHING SO THAT STUDENTS CAN TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES EXPLORING POTENTIAL SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS TO ENTER HE

DEVELOPING POLICY FOR STUDENTS AND UNPAID PLACEMENTS

Accommodation

Guarantor Schemes

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION PROCESSES, PROPERTY CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE

JACK ALLEN

INVESTIGASTING THE POTENTIAL FOR RENT GUARANTOR SCHEMES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS It’s an honour to have been chosen to be part of the Programme Review Panel, being the first time it has been run I look forward to having an input, from a student perspective on how courses are run and their content. It is important that every student gets the best possible education they can get while here at BU. It’s one of the reasons why I applied for the job.

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NERVE MEDIA Nerve Media is SUBU’s student media wing, comprised of an award-winning radio station, news, magazine, TV station and website departments, plus supporting technical crew. Nerve is run entirely by over 100 student volunteers, and welcomes student members from any course or experience level.

This year we launched Nerve TV, and welcomed record breaking numbers of new members to our existing departments. Nerve TV hit the ground running, releasing multiple videos a month and provided the main coverage of SUBU’s Summer Ball. Nerve magazine released six editions this year, including a limited-edition BU vs Solent Varsity issue, attracting numerous student readers across BU. Nerve Radio soundproofed and rebuilt their

FM Radio

TV’s

Online Articles

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Nerve offers a wide range of opportunities and activities both for students who plan to enter the media industry and want experience, or those who simply want to ‘have a go’, meet new friends and find a new hobby.

radio studios and outside broadcast kit, and received a ‘Most Improved Station’ nomination at the National Student Radio Conference. The Nerve News team promoted for BU students to vote in this year’s snap election, and directed our elections coverage across multiple media platforms engaging many more student votes than ever before.

Finally, Nerve website has achieved over 100k views of articles all of which were written by BU students.

RADIO SUCCESSFULLY BROADCASTING ON FM FOR 2 WEEKS ACROSS BOURNEMOUTH, POOLE AND CHRISTCHURCH

ADDITION OF TV TO NERVE’S ROSTER

500+ ONLINE ARTICLES RELEASED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Comic Relief Donation

Magazines Printed

TV Livestream

RAISING OVER £200 FOR COMIC RELIEF

6 EDITIONS OF THE MAGAZINE RELEASED AND DISTRIBUTED THIS YEAR

TV’S LIVESTREAM OF BOURNEMOUTH’S ONLY HUSTINGS

JOSH STEVENSON Joining Nerve this year has been such an amazing experience and allowed for so many opportunities that I wouldn’t otherwise have had. Being the head of a new department was daunting at first, but the rest of the team have been so welcoming towards my entire committee. I have been able to practically apply the skills that I have learnt whilst at university to work towards producing regular content at a professional level; as well as encourage students that never considered TV as an option to try their hand at something new. Nerve Media as a whole are going from strength to strength and I can’t wait to see where we end up this time next year.

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STUDENT COUNCILS ACTIVITIES COUNCIL

COMMUNITY COUNCIL This has been the year of the first ever Community Council and it’s been a real privilege getting to know those on the council. They have achieved so much individually and as part of a team, whether that be working in pairs together on projects or morally supporting one another. Our Volunteer Chair led a fantastic volunteer week gathering members of the council, and students to be involved in volunteering. Our Green Chair has worked alongside the Green Taskforce with the support of members of the council, to run sustainability campaigns such as ‘how bad are bananas’. Our Green Chair also ran campaigns against Barclay’s fracking investments which has been a part to play in the wider people and planet campaign that has encouraged Barclays pull out of Third energy Fracking Company. Members of the council also worked to promote awareness of the National Student Survey and Teaching Excellence Framework by running an information campaign with the Executive Committee. Two of the Part Time Officers worked together to set up a housing buddy up scheme, whereby students in second and final year could help first years look for housing. Their research has been invaluable.

The main focus for the Activities Council this year was promoting and advertising all of the wonderful clubs and societies to reach out to as many students as possible! The Council worked on building relationships with the societies from promotional videos giving even smaller and quieter clubs a big shout-out (and highlighting the Cultural Societies we have here at BU), hosting Clubs Committee Board where Clubs and Societies meet and discuss issues or provide suggestions on improvements with the Council, to organising a really successful Refreshers fair! We’ve made sure that we are available to help out any societies that needed extra support. Our very first Sports and Societies Festival was amazing, many societies were involved and provided showcases and give-it-a-go days to encourage students to try something new. Overall it’s been a fun year trying new ways to help societies get heard and getting students involved in them, hopefully this will continue onto next year making it even better!

GEORGIA LARKINS, VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY

BENNETON SING, ACTIVITIES COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE

Re-Freshers Fair

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Clubs Committee

Promote Extra Activities

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A REALLY SUCCESSFUL REFRESHERS FAIR!

CLUBS COMMITTEE BOARD, SUPPORTING CLUBS + SOCIETIES

WORKED TO PROMOTE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND SOCIETIES

Video

Video

ACTIVITIES PROMOTION VIDEO

VIDEO FOR CULTURAL SOCIETIES AND DIVERSITY AT BU

Working with BU

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FIRST EVER SPORTS AND SOCIETIES FESTIVAL Sport and Socs

National Student Survey

SUPPORTED THE HALLS TO HOME CAMPAIGN

GREEN CHAIR AND VOLUNTEERING CHAIR LED GREEN WEEK AND VOLUNTEER WEEK

WORKED ON NSS CAMPAIGN

SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGNS Sustainability Campaigns

Housing Fair

Housing Buddy

HOUSING FAIR AND SUPPORTED THEMED SPEAK WEEKS

HOUSING BUDDY UP SCHEME RESEARCH

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LANSDOWNE COUNCIL

EDUCATION COUNCIL

Lansdowne Campus has often been overlooked. Working together with pure diligence and hard work, the Landsdowne council have managed to overturn that train of thought. Lansdowne is now more of BU than one would’ve thought. This past year has been one full of achievements.

A notable success would be free bus for Lansdowne taught students to go to the Talbot campus every Wednesday to access our events and university facilities there. We also hosted our first ever Lansdowne week with lots of events which included a mature students social, international students day, SUBU Debates as well as a Lollipop afterparty. One of the highlights for Lansdowne week was our collaboration with SUBU Debates to host a debate about the privatisation of the NHS. It was great to have been able to engage our HSS students and learn more about certain topics. This debate was well attended and this is something the council plans to continue next year. Daniel the SUBU President and full time officer in charge of the council has worked hard to ensure that no Lansdowne student feels isolated because of the nature of their degree of location of study. This has made him to start working twice a week from Studland House and also working with Ally Hanks the Lansdowne Campus Manager to offer practical support to the students there. I believe that our council has done its best this year to offer students the greatest University experience that they could possibly get. Their happiness is what drives us and our aim is to continue doing what we do for the students we love so dearly.

This year the Education Council has worked on a variety of different projects; these include current and future education issues along with student specific issues. The council has followed a trial by the University to implement anonymous marking for all units, this has been particularly successful and the university are looking to action this gradually in the future. We have also followed up on student feedback as to where they feel that their work is not being marked out of 100% and that the appropriate feedback is not always received. To examine this further the part-time officers have spoken to their faculties who are investigating the matter further. One of the PTO’s has also worked on improving communication to placement students; the University has been particularly receptive to this and are working on a more inclusive strategy. Finally the council has been working on the integration of PANOPTO, although this is fully reliant on the academic staff embracing the technology, we have worked closely with the faculties explain the advantages of using it to the staff and there students.

VEDANGI KULKARNI, EDUCATION COUNCIL OFFICER

JIBRAN CHOUGULEY LANSDOWNE VOLUNTEERING OFFICER

Teaching Excellence Framework

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National with Student Working BU Survey

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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE GOVERNMENTS TEACHING EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK (TEF) WORKING WITH REPS TO UNDERSTAND THE DAY-TODAY ISSUES AND THINGS THAT ARE WORKING WELL

HELPING STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY (NSS)

Working with Reps

Student Start-ups

WORKING WITH SENIOR REPS TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES AFFECTING THE WIDER STUDENT BODY

HELPING STUDENT STARTUPS AND STUDENTS WHO WANT TO LEARN ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS

Lansdowne Bus

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SUBU President

FREE INTER-CAMPUS BUS SERVICE FOR LANSDOWNE TAUGHT STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAYS

FIRST EVER LANSDOWNE WEEK, INCLUDING MATURE STUDENT SOCIALS

SUBU PRESIDENT DEDICATING TWO DAYS A WEEK TO WORKING FROM LANSDOWNE

Free Fitness

New Mircowaves

Big Student Meeting

FREE LANSDOWNE FITNESS CLASSES OFFERED IN THE ENGINE ROOMS

TWO NEW MICROWAVES ALLOCATED FOR STUDENTS TO USE ON LANSDOWNE CAMPUS

LARGEST BIG STUDENT MEETING ATTENDANCE AT LANSDOWNE CAMPUS

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ACCOUNTS AND ADMIN

WELFARE COUNCIL

Lynda Davies and Sarah Prince, SUBU’s Receptionists and the people you are likely to meet first at SUBU say: Reception is busier than ever, offering more facilities such as the SISO equipment booking system, National Express

The welfare council have worked hard this year to make BU the best place for all students.

Through individual campaigns and the work we have done together as a council we have been able to achieve some amazing things. As a council we were instrumental in the SUBU Safe Walk campaign which aimed to make students feel safer walking home following instances of sexual assault close to campus. Furthermore everyone’s dedication and motivation has meant that Bournemouth Student Pride and One World Festival have been bigger and better than ever this year! We were even able to take a group of students to Southampton join the Hampshire reclaim the night march which was incredibly rewarding for everyone involved.

The welfare council is made up of passionate individuals who want to make sure every students needs are met, this includes student parents and mature students and as a result of hard work from members of the council we have been able to increase events and socials where they are the focus. Overall this year has been incredibly successful for the welfare council and it has been a pleasure to build friendships with a team of such hard working individuals who are so passionate about being a part of positive change.

bookings, Discover Dorset trips, tickets for various events as well as the ever popular click & collect NUS Extra cards.

All along with the usual roles of supporting and signposting students and staff.

This year we welcomed to our team David Hanks as Accounts Administrator. David works alongside our steadfast reliable Gina Amor making sure the back office accounts and payroll run as smoothly and efficiently as ever. The Reception/Admin/ Accounts team is looked after by Sarah Newland, SUBU’s Accounts Manager. Sarah N has nearly 20 years’ experience in keeping control of the SUBU accounts.

BETHANY VAUGHN, LGBT+ OFFICER

SUBU SAFE WALK SCHEME Biggest One World Festival

Safe Walk Scheme

LANSDOWNE

ONE WORLD FESTIVAL HAS GROWN INTO 3 DAYS OF EVENTS WITH OVER 300 ATTENDEES

The Student Unions’ presence at Lansdowne Campus is an integral service for Lansdowne based students, whether studying there or living in halls and the surrounding area.

As well as a central office in Studland House, where SU staff

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Student Parent Events

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SECOND BOURNEMOUTH STUDENT PRIDE, WITH NUMBERS DOUBLING

BIGGER AND MORE FREQUENT STUDENT PARENT EVENTS

Mature Student Socials

Night March

REGULAR AND VARIED MATURE STUDENT EVENTS AND SOCIALS

ORGANISED A GROUP OF STUDENTS TO JOIN THE HAMPSHIRE RECLAIM THE NIGHT MARCH

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The Student Unions’ presence at Lansdowne Campus is an essential service for students based here whether studying or living in halls and the surrounding area. As well as an office in Studland House which serves as a “one stop hub”, there is an Advice service in Bournemouth House and The Engine Room and nightclub operating out of The Old Firestation. Over 400 final year students were supported in their Service Improver project (SIP) with training.•It was the first year of NUS extra cards delivered to Lansdowne

can coordinate their relevant areas of work, there is an Advice service in Bournemouth House and The Engine Room cafe, operating from The Old Fire Station.

Campus. We also negotiated cheaper deals in student accommodation over the summer; positive impact for Faculty of HSS students, postgraduates and international students planning to stay for this period. We developed excellent relationships with Dorset and Wilts Fire service and Safer Neighbourhood Team resulting in awareness campaigns with the SU. And finally, we developed positive working relationships with the Faculty of HSS resulting in more specific and timely communication helping students to get involved with the SU.

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