SUBUpdate 2015/16: Issue 1

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What’s coming up?

Who are SUBU?

Get involved with us!

Meet the team.

WELCOME TO YOUR SUBU UPDATE

Be part of SUBUpdate Do you have an event, story or unsung hero you’d like to shout about in these pages?

Email Rob at:

sumedia@bournemouth.ac.uk

ON THE WAY THIS TERM...

Coffee House Sessions

Every Monday lunchtime Enjoy an acoustic session from some of the hottest emerging talent every Monday lunchtime in Dylan’s Bar on Talbot Campus.

Karaoke Night

Every Thursday from 7.30pm Belt out your favourite ballad and earn yourself a 2-4-1 cocktail voucher. Get down early for Happy Hour from 6-8pm.

Leggit Information Meeting

15th & 20th October 6pm Think you can get as far away from Bournemouth as possible without spending any money?

Dylan’s Quiz

Every Monday from 7.30pm Get your flatmates together and test your general knowledge for the chance to win some big prizes. Entry £2 per person.

Part-Time Officer Elections Nominations

28th Sept - 9th Oct Want to have an impact on the decisions that are made across the Uni? Nominate yourself online at subu.org.uk/elections

The Raveyard

31st October Things are about to get spooky!

Thousands of gruesome ravers decend onto the dancefloor of the Old Fire Station.

Money Matters

Speak Week

9th November Having trouble budgeting your money?

SUBU Advice will be around all week in Halls and across Campus.

The Big Student Meeting

23rd - 27th November Run by the Student Reps, Speak Week is your chance to to speak up about your experiences at University.

Winter Fair

27th November Debate and make decisions on matters that affect your time at Uni. Submit topics for discussion at www.subu.org.uk/ideas

STILL TO COME...

Housemate Finder Day

February 2016 Don’t know who you’ll be living with?

Come to our event organised especially to help resolve your accoomodation fears.

1st December Celebrate the magic of the festive season at Talbot Campus. The countdown to Christmas starts here!

Full-Time Officer Elections

February/March 2016 You decide who runs your Students’ Union next year, representing you during your time at University.

SUBU Summer Ball 2016

Activities Awards

March 2016 We celebrate all the successes of all of SUBU’s Clubs, Societies, and Networks in a glitzy awards ceremony.

June 2016 The UK’s biggest Summer Ball returns for its 22nd edition. Previous artists have included the likes of Sigma.

GET INVOLVED CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE EVENING 6TH OCT, 7PM, KG01

Enhance your CV and take part in some of our exciting events.

Last year Bournemouth RAG raised over £120,000 for both local and national charities, and this year you can help them raise even more. The RAG Choose

Your Challenge Evening is a chance to find out more about the exciting treks you could be taking part in, and how to get involved throughout the year.

HAVE YOU MET… All this year we’re giving you the chance to find out more about some of the faces behind your Students’ Union.

First up, your SUBU President, Chloe Schendel Wilson.

Chloe’s role is to represent you at the hightest level of the University, helping make decisions which will shape your time at Uni. Chloe also chairs the Executive

Council, as well as fronting Students’ Union campaigns nationally.

Chloe was elected to serve as President during the Full-Time Officer Elections, and makes up the Elected Full-Time Officer team along with Jon. VP Activities; Ellie, VP Education; and Reece, VP Welfare. If you need to chat to Chloe then you can find her on the 1st floor of the Student Centre.

WHAT IS SUBU, AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO MY TIME AT UNIVERSITY? The Students’ Union has something for everyone, from the UK’s biggest Summer Ball, to its world class representation system.

We’re the Students’ Union at Bournemouth University, or SUBU as we’re known. As a student at BU, you’re automatically a member.

SUBU is run by both students and staff and is led by four Full-Time Elected Officers, who’ve all been or are still students at Bournemouth University.

Everything we do is aimed at improving your time here, and representing you. We ensure your voice is heard and your time at Uni is the best it can be.

We also offer loads of involvement opportunities, ranging from world-leading academic representation, sports teams, and the UK’s biggest Summer Ball, meaning you can get more out of University than just a degree.

As we’re a non-profit, charitable organisation, every penny you spend in our shop, bars, cafes and The Old Fire Station is reinvested into the various services we provide you.

These services include helping you to run a

club, society, or an event, providing you with advice and guidance, or helping improve your leadership skills by training you to become a Student Rep. There’s also Nerve Media and Jump TV, our very own student media outlets - offering radio, magaine, news and video opportunities.

We’re committed to giving you the best University experience possible and with all this and more, we’ve got you covered.

YOU SAID, THIS HAPPENED You said/this happened is our way of showing you how student ideas can result in big changes throughout the University.

Last year your opinions resulted in major changes across the University, the highlights of which can be found below.

YOU SAID...

THIS HAPPENED...

The Old Fire Station should consider opening during the day for Lansdowne students.

The Engine Room is now open throughout the week from 11am, giving you a great place to relax, chill out or grab a bite to eat.

We want a greater say in the way that Students’ Union events are run throughout the year.

A BU Talent Scout group was formed to make decisions on events such as Summer Ball 2015 and Lollipop.

There isn’t an outlet to find out about what green activities are happening across the University.

A SUBU Green Taskforce page has been added to the SUBU website and you can also follow them on Twitter @SUBUGreen.

SUBU’s departments aren’t very visible across Talbot Campus.

PART-TIME OFFICER ELECTIONS The SUBU Part-Time Officer Elections are your chance to have a major impact on the decisions that are made throughout the University.

For more information about the election process, to find out what roles are available and to nominate yourself, please go to: www.subu.org.uk/elections

You can now find us the Student Centre, with different departments based on each floor.

Want to make a difference to life at BU?