ALL STUDENT MEETING 2015 On Monday 12th of November we held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) also known as the All Student Meeting in the Venue City campus Students’ Union (SU). At the meeting the elected Officers explained the core aims, vision and mission of the Students’ Union, the impact of the Union on student lives over the past year, laid out what our current plans as Officers are, went through the results of the SU survey and received feedback on how we can improve your Students Union. Key Points In the last academic year, the previous Officer team and the SU staff had a big impact on the lives of our students: • • • • •
We successfully lobbied the University for better catering facilities at Telford campus We gave a total of £3,231.76 to our students through the Employability Support Fund We raised £9,424.43 for charities with the help of our students Our Advice and Support Centre helped students to gain £58,786 from the Hardship Support Fund We became a National Living Wage employer
Survey Summary We recently conducted a survey to help us focus our services on what students want, we had 1,307 respondents. Below is a summary of the results: • • • • • •
48% of respondents were first year students 72% had visited the Union 86% said they’d prefer to access our Advice and Support Centre in person or by email Lots of students want support to integrate into student life Students visit the SU mainly for the Squeezebox, cash point, events/social gatherings and relaxing in our space 75% said the best way to receive news about the activities in the Union is by email