students' union decision making
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DECISION MAKING
THE EXEC TEAM
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Students lead in all aspects of the Students’ Union. A range of elections, key roles, committees and consultations make sure that student leadership and decision making is at the heart of everything that we do.
The Exec Team are eight students that are elected by students to work full time for you. Elected in March, and working summer to summer, the Exec Team are either taking time out from their studies or have just finished their degrees, and lead on implementing your ideas, running Students’ Union campaigns, supporting student led activities and raising your voice with the University at every level.
SENATE
ACTIVITIES
WELLBEINGWOMEN’S
COMMUNITYEDUCATION
NUS
SCRUTINY
STEERING
SERVICE
SOCIETY &
CITIZENSHIP
DIVERSITY &
LIBERATION
Decisions about what the Students’ Union should believe and take action on are made at the Students’ Union Senate.
2015: 29 October | 3 December2016: 18 February | 21 April | 12 May
The Students’ Union elected Exec Team and Officers sit on Senate and are held accountable to students there. They are joined by:
• ArepfromeachJCR/Residents’Association
• StudentmediaEditorsandManagers
• TheChairsofRAG,StudentActionandAccessAllAreas
• Representativesofoff-campusstudents,studentparents,studentcarers,part-timestudents,mature students and distance learners
• Representativesofeachsocietycategory
Each Senate will also include 20 students chosen at random that broadly reflect the demographics of our student population.
SENATE DATES 2015 - 16:
OFFICER COMMITTEES INTERNAL COMMITTEES
• OverseestheworkoftheActivities&DevelopmentOfficer• Coordinates,implementsandmonitorsallactivityandpolicy/ideasrelatingtoSocieties,
StudentMedia,volunteering,fundraisingandaccess/wideningparticipation
• OverseestheworkoftheCommunityOfficer• DirectstheStudents’Union’sworkonstudentsafetyandrelationswiththeCityCouncil
and relevant departments of the University• DevelopstheStudents’Union’sworkonCommunityrelations,HallsofResidenceand
student housing
• OverseestheworkoftheEducationOfficer• OverseesrelationswiththeUniversityinrelationtoallacademicmattersandcoordinates
Unionactivityinallacademicaffairs• WorkswithStudentRepsatFaculty,SchoolandCourse/Programmelevelanddevelops,
implementsandmonitorspolicies/ideasrelatingtoeducation
• OverseestheworkoftheCampaignsandCitizenshipOfficer• WorkscloselywithcampaigninggroupsandcoordinatestheStudents’Union’sworkon
sustainability,theenvironmentandcitizenship
• OverseestheworkoftheDiversityOfficerandholdsthemtoaccount• Coordinates,implementsandmonitorsallworkandpolicies/ideasrelatingto
Internationalstudents,equality,diversityandliberation(exceptWomen)• SupportsandisshapedbytheLGBTQ(Lesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Trans*,Queer),BME(Black,
Minority,Ethnic)andDisabledStudentCampaigns
Activities Committee:
Community Committee:
Education Committee:
Society and Citizenship Committee:
Diversity & Liberation Coordination Committee:
SENATE COMMITTEES
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• OverseestheworkoftheWellbeingOfficer• WorksonStudents’Unionactivityandideasrelatingtostudenthealthandwellbeing• SupportsandfacilitateswellbeingservicesofferedbytheStudents’Union
• OverseestheworkoftheWomen’sOfficer• WorksonStudents’Unionactivity,ideasandcampaignsrelatingtotheequalityandliberation
of women students and students who have a gender identity that includes woman
• ProvidesstudentinputintotheStudents’Unionbar,caféandshop• Providesopportunitiesforstudentstofeedintofuturecommercialdevelopment• Facilitatesandsupportsstudent-runenterprisesandservices
• ThegeneralmanagementoftheSenateincludingdecidingtheorderofbusinessanddiscussion• ReviewingandsuggestingimprovementsforSenateandSenateCommittees• Prioritising,implementingandmonitoringallUnionpoliciesassignedtoit• EnsuringthattheConstitution,Bye-LawsandpoliciesoftheUnionareup-to-date,inplain
Englishandconsistentwithoneanother
• TheScrutinyCommitteeisresponsibleforoverseeingandmonitoringtheworkoftheExecTeam
• TheNUSCommitteecoordinatesandoverseesactivityandrelationsconcerningtheNational Union of Students
Wellbeing Committee:
Women’s Committee:
Services Committee:
Steering Committee:
Scrutiny Committee:
NUS Committee: