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: