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UniversityofStAndrewsStudents’AssociationStudents’RepresentativeCouncilMINUTESTuesday24thJanuary2017–LargeRehearsalRoom,6pm
Present
Member’sName Position SallyAllmark ArtsandDivinityFacultyPresidentRebeccaRyce AssociationAlumniOfficerSigridJorgensen AssociationChairAineBennett AssociationCommunityRelationsOfficerRobertAston AssociationEqualOpportunitiesOfficerLewisWood AssociationLGBTOfficerTarynO’Connor DirectorofEventsandServicesJackCarr DirectorofRepresentationCarolineChristie DirectorofStudentDevelopmentandActivitiesEmmaSeckel PrincipalAmbassadorLouiseMcCaul ScienceandMedicineFacultyPresidentCatrionaCrookes SCRMemberforGenderEqualityChristopherWilde SCRMemberforWideningAccessandParticipationJennieMatthews SRCAccommodationOfficerLorraineCallaghan SRCMemberforAgeEqualitySamRoss SRCMemberforFirstYearsPaigeOnouye SRCMemberWithoutPortfolioEuanGrant SRCPostgraduateAcademicConvenerAlisonHoliday SRCPostgraduateDevelopmentOfficerNickFarrer SRCWellbeingOfficerInAttendance IainCupples StudentAdvocate(Education)/HRManager1.AdoptionoftheAgendaOnlyonepersonhadexpressedinterestinbeingco-optedasSRCMemberforStudentswithDisabilities,andtheywereunabletoattendthismeeting.Assuchitem9.1ontheagenda,Co-optionofSRCMemberforStudentswithDisabilities,wasdropped.Itwasclarifiedthatthiswouldnotbeaddedtotheagendaoflatermeetings,astherewasonlyonemoreSRCmeetingbeforeelections.Withthisamendmenttheagendawasadopted.
2.ApologiesandAbsence
Member’sName Position MariyaSimeonova AssociationEnvironmentandEthicsOfficer ApologiesCharlotteAndrew AssociationPresident ApologiesBenPeddie AthleticUnionPresident AbsentDylanBruce Rector’sAssessor Absent
Theapologieswereacceptedwithoutdissent.
3.AdoptionoftheMinutesofthePreviousMeeting
Tobecirculatedbyemail.
4.MattersArisingfromtheMinutesofthePreviousMeeting
None.
5.OpenForum
Nobusiness.
6.ReportsoftheSabbaticalOfficers
6.1ReportoftheAssociationPresident
Charlottehadsentareportmentioningthefollowing:
- RectorialelectionswouldbeheldinOctoberandsessionswereplannedafterthespringbreaktohelpthosewhowantedtoidentifyandapproachsuitablecandidatestobenominated.
- AmeetingwasbeingplannedbetweenpresidentsofScottishStudents’Associations.
- ThePrincipalwouldbegivingatalkontheimplicationsofBrexitfortheUniversityon7thFebruary.
- AlumniWeekendsignupswerenowopen.
- MemberswereencouragedtoparticipateintheUniversitiesScotlandTwittercampaignemphasisingtheimportanceofinternationalstudents.
- Memberswerealsourgedtoencouragestudentstonominateandstandintheelections,andtoprepareahandoverdocumentfortheirsuccessors.
6.2ReportoftheDirectorofRepresentation
Jacksaidhehadcompletedaplanningdocumentontherunningoftheelections,includingrulesetc.HewasacceptingapplicationstobeontheElectionsCommittee.
6.4ReportoftheAssociationDirectorofEventsandServices
TarynwasfocusedonRefreshers’Week,RAGWeekandQueerfesteventsaswellasaValentine’sDayOMFGrelaunchandbookingGradBallacts.ThemergedshopwasrunningastudentartworkcompetitionandTarynaskedmemberstopublicisethisiftheycould.
6.5ReportoftheAssociationDirectorofStudentDevelopmentandActivities
CarolinereportedthatshehadbeenextremelybusywithRace2,organisingRagWeek,Refreshers’FayreandboxofficevolunteersforRefreshers’Week.
7.Questionsforcommittees
7.2AssociationCommunityRelationsCommittee
CommunityCouncilhadmetanddiscussedtheissueoffuturestudentnumbersandhowthesecouldbeaccommodatedinthelocalarea.TherewouldbeaCommunityRelationsdebateorganisedwithDebates.
7.4AssociationLGBT+Committee
Therewouldbe23eventsinthenext4weeksincludingQueerfestanddRAGWalk.AvacancyontheLGBTQ+committeeexistedandwouldbefilledbyco-option:ifmembersknewinterestedpartiestheyshouldcontactthecommittee.
7.5EqualOpportunitiesCommittee
Theinterfaithsteeringgroupwouldmeetshortly.
7.6MemberforRacialEquality
SigridinformedthecommitteethatHalimahadresignedandthispositionwasnowvacant.
7.7SRCMemberforGenderEquality
WorkwasbeingdoneontryingtogetexternalbarsandothervenuestosignuptoaversionoftheZeroTolerancepolicy.
7.8SRCMemberforFirstYears
SamwouldbevisitinghallsnextweekforQ&Asessions.
7.9SRCMemberforAgeEquality
Aforumforlifelonglearningwasbeingsetup.
7.11SRCMemberforWideningAccessandParticipation
TheScottishGovernmentwassettingupaforumforconsultationonpotentialchangestohowtheDisabledStudents’Allowanceisadministered,andonimprovingBritishSignLanguageprovisioninuniversities.
7.16EducationCommittee
TheFacultyPresidentshadmetwiththeProctorbeforeChristmastodiscussstudentinputintheTeachingExcellenceFramework.
7.17ExternalCampaignsCommittee
MentalHealthAwarenessweekeventswouldbepublicisedshortly.
8.UnfinishedGeneralBusiness
Therewasnounfinishedbusiness.
9.NewGeneralBusiness
Withtheamendmenttotheagenda,therewasnonewgeneralbusiness.
10.CollaborativeSolutions
(Incamera,notminuted.)
11.AOCB
Memberswereaskedtosubmithandoverplansanddocumentsby5pmon2ndFebruary,exceptforthosememberswhosehandoverwasinthesummerratherthanafterspringbreak:thosememberscouldhandinonlyaplanoroutline.
Endofsemesterreportsweredueby26thJanuaryat5pm.
ThefinalmeetingofSRCbeforeelectionswouldbe14thFebruaryat6pm.Memberswereaskedtoarriveat5pmtobeavailabletotalktostudentsinterestedinstandingforpositionsonSRC.