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Training for Robbie, Nathan and Benjamin.
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>>Candidate Training 2012<<
Training
We’re going to go through:
• Role of the Students Union and a look at our membership
• What’s it like to be:An OfficerA TrusteeAn NUS Delegate
Running for Election:
• Campaigning
• The Vote
• Rules and Regulations
• Important times/dates.
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What is the Union?
The Union of UEA Students is an independent, registered charity, with trustees that look after its assets on behalf on its membership, all students at UEA.
The Union also ‘wholly owns’ two companies:• Students’ Union Services Ltd – which runs the UFO, Paper
Shop, Travel Shop & Post Office• Waterfront Ltd – which runs the Waterfront in the city
These two companies give all their profits, tax-free, to the Union (a charity).
What’s the Point?
The Union’s objects are the advancement of education of Students at the University of East Anglia London for the public benefit by:
3.1 promoting the interests and welfare of Students at the University of East Anglia during their course of study and representing, supporting and advising Students;
3.2 being the recognised representative channel between Students and the University of East Anglia and any other external bodies; and
3.3 providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its Students.
Mission, Vision, Values
Our Mission
To create positive change in the education of UEA students by effectively representing their collective views.
To provide a range of high-quality, member-led services which embrace the needs of all UEA students.
Mission, Vision, Values
Our Values
DemocracyWe are the legitimate voice of UEA students. Our policies and priorities are member-led.
CollectivismStudents are stronger when they organise together locally, nationally and internationally. Unity is our strength.
EmpowermentWe support our members to make change.
EqualityWe believe that all students deserve equal rights and opportunities. As such, we campaign to challenge discrimination and we promote equality in our organisation and beyond.
SustainabilityWe are not just here for the students of today, but also for the students of tomorrow. We are financially and environmentally sustainable.
QualityEverything we do, we do well.
Mission, Vision, Values
What do we do?
Where does the money come from?
University Block Grant (14%)
University Repairs and Utility Grant (8%)
Sports Association Fees (5%)
INTO Fees (1%)
Home Run Fees (1%)
Commercial Income (70%)
>>Diversity Quiz
What percentage of students disclosed a disability in 2009/10?
7.7% of all UEA Students
- The largest grouping of students to disclose a disability are students with learning difficulties such as dyslexia.
>>Diversity Quiz
16-2122-25
What proportion of UEA students are…?
+25(58%)(16%)(27%)
>>Diversity Quiz
68% of the 1,892 international students at UEA come from which 9 countries?
>>14,313 UEA Students 2009/10
Faculty
Health1,227 (8.6%)
Arts and Humanities3,314 (23.2%)
Science3,236 (22.6%)
Social Science5,032 (35.2%)
Mode
Full-Time12,184 (85.1%)
Part-Time2,130 (14.9%)
Level
Undergraduate11,804 (82.5%)
Postgraduate Taught1,655 (11.6%)
Postgraduate Research854 (6.0%)
Fee Status
Home11,820 (82.6%)
EU444 (3.1%)
International1,813 (12.7%)
Exchange212 (1.5%)
>>Hard to Reach
Students on Placement
Health Students
Mature Students
Part-Time Students
Students with Disabilities
International Students
INTO Students
LGBT Students
Students that Work
Students with Caring ResponsibilitiesLocal Commuting
Students
Students with faith commitments
Postgraduates
Students at UEA London
What’s it like to be a Full Time officer?
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What’s it like to be a Full-Time Officer?
To an extent it depends on your portfolio, but you can expect to do lots of the following;
Representing students at University Committee Meetings
Internal Union meetings
GOATing with students
Gathering evidence from students on
issues via surveys and focus groups
Reading agendas (boo)
Running campaigns
Writing reports
Helping organise Union-run events
Attending SOC & Union Council
What’s it like to be a Part-Time Officer?What’s it like to be a Part-Time Officer?
As a Part-Time Officer you have the opportunity to shape your role around your interests, and run campaigns with Union support.
Campaigns
Student Officer Committee
Opportunity to be a Trustee
Mentors
ChampionVariety of RolesUnion Council
What’s it like to be a Trustee?• The Union’s 14 trustees are legally responsible for all the Union’s actions
• Some things the Trustee Board does:
• Keep an eye on Union Policy, to ensure it’s legal, responsible, and sound.
• Steer the Union’s Strategic Plan
• Scrutinise the yearly budget and monthly reports
• Manage/set targets for the Chief Executive
• Trustees meet about 8-10 times a year
• The Board is composed of:
• 4 Full-Time Officers (Finance Officer = Chair)
• 2 Part-Time Officers (elected by all the voting Part-Time Officers)
• 4 ‘lay’ students
• 3 External Trustees
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Trustee’s Responsibilities
• The Trustee Board has overall responsibility for the Union – it is responsible for the reputational, financial and legal behaviour of the Union.
• It’s job is to make sure that the Union fulfils its charitable objectives to as large an extent as possible
• As a trustee you are legally responsible for the Union and it’s subsidiary companies. If the company ran out of money the trustees could be held responsible, and liable for the difference.
• Don’t Panic – the Union has liability insurance, and a senior management team which supports the officers and trustees to make the right decisions.
• Trustee’s are ‘jointly and severally’ liable.
The Deficit
At the start of this year, the Union was budgeting a £250,000 deficit. In actual terms, the deficit this year now looks to be just above £300,000. This means that the operating costs of the Union are more than the revenue it generates, therefore we are losing money overall.
The Union has reserves of about £1.1Million. This means that the Union is not in immediate financial danger, but it must act to remedy this in the next couple of years.
It’s worth thinking about your manifesto aims in terms of how much they might cost. If something will be of large expense or high risk, it might not be possible or appropriate for now. Decisions about this will ultimately be made by the trustees.
Running for Election!
Rules6.0 The Media 6.2 No candidate shall play any part in the coverage of elections in Union funded media. 7.0 The Campaign 7.1 No campaign material may be distributed in advance of the deadline for the start of campaigning. Candidates should abide by the guidelines for publicity materials determined by the Deputy Returning Officer.
7.2 The Deputy Returning Officer shall set the level of candidate expenditure for all elections. All expenditure, up to the level set by the Deputy Returning Officer, will be refunded. Any refund of expenditure is subject to the Deputy Returning Officer or the Returning Officer receiving a completed and signed schedule of expenditure on the form provided with the nomination papers (including all receipts) prior to the commencement of the count. In addition a refund will only be payable to a candidate who achieves a minimum of one tenth of the first preference votes cast in the election.
7.3 Direct expenditure shall be deemed to include all expenditure incurred on finished election materials or services and the cost of all supporting material.
7.4 Candidates who have, in the opinion of the Deputy Returning Officer and the Returning Officer, obtained election materials or services to a value in excess of that permitted will be disqualified prior to the count.
7.5 Whereas candidates may well adopt similar policy stances and use similar publicity materials to other candidates, no candidate shall use publicity to promote another candidate, in the same or other election.
7.6 No candidate should use publicity to promote commercial activity.
Timeline
• Deadline for Manifesto & Photo’s 12pm Friday 11th May
• Campaigning Starts 9am Monday 14th May
• Voting opens 9am Tuesday 15th May
• Deadline for Expenses = 12pm Friday 18th May
• Voting Closes 5pm Friday 18th May
• Deadline for complaints – 5pm Friday 18th May
• Results announced shortly after.
CampaignIf you’re going to have a gimmick, try to use it all through your campaign!
CampaigningManifesto:
• A side of A4 – send as a PDF.
• Statement of what you’ll do if elected.
• Include a photo
• Say a little about yourself and why you are running.
• Check out the other examples of manifesto’s!
Video
• Try to make it interesting, not just talking to the camera!
Posters:
• Can be printed by the Union for you in house – cheaper!
Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1-JDTknKsc
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Getting Around Campus
The Vote
We use Single Transferable Vote in our elections (STV).
This means that in every round a candidate with the least amount of votes is eliminated – and their second preferences will transfer to the candidate they picked second…
Every vote counts! If someone is voting for someone else, it’s still worth canvassing them to give you a second preference (or third, or fourth…)
An Example…
Questions?