Annual General Meeting (13th May 2015)

a. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 14th May 2014

b. Minutes of the General Meeting of 27th October 2014 

a. Receipt of Annual Accounts and Report of the Trustees for the year ending 31^st July 2014, and approval of affiliations 2013-14

b. Receipt of the Impact Report

It is proposed to appoint Crowe Clark Whitehill as auditors for a further three-year term.

• Proposed text of the Resolution
• Background paper on Resolution on political expenditure (for information only)

Voting is now open at www.susu.org/vote if you have registered for a proxy vote or are attending the AGM in person.

Only members who register for a proxy vote or attend the AGM can vote for the Chair. Voting for the Chair will close at 14/05/2014 12:00.

a. Minutes of the meeting of Open Council of 14th May 2014

This is an oppurtunity to get an update on what happened to the Proposals that we discussed at last year's meeting.

1. Industrial Action by University Staff (1314P22) - Sophia D'Angelico 
2. Creation of a platform to permit direct questions to Sabbatical candidates in elections (1314P20) - David Mendoza-Wolfson 
3. Stop charging for debit card use in SUSU outlets (1314P14) - David Mendoza-Wolfson 
4. New seats for the Cube (1314P15) - David Mendoza-Wolfson
5. Delivering for our Student Groups with a Bank of SUSU (1314P16) - David Mendoza-Wolfson
6. Preventing censorship in SUSU (1314P17) - David Mendoza-Wolfson
7. Reforming the EVAs (1314P18) - Ellie Cawthera
8. Sabbatical term limits (1314P19) - David Mendoza-Wolfson
9. Improving Trans Inclusion (1314P21) - Beckie Thomas
10. Sabbaticals on Satellite Campuses (1314P23)
11. Commitment to elections (1314P24) - Ellie Cawthera
12. Ethics and Environment Policy (1314P26) - Beckie Thomas
13. Swimming session for women only (1314P27) - Katie Lightowler
14. Improved Leadership and Representation Policy (1314P28) - David Mendoza-Wolfson

1. Submission of dissertations and final year projects should be free (Jade Head, Claudia Ashken)

2. Change machines in halls of residence (Frazer Delves, Jade Head)

3. Longer opening hours for SUSU during the holidays (Frazer Delves, Fiona Davey, Will Cable)

4. Make SUSU less corporate, and more student-run (Nick Tinsley, Steven Osborn)

5. Student groups should get priority over external companies (Jade Head, Frazer Delves)

6. Ensuring better provisions for students working in 24-hour study areas (Frazer Delves, Beckie Thomas)

7. Supporting our societies through funding for events (Steven Osborn, Chris McGeehan)

• Amendment A

8. SUSU should improve its communication (Jade Head, Rebecca Lake)

9. Trialling a 24 hour gym (Chester Chandler, Flynn Faithfull)

• Amendment B

• Amendment C

This Proposal was not discussed as neither the proposer nor seconder were present.

10. More emphasis on the importance of Masters courses and support of these students (Katherine Cassels)

This Proposal was referred to the Education Zone Committee.

11. Staff Student Partnership Agreement Review (Alex Hovden)

• Amendment D

12. It’s time to re-think how we do democracy – reforming the Union’s democratic structures (Ben Franklin, David Mendoza-Wolfson)

13. Innovation in Education (Giles Howard, Sophia D’Angelico)