Union Council (1st February 2016)

• Ideas

• Minutes of the meeting of 8 December 2015

a. Election of Open Place Union Councillors
There are seven Union Councillor places available at this meeting. Any student can stand. 

The election will be held in the meeting, and you will need to give a short (1 minute max.) speech. If you cannot attend the meeting, you can submit your nonination online here.

b. Appointment of a Returning and Deputy Returning Officer

c. Results for the election of Open Place Union Councillors

d. Election of Union Council representatives on Zone Committees
The two places on the Sports Development Zone Committee are available (they were previously held by Union Councillors whose terms of office have now finished). Any member of Union Council can stand.

There are no financial matters arising.

Ideas 1, 3, 4 and 6 have also been submitted with Policy Proposals linked to them. Council will decide, at this point, whether to debate those Policy Proposals during this meeting or not. If Council decides to debate them, they will be considered at agenda item 8 (Policy Proposals). 

a. Ideas

1. Workspace and facilities in the University and the impact it's had on you (Shruti Verma)
2. Student Groups resource allocation (Trini Phillip)
3. Bottled water (Sam Bailey)
4. Further consultation on ‘Vision 2020’ (Ben Franklin)
5. Ethically-divisive adverts (Ben Franklin)
6. Health Sciences Funding Review (Daniel Browning)

Ideas from previous meetings

1. Exploring ways SUSU can promote existing language opportunities to students (Anjit Aulakh)
2. Supporting a Living Wage for those under the age of 25 (Ben Franklin)
3. MSC certified food supplies (Sam Bailey)

b. Democracy Review update (Kerry Sclater)

a. The importance of the principle of Freedom of Information (1516P9)

Proposed: Alex Hovden, Bridie Pearson-Jones (Wessex Scene Editor), Dan Linstead (Surge Radio Station Manager), Natalie Fordham (The Edge Editor), Chris Evans (SUSUtv Station Manager)

b. Policy on Placement Hours (1516P10)

Proposed: Daniel Browning (Health Sciences Faculty Officer), Iona Maxwell (MedSoc President)

c. Proposed changes to Nurse Education (1516P11)

Proposed: Daniel Browning (Health Sciences Faculty Officer), Calum Lyon (Nursing Academic President)

d. Supporting the Junior Doctor National Action Week (1516P12)

 Proposed: Rebecca Lake, Daniel Browning (Health Sciences Faculty Officer)

• Amendments A and B

e. Winchester Campus President job description (1516R5)

Proposed: Anjit Aulakh (Vice-President Student Communities) on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

a. Union Council Star

• Union Council Stars recognise the achievements of our officers and students who have gone above and beyond their roles. 

b. Student Groups Star

• Student Groups Stars recognise the success of our Student Groups.

a. Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees

b. Officer Reports

c. Questions to Officers

a. Union Councillor reports

Reports have been submitted for Democracy Zone, Sustainability Zone and Creative Industries Zone. No reports have been submitted in respect of the other Zones.

b. Democracy Zone By-law amendment: Membership of Elections Working Groups

Proposed: Kerry Sclater (Vice-President Democracy and Creative Industries) on behalf of Democracy Zone Committee

There have been no hearings of Disciplinary or Appeals Committee since the last meeting.

Please notify all matters of AOB to the Chair before the start of the meeting.

The date and time of the next Union Council is 14 March 2016 at 6pm in the Senate Room.