Union Senate (7th June 2017)

Agenda

Name of Committee	Union Senate
Date and time	7th June 2017, 13:00
Place	The Board Room
Members (voting)	Vice President Student Communities Flora Noble Union President Alex Hovden Vice President Sports Tom Provan Vice President Education Elliot Grater Vice President Democracy and Creative Industries Cameron Meldrum Vice President Welfare David Allwright Vice President Engagement Dan Varley Chair of Senate Ben Franklin Senator Aaron Mulford Senator Giles Howard Senator Rupert Molyneux Senator Daniela Balan Senate Representative- Democracy Zone Emily Harrison Senate Representative-Creative Industries Zone Toby Leveson Senate Representative- Education Zone Samuel Dedman Senate Representative- Sports Development Zone Olivia Owen Senate Representative - Sustainability Eleanor Davis
In Attendance (non-voting officers and staff)
Invited	Bryony Dennis

Main Meeting
Welcome
	1.	Attendance
	2.	Minutes of the previous meeting
Papers and proposals
P	3.	Actions from last Senate (24/03/17) a. Create a plan for Senator Training to be implemented from the next academic year (17-18) b. A shorter, additional statistics report for the Spring Elections. c. Update on the long term project around lettings advice at WSA. d. Update on the work being done towards improving the NOC common room. e. Update on the investigation into the increase in Halls accomodation prices. Attached: Senator Training Plan Supplementary Spring Election Report
P	4.	Rule Changes Attached: Rule 2: Decision Making Grad Ball Committee
P	5.	You Make Change Attached: You Make Change Submissions
P	6.	Action Plans Attached: VP Engagement - Supporting and recognising our volunteers VP DCI - BME and International Student Engagement VP DCI - Enhancing Union volunteering VP DCI - More storage space for clubs and societies VP DCI - Union facilities charges VP DCI - More Union Films showings VP DCI - More Performing Arts rehearsal space VP DCI - More artwork around campus VP Education - Module choices VP Education - December Graduation
Discussion
P	7.	Update on Summer Elections Attached: Summer Election Report
	8.	Industrial action
P	9.	Changes to AGM and Open Senate Attached: Summary of AGM and Open Senate Proposed timescale for AGM 17-18
P	10.	Block Grant from the University Attached: Block Grant Report
	11.	Night-time safety for students
Full Time Officer Reports
P	12.	Full Time Officer Reports Attached: Flora - VP Student Communities Dan - VP Engagement Cameron - VP DCI Elliot - VP Education Alex - Union President Tom - VP Sports
	13.	Questions to Full Time Officers
Close
	14.	AOB

Key: P (Papers Provided), PF (Papers to Follow)