Union Council (27th March 2014)

Agenda

Name of Committee	Union Council
Date and time	27th March 2014, 18:00
Place
Members (voting)	64 voting members Show all members Performing Arts Officer Laura Ellis Team Southampton Sports Officer Lucy Dowdall SUSUtv Station Manager Catherine Darcy Wessex Scene Editor Sam Everard Medicine Faculty Officer Alexander Oldman Humanities Faculty Officer Lawrence Smith Health Sciences Faculty Officer Katy Elliott Council Chair Katy O'Brien The Edge Editor Megan Downing Clubs and Societies Officer Jamie Hemingway Union Films Cinema Manager Nick Tinsley Southampton General Hospital (Site) officer Sohaib Rufai National Oceanography Centre (Site) Officer Henry Pearson Winchester (Site) Officer Amy Harwood Physical Sciences & Engineering Faculty Officer Giles Howard International Students' Officer Jawad Bhatti Nightline Officer Laura Mason Sports Participation Officer Adam Proudley Student Enterprise Officer Jack Kanani Wellbeing Officer Josh Cox Vice President Student Communities Emily Harrison President Emily Dawes Vice President Education Samuel Dedman Vice President Democracy and Creative Industries Evie Reilly RAG Officer Alice Gray Vice President Welfare Isabella Camilleri Vice President Engagement Fleur Walsh Vice President Sport Development Steve Gore Ethical & Environmental Officer Charlotte Hollands Equality & Diversity Officer Thomas Gleeson Engineering & the Environment Faculty Officer Shruti Verma Postgraduate (Research) Officer Ioan Alexandru Barbu SURGE Station Manager Jamie Barker Junior Common Room Officer David Gunns Union Councillor Sophie Van Eetvelt Union Councillor Ben Franklin Union Councillor Joseph Spencer Union Councillor Mark Lavery Union Councillor Roberto Gregoratti Union Councillor Vlad Novikov Union Councillor Louisa Smith Union Councillor Thomas Feather Union Councillor Alexander Robinson Union Councillor Alex Hovden Union Councillor Olivia Ojuroye Union Councillor Grace Cameron Union Councillor Jenny Bortoluzzi Union Councillor Gabriela Discenza Union Councillor Leon Rea Union Councillor Evrim Ozbey Union Councillor Joshua McDonald Union Councillor Rowanna Baker Union Councillor Katherine Spires Union Councillor Shailesh Agarwal Union Councillor Jessica Lobo Union Councillor Candace Jackson Union Councillor Emily Shepherd Union Councillor Jamie Wilson Union Councillor Gethin Jones Union Councillor Helen Demlew Union Councillor Anjit Aulakh Union Councillor William Yeong Union Councillor Mayan Al-Shakarchy Union Councillor William Cable
In Attendance (non-voting officers and staff)

Main Meeting
6pm Policy ideas
P	1.	Ideas Discussion session Improving Trans Inclusion (more information) (Beckie Thomas & Tom Gleeson) Industrial Action policy (David Mendoza-Wolfson & David Gilani) Sabbatical Officers & term limits (Jade Head & David Martin) SUSU communications and social media (Claire Gilbert) Attached: Ideas discussion - Improving Trans Inclusion.pdf
7pm Formal Business
	2.	Welcome and apologies Quorum: 45
	3.	Minutes of the last meeting Minutes of the meeting of 4 February 2014 Vote: that the minutes be approved as an accurate record.
P	4.	Matters arising from the previous meeting Policy Review update Attached: Item 4 - Policy review update.pdf
MEMBERSHIP AND FINANCIAL
	5.	Membership matters a) Resignation of a Union Councillor Emma Miles has resigned as a Union Councillor.
PF	6.	Financial matters a) Wessex Boat Club Vote: that the expenditure be approved. Attached: Item 6 - Financial expenditure.pdf
POLICY
	7.	Feedback from today's ideas session
	8.	Action from previous ideas sessions Giving feedback on SUSU's commercial outlets Possible capital projects for summer 2014
P	9.	Policy proposals a) Union Films Proposed: Creative Industries Zone Committee b) Tackling Sexual Harassment Proposed: Claire Gilbert Seconded: Beckie Thomas c) SUSU Job Shop Proposed: Student Life Zone Committee d) Increasing Access to Bursaries Proposed: Student Life Zone Committee Attached: Item 9 - 1314P9 - Increasing Access to Bursaries.pdf Item 9 - 1314P8 - SUSU Job Shop.pdf Item 9 - 1314P7 - Tackling Sexual Harassment.pdf Item 9 - 1314P6 - Union Films.pdf
ACCOUNTABILITY
P	10.	Zone reports and updates Zone reports Attached: Item 10 - Zone reports.pdf
P	11.	Disciplinary Committee report Southampton University Football Club Attached: Item 11 - Disciplinary Committee report.pdf
P	12.	Officer reports and questions Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees Sabbatical Officer reports Questions to officers Questions submitted prior to 4pm on the day of the meeting are accorded a higher priority, and will recieve a prepared answer. Attached: Item 12 - Officer reports.pdf Item 12 - Attendance of Union Council Members and Student Trustees.pdf
OTHER BUSINESS
	13.	Union Council Stars Union Council Stars recognise the achievements of our officers and students who have gone above and beyond their roles.
	14.	Any other business Please notify all matters of AOB to the chair before the start of the meeting.
	15.	Date and time of next meeting The date and time of the next Union Council is 1 May 2014 at 6pm in the Senate Room.

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