Agenda

Name of Committee Union Council
Date and time 2nd December 2013, 18:00
Place The Senate Room, Building 37
Members
(voting)

64 voting members
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In Attendance
(non-voting officers and staff)
Policy Ideas
P 1. Sexual Harassment
P 2. Disciplinary Procedure Reform
P 3. Post-graduates and students who live in private accommodation
P 4. Availability of University facilities during exams
Formal Business
5. Welcome and apologies for absence
P 6. Minutes of the previous meeting
7. Matters arising from the previous meetings
Membership and Financial
8. Membership matters

a) By-election of Union Councillors

Election: Nominate yourself at this point. The election is conducted during the meeting. (Any student can stand, members of Union Council can vote). Positions are available for students who meet the following criteria: Post-graduate Taught (x2); Part time (x2); Mature Undergraduate (x1); Health Sciences (x2); Medicine (x2).  

b) By-election of Union Council representative to Zone Committees

Election: Nominate yourself at this point. The election is conducted during the meeting. (Union Councillors and Student Leaders can stand, members of Union Council can vote). 

One representative each on the Creative Industries Zone Committee and the Student Life Zone Committee. 

c) Student representatives pool for Election Working Groups

Union Councillors will be selected at random from a list of interested Union Councillors. Once selected, this selection will last until after the Elections have finished. If you think you might run or support someone in a particular Election, you cannot be a member of that Election's Working Group. Members wishing to opt in should write their names on the paper provided. 

P 9. Appointment of Lorna Reavley as Returning Officer for Elections
Emily Dawes
P 10. Financial matters

a) Approval of sports kit collective purchasing deal

Policy
11. Feedback from today's session
12. Action from previous ideas session

a) Managing external speakers 

b) Union Council dates, times and locations

c) Activities and presence at sites

d) Payday lenders

P 13. Policy proposals

a) SUSU and Payday lenders

b) Creating a new Intra-Mural Officer Student Leader position 

c) Creating a new Media Officer Student Leader position 

Accountability
P 14. Disciplinary Committee report
P 15. Zone reports and updates
P 16. Officer reports and questions
Other Business
17. Union Council Stars
P 18. Any other business

a) Support of Industrial action 

19. Date and time of next meeting

The next union Council will be on 4th February 2014, 6pm in the Senate Room.

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