The last term has been a bit of a mad one for your Union Officers.

All the guys and gals below have been working their socks off to run your Union and represent your views at every level. It’s fair to say that they’ve already achieved quite a lot in only a short space of time. You can view a short summary of their main achievements below – if you’re curious and want to know more then feel free to get in touch with any of them.

Every one of these Union Officers, both the full time Sabbaticals as well as the Part-Time Officers was elected in a cross-campus ballot in Term 2. The time of this year’s elections is approaching fast (this year it’s in Week 7), and if you want to run for a position the sooner you start thinking about it the better!
 

Sabbatical Officers

 

Tommo - President "Work hard, play hard"	Mo - Education "One hell of a ride with many incredible results!"
Andy - Governance and Finance "From Freshers to Referendum - it's been a rollercoaster"	Pidge - Communications "A year like no other"
Steph - Welfare "A love-hate relationship... but mostly love!"	Lucy - Societies "Busy, stressful but overall enjoyable"
Terry - Sports "I remember when I used to have a social life"	You next year? Anyone can run for a sabbatical position in Week 7

Part-time Officers

In Week 7 a team of over 30 Part-time Officers will also be elected, who are just as important to the running of the Union as the Sabbatical Officers.

Their roles are extremely diverse, with some focused on campaigning, and other mainly concerned with the internal working of the Union. Managing to balance this level of responsibility with a degree is no easy task!

They are divided up into different groups which are displayed below, along with contact details and the main achievements of the Officers in each group.

Executive Committee Officers

There are 7 part-time Officers who, alongside the Sabbs, make up the Executive Committee.  The Executive Committee is responsible for the implementation of all Union Policy, together with annually approving and amending, as necessary, elections regulations, referendum regulations, disciplinary, procedures, Sabbatical Job Descriptions and Codes of Conduct for each media society. 

Main Achievements

1. Started work on a hidden course costs campaign, and an initiative to stop students from writing in Library books
2. Work on a future mental health campaign, and working with the Welfare Officer to provide housing advice for Freshers
3. Planning for a campaign on ID cards next term, in line with the policy opposing their introduction which was passed at Union Council

Contact

Michael Jones	Sumaiya Khaku	Andy White	Jon Dwyer	Andy Perkins	Puneet Dhaliwal	Sami Wannell	Felix Faltin
Campaigns Forum Coordinator	Academic Representation Forum Coordinator	Societies Committee Chair	Student Sport Committee Chair	Democracy Committee Chair	Welfare Committee Chair	Executive Committee Officer	Executive Committee Officer

(This year there will only be one 'Executive Committee Officer' elected, and the title and role will change slightly to 'Chair of the Executive Committee')

Campaigns Officers

There are seven of these and they generally run campaigns and act as representatives for people on those issues.  The job of a Campaigns Officer is quite flexible, and as such you can really get your teeth into what interests you.

Main Achievements

1. Got started on the Ethical Careers front- helped run a workshop during week 9 on 'Choosing an Ethical Campaign' and have started organising an alumni event next term which will coincide with Go Green Week
2. Discussing student health needs with local sexual health charity, THT Coventry
3. Persuading the University to bring greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in line with those of the UK government and agreed to cut emissions 25% by 2020 and 80% by 2050
4. Met regularly with the disabilities services and other university departments with the aim of identifying what the university does for people with disabilities

Contact

Currently Vacant	Jess Raw	Sarah Reader	Yinka Rickford-Anguin	James Hilsdon	Jack Ashton	Fran Piddlesden
Anti-racism Campaigns Officer	Environment Campaigns Officer	Ethics and Social Justice Campaigns Officer	Ethnic Minorities Campaigns Officer	LGBTUA+ Campaigns Officer	Students with Disabilities Campaigns Officer	Women's Campaigns Officer

 

University Representatives

University Representatives are responsible, along with the Education Officer, for ensuring that the needs of students are represented in academic departments throughout the University. The SU also has representation in the highest University decision making bodies - the University Council and Senate. This ensures that there is always a student voice in key decisions made by the University.

Main Achievements

1. Attended SSLC meetings throughout University departments, researching issues on behalf on students and ensuring that decisions made are the right ones
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David Metcalfe	Victoria Tomlinson	OJ Hemmings	Michael Feven	Currently Vacant	Pearl Kaijuka	Oyinlola Osonowo
Medical Faculty Representative	Undergraduate Arts Faculty Representative	Undergraduate Science Faculty Representative	Undergraduate Social Studies Faculty Representative	Postgraduate Arts Faculty Representative	Postgraduate Science Faculty Representative	Postgraduate Social Studies Faculty Representative

 

Andy Glyde	Mo Surve	Dawn Foster
Second University Council Representative	Second University Senate Representative	Third University Senate Representative

Representation Forum Chairs