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2009/10 CONTENT DIRECTORY >
SWANSEA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT’S UNION
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
23rd February 2010
AGENDA
Welcome
Apologies
1. Minutes
TO REPORT
Minutes from last council Page
2. Chairs Report
TO RECEIVE
a) Student’s Union Council Report
b) Student’s Union Executive Report
c) Student’s Union Trustee Report
3. Sabbatical Reports
TO RECEIVE
An overview report from each of the three Sabbatical Officers
a) President
b) Student Activities Officer
c) Welfare and Student Rights Officer
Please wait until the end of all reports before asking questions.
4. Student Council Members Reports
Title and Name
Campaigns
Communications Stephanie Lloyd
Community & Voluntary Development Kaceigh Burnett
Entertainments & Special Events Mimi Robinson
Sports & Recreation Claire Smail
Union Development Dave Edwards
Welsh Affairs Claire Narbett
Mount Pleasant Maria Abadi
Townhill Sian Cross
Dynevor
Alexandra Road
Art & Design Steve Harries
FADE Matthew Bellis
Humanities Elfin Brooks
Cenydd Halls
Dyfed Halls
Gwyr Halls Smike Twitchen
Mount Pleasant Halls Dave Brett
Foundation Andy Slinger
Year 1 Nadin Pech
Year 2 Laura Ions
Final Year Kirstin Binding
Post-Grad Rep Jason Price
Part Time Rep Zain Umar
Black Students Kingsley Egwim
Disabled Students
Environment & Ethics
International Students Julia Dobozyous
LGBT Officer Lowri Williams
Mature Students Elene V-Prosser
Womens Kirsty Roberts
TO RECEIVE
An overview report from each of the Student Council Members:
5. Auditors Report
TO REPORT
The state of the Student’s Union Finances
6. Student Union Elections
TO CONSIDER
The Student’s Union elections are currently taking place, please be sure to go onto our website at www.metsu.org and vote for next year’s Union team.
To hear what each of the student’s running in this election has to say about their duty next year, please come along to Hustings this Sunday Evening at 7.30pm in the Metro Lounge in Townhill
7. Policy Folder
TO CONSIDER
The policy folder has increased in size dramatically over the past few years. The Sabb team with members of the Exec have gone through the folder to reduce the size in order to create a user friendly document without repetition.
Old policies have been displayed up on the wall around the Union for the last week.
To keep any old policies please write down its number and bring it to the front for debate.
8. Motion
TO CONSIDER
The following motions were voted to policy in 2007 and have become very controversial. Members of the student body have asked that we review them. If they are passed here, they shall go into the new policy folder and the Union will uphold them. If they do not pass, they will be discontinued.
a) Motion ; Sexism and the Rise of Raunch culture
Speech in favour of keeping:
Speech in favour of removing:
Summation:
Vote:
b) Motion ; Initiation Guidelines
Speech in favour of keeping:
Speech in favour of removing:
Summation:
Vote:
9. NUS and NUS Wales Events
TO REPORT
Upcoming events within NUS
a) 4th – 5th March NUS Wales Spring Conference
Four delegates are attending:
Luke McShane
Mimi Robinson
Kaceigh Burnett
Laura Ions
b) 9th March International Women's Day
Promoting Women in Public & Political Life Conference, County Hall in Cardiff
c) 15th – 17th March Women's Campaign Conference
Delegate attending :
Steph Lloyd
+ 1 available observer position to a female Black Student.
d) 13th – 15th April NUS Annual Conference
Delegate attending :
Luke McShane
Clair Narbett
e) 28th April NUS Wales Student’s With Disabilities Conference
Four Delegate Positions Available
f) 29th April NUS Wales LGBT Conference
Four Delegate Positions Available
g) 4th May NUS Wales Black Student’s Conference
Four Delegate Positions Available
h) 6th May NUS Wales Welsh Language Conference
Four Delegate Positions Available
i) 7th – 9th May LGBT Campaign Conference
Two Delegate Positions Available
j) 22nd – 23rd Black Student’s Summer Campaign Conference
One Delegate Position Available
10. G.O.A.T.S
TO CONSIDER
Topics of discussion until the next meeting
a) Spread the word on the National Student Survey having started.
b) The Student’s Union online voting has opened
c) The General Elections are coming up; spread the word for students to register in order to vote in the May elections. Forms are distributed across campus. Also visit http://www.voteforstudents.co.uk/ for information on the parties.
11. Any Other Business
TO RECEIVE
12. Next Meeting
TO REPORT
The next Student Council Meeting will be in March 2010 with the Vice Chancellor in attendance to answer your questions. Please come along.
The next AGM will be in 2011 with my successor.
