2. What is the Union?
Type Union of UEA Students is an independent, registered charity, with
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trustees that look after its assets on behalf on its membership, all students
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The Union also ‘wholly owns’ two companies:
• Students’ Union Services Ltd – which runs the UFO, Paper
Shop, Travel Shop & Post Office
• Waterfront Ltd – which runs the Waterfront in the city
These two companies give all their profits, tax-free, to the Union (a
charity).
4. Where does the money come
from?
University Block Grant (14%)
University Repairs
and Utility Grant (8%)
Sports Association
Fees (5%)
INTO Fees (1%)
Commercial Income (70%)
Home Run Fees (1%)
5. Who does it?
• The Union’s Student Officers set the direction of the Union, and help
ensure its being ‘member-led’ at all times.
• The majority of the actual ‘work’ is done by the Union’s Staff Team.
• The Staff Team is led by the Chief Executive. They’re responsible for
looking after the operational goings-on, whilst officers look after
political/policy issues.
Underneath this, we have Senior Management Team, who look after
departments of the Union.
6. Our Membership
The Union has an extremely diverse membership:
This diversity challenges how the Union operates, and how
involved different students feel in what we do.
Certain groups of students are ‘hard to reach’- due to their
circumstances or some other factor:
• They may find it more difficult to take part in our activities
• They may find the Union’s messages less interesting or
relevant
• They may have drastically different needs to ‘traditional’
students.
7. >>Diversity Quiz
What percentage of students disclosed
a disability in 2009/10?
7.7% of all UEA Students
- The largest grouping of
students to disclose a
disability are students with learning
difficulties such as dyslexia.
10. >>14,313 UEA Students 2009/10
Exchange
Postgraduate Research
212 (1.5%)
Health
854 (6.0%)
Part-Time
International 1,227 (8.6%)
Postgraduate Taught (14.9%)
EU 2,130
1,655 (11.6%) 1,813 (12.7%)
444 (3.1%)
Social Science Arts and Humanities
5,032 (35.2%) 3,314 (23.2%)
Fee
Faculty
Mode
Level
Status
Science
Full-Time
Home
Undergraduate
3,236 (22.6%)
12,184 (82.5%)
11,804 (85.1%)
11,820 (82.6%)
11. >>Hard to Reach
Students with faith
commitments
Part-Time StudentsLocal Commuting
Students
Health Students INTO Students Postgraduates
Students on Mature StudentsLGBT Students
Placement
International Students Students with
Disabilities
Students with Caring
Responsibilities
Students that Work
12. What’s it like to be a Part-Time
Officer?
As a Part-Time Officer you have the opportunity to shape your
role around your interests, and run campaigns with Union support.
Campaigns
Union Council Variety of Roles
Champion
Mentors
Student Officer Committee
13. Mission, Vision, Values
Our Mission
To create positive change in the education of UEA students by
effectively representing their collective views.
To provide a range of high-quality, member-led services which
embrace the needs of all UEA students.
14. Mission, Vision, Values
Our Values
Democracy
We are the legitimate voice of UEA students. Our policies and priorities are member-led.
Collectivism
Students are stronger when they organise together locally, nationally and internationally. Unity is our
strength.
Empowerment
We support our members to make change.
Equality
We believe that all students deserve equal rights and opportunities. As such, we campaign to challenge
discrimination and we promote equality in our organisation and beyond.
Sustainability
We are not just here for the students of today, but also for the students of tomorrow. We are financially
and environmentally sustainable.
Quality
Everything we do, we do well.
17. How to Write a Manifesto
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• Start by making a list of the reasons you want to run in the elections and the types
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• Don't include too much information on your A4 page – sometimes, less is more!
• Always include a good photo – it's rare that a candidate will win without one!
• Make sure your manifesto has your name in big letters on it – and make sure that
it's
• the same name as is on your nomination form. There's nothing worse than voters
• being confused at the ballot box.
• Adding a bit of your own personality is good!
• If you’re going to have a theme or a gimmick, use it on your manifesto too.
18. Expenses
During the campaign you are allowed to spend up to the limit set
by the DRO.
The money is spent out of your own pocket and then can be
reclaimed by candidates who achieve at least 10% of the first
preference vote (as set out in our constitution)
It is important that you provide receipts for everything you
purchase and you MUST account for all materials, so borrowed
pens or paints need to be accounted for even if you don’t
actually buy them.
It is important for you to account for everything because if you
overspend the budget you will be disqualified from the election
process and won’t be allowed to reclaim anything.
19. A Day in the life
The officer leading this training will go through
their campaign day…
Morning
Lunch
Afternoon
Dinner
Evening
Weekends
20. Questions?
The DRO will now go over some election rules and allow you to ask
some questions on them.
