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Democratic Structures of the
Students’ Union
Full-time Elected Officers
• SU President: Carys Rhiannon Thomas
SUPres@southwales.ac.uk
• SU Vice-President Pontypridd: Ellen Rose Jones
vicepresident.pontypridd@southwales.ac.uk
• SU Vice-President Newport: Drew Burman
VicePresident.Newport@SouthWales.ac.uk
• SU Vice-President Cardiff: Roz Green-Innes
VicePresident.Cardiff@SouthWales.ac.uk
They sit on high level University decision-making
Committees and lobby the University for change on
your behalf.
They are an integral part of the decision-making
process and the first point of contact between the
University and the student body.
Liberation Officers
SU President
Chair Student Council
SU Vice Presidents (3, 1 per region)
Black Students Officer
International Students Officer
LGBTQ Officer
Mature Students Officer
Post-Graduate and Part-Time Students Officer
Societies Officer
Sports Officer
Supported Activities Officer
Students with disabilities Officer
Welsh Language Officer
Women’s Officer
They represent the variety of minority
groups and under-represented
sections of the student body.
They sit on the Student Council, bring
forward motions, vote on motions,
and write annual reports on their
work.
Student Voice Representatives
• They are recruited by
the Students’ Union
to mediate student
matters on a wider
level
• There are 24 in total
• You can go to them if
you think an issue
cuts across your
course.
Find out who your Faculty SVR is here:
http://unilife.southwales.ac.uk/pages/3212-student-voice-representatives-svrs
Course Representatives
That’s you!
Your role is to:
- represent your course mates to academic
staff,
- work with staff and SU to resolve issues,
- research and campaign on issues and
come up with solutions,
- seek improvements where you can
- celebrate good work and recognise
achievements
- tell staff when they do something right!
- feed back to your course mates on what
you have been doing and how their queries
are being addressed.
Gather student
feedback
Liaise with SVRs/
Course Reps
Raise concerns at
meetings
Follow up points
raised
Feed back to
students

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Democratic structures of the SU

  • 1. Democratic Structures of the Students’ Union
  • 2. Full-time Elected Officers • SU President: Carys Rhiannon Thomas SUPres@southwales.ac.uk • SU Vice-President Pontypridd: Ellen Rose Jones vicepresident.pontypridd@southwales.ac.uk • SU Vice-President Newport: Drew Burman VicePresident.Newport@SouthWales.ac.uk • SU Vice-President Cardiff: Roz Green-Innes VicePresident.Cardiff@SouthWales.ac.uk They sit on high level University decision-making Committees and lobby the University for change on your behalf. They are an integral part of the decision-making process and the first point of contact between the University and the student body.
  • 3. Liberation Officers SU President Chair Student Council SU Vice Presidents (3, 1 per region) Black Students Officer International Students Officer LGBTQ Officer Mature Students Officer Post-Graduate and Part-Time Students Officer Societies Officer Sports Officer Supported Activities Officer Students with disabilities Officer Welsh Language Officer Women’s Officer They represent the variety of minority groups and under-represented sections of the student body. They sit on the Student Council, bring forward motions, vote on motions, and write annual reports on their work.
  • 4. Student Voice Representatives • They are recruited by the Students’ Union to mediate student matters on a wider level • There are 24 in total • You can go to them if you think an issue cuts across your course. Find out who your Faculty SVR is here: http://unilife.southwales.ac.uk/pages/3212-student-voice-representatives-svrs
  • 5. Course Representatives That’s you! Your role is to: - represent your course mates to academic staff, - work with staff and SU to resolve issues, - research and campaign on issues and come up with solutions, - seek improvements where you can - celebrate good work and recognise achievements - tell staff when they do something right! - feed back to your course mates on what you have been doing and how their queries are being addressed. Gather student feedback Liaise with SVRs/ Course Reps Raise concerns at meetings Follow up points raised Feed back to students