workplace experience and to become ‘work Academic Societies Meet with members of Voice Beginning to put things in and Activities to go over the place for my successor to pick meeting possibility to expand academic up next year with regards to societies throughout the developing societies and filling university. in the gaps. Research Degrees Act as a student representative Discussed many different Committee on the Research Degrees areas such as Student Voice, Panel. Retention and going global… Ask the Expert Course Reps and School Reps ** It didn’t technically happen were invited to a question time at the time I wrote this but I’m event of a variety of sure it went well! ** different staff members across DMU (each faculty, library, estates, DSU etc). Other Issues or Events Issue What Happened The Result Yummy Sunday Started a campaign producing All 5 FTO’s recorded another meals that round of videos, however 4/5 students can make… videos set were lost which is such a to be released on a Sunday shame! We will be rerecording with a blog post including the these when things calm down recipe on the website. and the one surviving one is soon to be published. NUS Women’s Attended NUS Women’s We went through the policies Conference Conference in Solihull, it was a in record time, discussed great couple of days meeting potential campaigns we can women from across the run in our unions and also how country a very inspiring we can together to get – conference! voices heard. Elections… (I do not have enough space in The Student Voice was heard this little box) and called for an emergency council in which our new officer team has been now fully confirmed. I wish them all the luck next year Department of Department of Education has We have written our Education Post 18 asked institutions to answer responses as a union as well as – Education review some questions surrounding sending them over to the the post 18 Education review. University for their response. Meeting Nicola Mike, VP Media and Comms, Nicola Dandridge met with Dandridge (OfS) produced a video to show students and asked us all our where Student’s tuition fees experiences surrounding our were being spent. I attended a education and what we see as meeting with him with Nicola for money’. Very ‘value Dandridge. interesting!
workplace experience and to become ‘work Academic Societies meeting Meet with members of Voice and Activities to go over the possibility to expand academic societies throughout the university. Beginning to put things in place for my successor to pick up next year with regards to developing societies and filling in the gaps. Research Degrees Committee Act as a student representative on the Research Degrees Panel. Discussed many different areas such as Student Voice, Retention and going global… Ask the Expert Course Reps and School Reps were invited to a question time event of a variety of different staff members across DMU (each faculty, library, estates, DSU etc). ** It didn’t technically happen at the time I wrote this but I’m sure it went well! ** Other Issues or Events Issue What Happened The Result Yummy Sunday Started a campaign producing meals that students can make… videos set to be released on a Sunday with a blog post including the recipe on the website. All 5 FTO’s recorded another round of videos, however 4/5 were lost which is such a shame! We will be rerecording these when things calm down and the one surviving one is soon to be published. NUS Women’s Conference Attended NUS Women’s Conference in Solihull, it was a great couple of days meeting women from across the country – a very inspiring conference! We went through the policies in record time, discussed potential campaigns we can run in our unions and also how we can together to get voices heard. Elections… (I do not have enough space in this little box) The Student Voice was heard and called for an emergency council in which our new officer team has been now fully confirmed. I wish them all the luck next year Department of Education – Post 18 Education review Department of Education has asked institutions to answer some questions surrounding the post 18 Education review. We have written our responses as a union as well as sending them over to the University for their response. Meeting Nicola Dandridge (OfS) Mike, VP Media and Comms, produced a video to show where Student’s tuition fees were being spent. I attended a meeting with him with Nicola Dandridge. Nicola Dandridge met with students and asked us all our experiences surrounding our education and what we see as ‘value for money’. Very interesting!
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