Immigration Bill campaign The UK Government is considering a new immigration bill that will make life even harder for international students by making them pay to use NHS and introducing fines for private landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants Successfully passed a motion at the BSM to act against the immigration bill ’13 Shared a petition with students to sign up to speak out against the bill Encouraged international students to send letters to Home Office Sent a letter co-signed by myself and the KU vice-chancellor to local MP Ed Davey Visited Ed Davey with the NUS international officer Daniel Stevens to get him to vote against the immigration bill. Student led Learning and teaching awards Following the closure of the university’s Academic Development Centre (ADC), funding for the awards was lost. A bid for £1K to NUS was also unsuccessful. But still successfully managed to negotiate to the university to fund to run these awards again for their second year by forming positive partnership with Student services & Admin (SSA). National student survey (NSS) A very important survey for KU and KUSU, it is a fantastic 3rd year student opportunity to leave feedback. Formed an NSS working to work in partnership with the university Successful recruited 30+ NSS ambassadors, responsible for NSS marketing, communication as well as working with faculty heads on faculty action plans I designed and delivered NSS training to these ambassadors Raising profile of NSS and SU q23 Supporting Kingston college (FE) student union Kingston College (KC) is the biggest KU partner college and so has KU students studying on its campus Following a successful bid to NUS for £2000, KUSU is now working with and supporting Kingston college in an NSS ambassador at Kingston college I am also currently working with the Partner college officer to get KU students studying at Kingston college access to KUSU sports societies, elections and other KUSU activities that they currently don’t have. KUSU planning round KUSU has to take part in a planning round to get its block grant. KUSU is due its planning submission in late March Currently working with university departments like Student Services & Admin (SSA) on possible innovative, cost-effective and collaboration projects bids Reviewing all KUSU areas for their long term viability as part of the planning cycle esp. the current in-house CAB
Immigration Bill campaign The UK Government is considering a new immigration bill that will make life even harder for international students by making them pay to use NHS and introducing fines for private landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants Successfully passed a motion at the BSM ’13 to act against the immigration bill Shared a petition with students to sign up to speak out against the bill Encouraged international students to send letters to Home Office Sent a letter co-signed by myself and the KU vice-chancellor to local MP Ed Davey Visited Ed Davey with the NUS international officer Daniel Stevens to get him to vote against the immigration bill. Student led Learning and teaching awards Following the closure of the university’s Academic Development Centre (ADC), funding for the awards was lost. A bid for £1K to NUS was also unsuccessful. But still successfully managed to negotiate to the university to fund to run these awards again for their second year by forming positive partnership with Student services & Admin (SSA). National student survey (NSS) A very important survey for KU and KUSU, it is a fantastic 3rd year student opportunity to leave feedback. Formed an NSS working to work in partnership with the university Successful recruited 30+ NSS ambassadors, responsible for NSS marketing, communication as well as working with faculty heads on faculty action plans I designed and delivered NSS training to these ambassadors Raising profile of NSS and SU q23 Supporting Kingston college (FE) student union Kingston College (KC) is the biggest KU partner college and so has KU students studying on its campus Following a successful bid to NUS for £2000, KUSU is now working with and supporting Kingston college in an NSS ambassador at Kingston college I am also currently working with the Partner college officer to get KU students studying at Kingston college access to KUSU sports societies, elections and other KUSU activities that they currently don’t have. KUSU planning round KUSU has to take part in a planning round to get its block grant. KUSU is due its planning submission in late March Currently working with university departments like Student Services & Admin (SSA) on possible innovative, cost-effective and collaboration projects bids Reviewing all KUSU areas for their long term viability as part of the planning cycle esp. the current in-house CAB
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