Union Council and Student Assemblies
On these pages you will be able to find minutes of meetings held between the Sabbatical Officers, Part-Time Officers and students. There is also a page with a list of up and coming meetings which any student at Anglia Ruskin University may attend.
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What is a Union Council?
Purpose of the Meeting
Union Council is the decision making body of the Students’ Union. Before any new polices may be implemented, the protocol is for them to be considered and agreed by the Union Council first.
What Issues are Raised Here?
Policies affecting Union wide issues, such as campaigns, governance and the Constitution are discussed at this meeting. This group is accountable to one another and therefore members provide a ‘Union Council Report’ to update each other on their activities and achievements.
Membership
Elected chair, full time elected sabbatical officers, 2 elected reps from each site committee and 2 elected reps from each student assembly. It may also be attended by Union General Manager, guest speakers and/or staff to provide meeting support. All students may attend, however they can only attend as observers; voting rights are restricted to the membership.
Frequency
Union Councils occur once a month during teaching weeks via video conference to allow student on all campuses to attend without travelling.
What is a Student Assembly?
Purpose of the Meeting
To debate and agree Union policy specific to the individual campus, to hold officers to account and to mandate them regarding individual campus issues. To discuss Union wide policy to refer to Union Council.
What Issues are Raised Here?
Policies affecting individual campus issues such as campaigns, clubs and societies and forums are discussed here. The group is accountable to one another and members provide a report updating each other on their activities and achievements, similar to the reports given at Union Council.
Membership
Student Experience Officer for that campus (Chair), 3 cross-campus officers, elected part time officers and members of site forums. Student Assembly may also be attended by the Students’ Union General Manager, guest speakers and/or staff to provide meeting support. All students of Anglia Ruskin University may attend and observe the meeting.
Frequency
Monthly during teaching weeks.
Student Assembly Minutes:
Cambridge
Chelmsford
Fulbourn
Peterborough
