Vice President: Liam Rogers

​Hi, I’m Liam, your full-time Vice-President here at Newman Students’ Union. I studied Sports and education studies here at Newman. You will find me out and about quite a lot talking to students and organising a range of things for students to get involved in. If i'm not out and about i'll be in the SU office so you can also find me there. I’m here to help and support you with all aspects of your life at Newman , but mainly have a particular focus on events and activities, campaigns and equality, societies, sport and health and RaG (Raise and Give) and Community. If not, I’m always available on the email below.

you can email me or give me a call (details below) if im not here and you need to speak to me. I will try to reply to you as soon as i can.
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Email: su-vice-president@newman.ac.uk
Phone: 0121 476 1181 (Ext: 2351)

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Job description (summary)

​General Duties
All Officers are responsible for the day to day running and management of the Union as an organisation, including but not limited to: ensuring it complies with the law and relevant acts, in particular the Education and Charity Acts, funding and budget monitoring, compliance with Health and Safety legislation, ensuring Union Policies and Procedures are adhered to and representing students.  All Officers are also required to be actively involved in collective work and be willing to accept work at the request of an appropriate body.

Vice-President (sabbatical role)
The Vice President is responsible for communicating with our membership about what we do and finding out what our membership needs.  This involves working with current information tools such as our website as well as developing new and innovative ways for us to communicate.  They are also responsible for supporting the Executive team in their roles and handling a diverse range of student queries.

A full job description can be found in the NSU Constitution, Bye Law 1

​My Manifesto

1. Create more inclusive events for all students. This year there were a few multicultural events/campaigns which highlighted key moments in people’s lives. I will create more multicultural events and campaigns. If elected I will ensure the full diverse range of students here at Newman are represented. Events need to be more diverse than they were this year. Next year I will ensure that event standards do not slip. I will also ensure that all students have their say in a new student night. Whether this is down the Uni bar, the local pub, a nightclub in town or something else entirely. It is key that students have a say in what they do as this is one of the reasons you are here. If you don't drink, not to worry. There will be every opportunity for you to create non-drinking events that all can access. One of these night-time events could be regular monthly movie marathons. This worked well this year and I want to make it a recurring event. Whatever the students want I ensure that we deliver.

2. Making your voice heard. There will be monthly question times with the president and vice president so students can ask questions about what they want to see or questions about what we have already done. This year it has proven that there is a need for students to ask questions before getting to a student forum or AGM. This will also provide us with the opportunity to provide you with regular updates and find out if there is anything we need to do to make your time at Newman the best it can be.
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3. Student engagement. My final point is to ensure that every student has heard about the SU and knows what we can do to help them. Whether this is physically talking to students or using social media and posters. Visibility of the SU has slacked over the past few years and this needs to improve. As VP I will ensure that I am out talking to students to find out what they want to see or just having general conversations. I will also be out and about as much as possible making sure everyone is aware of what is happening within the SU and university. Another key factor to get students more engaged in the SU is by getting people involved with societies. These are a good way to make friends and de-stress whilst at Newman so whether this is creating your own society or joining a pre-existing society there is something for everyone to join. I will also work with the RAG officer to get more charity events and fundraisers happening and using the SU volunteering scheme to get more students involved