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Q. What Course did you study at Newman?
A. Studies in Primary Education. Q. What made you want to become President of the SU? A. After 3 years as a part time officer, I was ready to take the next step and become a full time officer! I am here to represent your views and empower you to use your voice! Q. Tell us an interesting or random fact about you... A. My biggest phobia is when my food touches on a plate. Q. How can we get in touch with you? A. I am usually in the SU Office by the main entrance in the Atrium, but you can also catch me on my professional Facebook page, Instagram, my email or by phoning 0121 387 4651. |
MY PROMISES/PLEDGES TO STUDENTS
All elected Officers create a number of Promises that they make to students. Their reports to Student Forum are based on these promises.
PROMISE 1: PUT NEWMAN STUDENTS' UNION ON THE MAP
My first pledge as your President is to put Newman Students’ Union on the map. I believe that in the past, we as a Union can be guilty of forgetting that we are a small institution and that we cannot compete or compare to larger institutions. Whilst it is vital for us to create a working relationship with other institutions to create a sense of community and have clear communication with them during the year, I believe our priority should be to put NSU on the map at Newman. Over my time on the Student Union, I have noticed a clear lack of communication between us and the University. As a charitable organisation, we are here to create a positive impact on student’s lives during their time at Newman and it has become clear to me that a lot of our students, but also staff, don’t realise what we do as a union itself. Personally, I don’t believe that we can be the most successful organisation that we can and have the potential to grow if our members don’t know what we do or can provide for them. I pledge to make more students and staff aware of what we do as an organisation and, in turn, can help to reach out to more students and be more impactful.
PROMISE 2: CREATE COMMITTEES FOR PART TIME OFFICERS
My second pledge is to create committees for part time officers’ remits. During my time as a part time officer, there have been times where I have struggled to balance the work of creating an event or a campaign as well as my degree and everything else that life throws at us students. The idea of the committees will be to take some of the strain away from part time officers. This should make their time in office more fun and enjoyable and make the officer team as affective as they can be for our students. Hopefully, this will also make our engagement levels rise as it will give us more people to spread the work load and focus on speaking to students to find out what they would like to see from us and also to promote anything that we are currently working on. I pledge to make officer roles the most enjoyable experience for our students and also to improve our level of engagement by increasing the impact our services have on students by making our officer roles more manageable.
PROMISE 3: BE A VISIBLE PRESIDENT
My final pledge is to just be your President. When writing these pledge’s, I was reluctant to make extravagant promises, as your sabbatical officers have to do the job description that they are elected into but also have to fulfil their pledges. Personally, I would rather write fewer and more impactful pledges that I can work my hardest to fulfil whilst also carrying out the President’s role, but most importantly, whilst also being present and visible. Over time, there has been a stigma in our sector that Presidents just sit behind a desk or in meetings. Whilst I completely understand that is what comes with the job, I feel that being out there, talking to students, being visible and continuing to build trust and relationships with students is just as important, if not more so. I don’t believe that you would have faith in me as your President if you didn’t see me or get to know me. So finally, I pledge to be a visible, accessible President that you as students see, speak to and trust.
PRESIDENT TERMS OF REFERENCE (JOB ROLE)
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.
President (Sabbatical role)
The Newman Students' Union President represents roughly 2800 students from a variety of backgrounds with a diverse range of needs. The President is responsible for leading the Executive team, challenging, motivating and encouraging them to achieve the best results in all work. They will also be expected to take the lead with organising and training Course Reps and running the election process. They are the direct link between the SU and the University and sit on many Boards and Committees to ensure there is student representation at decision-making bodies within the University. They are also Chair of the Board of Trustees and work directly with the General Manager to lead the organisation.
A full job description can be found in the Newman Students' Union Constitution - Bye Law A
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.
President (Sabbatical role)
The Newman Students' Union President represents roughly 2800 students from a variety of backgrounds with a diverse range of needs. The President is responsible for leading the Executive team, challenging, motivating and encouraging them to achieve the best results in all work. They will also be expected to take the lead with organising and training Course Reps and running the election process. They are the direct link between the SU and the University and sit on many Boards and Committees to ensure there is student representation at decision-making bodies within the University. They are also Chair of the Board of Trustees and work directly with the General Manager to lead the organisation.
A full job description can be found in the Newman Students' Union Constitution - Bye Law A