The Board of Trustees have legal, financial and governance responsibility of the Students' Union. They meet four times a year to ensure that the Union is operating under its charitable objectives. The Board Meeting Agenda usually has: Reports from the Executive Committee, a Report form the General Manager, A Report on the Performance of the SU (KPIs), A Financial Report, HR and Staffing Reports and Policies for discussion. They also appoint and appraise the Students' Union General Manager to oversee the day-to-day running of the organisation. The Trustee Board is made up of 10 members and is a variety of external professional, student and Officers which includes:
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- The President of the Union (Chair)
- The Vice-President of the Union - 1 x PT Executive Officer |
- 2 x Student Trustees
- 4 x External (Lay) Trustees - 1 x University Staff Member Trustee |
TRUSTEE PROFILES
ZOE HARRISON (PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD) |
TIM HEWES-BELTON (EXTERNAL TRUSTEE & DEPUTY CHAIR OF THE BOARD) |
CHANTEL MELIA (SABBATICAL TRUSTEE) |
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Zoe has been an engaged member of the Students' Union for the last few years, particularly as our Events and Activities Officer.
Zoe is the Students' Union President, as well as Chair of the Charity Board of Trustees. |
Tim is International Student Experience Coordination at Loughborough University. He has been working in Students’ Unions and the wider charity sector for over 10 years, including roles at the Union of Students at the University of Derby and the World Organisation of the Scout Movement’s European Office in Brussels.
Tim has been following the work of Newman Students’ Union for a number of years, and is really excited to be on the Trustee Board and supporting the Union as it continues to deliver for its students. |
Chantel has been involved with the Students' Union for a number of years, volunteering as an Advisor before running in the elections to become Academic Representation Officer in 2020/21, and vice President in 2021/22.
Chantel is now Vice-President of the Students' Union, and often refers to her love for the "community feel" at Newman University. |
KIRA COX (EXTERNAL TRUSTEE)
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AMANDA OWEN-MEEHAN (EXTERNAL TRUSTEE) |
LEWIS PALIN (EXTERNAL TRUSTEE & UNIVERSITY STAFF MEMBER) |
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Kira is a previous Students' Union President at Liverpool Hope which is similar to Newman being a small catholic institution, and has experience of delivering training, running events, supporting small charities and engaging with the Government on issues effecting a diverse range of groups on a national level.
In 2020 Kira joined the University College of Football Business taking on the role of student experience co-ordinator, and developing the student voice. She is excited about being part of the trustee board at Newman SU as she understands the unique challenges faced by small and specialist institutions, but can already tell that the team at Newman won’t let that stop them! |
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ADRIAN SPENCE (EXTERNAL TRUSTEE) |
ADELE BOTTERILL (EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TRUSTEE) |
GEMMA PRANGE (STUDENT TRUSTEE) |
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Adrian is the Advice and Support Manager at Aston Students’ Union and has over 10 years of experience of working at various students’ unions and not-for-profit organisations.
Adrian is also a member of the Higher Education Advisory Panel for the Office of Independent Adjudicators for Higher Education, and a School Governor. Adrian is passionate about empowering students and helping to create the right environment for them to thrive and fulfil their potential. He is committed to helping Newman Students’ Union enhance the experience of students at Newman University. |
This person will be election from and amongst the part-time Officers on the Executive Committee
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Student Trustee - update coming soon
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MEGAN THOMAS (STUDENT TRUSTEE)Student Trustee - update coming soon
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2020-21 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES
As a transparent and democratic organisation, the minutes from all Board of Trustees minutes shall be uploaded below. Minutes are the notes of the meeting which are taken by a Union member of staff.
Please note that some commercially or legally sensitive information may be retracted in the interest of data protection.
Please note that some commercially or legally sensitive information may be retracted in the interest of data protection.
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2019/20 BOARD MINUTES
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