2. Training
We’re going to go through:
• Role of the Students Union and a look at our membership
• What’s it like to be:
An Officer
A Trustee
An NUS Delegate
Running for Election:
• Campaigning
• The Vote
• Rules and Regulations
• Important times/dates.
3. What is the Union?
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The Union
trustees that look after its assets on behalf on its membership, all students
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The Union also ‘wholly owns’ two companies:
• Students’ Union Services Ltd – which runs the UFO, Paper Shop,
Travel Shop & Post Office
• Waterfront Ltd – which runs the Waterfront in the city
These two companies give all their profits, tax-free, to the Union (a
charity).
4. What’s the Point?
The Union’s objects are the advancement of education of
Students at the University of East Anglia London for the public
benefit by:
3.1 promoting the interests and welfare of Students at the
University of East Anglia during their course of study and
representing, supporting and advising Students;
3.2 being the recognised representative channel between
Students and the University of East Anglia and any other external
bodies; and
3.3 providing social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities
and forums for discussions and debate for the personal
development of its Students.
5. Mission, Vision, Values
Our Mission
To create positive change in the education of UEA students by
effectively representing their collective views.
To provide a range of high-quality, member-led services which
embrace the needs of all UEA students.
6. Mission, Vision, Values
Our Values
Democracy
We are the legitimate voice of UEA students. Our policies and priorities are member-led.
Collectivism
Students are stronger when they organise together locally, nationally and internationally. Unity is our
strength.
Empowerment
We support our members to make change.
Equality
We believe that all students deserve equal rights and opportunities. As such, we campaign to challenge
discrimination and we promote equality in our organisation and beyond.
Sustainability
We are not just here for the students of today, but also for the students of tomorrow. We are financially
and environmentally sustainable.
Quality
Everything we do, we do well.
9. Where does the money come
from?
University Block Grant (14%)
University Repairs
and Utility Grant (8%)
Sports Association
Fees (5%)
INTO Fees (1%)
Commercial Income (70%)
Home Run Fees (1%)
10. >>Diversity Quiz
What percentage of students disclosed
a disability in 2009/10?
7.7% of all UEA Students
- The largest grouping of
students to disclose a
disability are students with learning
difficulties such as dyslexia.
12. >>Diversity Quiz
68% of the 1,892 international students at UEA come from which
9 countries?
13. >>14,313 UEA Students 2009/10
Exchange
Postgraduate Research
212 (1.5%)
Health
854 (6.0%)
Part-Time
International 1,227 (8.6%)
Postgraduate Taught (14.9%)
EU 2,130
1,655 (11.6%) 1,813 (12.7%)
444 (3.1%)
Social Science Arts and Humanities
5,032 (35.2%) 3,314 (23.2%)
Fee
Faculty
Mode
Level
Status
Science
Full-Time
Home
Undergraduate
3,236 (22.6%)
12,184 (82.5%)
11,804 (85.1%)
11,820 (82.6%)
14. >>Hard to Reach
Students with Caring
Responsibilities
Part-Time StudentsLocal Commuting
Mature Students Students
Postgraduates
Students on INTO Students
Placement
Students with faith LGBT Students
commitments
Health Students Students that Work
International StudentsStudents with
Disabilities
Students at UEA
London
15. What’s it like to be a Full-Time Full Time
officer?
Officer?
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do lots of the following;
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Running campaigns
Representing students at
University Committee Meetings
Internal Union
meetings
Attending SOC & Union
GOATing with Council
students Helping organise
Union-run events
Gathering evidence
from students on
Reading issues via surveys Writing reports
agendas (boo) and focus groups
16. What’s it like to be a Part-Time
Officer?
As a Part-Time Officer you have the opportunity to shape your
role around your interests, and run campaigns with Union support.
Campaigns Opportunity to be a Trustee
Union Council Variety of Roles
Champion
Mentors
Student Officer Committee
17. What’s it like to be a Trustee?
• The Union’s 14 trustees are legally responsible for all the Union’s actions
• Some things the Trustee Board does:
• Keep an eye on Union Policy, to ensure it’s legal, responsible, and sound.
• Steer the Union’s Strategic Plan
• Scrutinise the yearly budget and monthly reports
• Manage/set targets for the Chief Executive
• Trustees meet about 8-10 times a year
• The Board is composed of:
• 4 Full-Time Officers (Finance Officer = Chair)
• 2 Part-Time Officers (elected by all the voting Part-Time Officers)
• 4 ‘lay’ students
• 3 External Trustees
18. Trustee’s Responsibilities
• The Trustee Board has overall responsibility for the Union – it is
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• It’s job is to make sure that the Union fulfils its charitable objectives to as
large an extent as possible
• As a trustee you are legally responsible for the Union and it’s subsidiary
companies. If the company ran out of money the trustees could be
held responsible, and liable for the difference.
• Don’t Panic – the Union has liability insurance, and a senior
management team which supports the officers and trustees to make
the right decisions.
• Trustee’s are ‘jointly and severally’ liable.
19. The Deficit
At the start of this year, the Union was budgeting a £250,000 deficit. In
actual terms, the deficit this year now looks to be just above £300,000. This
means that the operating costs of the Union are more than the revenue it
generates, therefore we are losing money overall.
The Union has reserves of about £1.1Million. This means that the Union is
not in immediate financial danger, but it must act to remedy this in the
next couple of years.
It’s worth thinking about your manifesto aims in terms of how much they
might cost. If something will be of large expense or high risk, it might not
be possible or appropriate for now. Decisions about this will ultimately be
made by the trustees.
21. Rules
6.0 The Media
6.2 No candidate shall play any part in the coverage of elections in Union funded media.
7.0 The Campaign
7.1 No campaign material may be distributed in advance of the deadline for the start of
campaigning. Candidates should abide by the guidelines for publicity materials determined by
the Deputy Returning Officer.
7.2 The Deputy Returning Officer shall set the level of candidate expenditure for all elections. All
expenditure, up to the level set by the Deputy Returning Officer, will be refunded. Any refund of
expenditure is subject to the Deputy Returning Officer or the Returning Officer receiving a
completed and signed schedule of expenditure on the form provided with the nomination papers
(including all receipts) prior to the commencement of the count. In addition a refund will only be
payable to a candidate who achieves a minimum of one tenth of the first preference votes cast in
the election.
7.3 Direct expenditure shall be deemed to include all expenditure incurred on finished election
materials or services and the cost of all supporting material.
7.4 Candidates who have, in the opinion of the Deputy Returning Officer and the Returning
Officer, obtained election materials or services to a value in excess of that permitted will be
disqualified prior to the count.
7.5 Whereas candidates may well adopt similar policy stances and use similar publicity materials to
other candidates, no candidate shall use publicity to promote another candidate, in the same or
other election.
7.6 No candidate should use publicity to promote commercial activity.
22. Timeline
• Deadline for Manifesto & Photo’s 12pm Friday 11th May
• Campaigning Starts 9am Monday 14th May
• Voting opens 9am Tuesday 15th May
• Deadline for Expenses = 12pm Friday 18th May
• Voting Closes 5pm Friday 18th May
• Deadline for complaints – 5pm Friday 18th May
• Results announced shortly after.
24. Campaigning
Manifesto:
• A side of A4 – send as a PDF.
• Statement of what you’ll do if elected.
• Include a photo
• Say a little about yourself and why you are running.
• Check out the other examples of manifesto’s!
Video
• Try to make it interesting, not just talking to the camera!
Posters:
• Can be printed by the Union for you in house – cheaper!
26. Getting Around Campus
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27. The Vote
We use Single Transferable Vote in our elections (STV).
This means that in every round a candidate with the least amount of votes
is eliminated – and their second preferences will transfer to the candidate
they picked second…
Every vote counts! If someone is voting for someone else, it’s still worth
canvassing them to give you a second preference (or third, or fourth…)
