Nominations for our Autumn Elections, where you can run for important positions within your Students’ Union, represent fellow students and create change, close TODAY at 16:00!
Already know which role you want to run for? There’s still plenty of time to nominate yourself here: Autumn Elections 2020.
Some of the roles you can run for are…
Course Reps: Every course has a Course Rep to listen to the concerns and ideas of your course mates. They are the eyes and ears of the student voice at Southampton!
Faculty Officers, and School and Department Presidents: These roles … Read the rest
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The election of Sabbatical and Student Officers in this years Spring Election on the 06 March will leave some senior empty positions within our academic representation structure. As a result, the Academic Elections will follow to fill our remaining academic officer positions.
Positions to be elected:
Sabbatical Officers:
VP Education and Democracy
(Find more information about this position here)
Faculty Officers:
Arts and Humanities Faculty Officer
Engineering and Physical Sciences Faculty Officer
Environment and Life Sciences Faculty Officer
The nominations period will open on Monday 09 March at 09:00 and close on Friday 13 March at 13:00, with voting … Read the rest
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Members of our Marketing and Communications Crew hit campus last week to gain your views on the student experience in both Southampton and Winchester.
The crew, who are also students here at the University of Southampton, took ipads around campus to encourage you to fill out the National Student Survey (NSS).
The national survey, which can be completed at www.thestudentsurvey.co.uk, is a UK-wide feedback indicator, which is used to help us and the University to improve the student experience.
Open to all final year undergraduate students, we use the information to make positive changes for the future.
Some changes … Read the rest
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Every week, countless students give up numerous hours of their time to ensure their course is the best it can be by acting as a link between the student body, SUSU and the university, providing feedback and implementing changes. Their tireless efforts to strive for a better education for themselves and their fellow students deserve to be acknowledged, which is why the Course Representative Awards are so special, celebrating these volunteers for their dedication to improving the academic offering at University of Southampton.
There are five categories to vote on and it is up to you to nominate Course Reps … Read the rest
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Do you ever wonder what all the different positions are in SUSU? We want to make things clearer for you so you’re aware of the different officials who work or volunteer here. We have 7 Sabbatical Officers, 33 Student Leaders, 4 Student Trustees and 41 Councillors, who all play a massive part in the running and improving of SUSU so that students have a better time at the University of Southampton. We’ll be releasing Q&A’s of individual Student Leaders, Councillors and Student Trustee, so you can find out more about them and their role!
Giles Howard – Physical Sciences … Read the rest
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