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So, you’ve decided to nominate yourself to represent students in our Spring Elections – that’s great! Take a look at our top tips below for every stage in our elections, from submitting your nomination, to campaigning, and those all-important votes. You can nominate yourself at susu.org/elections or suggest a friend at susu.org/representation/suggest-a-friend.
First up, consider these tips before submitting your nomination…
- Talk to your course mates to see what problems they have faced as a student. Doing the groundwork before submitting your nomination can help you to have a campaign that speaks to your fellow students.
- Talk to staff at
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Voting is now open in our Halls Elections 2018!
Have your say on who you would like to be part of your Halls Committee, to take your feedback to the Students’ Union, plan exciting events and help make life at Halls the very best it can be!
You can also vote for the next members of the WSA Committee, Postgraduate Officers and Reps, and some Faculty Officers.
Cast your vote here: www.susu.org/vote
Voting is open from Friday 23 November at 09:00 to Monday 26 November at 16:00.… Read the rest
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Voting for our Autumn Elections is now open. This is your chance to have your say on who will represent you and make your voice heard at University, at your Halls, and in all aspects of student life at Southampton.
Vote for who will be your Course Reps, Faculty Officers, Halls Committee and Zones members. Postgrad students can choose who will be on the Postgraduate Committee and the new Postgraduate Research Reps. WSA students can decide who they would like to be part of the Winchester Committee. There’s also chance to vote on who will hold the Union to account … Read the rest
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The snow should not prevent you from voting – Our online voting system is open until 16:00 today, so you can exercise your right to vote in any circumstances…
Not sure why it’s important? Below are just a couple of reasons (amongst many others) why we think you should take the time to cast your vote:
Why should I vote?
As a Students’ Union, we exist to enrich your life at University and our decisions affect anything from clubs and societies funding to Freshers’ activities, academic and University decisions or implementation of support services across campuses.
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The University has announced that all 4 campuses are closing today (see exact details on Sussed), meaning the Union will close as well.
Our buildings (B40 & 42) will be closed from today Thursday 01 March 16:00 and will re-open on Monday 05 March morning.
Please note that voting for Spring Elections remains open online (www.susu.org/vote) until 16:00 tomorrow (Friday 02 March), but Elections Night Live has been cancelled.
Results will be announced on Friday PM (times to be confirmed).
If you have any concerns about elections, please email voting@susu.org
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Voting for our Autumn Elections is now open. This is your chance to have your say on who will represent you, make your voice heard and feedback your ideas and concerns to those who can make change happen.
Vote for who will be your Course Reps, Faculty Officers, Halls Committee and Zones members. Postgrad students can choose who will be on the Postgraduate Committee and WSA students can decide who they would like to be their Winchester Campus President and International Officer.
Voting closes on Friday 20 October at 16:00, so make sure you’ve got your votes in by then. … Read the rest
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Thank you for all the great ideas you submitted to make changes to our Union at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 17 May.
We are delighted to announce that voting is now open on our website for you to rank your favourites. You have until Monday 15 May to make your rankings and the ideas with the most votes will be added to our agenda on the day of the AGM, ready for discussion.
Don’t forget that you will need to register in advance at www.unionsouthampton.org/agm whether you would like to vote in attendance or online on the … Read the rest
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Take the lead on what you care about and nominate yourself for a position in our Summer Elections.
Join the team and become one of our Student Leaders, Faculty Officers, Academic Presidents or Vice-Presidents and Trustees.
From sport to housing, well-being and academic opportunities, join us to improve the student experience across our various campuses.
You can find the full list of roles and nominate yourself NOW at www.unionsouthampton.org/elections.
Nominations have been extended till Wednesday 10 May at 09:00.
What happens next?
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Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is fast approaching on Wednesday 17 May and we are looking for your ideas to discuss on the day.
It can be about absolutely anything you would like to change about our Union – from practical to plain wacky, we’ve heard it all and we’ve made a number of changes as a result. For example, we made Susu the cat Honorary President as a result of a suggestion from a student at AGM and we’ve included more vegan options in our Union outlets too.
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The Spring Elections results are in!
Thank you to everyone who voted. We had an incredible turnout this year, with 5,963 of you turning out to vote, making up a total of 43,831 individual votes. That works out of 22% of the student population having their say.
Without further ado, here are the results…
Full-Time Officer positions
These are our Full-Time Officers for 2017/18:
Union President – Flora Noble with 2420 votes
Vice President Democracy and Creative Industries – Evie Reilly with 2022 votes
Vice President Welfare – Samantha Higman with 2056 votes
Vice President Engagement – Dan Varley with … Read the rest
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