Priority 8 Update

Your Officers have been working hard on their Priority 8 so far, and here are some highlights of their work so far!

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Your Officers have been working hard on their Priority 8 so far, and here are some highlights of their work so far!

>> President

Affordable Food:

  • Introduced Market Day Value Deals.
  • Introduced Union Shop Essentials in the SU Shop to sell items at or near cost-price.
  • Expanding the Joint Loyalty Scheme on Campus.

Safety and Security:

  • Increased searches at the SU Venue to 100%.
  • Finished draft Local Improvement Plan to get more street-lighting and safer roads.
  • Worked with the Venue and Security Team to better manage incidents.

>> VP Education

Deadline-Stacking:

  • I presented my Deadline Stacking Recommendations to key academics.
  • Organised meetings with Senior members of staff to advocate for a specific deadline stacking extension.
  • Met with PIRP to discuss this years Deadline Stacking. 

Quality Consistency, and Accessibility of Teaching

  • Planned my education experience policy forum. 
  • Worked with the University to finalise the Moodle template (look out for more updates).
  • Working with the University to make Quality checks more transparent and get students involved. 

>> VP Wellbeing & Diversity

More Diverse Food Options

  • Met with catering services at the university. 
  • Hosted a policy forum to gather student feedback about campus food outlets and will present the feedback to catering steering group.
  • Introduced Market Day Value Meals.
  • Increase halal range at SU shop meal deals & halal food tower.

Extenuating Circumstances

  • Created support leaflets with the VP Education.
  • Raised awareness of process during Wobble Week.

>> VP Societies & Sport

Student Friendly Timetables, 

  • Researched Other Universities timetables and understanding how other universities operate.
  • Discussed with the timetabling manager on how we can improve the current timetabling system.
  • Arranging meetings to understand more specific ideals based on different courses.

Daytime Events,

  • Analysed last years daytime events, gathered feedback on what went well and what needs improvement.
  • Discussed creating a poll for students that will offer a new daytime event or a current daytime event to decide how effective our current event plans are.
  • Arranging initiatives to involve Societies and Sports clubs within daytime events.

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