We saw 162 of you turn up to the Little Student Meeting. Now 162 students out of 17,000 that attend Bournemouth University doesn't seem a lot, but this is the most of you we have had at a General Meeting in over 9 years! This is also the first year in a while we have had more than one quorate meeting in a year! So thank you!
8 motions were put forward by you and out of those 7 were approved. The only one that wasn't was regarding changing semesterisation so there's only one set of exams in a year instead of having exams in the first week back after Christmas. This didn't sit well with you, so it's not being changed!
Now I did a survey involving all members that attended the Student Meeting and pizza wasn't the top of the list regarding the reasons you came! Even though we gave out free pizza during the meeting, the biggest reason why you came was to voice your opinion and because you were interested. One lady at the end even admitted she came because of the pizza, but in the end she was glad she came as she found out more about what SUBU does and had the chance to voice her opinion and vote on things that mattered.
Since the last Student Meeting in October a lot has changed. There has been a few tried solutions to the cancelled 'A' bus and there is now a bus running round Westbourne, The Triangle and Town in the mornings and evenings to transport students. I am still working on the sexual health clinic, which closed down in December, but with participation and co-operation from a few organisations, this is looking hopeful!
So you can see things do change and they will change providing you continue to tell us what you want us to change!
You did your bit in January, so now we will deliver on ours. Expect to see campaigns, protests and news of lobbies to get make your changes to YOUR University experience.
Here is a quick low down of the issues you raised and passed for us to work on, or you can go online to download the motions in full and the minutes of the meeting:
http://subu.org.uk/content/26725/your_union/annual__general_meetings/
1/ Coninuity in Teaching - for BU to consult with students more when redunancies are forecast
2/ Hidden Course Costs
BU should make it clear from the outset if there are expenditures students will have to pay that are separate from fees and get the budgets back to the courses that need them most.
3/ Student Personal Advertising via e-mail
To work with BU to provide an online space where students can advertise accommodation and personal items.
4/ The Union that Supports No2ID
To oppose the introduction of ID cards, compulsory registration and the national identity register and affiliate with the No2ID campaign.
5/ The Union Opposes Government furthering the Rise in Student Debt
To oppose the removal of the cap on tuition fees and the £900m cuts in university funding being imposed by the government
6/ Library Computer Usage
To change the booking system on library computers where the time limit is set to 2.5 hours by proposing the sessions to be renewed every hour.
7/ CitygateChurch
BU to find a suitable, accessible location for lectures currently delivered at Citygate without incurring additional costs to students.
Join some of the debates and leave your comments on the Facebook groups:
Hidden Course Costs - http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=451311855477&ref=ts
Citygate Protest - http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=263921762998&ref=ts
Any feedback is more than welcome, just email Hannah: suvpcomms@bournemouth.ac.uk
Thursday, 4 February 2010
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