SETTlE In, JOIn In, gO OUT your Students’ Union: getting it right! Emmanuel Okon, Students’ Union President Students’ Union: Who are we and what do we do… The Students’ Union is an organisation run by students for students, providing a whole range of services and opportunities for its 30,000 members. Whilst most students mainly associate the Students’ Union with its bars, there is a whole host of other services that we provide. Not only do we run a wide range of sports, societies and networks for you to join and participate in, but the Union also runs its own advice centre, as well as a nursery, job shop, student letting agency and much more. We also provide a number of food shops across UWE campuses. Our Students’ Union prides itself on employing around
300 students each year to work as casual staff, so there are plenty of job opportunities for you to snap up whilst at UWE. Opportunities available for students UWESU creates fantastic opportunities for students who want to get involved with the running and organising of the Union. From campaigning for a worthy cause to working for the students’ newspaper, there are many areas, which you can be a part of. Our Student Representatives, who are elected by you, are trained by the Students’ Union to develop skills in committee work, negotiation, public speaking and much more. These skills can then be applied throughout your career and life.
There is also an opportunity for you to annually elect your peers to be on the Students’ Union Executive Committee, where they are given the responsibility of running the Union on a dayto-day basis. As well as myself, Annie, Nina, Louise and Olly are all sabbatical officers, and were elected by the student body in March 2012 to lobby, campaign, and represent you. Together we work to make your voice bolder, louder and stronger and are very much looking forward to meeting you all in the near future. We call on all students to take ownership of your Union and seize all the available opportunities for development and involvement.
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let’s Build
UWE Students’ Union will be getting a new home... in 2014, we will be moving into a brand spanking new building – purposely designed for us – in a new part of the campus! more info on pg 2
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