Executive Committee

Tuesday 21st February 2017

Venue: Estates Meeting room

Attendees

Jack Street / VP Services and Comms
Saffy Allayna / VP international
Sam Miles / VP Activities
Emma Holland / Open portfolio officer
Sarah Wagner / Women’s officer
Taran Baragwanath / LGBT Officer
Theo Lambrou / Post Grad officer
Bahare Afrahi / Post Grad Officer
Leshandre Mandlate / BAME officer
Mali Rees ( V) / Loughton President
Jess Rich / VP Welfare and Community
Klaidas Mazaliauskas / Open Portfolio
Nicola Wallace / Mature Student’s officer
Alicia Gavrila / Disabled students officer

Apologies: Zoe Garshong, Josh Gulranjani, Bahare Afrahi and Leshandre Mandlate, Ernest Nyarko

Guests

Michelle Harris

Rebecca Neocleous

Craig Stephens

Agenda

1. / Apologies / Chair
2. / Minutes of the last meeting to be approved / Chair
3. / Actions from previous meeting
a)  Watch Affiliation – cost was 3000 euros but requested a charity rate . Response was that don’t really want the SU's as members but the major IT buyers, the university and SU's can help lobby with this. Action: EH to meet with IT director to discuss further
b)  Vegan options to be provided at night when the Extra store is shut – no update from JS
c)  Sexual harassment in Southend club. Had a great speaker at recent event and more planned actions Action: ZG and SW to discuss outside of meeting
d)  NUS fee- Action: Circulate outcome of Audit & Risk committee to the exec as soon as known / Chair
4. / Part –Time officer position – no one in the role currently
-  Would the Exec committee except the newly elected PTO starting the role early ? / Chair
5. / Student ideas
Recent ones – none of these reached the required number of votes
1.  One vigil for all terrorists attacks
2.  Come dine with me
3.  Chill zone
Current ideas
1.  Alternative method of payment for international students
2.  Integration trip for Southend students
3.  Change the voting majority required
Upcoming ideas not yet approved :
1.  Boycott of the NSS
2.  Change perceptions around BTEC entry
3.  Recreational room for parties etc
4.  Increase the number of languages available via Languages for all in Southend
Are Any updates on previous ideas that are being worked on? / Union Chair
AOB

Date of next meeting is 10th March 2017