Union Council Officers

The Union Council is made up of students elected from the whole student body, who represent the diversity of students we have across the university. 

Here at Christ Church SU, our highest democratic decision-making body is called Union Council.

Students’ Unions are amongst the most democratic membership organisations in the UK. Every one of them has its own structure for debating ideas and campaigns and making decisions. They’re run by students who are elected by students – and everyone can have their say.

The Council meets several times a year and discusses issues affecting students: your life, your university life or your union. It can pass policy, which requires the Union to work on specific things or can be a forum for students to raise issues for the Union to take forward in other ways.

The Council also runs campaigns to change things for the better, focusing on the student experience, the community, and issues that matter to you. 

 

Benefits to Running.

• Voice Your Ideas: Represent your fellow students and bring their concerns to the forefront.

• Shape the Future: Improve student life, and enhance campus experiences.

• Gain Skills: Develop valuable skills such as teamwork, leadership, communication and campaign work.

• Earn Volunteering Hours.

 

Officer Roles 

Black Students' Officer - Jamil Maosa black.students.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Cultural and Minority Ethnic Officer - Bismita Thapa Magar culturalminorityethnic.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Environmental Officer - Felicity Lindo  environmental.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care Representative - James Thomas facultyrep.medhealthandsc@ccsu.co.uk

 

Faculty of Science, Engineering and Social Sciences Representative - Tasnim Amir facultyrep.seandss@ccsu.co.uk

 

International Students' (Overseas) Officer - Syeda Rida Batool international.overseas@ccsu.co.uk

 

LGBTQIA+ Officer - Rune Painter lgbtqia.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Mental Health Awareness Officer - Phoebe Russell mentalhealthawareness.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Postgraduate Students' Officer - Jeannie Goulding postgrad.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Sports Representative - Emma Lawrence sports.representative@ccsu.co.uk

 

Trans/Non-Binary Officer - Carmel Beatty transandnon-binary.officer@ccsu.co.uk

 

Union Council Chair - Syed Hassan Shah chair@ccsu.co.uk

 

Women's Officer - Lara Hinton - womens.officer@ccsu.co.uk
 

Disabled Students' Officer - Open

International Students' (EU) Officer - Open

Student Parents' and Carers' Officer - Open

Mature Students' Officer - Open

Societies Representative - Open

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education Representative - Open

 

How decisions are made

Any student can submit an idea for discussion at Union Council - if you have something that you would like to be discussed, you can submit it through the Padlet. Union Council Officers can view and comment on your ideas in advance, and the agenda for each Union Council meeting will be drawn from this two days in advance.

Some ideas may be acted on quite quickly, and the Union will report back on progress at the meeting. Some ideas will be further developed at the meeting, and some may be developed into a proposal for Officers to vote on. If a proposal becomes a policy then the Union takes that as a statement of belief of the organisation on the particular issue. These policies, when placed, can then instruct officers to carry out tasks, such as running campaigns on a particular issue.

You can view current policies and motions and updates on them through the Union Council Padlet

Who is responsible for ensuring policies are followed within the Union?

When a policy has been approved, the Union Council mandates and oversees the work on the policy; however, the party that is responsible is the elected officer(s) that has been selected to ensure the policy is worked on.

• Minutes from Union Council meetings are here