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Stephen Dawes
Chair of Council
e:
chair.union@ncl.ac.uk
Feel free to contact me anytime.
My aims
Be impartial and fair:
To best create an environment where students can put forward and discuss ideas freely by acting in accordance with strict and fair regulations.
Ensure your elected representatives attend student council:
Keeping a public register and record of attendance, stored for 6 months, of elected council positions to create a far more transparent Student Council.
Create more workshops and drop-in sessions about student council:
So that as students we can get the most out of our union.
Provide greater Accessibility:
To allow those students who are not able or who have extenuating circumstances to participate in council remotely or by proxy.
Work for greater promotion of council:
At freshers’ fairs and other such events student council ought to be represented and promoted to increase student involvement.
Involve the societies:
Our societies are the main way that most students interact with NUSU and there should be a greater liaison with them from council.
Have more communication with our academic and community reps:
Hard-working volunteers who put themselves forward to represent their courses, schools and communities should be contacted and consulted with directly on matters concerning them in council.
Be a strong advocate for the will of council:
Motions passed by the council must be upheld, as chair I would do all within my power to make sure that the will of the council is not ignored.
Oversee website reform
: NUSU website needs to be made more intuitive and student input is important especially in respect to student representation.
Invite more public figures:
We are a world-leading university and Union and we ought to reach out and invite more public figures, celebrities and politicians to our great university to the benefit of our students.
My latest reports
At Journey's End: Chair of Council's End of Year Report 2019
Chair of Council
Sat 11 May 2019 13:23
What is Council? What is to be done?
Chair of Council
Thu 14 Mar 2019 14:10
End of Term Report mk2
Chair of Council
Tue 12 Mar 2019 09:50
Cupid's February Council
Chair of Council
Tue 19 Feb 2019 17:51
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