BY OWAIN GULLAM
Part-Time Officers and School Reps make up the Union Council. The Union Council is your voice to our Student’s Union and University.
How does the Union Council work?
The UPSU is a Union that represents students and their concerns and wishes for our community.
As all Union’s work, the Union Council is one of many forms of control that students have over the Union. Other roles include the Sabbatical Officers which sit on the council and the forums.
The Part-Time Officers run campaigns and forums to make changes within UPSU to direct it’s policy, and provide a direct voice for the students it represents.
Alternatively, School Representatives work with their faculties and schools to improve the studies, working on projects that will increase accreditation in some schools, or to give students more opportunities in certain fields.
How can you have your say?
UPSU elections traditionally have low turnout, which means each vote really does count.
Talking to and voting for the candidates is just one way to get involved; they’ll run campaigns throughout the year on a range of issues that you can get involved in too.
You can vote this academic year’s first UPSU elections at www.upsu.com/elections/. Polls close midday Friday 16th October.