Student Life Zone (6th February 2015)

Leave David Allwright to chase up with Council Chair regarding the Penalty Guidance

Ellie Kilby to email VP about feedback from University prior to arrival

Action VP to bring an update on the Freshers information and current stages of planning including money manuals

Action CG to bring Zone Strategy to the next SLZ Committee

Action VP to chase with VP Sports for transparency of funding

Decision Minutes approved

Continuing with employability actions with the University but is more relevant to Sustainability Zone.

The majority of the Housing Campaign has been completed with the Housing Advice Fayre.

*Detail on the Time To Change Pledge and Mental Health Campaign*

VP – delay with the flyer description which contained all of the relevant services for student’s mental health. The content has been done but the design needs some further adjustments which are being worked on by CMT.

CP – recommendations on the flyer to change to ‘talk to us’

VP – split between talking to peers and talking to professionals as the centrepiece of the content.

CP – it would be good to have what you are saying and signposting to in the middle. It would work well in a spiral format showing the different routes to access and support.

VP – there is a £10,000 budget available from the JCRs which would be great to use for promotion of the document, or perhaps something more permanent.

VP clarified the details of the Elephant in the Room Campaign. The elephant is being delivered in April, before that point we will start looking at what we can do to it once it arrives.

Action VP to bring a detailed plan of the elephant campaign to the next SLZ Committee

None presented

None presented

VP goes through each item one by one with non-relevant items not mentioned.

• The StressLessFest is being planned each year with a current base line of activities.
• The art installation has not met performance indicator
• Wellbeing Conference did not hit performance indicator

• Attended by 30-40 people
• Changes may be made of the event to become a workshop
• The Wellbeing Committee pulled out last minute so limited the effectiveness of the event
  • Look After Your Mate campaign went well

-          Stress Ball giveaway was a success

Decision Mental Wellbeing report and survey to be actioned in term 3

Action VP to look into “the invisibles” videos

Action VP to chase Debate Soc in regards to Point 13.

-          There is already a forum on mental health in the city

Action VP to contact city mental health forum, point 15.

-          On Sabb plan is the action to have mandatory training in mental health

Action VP to speak to University Comms for banner on SUSSED from the 20^th April

Action VP to place mental health flyer on the SUSU website

Action VP to incorporate Peer Support with the Elephant in the Room campaign

Action CP to record experience of workshop and pass on feedback to VP

Action VP to chase up with enabling to see if they are running the Counselling Service drop-in

Action VP to find University Mental Health Policy

Action CG to put the University Mental Health Policy on the next SLZ committee agenda and send out prior to meeting

Action VP to get University public buy-in on Time To Change campaign

Action CG to organise circulating Money Guide around Halls

Decision To move this to next SLZ Committee

Action VP to invite Grace to next SLZ committee

VP – University are pushing forward on faith. The SU and Uni are looking at the provisions for Faith groups. The SU is looking to run some focus groups and a survey to evaluate the student response. We want to see what they are currently getting and what they would like.

Action CP to send personal emails to Faith Groups about what they want and what they get

Action CG to send focus group questions to CP

Action CG to circulate dates to CP

Action CG to circulate minutes and round-robin minutes