Education Zone (14th November 2016)

1.2 Minutes Passed

2.1         Union Senate Rep
              1 nomination – Sam Deadman (elected)

2.2         University Senate
              4 nominations – Ally Erwin, Sam Deadman (elected), Anthony Kenny (elected), Imogen Bird (elected)

              Military Education committee
              1 nomination – AM Bamford (elected)

2.3         Open Place
              Anyone interested to give their email to Kate and the election would take place in the next zone meeting

3.1          No actions

Microwave in the library
- Discussion around any issues
                -Take away from café profits
                - Hot food policy in the library
                - Where would it go
                - Queues to use it
- Good for people with specific dietary requirements who may not have much choice otherwise
- Nowhere to get food in the middle of the night

Action: Elliot to take the idea and discuss with library
Action: Summary of report on microwaves to be sent out (Elliot)

- Discussion about microwaves at Avenue campus being had in the next few weeks

5.1 Tuition fee campaign was the top choice

5.2 TEF Demo

- Currently about 45 members going
- What is our stance?
                - Idea makes sense, but needs to be moderated
                - Put people off coming to university
                - Grants have been taken away meaning more debt, not fair on future students
                - Student quality of life may decrease if maintenance loans don’t increase
                - Should support groups who want to go

VOTE:    Should we support groups who want to go?
                YES unanimous

                Email everyone who voted in all student vote to let them know about demonstration?
                YES

                Help with transport (may incur a cost)?
                YES

                Alex to act as a Union Representative on the day?
                YES

Discussion on what The Union should do after the demonstration
                - Talk to local schools about impact on future students
                - Student forums/debates
                - Get media outlets involved
                - Make sure that any campaign is party neutral and only relates to the topic.

Actions:               Elliot/Alex to work out how to do sign ups
                                Elliot to circulate the risk assessment and NUS advice
                                Elliot to circulate transport cost for approval via round-robin
                                Alex to coordinate with debating society regarding a debate on the topic

5.3 Tap choose change results
                Overwhelming majority said no
                Smaller numbers than all student vote

6.1          Action – Faculty Officers to send link to website with rep list to relevant staff in their faculty (www.unionsouthampton.org/education)

6.2 No actions

6.3 How to get feedback

Action: Elliot to put together a guide for feedback

What should it include?
                - Be wary of surveys
                - Smaller courses as a social to get it face-to-face
                - “Don’t panic” start – positive message
                - Want to hear from people who couldn’t run
                - Lecture shoutouts but maybe workshop or seminars as well
                - Examples for course reps when advertising elections (what they achieved)
                - Drop in sessions
                - Faculty dependent
                - Relationship between reps and societies
                - Be creative (society sports teams etc)
                - Ask faculty staff to help

Postgrad committee elections nominations opening soon

Overcrowding and going between campuses multiple times
                - People sat on the floor
                - EEE microphone not working properly
                - Complaints about being in the cube

Action: Gather feedback and pass back to Elliot and faculty

Not discussed, delayed to next meeting

Not discussed, delayed to next meeting

No AOB