Student Council – Rochester Council

Chair - Dean Smith Rochester Campus Officer Email: dsmith.su@ucreative.ac.uk

LGBT Officer - Chloe Cooper
FE Students Officer - Ben Viney
Students’ with Disabilities Officer - Frederick Dalladay
Student Experience Officer - Alex Wilde
Student Experience Officer - Jonathan Sharples
Student Experience Officer - Farah Sadiq

Motion - Change to the ‘Campus Officer’ title.
This motion seeks to change the current title of sabbatical officers from ‘Campus Officer’ to ‘Campus President’. As a 5 campus motion it must be passed by at least 3 campuses to be implemented.

Result: Motion parts were passed. The council agreed that neither ‘Campus Officer’ nor ‘Campus President’ accurately reflected the position that the Sabbatical Officers hold within UCASU and that other titles should be sought through the councils at each campus. The Council also noted that an implementation date of 1st Jan 2012 for a new title was too early and any changes should be made to correspond with the academic year.

Action: The amendments and possible alternatives will be discussed at future Student Councils on all campuses.

Motion - that UCASU to Campaign against Fee’s and cuts.
As a 5 campus motion this must be passed by 3 campuses to be enacted on.

Result: Motion denied.

Action: Awaiting the result of other campus student councils.

Motion - Motion for Transport to Demonstrations.
This motion, if passed mandates the Union to provide transport for students to national demonstrations. As a 5 campus motion this must be passed by 3 campuses to be enacted on.

Result: Motion parts were passed. The Council thought that if the Union provided transport to demonstrations then a system i.e. deposit should be put in place to reduce the financial burden on the Union while still enabling students to attend the demonstration at a reduced cost.

Action: Awaiting the result of other campus student councils.