News : Advice for students currently stranded abroad
Date: Apr 19, 2010
Monday 19 April - 6pm BST
As air travel continues to be paralysed by the huge cloud of volcanic ash, the University is advising students who are stranded overseas because of flight cancellation to contact the Student Life Directorate.
A single point of contact has been set up within Student Life Directorate. Students unsure of what to do should contact +44 (0)161 295 0023 or email advice@salford.ac.uk
Students who are stranded overseas and are unable to hand in assessed work by submission deadlines during the period of travel disruption will need to submit a Personal Mitigating Circumstances (PMC) form. For more information see http://policies.salford.ac.uk/display.php?id=305.
Personal Mitigating Circumstances forms will need to be accompanied by evidence of their disrupted travel arrangements. Students should submit their PMC form as soon as possible on return to the University.
Would students please note that the University’s insurance does not cover students unless you are on a University field trip or its equivalent.
For more news keep an eye on the Student Channel http://students.salford.ac.uk/
Monday 19 April 2010
Saturday 17 April 2010
Usman Ali becomes NUS VP Higher Education
Posted by Ricky
If you popped into the Students' Union last week you would have noticed that none of the Sabbs were about. We were all at the NUS National Conference in Gateshead.
Myself and Matt go automatically as President and President Elect, Jim, Joe and Alan Bailey came as they were elected delegates in March.
On Thursday was the election for the Vice President Higher Education and former SU President Usman Ali was up against six other candidates.
Below was his speech to conference how why he should be elected!
I have never seen Usman speak so well before.
There were late nights and early mornings campaigning for Usman during breaks and all the hardwork of everyone pulled off and he was elected.
I am really looking forward to working with Usman next year, on some of the key issues that will be affecting our movement nationally. The key one being the Browne review and the outcome of that.
At Conference, we passed policy to hold a National Demo and you can guarantee we will be getting involved with that.
The good news will hopefully set to continue as Alan Bailey is running unopposed for the open place officer for the NUS LGBT Campaign.
It is awesome that next year we will have two former sabbaticals on the National Executive Council of NUS!
I am sure one of the others will be blogging about the full details of conference soon.
If you popped into the Students' Union last week you would have noticed that none of the Sabbs were about. We were all at the NUS National Conference in Gateshead.
Myself and Matt go automatically as President and President Elect, Jim, Joe and Alan Bailey came as they were elected delegates in March.
On Thursday was the election for the Vice President Higher Education and former SU President Usman Ali was up against six other candidates.
Below was his speech to conference how why he should be elected!
I have never seen Usman speak so well before.
There were late nights and early mornings campaigning for Usman during breaks and all the hardwork of everyone pulled off and he was elected.
I am really looking forward to working with Usman next year, on some of the key issues that will be affecting our movement nationally. The key one being the Browne review and the outcome of that.
At Conference, we passed policy to hold a National Demo and you can guarantee we will be getting involved with that.
The good news will hopefully set to continue as Alan Bailey is running unopposed for the open place officer for the NUS LGBT Campaign.
It is awesome that next year we will have two former sabbaticals on the National Executive Council of NUS!
I am sure one of the others will be blogging about the full details of conference soon.
Students' Union Annual Awards Nomination List
Posted by Ricky
Hi Guys,
The SU Annual Awards Nomination List was announced earlier today.
A full list of nominees appears in the table below
New Student of the Year
Alasdair Salisbury
Harriet Phipps
Mishal Saeed
Poppy Olah
Robin Crosby
Club of the Year
Boat Club
Cricket Club
Diving Club
Snowports Team
Women’s Football
Society of the Year
Almost Famous
Belly Dancing Society
Dance Society
Islamic Society
Shock Radio
Societies Personality of the Year
Alan Bailey
Amanda Blewitt
Christabel Brown
Natalie Carr
Tasha Hetherington
Sports Personality of the year-
The Iain Till Memorial Award
Alan Moore
Jamie Pritchard
Lauren Perrin
Rachel Colym- Doyle
Tim Hawkins
Student Journalist of the Year
Gemma Blackman
Jenny Longworth
Lucy Jones
Rupert White
Mazher Abidi
Students’ Union Personality of the Year – The Stuart Wright Memorial Award
Alan Bailey
Caroline Dangerfield
Ram Bende
Tim Hawkins
Faculty Outstanding Achievement Award
Fazila Bux
Neil Bradley
Tomasz Zub
Lesley Turner
Susan Warren
Saadia Mahmood
Hamida Iqbal
Famida Iqbal
Student Representative of the Year Award
Mishal Saeed
Jason Barnes
Andrew Mawson
Yousuf Iqbal
Semara Bukhari
Giorgian Rusu
Connor Jackson
Hannah Robinson
Nnamdi Uchechukwu
The winners will be announced live at the Students' Union Annual Awards Event which takes place at the Palace Hotel on Wednesday 28 April. Make sure you attend with your friends and family to find out whether you are a WINNER!
If you’re early buying your ticket you’ll enjoy this amazing night out to remember for under £20. Early birds will get over 5 pounds off their tickets paying £19.95, (normal price £25). Book online at: https://shop.salford.ac.uk or at General Office in University House.
*DRINKS RECEPTION *THREE COURSE MEAL *AWARDS CEREMONY *DJ AND DISCO UNTIL LATE
More information at: www.salfordstudents.com
Well done to all those nominated!
Hi Guys,
The SU Annual Awards Nomination List was announced earlier today.
A full list of nominees appears in the table below
New Student of the Year
Alasdair Salisbury
Harriet Phipps
Mishal Saeed
Poppy Olah
Robin Crosby
Club of the Year
Boat Club
Cricket Club
Diving Club
Snowports Team
Women’s Football
Society of the Year
Almost Famous
Belly Dancing Society
Dance Society
Islamic Society
Shock Radio
Societies Personality of the Year
Alan Bailey
Amanda Blewitt
Christabel Brown
Natalie Carr
Tasha Hetherington
Sports Personality of the year-
The Iain Till Memorial Award
Alan Moore
Jamie Pritchard
Lauren Perrin
Rachel Colym- Doyle
Tim Hawkins
Student Journalist of the Year
Gemma Blackman
Jenny Longworth
Lucy Jones
Rupert White
Mazher Abidi
Students’ Union Personality of the Year – The Stuart Wright Memorial Award
Alan Bailey
Caroline Dangerfield
Ram Bende
Tim Hawkins
Faculty Outstanding Achievement Award
Fazila Bux
Neil Bradley
Tomasz Zub
Lesley Turner
Susan Warren
Saadia Mahmood
Hamida Iqbal
Famida Iqbal
Student Representative of the Year Award
Mishal Saeed
Jason Barnes
Andrew Mawson
Yousuf Iqbal
Semara Bukhari
Giorgian Rusu
Connor Jackson
Hannah Robinson
Nnamdi Uchechukwu
The winners will be announced live at the Students' Union Annual Awards Event which takes place at the Palace Hotel on Wednesday 28 April. Make sure you attend with your friends and family to find out whether you are a WINNER!
If you’re early buying your ticket you’ll enjoy this amazing night out to remember for under £20. Early birds will get over 5 pounds off their tickets paying £19.95, (normal price £25). Book online at: https://shop.salford.ac.uk or at General Office in University House.
*DRINKS RECEPTION *THREE COURSE MEAL *AWARDS CEREMONY *DJ AND DISCO UNTIL LATE
More information at: www.salfordstudents.com
Well done to all those nominated!
Friday 9 April 2010
New Pro Vice Chancellor announced Today
Posted by Ricky
The University has appointed Professor Huw Morris as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic).
The full story can be read here.
I am sure many of you are wondering what a Pro Vice Chancellor Academic actually is? They are essentially the person responsible for setting the strategy for the teaching and learning experience here at the University. They really do have a massive influence on how teaching is delivered here at Salford.
The Students’ Union is looked forward to working with Professor Huw Morris over the following year, and really trying to tackle some of the key issues where you have told us you want see change.
These include E-Submission and the use of technology in your lectures and not just PowerPoint, to name a few.
Professor Morris takes up his new role at Salford in July 2010.
The University has appointed Professor Huw Morris as its new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic).
The full story can be read here.
I am sure many of you are wondering what a Pro Vice Chancellor Academic actually is? They are essentially the person responsible for setting the strategy for the teaching and learning experience here at the University. They really do have a massive influence on how teaching is delivered here at Salford.
The Students’ Union is looked forward to working with Professor Huw Morris over the following year, and really trying to tackle some of the key issues where you have told us you want see change.
These include E-Submission and the use of technology in your lectures and not just PowerPoint, to name a few.
Professor Morris takes up his new role at Salford in July 2010.
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Elections, Elections and a General Election
Posted by Ricky
Firstly please accept my apologies for not blogging sooner, things have been as hectic as ever but that is not an excuse.
The second is that back in December I posted about Does the Students’ Union really represent you?, and promised to do I follow up post, this will happen however I am just waiting for some of the election data.
Student Union Elections
Left to right: Tom Doyle, Student Trustee Elect; Jim Dale, Vice President Elect; Christabel Brown, Vice President Elect; Ricky Chotai, President Elect; Caroline Dangerfield, Vice President Elect; Maros Kravec, Vice President Elect; Sophie Atkinson, Student Trustee Elect; James Walsh, Student Trustee Elect on the night of the win.
As you are aware in February and March the Students’ Union hold elections for next years trustee board and who is to go to NUS conference.
The Results were as follows;
President – Ricky Chotai
Vice Presidents – Christabel Brown, Jim Dale, Caroline Dangerfield and Maros Kravec
Student Trustees – Sophie Atkinson, Tom Doyle, Sylvia Joseph and James Walsh
NUS Delegates – Alan Bailey, Jim Dale and Joe Kirwin
The new sabbatical team is fantastic and I look forward to the all the challenges ahead and working on delivering our individual manifestos from the 1st of July. The team is a real mixed bunch of people some of whom I already know such as Jim who is one of the current Vice Presidents, and Caroline who I knew as the then Head of News at Shock Radio 3 years ago and is the current President of the Rowing Club. Others who I know less well, however I am sure this will change over the year, Christabel who is the current chair of Almost Famous and Maros Kravec who is Vice President of the Law Society.
NUS Services Election
After the Students’ Union Election I vowed to myself, no more elections however as president elect last week I attended NUS Services Convention. NUS Services is owned by Students’ Unions and the National Union of Students. Their mission statement is to; ‘Create, develop and sustain competitive advantages for member Students’ Unions – reducing costs and maximising commercial revenues’
To this end they provide three core services:
• Purchasing
• Commercial Development
• Marketing Services
The board is made of student officers and staff members from various Students’ Unions across they country and I decided to run for the position of Non-executive Student Directors.
The question I am sure you are wondering is why? During my time at University I did not study Politics etc, I studied Business and I have a real passion for it.
Yes I am one of those sad acts, that gets excited when such shows as Dragons Den and The Apprentice is on.
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I was successful at the election for non executive student director, and therefore start my time on the board on the 1st July 2010.
General Election
For those of you may have been asleep over the last 24 hours, the date of the General Election has now been called for the 6th of May.
Check out all the details on our website www.salfordstudents.com/vote
We are supporting the NUS ‘Vote For Students’ campaign. Join us and pledge your support to vote for a candidate supportive of a fairer fees and funding system for UK Universities at the next General Election.
If the 7 million students in this country stand together in this campaign and pledge their support to protect our future, MPs and parliamentary candidates will have no option but to vote with us or pay the price at the ballot box.
Sign up at: www.voteforstudents.co.uk A minute or two of your time could help make a huge difference.
As well as encouraging Salford students to sign up, USSU and other unions across the UK are lobbying MPs to support the following pledge:
“I pledge to vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative”
Find out more about the Vote For Students campaign here.
Make sure you check out the Facebook Group here.
On that I think that well and truly covers the topic of elections.
I will promise I will blog more regularly and maybe kick the others to maybe blog more often! :)
Firstly please accept my apologies for not blogging sooner, things have been as hectic as ever but that is not an excuse.
The second is that back in December I posted about Does the Students’ Union really represent you?, and promised to do I follow up post, this will happen however I am just waiting for some of the election data.
Student Union Elections
Left to right: Tom Doyle, Student Trustee Elect; Jim Dale, Vice President Elect; Christabel Brown, Vice President Elect; Ricky Chotai, President Elect; Caroline Dangerfield, Vice President Elect; Maros Kravec, Vice President Elect; Sophie Atkinson, Student Trustee Elect; James Walsh, Student Trustee Elect on the night of the win.
As you are aware in February and March the Students’ Union hold elections for next years trustee board and who is to go to NUS conference.
The Results were as follows;
President – Ricky Chotai
Vice Presidents – Christabel Brown, Jim Dale, Caroline Dangerfield and Maros Kravec
Student Trustees – Sophie Atkinson, Tom Doyle, Sylvia Joseph and James Walsh
NUS Delegates – Alan Bailey, Jim Dale and Joe Kirwin
The new sabbatical team is fantastic and I look forward to the all the challenges ahead and working on delivering our individual manifestos from the 1st of July. The team is a real mixed bunch of people some of whom I already know such as Jim who is one of the current Vice Presidents, and Caroline who I knew as the then Head of News at Shock Radio 3 years ago and is the current President of the Rowing Club. Others who I know less well, however I am sure this will change over the year, Christabel who is the current chair of Almost Famous and Maros Kravec who is Vice President of the Law Society.
NUS Services Election
After the Students’ Union Election I vowed to myself, no more elections however as president elect last week I attended NUS Services Convention. NUS Services is owned by Students’ Unions and the National Union of Students. Their mission statement is to; ‘Create, develop and sustain competitive advantages for member Students’ Unions – reducing costs and maximising commercial revenues’
To this end they provide three core services:
• Purchasing
• Commercial Development
• Marketing Services
The board is made of student officers and staff members from various Students’ Unions across they country and I decided to run for the position of Non-executive Student Directors.
The question I am sure you are wondering is why? During my time at University I did not study Politics etc, I studied Business and I have a real passion for it.
Yes I am one of those sad acts, that gets excited when such shows as Dragons Den and The Apprentice is on.
.jpg)
I was successful at the election for non executive student director, and therefore start my time on the board on the 1st July 2010.
General Election
For those of you may have been asleep over the last 24 hours, the date of the General Election has now been called for the 6th of May.
Check out all the details on our website www.salfordstudents.com/vote
We are supporting the NUS ‘Vote For Students’ campaign. Join us and pledge your support to vote for a candidate supportive of a fairer fees and funding system for UK Universities at the next General Election.
If the 7 million students in this country stand together in this campaign and pledge their support to protect our future, MPs and parliamentary candidates will have no option but to vote with us or pay the price at the ballot box.
Sign up at: www.voteforstudents.co.uk A minute or two of your time could help make a huge difference.
As well as encouraging Salford students to sign up, USSU and other unions across the UK are lobbying MPs to support the following pledge:
“I pledge to vote against any increase in fees in the next parliament and to pressure the government to introduce a fairer alternative”
Find out more about the Vote For Students campaign here.
Make sure you check out the Facebook Group here.
On that I think that well and truly covers the topic of elections.
I will promise I will blog more regularly and maybe kick the others to maybe blog more often! :)
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