Students' Union
The University has a very active Students' Union, which has recently gone under major redevelopment. with two sabbatical officers, an SU Manager and a part-time executive of 11 students, they provide a variety of academic support, entertainment and activities throughout the year.
The current Welfare and Campaigns Officer provides students with a strong student based support network and along with their confidential listening service, aim to support students throughout their studies at Bishop Grosseteste. The Welfare team provide a number of awareness campaigns during the year, promoting various sexual health issues and other contemporary issues prominent in today's society.
The whole Students' Union team provide students with regular entertainment chosen by students in various committees, ranging from live music, live comedy, quizzes, karaoke, themed pub crawls and their new annual charity music and arts festival, 'The BG Fringe'.
The union has a well established RAG officer (Previously a team) who have raised money for charities for over 35 years, Bishop Grosseteste Students' Union RAG Teams raise on average £10,000 a year for their four chosen charities, which considering Bishop Grosseteste's student numbers, is very impressive.
The current Students' Union President is Robert Thorpe, who took over from Stephen Illidge who was incumbent from 2011-12. The current Students' Union Vice-President is Aaron Smith, who took over from Elizabeth Clarvis who was incumbert from 2010-12.
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