Keele University Students' Union - Governance

Governance

The governing bodies of the Students' Union are the Student Council and the Union General Meeting (UGM). The UGM is the sovereign body of the Students' Union but, as it sits only four times a year, the normal day-to-day governing is done through the Student Council, which meets six times a year.

All full members of the Students' Union can vote at the UGM, which can amend the Union constitution or mandate the Union and its representatives to take an action or an official position on an issue.

The Student Council is made up of 27 councillors representing a different cohort of students including International students, students studying in the three faculties (Health, Natural Sciences and Humanities & Social Sciences) of the University, students living off-campus, the Athletics Union, undergraduates, postgraduates and members of the Hospital Campus site in Stoke-on-Trent.

KUSU has five sabbatical officers who are elected annually. The current officers are:

• President: Joe Turner
• Vice-President (Education): Ally Bird
• Vice-President (Welfare): Alex Clifford
• Vice President (Finance and Activities): Dave Plant
• Vice-President (Sport and Fitness): Rachel Hodkinson

The KUSU Executive is made up of three open-portfolio officers along with the five sabbaticals. The Students' Union also has three regulatory officers who form the Constitutional Affairs Committee. These officers are:

• The General Secretary: Rachael Mellers
• The Constitutional Affairs Secretary: Chelsea Turner
• The Chairman of the Student Council, who also acts as Speaker of the House for the all important UGMs: Dexi-Louise Ellis

The Students' Union also elects representatives of the student body to sit on the University's Faculty Learning and Teaching Committees. These are the three Faculty representatives.