Student Assembly - Meeting 1…

Date: Wednesday 24th September

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Location: LC 063 (Lecture Centre) 

AGENDA

1. Attendance and Apologies

2. Minutes of the previous meeting - Minutes from 3rd June 2025

3. Matters Arising

4. Motions to change Bye-laws – None

5. Motions + Motions Set to Lapse – None

6. Officer & Committee Member Updates

a) President objectives overview
i Education President, Abhishek - Abhishek’s First Blog as Your Education President
ii Welfare and Inclusion President, Rana - Rana’s Blog: What I’ve Been Working on for You
iii Student Activities President, Nafee - Nafee Khan: My First Weeks as Student Activities President

 b) PT Officer introductions
i BME Officer - Nygel Mbithi
ii International Students Officer - Aarya Gujrati
iii Women’s Officer - Anika Bushra Labiba
iv Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Officer - Nimisha Pangeni
v Environment and Ethics Officer - Mahad Khan
vi Hom e Student Officer - Abdel Moeez
vii LGBTQ+ Officer - Maia Serket
viii Disabled Students Officer - Hamza Ashraf

7. Vote to agree NUS as the Returning Officer for Autumn elections 2025

In order to ensure our elections are free and fair, the Unions constitution requires the appointment of an independent Returning Officer (RO). Their role is to oversee the entire elections process, provide guidance to the Elections Committee should they request it, and if necessary, hear appeals against the decision of the Elections Committee. The appointment of the RO is the responsibility of Student Assembly, and for this Academic year, NUS has been agreed as the Returning Officer. Constitutionally, their decision is final.

8. DISCUSSION: Food provision on campus (3pm) 

We will be joined by James Budkiewicz, Associate Director of Commercial Services to discuss the current food provision on campus.

9. DISCUSSION: PT Officer Spring Elections

FAQs

1. What is Student Assembly?

Student Assembly is the main place where big decisions are made about what your Union focuses on and how it represents you. From shaping campaigns to setting our guiding policies, Student Assembly helps steer the direction of the Union and holds our elected officers to account.

2. Who can attend Student Assembly?

Anyone can attend and get involved in the discussion – it’s your space to speak up, ask questions, and influence what’s happening on campus. But when it comes to voting, that’s in the hands of our elected Student Assembly members, who represent the wider student voice.

3. Who sits on Student Assembly?

13 x Executive Committee (includes full time and Part time officers), 15 x Community members (With a target of at least 5 of those to be Women), 2 x Commuter student members (With a target of at least 1 of those to be Women), 4 x Home Student members (with a target of at least 2 of them being women), 2 x Societies Guild Committee members, 2 x Team Brunel Committee members