Notices from your Exec
VPF + SA Update
SGM
SGM Just wanted to start by reminding everyone that SGM will be held on the 20th Feb in MHLT 5.30pm. Apart from it being compulsory for society to send at least one representative to SGM. I personally believe it is your right and duty as the student body that elected the current executive officers to come and hold us accountable. If you have any questions or feedback for myself or the rest of the Student Union SGM is the perfect opportunity to bring it up. ***FREE PIZZA***
Rob Lowe
Timetable
We have added 2 new rooms in the RLSC which can be booked, this has also led to the timetable being updated again. The Official timetable has now been uploaded to Georges ball (http://www.georgesballs.com/mrbs/web/day.php?year=2018&month=2&day=15&area=10), view the link below. If you’re unable to see your booking on the timetable, this will be because you did not respond to my email asking you to confirm your bookings.
Please get in touch if you have any questions about RLSC bookings, I have also attached the room booking guide to help with navigate Georges ball.
https://www.sgsu.org.uk/pageassets/club-soc/committee-resources/Beginner-Roombooking-guide.docx
Squash court
We heard your concerns and are finally having the Squash Courts redone a bit. The works are going to get started on by the 19 th February. During the first week Squash Court 1 will be closed and during the second week Squash Court will be closed. Hopefully all Squash Courts will be available again on the 5th March.
RLSC Cupboard Clear Up
The RLSC has recently been cleared up and I hope that everyone who uses the space can keep their equipment in their area. I’ll be doing random spot checks for the rest of the year and equipment that appears to have just been thrown randomly on the floor we’ll be picked up and cleared away. Regarding any issues with the cleanliness or state of the RLSC ie. Issues with lights, toilets, floors, etc. please report it to estates@sgul.ac.uk
Awards
I hope that by now you’ve already seen some of the advertising for SGSU Awards, we have put together a little advertising pack that will let you know about everything you need to know about Awards and how to write nominations. Please help us recognise and award the amazing work done by our Societies and the amazing people within our student body. If you know someone a lecturer, student or society at Georges that has been generally awesome please nominate them.
You can find the Awards Nomination Information Pack under Committee resources the SGSU website: https://www.sgsu.org.uk/pageassets/club-soc/committee-resources/SGSU-Awards-Nominations2018-information-pack.docx
Awards will officially open on 28th February at 00:00 – 14th March 23:59
Participation Zone
VPF + SA Survey
When I was I running for this role, I released a survey to see how the student body viewed the SU and its sabbatical officer. I wanted to know what the real issues we all faced were so we could address them. I ran on a platform of wanting to have a conversation with you all - of where we wanted the SU to go.
There is a link below with the Survey I released during elections, I have not changed the questions as I hope to compare both set of results, it would be very much appreciated if you took 5 min to fill it out.
https://goo.gl/forms/b8IE6LRGYhCVic4A3
VP Finance Meeting
One of my manifesto points was to meet all of our societies, at this point I have met around 50% of you all but I do still aim to meet the rest of you before my time finishes. I hope that by now a majority of you know who I am, I’ll be arranging more meeting in the coming weeks and months
https://outlook.office.com/owa/vpfinance@su.sgul.ac.uk/?path=/calendar
Bidding Form
The second review of Bidding Form will be taking place on the 20th Feb, all applications received before this date will be reviewed. If you are planning an event or buying something that will improve Student experience, please feel free to write an application.
The Bidding form can also be found under Committee resources the SGSU website: https://www.sgsu.org.uk/pageassets/club-soc/committee-resources/Appendix-C-Bidding-Form-forAdditional-Funding-1.docx
General information
Resource Committee Page
This is just a gentle reminder of the existence of the resource committee page which contains almost anything you’ll need as a society here at Georges. I’ve made an effort to keep it updated this year. It contains all relevant Information from the Room booking guide, Budget tracker, Council Manual, Instructions on how to access Society email, use your webpage and so much more…
Please use this awesome resource that years of exec officer and the SU have made available to everyone.
https://www.sgsu.org.uk/club-soc/committee-resources/
Please use this link if you want to organise a meeting yourself.
Minibus
Both minibuses are currently out of action, we’re working to try and make them available to Students again as soon as possible. Apologies to everyone with prior bookings for the inconvenience.
To book minbuses in the future please use: http://www.georgesballs.com/mrbs/web/month.php?year=2018&month=02&day=18&area=2&roo m=6
If you do not have a log in, please get in touch to receive now
Dragon Card
The Dragon Card has been officially released. The card can be used in the SU Shop and Bar, you’ll receive 3 points for every £1 spent and can then use them as 100 points is worth a £1. There will also be prizes given to the person with most points each month. More information on the dragon card is available on:
https://www.sgsu.org.uk/food-drink-venue/dragoncard/
Important Dates
20th February – Special General Meeting
23rd – RAG Jailbreak
28th Feb – Bar FTSE
19th – 23th Feb - Interfaith Week
AWARDS
Societies up for grabs
As you are hopefully aware, we are advertising societies (listed below) which are ‘Up for Grabs’. They are advertised as available before their eventual dissolution so that you, or your friends can pick up the society and continue to run it.
All the societies listed here have expressed that they may be put on the ‘Up for Grabs’ list due to inactivity, or because they have not communicated with the Societies Officers for months.
If you happen to be interested in any of the societies/ community projects/ clubs listed below or know anyone who might be, please email susociet@su.sgul.ac.uk for further information.
Available societies:
- Aids Orphan
- Sexpression
- Mindfulness
- Protest and Activism forum
- Archery Soc
- Shorinji Kempo
Societies which were previously on the list and are no longer available:
- Anaesthetics and Critical Care Society
- GPRAS (St George’s Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Society)
- The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI)
- Clinical and Academic Research Soc (CARS)
- Academic Foundation Programme Society (AFP)
- BakeSoc
- Genetics Society
Do not hesitate to contact Society Officers (Gabriela Barzyk, Ramneek Chana, Shalu James, Jeremy Teo) at susociet@su.sgul.ac.uk with any questions!