Our Students & Students’ Union James Appleyard, Students’ Union Experience Officer

A vibrant community University of Leicester, one of the most diverse HE institutions in the UK A large part of this comes from international students About 50% of students are postgraduates, with many part-time or distance learners

Students’ Union activities 1000 student committees: Campaigning Volunteering Sports Faith Groups Music and Theatre Extracurricular Activities

Students’ Union Services EDucation Unit SULets Union Diner Union Shop Starbucks USRT/ARC Team Marketing o2 Academy

“An innovative Union that empowers students to deliver change” Leicester Students’ Union: Student Union of the year 2013 Here to enhance the student experience

Union Governance? Union Council – three Zones (Education, Union, Community) Council passes policy on various topics/issues of importance to the student community and beyond Sabbatical Officers (President, Education, Engagement, Experience) make sure that the policy is workable and implement it Sabbaticals also fulfil their manifesto commitments Various scrutiny panels make sure that both Council and Sabbaticals pass relevant policy and fulfil their manifesto commitments

Working in partnership A well-established partnership between the University and Union Students and University keen to promote and facilitate this

Examples Course Reps Equal Opportunities Reps GENIE projects Time to Change Any many more…!

Thank you! James Appleyard, Experience Officer ja372@le.ac.uk Any questions? Feel free to drop me a line: James Appleyard, Experience Officer ja372@le.ac.uk OR Michael Rubin, President mjr54@le.ac.uk