UniversityofStAndrewsStudents’AssociationStudents’RepresentativeCouncilMINUTESTuesday24thJanuary2017–LargeRehearsalRoom,6pm

Present

Member’sName Position SallyAllmark ArtsandDivinityFacultyPresidentRebeccaRyce AssociationAlumniOfficerSigridJorgensen AssociationChairAineBennett AssociationCommunityRelationsOfficerRobertAston AssociationEqualOpportunitiesOfficerLewisWood AssociationLGBTOfficerTarynO’Connor DirectorofEventsandServicesJackCarr DirectorofRepresentationCarolineChristie DirectorofStudentDevelopmentandActivitiesEmmaSeckel PrincipalAmbassadorLouiseMcCaul ScienceandMedicineFacultyPresidentCatrionaCrookes SCRMemberforGenderEqualityChristopherWilde SCRMemberforWideningAccessandParticipationJennieMatthews SRCAccommodationOfficerLorraineCallaghan SRCMemberforAgeEqualitySamRoss SRCMemberforFirstYearsPaigeOnouye SRCMemberWithoutPortfolioEuanGrant SRCPostgraduateAcademicConvenerAlisonHoliday SRCPostgraduateDevelopmentOfficerNickFarrer SRCWellbeingOfficerInAttendance IainCupples StudentAdvocate(Education)/HRManager1.AdoptionoftheAgendaOnlyonepersonhadexpressedinterestinbeingco-optedasSRCMemberforStudentswithDisabilities,andtheywereunabletoattendthismeeting.Assuchitem9.1ontheagenda,Co-optionofSRCMemberforStudentswithDisabilities,wasdropped.Itwasclarifiedthatthiswouldnotbeaddedtotheagendaoflatermeetings,astherewasonlyonemoreSRCmeetingbeforeelections.Withthisamendmenttheagendawasadopted.

2.ApologiesandAbsence

Member’sName Position MariyaSimeonova AssociationEnvironmentandEthicsOfficer ApologiesCharlotteAndrew AssociationPresident ApologiesBenPeddie AthleticUnionPresident AbsentDylanBruce Rector’sAssessor Absent

Theapologieswereacceptedwithoutdissent.

3.AdoptionoftheMinutesofthePreviousMeeting

Tobecirculatedbyemail.

4.MattersArisingfromtheMinutesofthePreviousMeeting

None.

5.OpenForum

Nobusiness.

6.ReportsoftheSabbaticalOfficers

6.1ReportoftheAssociationPresident

Charlottehadsentareportmentioningthefollowing:

- RectorialelectionswouldbeheldinOctoberandsessionswereplannedafterthespringbreaktohelpthosewhowantedtoidentifyandapproachsuitablecandidatestobenominated.

- AmeetingwasbeingplannedbetweenpresidentsofScottishStudents’Associations.

- ThePrincipalwouldbegivingatalkontheimplicationsofBrexitfortheUniversityon7thFebruary.

- AlumniWeekendsignupswerenowopen.

- MemberswereencouragedtoparticipateintheUniversitiesScotlandTwittercampaignemphasisingtheimportanceofinternationalstudents.

- Memberswerealsourgedtoencouragestudentstonominateandstandintheelections,andtoprepareahandoverdocumentfortheirsuccessors.

6.2ReportoftheDirectorofRepresentation

Jacksaidhehadcompletedaplanningdocumentontherunningoftheelections,includingrulesetc.HewasacceptingapplicationstobeontheElectionsCommittee.

6.4ReportoftheAssociationDirectorofEventsandServices

TarynwasfocusedonRefreshers’Week,RAGWeekandQueerfesteventsaswellasaValentine’sDayOMFGrelaunchandbookingGradBallacts.ThemergedshopwasrunningastudentartworkcompetitionandTarynaskedmemberstopublicisethisiftheycould.

6.5ReportoftheAssociationDirectorofStudentDevelopmentandActivities

CarolinereportedthatshehadbeenextremelybusywithRace2,organisingRagWeek,Refreshers’FayreandboxofficevolunteersforRefreshers’Week.

7.Questionsforcommittees

7.2AssociationCommunityRelationsCommittee

CommunityCouncilhadmetanddiscussedtheissueoffuturestudentnumbersandhowthesecouldbeaccommodatedinthelocalarea.TherewouldbeaCommunityRelationsdebateorganisedwithDebates.

7.4AssociationLGBT+Committee

Therewouldbe23eventsinthenext4weeksincludingQueerfestanddRAGWalk.AvacancyontheLGBTQ+committeeexistedandwouldbefilledbyco-option:ifmembersknewinterestedpartiestheyshouldcontactthecommittee.

7.5EqualOpportunitiesCommittee

Theinterfaithsteeringgroupwouldmeetshortly.

7.6MemberforRacialEquality

SigridinformedthecommitteethatHalimahadresignedandthispositionwasnowvacant.

7.7SRCMemberforGenderEquality

WorkwasbeingdoneontryingtogetexternalbarsandothervenuestosignuptoaversionoftheZeroTolerancepolicy.

7.8SRCMemberforFirstYears

SamwouldbevisitinghallsnextweekforQ&Asessions.

7.9SRCMemberforAgeEquality

Aforumforlifelonglearningwasbeingsetup.

7.11SRCMemberforWideningAccessandParticipation

TheScottishGovernmentwassettingupaforumforconsultationonpotentialchangestohowtheDisabledStudents’Allowanceisadministered,andonimprovingBritishSignLanguageprovisioninuniversities.

7.16EducationCommittee

TheFacultyPresidentshadmetwiththeProctorbeforeChristmastodiscussstudentinputintheTeachingExcellenceFramework.

7.17ExternalCampaignsCommittee

MentalHealthAwarenessweekeventswouldbepublicisedshortly.

8.UnfinishedGeneralBusiness

Therewasnounfinishedbusiness.

9.NewGeneralBusiness

Withtheamendmenttotheagenda,therewasnonewgeneralbusiness.

10.CollaborativeSolutions

(Incamera,notminuted.)

11.AOCB

Memberswereaskedtosubmithandoverplansanddocumentsby5pmon2ndFebruary,exceptforthosememberswhosehandoverwasinthesummerratherthanafterspringbreak:thosememberscouldhandinonlyaplanoroutline.

Endofsemesterreportsweredueby26thJanuaryat5pm.

ThefinalmeetingofSRCbeforeelectionswouldbe14thFebruaryat6pm.Memberswereaskedtoarriveat5pmtobeavailabletotalktostudentsinterestedinstandingforpositionsonSRC.