Social Secretary Your Opportunities Team - PowerPoint Presentation

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Social

Secretary

Your Opportunities Team

Louisa Fletcher – Student Opportunities Officer

Email:

suopportunities@aber.ac.uk

Phone: 01970 621755

Lucie

Gwilt – Sports CoordinatorEmail: leg13@aber.ac.ukPhone: 01970 621754Becca Thompson – Societies CoordinatorEmail: rlb12@aber.ac.ukPhone: 01970 621745Gav Allen – Student Opportunities ManagerEmail: gaa@aber.ac.ukPhone: 01970 621718

SU

Policies

- Core Principles: Equal Opportunities (Equality and Diversity)

- Anti-Bullying & Anti-Harassment Policy

- Zero tolerance to Sexual Assault & Harassment

-

Aberystwyth University Students’ Union Initiation Policy

Core

Principles: Equal Opportunities (Equality and Diversity)

4.2.1.

- The

Aberystwyth University Students Union is actively committed to a policy of equality of opportunity, in its activities, in employment practise and in the service provision for its student members.

AUSU will not discriminate on grounds of sex, marital status, race,

ethnicity, colour

, nationality, disability, trade union activity, sexual orientation, age, language, gender identity, family responsibility, socio-economic background, HIV/AIDS Status, religious or political belief. The list is not exhaustive.

Anti Bulling & Harassment

http

://www.abersu.co.uk/pageassets/yourunion/governance/policymotions/Anti-Bullying-Anti-Harassment-Policy.pdf

- Aberystwyth

University Students’ Union (

AberSU

) is a safe space for all students, who are entitled to exist in whatever manner they deem appropriate but one which remains respectful to other students.

AberSU believes that all students, regardless of their background, circumstances or protected characteristics deserve to be treated with respect and dignity during their time as members of AberSU.- This

policy document will cover, but is not limited to, the following areas; Bullying

Harassment Cyberbullying Respect towards

AberSU

staff and students.

- This

policy ultimately ensures the safety of all

AberSU

members, elected officers and staff, and enables them to fully enjoy their involvement with

AberSU

free from the fear of all manners of bullying or harassment. This policy will work in conjunction with Aberystwyth Students Union Equal Opportunities Policy, and when following disciplinary procedures, all aspects of that policy will be observed.

Inductions & Initiations

Aberystwyth

University Students’ Union believes the practice of initiations is a dangerous and degrading exercise that jeopardises the safety of members and reflects negatively on the public image of students

.

AberSU

is also painfully aware that unforeseen circumstances resulting from such activities can cause anguish that may affect students and their families both personally and academically.

- It is also a requirement of the British Universities Colleges Sport (BUCS) that all Universities must have an initiation policy in order to compete in the BUCS competitions.

INITIATIONS & INITIATION CEREMONIES ARE BANNED

Initiations

- An

‘Initiation Ceremony’

is defined as:

- An

event in which members, (often new members) of a club are expected to perform a task or tasks, as a means to gaining credibility, status or entry within that club. This may be achieved by peer pressure (although not explicitly) and may compromise a person’s inherent dignity by forcing or requiring an individual to drink alcohol, eat mixtures of various foodstuffs, nudity and any other behaviour that may be deemed humiliating. This also extends to online initiation activities on social networking sites or blogs, etc. Individuals should not be pressured into divulging personal information, be subject to comments, photos or images that demean or compromise the dignity of individuals or groups.

Only

if you want

to

Socials

You

are responsible for the actions of all of your members on a

social

Have

an end time – and make this clear. This is the end of the social and means your responsibilities have ended. Anyone that chooses to stay out afterwards is with a group of friends, not on a AUSU organised

event

All of the aforementioned policies still apply on a

social

Names on Clothing

Leisurewear – (Social tops etc.)

The SU logo will be on every garment but t

he

Team Aber branded banner is optional.

You

are not limited to the Team Aber colours, so you may choose any colour scheme you wish

.You may have individual sponsors printed on your group leisurewear. Any other personalisation (i.e. nicknames) must first be sent to your Opportunities Officer for approval.Any garment with inappropriate prints (e.g. racial/homophobic/sexist/swear

words, etc.) will not be approved. If any member of your group

wears garments with unapproved and inappropriate prints, SU disciplinary procedures will be initiated.

Names on Clothing

These

are examples of the kind

of wording that

will

NOT

be tolerated

by the SU. The wording on all clothing must be submitted to the Opportunities Officer before going to print.

Sponsorship

This is

NOT legally bindingSponsorship

Form -

is a record of what has been agreed

The Finance Office will raise an invoice on your

behalf if required

Payments are to be made by cheque or BACS, NO cash (UNLESS the business brings the cash to to the finance office!)Outstanding payments must be chased by the Society/ClubKeep a copy for your records

Any Questions?