Democracy

Positions vacant on Hallam Union’s Trustee Board

Nominate yourself for Student Trustee (voluntary, part-time)

The purpose of this role is to oversee the management and administration of the Union with particular responsibility for governance, solvency and strategy.

As a registered Charity we are overseen by a Board of Trustees. Our Board consists of six student officers, four external trustees and four student trustees. We are currently looking for four student trustees (effective from July 2013) who are enthusiastic and can bring skills and experience in areas such as business admin, HR and charities. This is a great opportunity for any student wanting to develop in these areas.

Trustees also need to have sound independent judgement and the ability to work as part of a team. We are looking for someone who will be committed to the Students’ Union and its values.

To find out more about the role please take a look at our Student Trustee Information Pack

Nominations are now open! Closing date: 5pm 17th May. See the information pack above for full details.

Vote Week: 3rd – 5th June

Results will be published: Friday 7th June

by admin
13 May 2013

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Referendum

A Referendum took place this week based on the below:

Should Hallam Union lobby Sheffield Hallam University to issue a budget based on the demands set out below?

- A living wage of £7.45 for all workers and auxiliary workers employed by and on behalf of the university

- The university to reject the recent fee increases, as a step towards free education

- The refusal to engage in course privatisation

- All student halls should be taken back in to university ownership

These demands should be met without detriment to the education of students; or the pay, or conditions, of the staff. The extra funds required for this budget shall be taken from executive pay, and demanded from central government.

For (YES)

Hallam union should make a stand against managerial and corporate greed, in favour of staff and student wellbeing. Our Vice-Chancellor is on £244,000 per year whilst student fees have been tripled, his pay has increased and those at the bottom are subcontracted and are still on minimum wage. Whilst this happens, our education and housing are put into private hands with no accountability to students. Modules going with no contact time and rents increasing, in favour of profits over our wellbeing. It is time our union put forward concrete demands to the university, and linked up all cuts issues to stop the pitting of one service against another.

Against (NO)

The 6 student officers here at Hallam Union are in the fortunate position of having a ‘Birdseye view’ of issues that not only affect Sheffield Hallam, but also what issues affect the sector. Taking our knowledge of what issues are currently affecting our students we are asking you to vote No in the referendum for the following reasons;

- If Sheffield Hallam University ‘reject’ the fee increases and charge £3,375 again, due to HEFCE (government) funding cuts the University will simply go bankrupt and you will have nowhere to study. It is irrational to ask/lobby the university to put itself in this position. Vote No in the referendum to avoid this.

- If we brought halls back into our ownership the capital cost would be huge to the university, this would then be passed onto students via rent payments. Currently with the accommodation partnerships we have, Sheffield Hallam offer the cheapest (on average) first year accommodation in the country. Vote No in the referendum to keep the cost of accommodation in Sheffield the lowest in the country.

You will vote on the referendum as a whole (encapsulating all four outlined points). We fundamentally disagree with two of the four points raised, and by lobbying on them it would be of huge detriment to the University. We ask you to vote No in this referendum.

Hallam Union Officer Team 2012/13

Results

Voting took place on Tuesday 16th April. The total number of votes cast was 239. With a turnout of 0.7%

The Union’s Bye Laws state that ‘A Referendum shall not be valid unless more than 2% of Full Members, or 400 Full Members, whichever is the greater, vote in the Referendum.’ (Bye Law 14.20)

by admin
10 Apr 2013

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Election Results Are In!!

After a huge effort from all our candidates, we can now reveal the successful candidates who will be working hard to represent you to the Union and University next year. A big thank you to all students who took part in the Elections and voted.