what is imperial college union?

Imperial College UnionThe basics!

What is Imperial College Union?

• The students’ union of Imperial College• Provides:– A student view on most College committees– Impartial welfare advice– Over 300 clubs & societies– A variety of commercial outlets

Statistics

• Annual turnover of £3.5m• 54% of all students (UG + PG) are members of

a club or society– Probably the largest student activities programme

in the country

ICU is student-led!

• Council of ~50 students sets overall policy• Executive of ~15 responsible for operational

policy and resource allocation• 5 Sabbatical Officers manage day-to-day

operations – Elected every year by cross-campus ballot

Ashley BrownPresident

Ashley BrownPresident

Jenny WilsonDeputy President

(Clubs & Societies)

Jenny WilsonDeputy President

(Clubs & Societies)

Daniel HillDeputy President

(Finance & Services)

Daniel HillDeputy President

(Finance & Services)

John JamesDeputy President

(Welfare)

John JamesDeputy President

(Welfare)

Jonathan SilverDeputy President

(Education)

Jonathan SilverDeputy President

(Education)

Sabbatical Officers

Sabbatical Officers - President

• Ultimately responsible for the day-to-day management of the Union

• A member of Imperial’s Governing Body, the Imperial College Council– And a zillion other committees!

• Email president@imperial.ac.uk– Not my personal account please

Sabbatical Officers – Deputies

DP (Clubs & Societies) • Rather unsurprisingly, looks after

clubs and societies.• Email dpcs@imperial.ac.ukDP (Finance & Services) • Responsible for Union finances and

commercial services.• Email dpfs@imperial.ac.uk

Sabbatical Officers – Deputies

DP (Education)• Responsible for the academic reps

and education issues.• Email dpeducation@imperial.ac.ukDP (Welfare) • Responsible for campaigns and non-

academic issues (e.g. Halls)• Email dpwelfare@imperial.ac.uk

Getting in touch

• To book appointments:– Call reception on x48060– Use Free/Busy information in Outlook– Email Rebecca Coxhead, rcoxhead@imperial.ac.uk

• In Outlook, remember to use our role email accounts– We’re in the directory as “<Name> - <Position>”,

e.g. Ashley Brown – ICU President

Staff Team

• Supported by a staff team of around 30 people• Led by the Operations Manager, Robin Pitt• Other people you might come across:– Kristine Rajamanikam, Functions Manager– Rebecca Coxhead, Governance & Administration Co-

ordinator– Alex McKee, Sponsorship and Communications Co-

ordinator– Phil Power, Membership Services Manager

Union Structure – Faculty Level

City & GuildsCollege Union

Faculty of Engineering

Royal College of Science Union

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Imperial College School of Medicine

Students’ Union

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty Unions provide representation, welfare support and events at the Faculty-level.

Katya-yani VyasRCSU

Katya-yani VyasRCSU

Anil ChopraICSMSU

Anil ChopraICSMSU

Faculty Union Presidents

Kirsty PattersonCGCU

Kirsty PattersonCGCU

Clubs & Societies

• Every club has a chair, treasurer and secretary• Clubs are split into groups for management– Recreational (RCC), Social (SCC), Athletics (ACC),

Overseas Students (OSC)– Faculty Unions also have some clubs, e.g.

Engineers Without Borders– And there is a special group for the former Royal

School of Mines departments

Any questions?

(Then we’ll go for a tour!)