Mid Term update – HE Governor campaign

Now that with the Eco Warriors I’ve brought college recycling up to over 70% (from

7.6%), we believe this is acceptable for the time being. This year our new focus is

energy reduction, and even with our aim of 20% reduction it will prove a lot more

difficult. However it will be done:

1. Mass recruitment of staff and students.

2. Collaboration with the UEA. Huge publicity, a website, a new logo, a newsletter, and more.

3. College wide competition, and a place at the world skills London, showcasing Eco-warriors to up to 40,000 visitors a day.

With more and more students at City College, it’s time we think creatively about common areas, and our café’s where the college is

loosing thousands to the surrounding city’s facilities. Although this is a matter of choice

for students, we can still improve our campus:

1. Helping create a HE only study and relaxation area in the Information store.

2. I will continue perusing the college for a student bar.

3. An independent student café (see financial section)

The problem with any institution is it’s ability to talk to its people on the ground. Although I will continue to talk on a personal level with

students, I believe better advertising is needed. Here are the three advertising

schemes I have for this Mid-term:

1. Eco-Warrior recruitment internally, with the possibility of external advertising.

2. Advertising for the College’s chapel, so students know where to pray, and contemplate if need be.

3. I will push to advertise and publish the ‘HE only’ zone in the Information store. By proposing a logo and poster scheme.

Undoubtedly we have a strong student union, if not the best for a Further Education college. But I want us to be the best in the country, above University Unions, and in a

capitalist society that comes down to money. The next step for a student union, is expanding into it’s own business’.

The average University union generates two-thirds of their income outside of their block grant, and we can do the

same.

1. A Tithe on college student services (debut, hairdressing etc.) Which will be split equally between the respective school and the Student union.

2. Beginning a turnover for the magazine, and Eco warrior turnover.

3. Buying up and launching Student Union services:

• See next page.

• A student run café, - what you ask for, gets served.plans include taking over the unsuccessful Mondo’s Café and

replacing it with ‘sufo’ (Student Union Food Outlet)• Taking over the College’s stationary shop, and adding a Post

Office facility, for banking and mailing.• Class and College hoodies of your design, colour and choosing,

as well as other college merchandise. • Using the Unions storage space, setting up a ‘freecycling’

platform accessed through the eco warrior website. Where you can exchange anything from an old text book to an old bike, for

an item of your choice –for free!• Selling Union stock online through Amazon, like old text books

and furniture, if they don’t get used in Freecycling. • Student Union Cinema, yes you read correctly. Using the forum

and college facilities to see the latest films, at affordable prices.• Reimbursing students who become financially disadvantaged by attending a student union event. (Like a society meeting, not

party’s)• Monetising the Union Magazine through advertising.

The Student Union needs to begin taking annual surveys in different areas, to

give evidence based, rather than opinion based results on student

services. These surveys will be fully visible to students and I believe they

should be in the following areas:

1. Student Experience

2. CCN Students at Work

3. CCN Emissions Survey – This shall be part of the Eco Warriors Energy Pledge.

There are 14-16, FE and HE awards. Now I will push for an annual Student Union

award ceremony.

These will be awarded at the Forum, with an evening dedicated to their

achievements. Societies can also set up their own awards ‘Debater of the

year, Eco warrior of the year.’

• Campaign of the year• Campaigner of the year• School rep of the year• Class rep of the year

• Sports student of the year• Society of the year

• Services to a society award• Service to the community award

• Union Alumni Award.

Nominated for NUS student representative of the year 2010.

Nominated for AoC Student of the year 2010.