University of Glamorgan Student Union

The University of Glamorgan Union is the students' union at the University of Glamorgan, Treforest, Wales, UK. It is often known under its letters UGU. The union is an affiliate of National Union of Students of the United Kingdom and is part of NUS Wales. It offers representation and services to all the students of the University of Glamorgan.

Facilities

The Students' Union has many facilities and services:-
* Shafts - The night club of the union.
* Baa Bar - A bar within the union building.
* Butties - a coffees/pastries/sandwiches shop located in Baa Bar
* Smiths - A traditional pub within the union, located down-stairs.
* Smiths Food - A food outlet serving a wide variety of food.
* Suds - The laundrette located downstairs in the union building.
* Shop - A small shop on campus stocking newspapers, magazines, sandwiches, snacks, groceries and more.
* Reception - Offering NUS Card issuing, tickets for events, photocopying, faxing and more
* Vending Machines - Including Photo machines, drinks, mobile phone top-up, cigarettes and more.

Entertainment

This is a typical week for entertainments within the union:-
* Sunday - The RAG Quiz raising money for charity
* Monday - Buses to Creation nightclub in Cardiff
* Tuesday - Comedy Night / Open Decks Night / Anything Goes
* Wednesday - Score
* Thursday - Anything Goes from Karaoke to School Discos
* Friday - Rock Night
* Saturday - Climax

Leek

Leek is the student newspaper for the university. It is published 5 or 6 times a year and is run by student volunteers elected each year.

RAG

RAG stands for Raising and Giving for all Universities, however Glamorgan has put a slight twist to the name 'Raising at Glamorgan'. The group runs events and other fundraising activities to raise money for local and national charities. It is run by students and headed by an elected RAG Chairperson.

ocieties

The student union has many societites which specialise in interest and hobby opportunities for the students. These societies include:-
* Games Society
* Film Appreciation Society
* GlamTV, the only NaSTA affiliated student TV station in Wales.
* Glamorgan University Guide & Scout Society - a society affiliated to SSAGO
* LGBT - The University of Glamorgan's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered society. This is a Union support activity and runs every year regardless of numbers. The society organises outings, non-scene events, trips to the 'gay scene' in Cardiff/Swansea/Bristol, political rallies/lobbies/protests and is an active member of the NUS LGBT.
* Debating Society
* Computer Games Development
* And many more

Each year, students can start new clubs by contacting the students union

ports Teams

The union supports a wide variety of sports teams, who are entered annually into BUCS. These include:
* Men's & Women's hockey
* Men's & Women's Rugby Union
* Men's Rugby League
* Men's & Women's Football
* Gaelic Football
* And many more

ports Clubs

The Union also supports many sports clubs including:
* Climbing
* Skiing & Snowboarding
* Swimming & Waterpolo
* And many more.

Each year, students can start new clubs by contacting the students union

The Executive

The executive constists of the Sabbatical Officers, Non-Sabbatical Officers and Other Elected Officers. Day-to-day executive authority is vested in the Trustee Committee of which all six Sabbatical Officers are members. The current Trustee Committee is listed below:

* President - Dylan Davies
* Union Secretary - Ray Joyce
* Welfare Officer - Steven Nicklin
* Education Officer - Julia Kelner
* Women + Equal Opportunities Officer - Al Gore
* Student Activities + Development Officer - Chris Parnham

The Trustees committee are responsible for the smooth running of the Student Union. They also represent students at meetings and committees across the university, as well as providing welfare and education advice on a one to one basis. In recent years it has been increasily common for people that play sports to be the winners of their elections, which has resulted in people becoming elected for perhaps the wrong reasons. Never-the-less, the elections are run in a democratically and free way, and is seen as more publicity vote.

The Union Constitution states that the following Non-Sabbatical Officer posts shall exist, although these are not always filled:

* Non-Sabbatical Officer for Course Representatives - Vacant
* Non-Sabbatical Officer for Students with Disabilities - Vacant
* Non-Sabbatical Officer for Glyntaff Campus - Richard Main
* Non-Sabbatical Officer for International Students - Paul Almit
* Non-Sabbatical Officer for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students (LGBT) - Scott
* Non-Sabbatical Officer for Methyr Tydfil Campus* - Vacant
* Non-Sabbatical Officer for Racial Equality* - Vacant

The Other Elected Officers are as follows:

* Rag Chairman
* Leek Editor
* Assistant Leek Editors (x2)

Executive Officers serve from 1st July to 30th June each year, with elections for post in March of each year. Bye election can be called if Non-Sabbatical and Other Elected Officer posts are vacant. Sabbatical Officers are limited to two terms of office.

Past Presidents

* 2000/2001 - Matt Whiting
* 2001/2002 - Chris Lloyd
* 2002/2003 - Kim Brown
* 2003/2005 - Phil Rees
* 2005/2006 - Richard Ellis

External links

* [http://www.glamsu.com Glamorgan Union]
* [http://www.glam.ac.uk University of Glamorgan website]