Liverpool Students' Union

Liverpool Students Union
Institution Liverpool John Moores University
Location
Established 1992 (as Liverpool Students' Union)
President Yasmin Ibrahim
Other officers
  • Angelina Cliff
    Vice-President Academic Quality
  • Howisha Charlery
    Vice-President Community
  • Rachael Smart
    Vice-President Activities
Members c. 22,000 total
Affiliations National Union of Students
Website http://liverpoolsu.com/

Liverpool Students' Union (LiverpoolSU) is the representative body for all students studying at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in Liverpool, England; membership is automatic upon enrolment.

The union currently is currently representative of around 21,000 students studying at LJMU, located primarily in Liverpool. The current president is Yasmin Ibrahim, who was elected for the 2017-2018 term.

History

Liverpool Students' Union was formerly known as Liverpool Polytechnic Students Union (LPSU) until the old Polytechnic was granted University Status in 1992, when it became Liverpool John Moores University and the Union became Liverpool Students' Union.

Membership

The student union currently has 3 membership grades which includes:

  • Full Members - Students currently studying at Liverpool John Moores University and the Executive Student Officers.
  • Strategic Members - Trustees who are not full members, the chief executive and LiverpoolSU staff
  • Associate Members - Former full members who support the union and apply for life membership

Location

LiverpoolSU operates at 5 sites across the university, with its central base being within the John Foster Building. In May 2014 LiverpoolSU moved from their main base at the Haigh Building to the nearby John Foster Building and a number of hub sites across campus to become better placed for LJMU students.

The Haigh Building is named after long serving Union secretary, Sheila Haigh who retired in 1983, the year the building opened. Today the building is still owned by LJMU and is leased to new proprietors.

Within the John Foster Building can be found the Union's Central Office, where the Student Activituies, Marketing, Community, Advocacy, Insight and Representation teams sit. Also within the John Foster Building is The Looprevil Press and Looprevil Radio.

The Workbank, a recruitment office previously based within the Haigh Building alongside LiverpoolSU, has since relocated to Exchange Station on Tithebarn Street.

Media

Newspaper

The Looprevil Press is a student newspaper at Liverpool Students' Union. It is both a student society and a part of the student media. As of May 2009, The Looprevil Press has been funded by the Liverpool Students’ Union. Looprevil Press was founded in September 2008[1] by students Shamit Patel & Jess Green (a former vice president) and is currently the only student newspaper in circulation in Liverpool.

The name, Looprevil Press, is simply Liverpool spelled backwards and plays in with their tag line of "Bringing you the other side of Liverpool".

Radio station

Looprevil Radio is the student radio station of Liverpool John Moores University. The radio station broadcasts live through the academic year to students via the station website. The station operates live from 10am-10pm every Monday-Friday with pre-recorded material outside those hours and on weekends.[2]

The station was formed following a proposal in December 2010 by student, and first station manager Katie Upton, in a competition to secure £1000 funding. After her win, Looprevil Radio was formed and went live in February the following year. Since then the station has been broadcasting a variety of music and talk programming, with their aim reflecting in their slogan "An Alternative Approach To Radio".

Constitution

LiverpoolSU's Constitution establishes the union and outlines the ways in which members can engage in the union, and the procedures the union undertake to make it better whilst remaining democratic. The constitution has been awarded the Plain English Campaign Crystal Mark for clarity in language.

The current constitution was adopted in 2012. It is approved by the LiverpoolSU Board of Trustees and regulated by the LJMU Board of Governors.

Governance

Employing around 25 full-time and 100 part-time staff, the Union is governed by a Trustee Board, consisting of 4 full-time sabbatical students, 3 student Trustees and 3 external Trustees.

Executive student officers

The union is headed by an executive committee consisting of 4 student officers, who take a sabbatical year to work full-time for the union and to represent students at Liverpool John Moores University. They are responsible for the decision making and running of the union, however are answerable to the whole student body. Student officers release an accountability report each month which is released to the 3 union forums and debated by students. The president and 1 other officer serve as student governors on the LJMU Board of Governors, currently Yasmin Ibrahim (as president) and Howisha Charlery.

As of July 2017, these are the current student officers:

Student Office Incumbent
President of Liverpool Students' Union Yasmin Ibrahim
Vice-President (Academic Quality) Angelina Cliff
Vice-President (Community Engagement) Howisha Charlery
Vice President (Activities) Rachael Smart

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees are responsible for overseeing the management and administration of the union, making the financial decisions, responding to student demands and ensuring activities are within union aims and remain within the law. The board meets twelve times each year and consists of 11 trustees: the 4 student officers, 3 student trustees and 3 community trustees. One student officer or forum chair is elected chairperson of the board, and one community trustee is elected the vice-chair.

One behalf of the board, the chair and vice-chair appoint the union chief executive, who is responsible for its functioning on a day-to-day basis alongside union staff.


References

  1. ↑ LJMU News Update Archived 17 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
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