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[edit] Senate

Senate meets every two weeks and compromises some of the most powerful student politicians on campus. In particular the meeting consists of:

Apologies Minutes Receieved Matters Arising Any Other Business

[edit] All YUSU sabbatical officers

  • President: Anne-Marie Canning
  • Societies and Communications Officer: Sam Bayley
  • Services and Finance Officer: Matt Burton
  • Student Development and Charities Officer: Joey Ellis
  • Athletic Union President: Jo Carter
  • Academic and Welfare Officer: Vacant


[edit] JCRC Chairs

  • Alcuin College: Erik O'Connor
  • Derwent College: Oliver Lester
  • Goodricke College: Joe Clarke
  • James College: Chet Khatu
  • Langwith College: Zach Pepper
  • Vanbrugh College: Matt Oliver

[edit] Graduate Student Association representatives

[edit] Non-Sabbatical YUSU officers

  • Policy & Campaigns Officers: Tom Langrish & Michael Batula
  • LGBT Officers: Sarah Fennell & Ben Humphrys
  • Disability Officer: Vacant
  • Environment and Ethics Officers: John Nicholls & Joe Thwaites
  • Women's Officers: Sophie Harrison & Eilidh McIntosh
  • Racial Equality Officers: Nadia Aziz & John Apea
  • Training Officers: Rhianna Kinchin & Collette Kerrigan
  • Entertainments Officers: Naomi Dodds & Ed Durkin


[edit] Chairs of Internal Affiliates

  • Student Action: Adam Wiles
  • RAG: Helen Adams


The meetings are chaired by the Policy & Campaigns Officers who take charge of proceedings. The order of events usually includes:

  • Apoligies and attendences
  • Report by members on any meetings that they have attended
  • Matters arising from previous meetings
  • Issues, topics for debate (such as constitution changes)
  • Annoucements

Senate is open to all University members who are entitled to speak, although only those above hold a vote.

[edit] Controversy

The Senate (then known as the executive) was heavily critised after it effectively overturned a student vote on a major constitution change, causing many students to have run for YUSU positions which were then removed. The dispute came into effect due to the confusion in the definition and application of "abstentions" - which was intensified by a previous close vote.

[edit] Closed Session

Senate can be taken to a 'Closed Session' which means excluding all but voting members. This can be employed when discussing a matter of privacy and those within the meeting are bound to keep it confidential.

[edit] Notable Student Politicians

  • Rich Croker
  • Nat Thwaites Mcgowan
  • Amy Woods
  • Micky Armstrong
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