[dundee] What went on at the the SRC

[Gavin Ewan]

Ryan,

Ideal time for you to gather the officers together, new and old, and get
some collective solutions to this problem.  It's what we are here for!

There are plenty of things we can do to sort this out, and frankly from what
I have heard you say about these new rules being brought in I think that
implementing one of them will make the society stronger, whatever form it
will take in future.

I am sure that I speak for both the officers and the collective membership
in saying you are not alone in this battle and never will be.  Grab me at
the meeting tonight and I'll run some ideas past you.

Gavin Ewan
Treasurer of the Open Society
gavin at jag-podcast.com
www.facebook.com/gavin.ewan
@Jac0byterebel

On 19 Oct 2011 20:36, "Ryan Ward" <ry.ward91 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ok so,
>
> The meeting on Thursday will go ahead.
>
> I attended a Student Rep Council Meeting. Where an amendment to the
constitution was made stating that every society has to have a 3:1 student
to non-student ratio, this passed the vote 45 - 9 (i was 1 of 9).
>
> now everyone has paid their dues, I am yet to submit them. Enforcing the
above this academic year will be very difficult.
>
> Our meetings will not be cancelled while access to a venue is maintained.
We are fine for the time being.
>
> The logic behind this being implemented is to ensure Student Association
resources is primarily allocated towards students.
>
> I will try to up our student membership and am looking for a poster that
will advertise our meetings. that will be displayed on screens around the
university and the union itself.
>
> I am fighting this as it will affect us in the long-run and I truly
believe that the society is a benefit to the university and it's students.
>
> --
> I have a few avenues that need exploring.
>
> - In response to the Student Association's logic I have put forward the
proposal that our grant by the Student Association will only be spent
on tangible assets that remain property of the Student Association. (any
equipment purchased with society funds remains the Associations property
anyway).
>
> - We will contact the computing school of the university as a LUG looking
for a venue with the support of a few lecturers. This will be set in motion
very shortly.
>
> In the mean time if anyone is willing to help me find a venue outside the
university it would be greatly appreciated. I can't contact them all on my
own and battle the Student Association.
>
> If you would like to voice their concern about the passing of
this amendment then please do not hesitate to contact the Chairs of the
Student Association their details can be found at the following URL.
>
> http://www.abertayunion.com/contactus/content/276953/student_exec/
>
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Ryan Ward
> President of theOS
> University of Abertay Dundee
>
> https://www.twitter.com/rysward
>
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