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It’s May 11th and your Students’ Union celebrates its’ 84th Birthday today!!

The oldest document in our archive is the foundation paper of the original Students’ Union at the then Sunderland Technical College, dated May 11th 1928.

The main functions of that first Union in 1928 were:

1.    To represent the students in all matters affecting their interests.
2.    To afford a recognised means of communication between the students and the college authorities..
3.    To promote corporate life amongst the students of the college
4.    To promote social relationships with students of other colleges
5.    To exercise supervision over the…

National Student Housing Survey

£500 Cash 1st Prize
plus 3 runner-up prizes of between £25 and £50

Note:  Sunderland students will be entered in the National Prize Draw (prizes above) and they will have the benefit of being included in the Sunderland University Prize draw too - 1st Prize - £100, 2nd Prize - £75, 3rd Prize - £50, 4/5/6th Prizes - £25.

Complete the survey before 25th May at :

http://www.studenthousingsurvey.co.uk/.

A new Photography Competition that has been launched by Tourism Development at Sunderland City Council in partnership with the Sunderland Echo and the Love Where You Live Campaign 2012.

They are looking for people to send in up to two photographs of their favourite places, attractions, events and activities in Sunderland, or pictures of what make them proud of Sunderland.  The prize is two VIP tickets to the Airshow on Saturday 21 July which will include, complimentary food and drink, a private viewing area of the flying displays, a souvenir programme and other as of yet to be confirmed perks.…

A group of amazing Sunderland students have been involved in creating a trailer to promote the upcoming book release of the Newcastle based author R D Ronald. Please support our students by following this link and voting for the trailer.
http://www.internationalmovietrailerfestival.com/all-trailers/the-zombie-room/

Please note the trailer does contain some violence and sensitive issues.

We are very sad to say goodbye to our two fantastic non-sabbatical officers for this year. Adarsh Chuttooar the International Officer and Lauren Debney the Student Support Officer have finished their posts and we just wanted to thank them for all of the amazing work they have done this year. Adarsh has been amazing support for International students and has organised some great events including the Celebration of Diversity event in November. Lauren has been heavily involved in the set up of Sunderland Students Well-being Action Group (SWAG) and helping the Students’ Union to become one of 25 universities involved…

Your Union is delighted to be able to tease you with news of a tie-up between ourselves and the mighty SPLIT Festival for 2012. This year’s festival is being held on the weekend of 21-23 September, which, uncoincidentally, is slap bang in the middle of Freshers’....

Watch this space for more news and launch details from mid-July.

You can watch out for line-up announcements and find out lots more at the official SPLIT website at :

www.splitfestival.com

The Campus Bus Service takes a break in operation over the Easter vacation. Last day of service is Friday 30th March and we’ll be back and running at the beginning of the next semester - Monday 23rd April.

The Green Connect Service will run as usual over the vacation.

It’s a YES to both referendums…...results can be found under ‘Your Union’ - and click on the left hand subject ‘Referendums’

Results for the Executive Candidate Elections can be found under ‘Your Union’ - scroll down the left hand side and click ‘‘Elections 2012’

It was a great turnout for the voting days, with over 1,700 voting, a huge thanks to all who took the time to vote.

Clothing sale - great savings on selected lines.
Varsity 2-tone hoodies were £19.95 NOW £15.00
Longline hoodies were £26.00 NOW £20.00
Grey Fairtrade hoodies were £25.00 NOW £20.00
Baseball Jackets were £27.50 NOW £20.00
Organic T-shirts were £9.95 NOW £7.50
Hurry while stocks last - limited sizes available.

Available to buy on-line by clicking on the ‘Shop’ blue tab at the top of the page or in the Students’ Union Offices at Edinburgh Building and Wearbank House or the Bonded Shop

THOUSAND OF STUDENTS ARE BEING TARGETED TO RELEASE THEIR BANK DETAILS BY SCAM EMAIL PURPORTEDLY FROM HMRC.

Since the HMRC tax code scandal a little while ago, HMRC have been automatically issuing tax calculations and tax refunds as well as demands to rectify their mistakes. Many Students will have received refunds or a notification a refund is due by POST. These are more than likely genuine, but the fraudsters are sending emails to students in the hope the student will think it is really HMRC following up on their refund notice.

HMRC have announced they NEVER send refund notifications by…

Tues 24TH Jan at 5pm -7pm in North Shore!

The Union Council is the highest part of the Student Voice within the Students’ Union, and exists to voice your concerns and shape the student experience. You can play a part in it by coming along to the meeting and or submitting a motion you would like to put forward for the Union Council to consider. If you would like to put forward a motion then please send it via email to Tobias Barker, the Students’ Union President

We are looking for singers/bands to play North Shore for a series of gigs we are doing. If you are interested or someone who could be drop an email to su.ents-media-officer@sunderland.ac.uk

North Shore - Your Students’ Union venue is taking part in the Best Bar None awards. Please take a few moments of your time to vote for North Shore at the link below.
http://www.sun-fm.com/best-bar-none.php

All the Executive Officer positions come up for election in March each year.
Dates have been announced for the elections for 2012.
Nominations open on Friday 24 February 2012.
Full details are available by clicking on the blue tab above, ‘Your Union’ and scrolling down on the left hand side to ‘Elections 2012’

Interested and want to find out more - then please call and see Marian, Assistant Returning Officer in the Students’ Union offices in Edinburgh Building, City Campus.

Come and join us on Tuesday 13 December 2011 at 5pm in North Shore.
This is YOUR Students’ Union and is run by students for students.

This is YOUR Union and YOUR chance to come and put your views across and shape the student experience.  Have your say and get involved in the discussions of how we run the Union, YOUR voice needs to be heard.
Details available by clicking ‘YOUR UNION’ at the top of the page and then clicking ‘UNION COUNCIL’ on the left hand side.

Everyone welcome.  See you there….

Check out the latest edition of the Student Representatives Newsletter…. under Student Voice section, scroll down on the left hand side to Student Rep Newsletter - enjoy reading!!!!

Due to unforseen circumstances, the Students’ Union evening bus service will be removed for a 1 hour period only from 7.30pm until 8.30pm. Please accept our apologises for any inconvenience this may cause. This will commence with immediate effect from 28th November 2011 until Friday 18th December 2011.

Due to a (now confirmed) national day of strike action by academic and support staff unions over proposed changes to public sector pension schemes, the University will have to close on Wednesday, November 30

You can take part in deciding which charities we support during RAGfest 2012. simply just pick your choices from this poll.
http://www.proprofs.com/polls/poll/?title=which-charities-should-we-fundraise-for-during-our-february-2012-ragfest

Please go to RAG section or via the below link and read through the information at the bottom of the page which will tell you everything you need to know!
This is an amazing way to get involved with YOUR Students’ Union, do your bit for charity AND have something fantastic to add to your CV.
http://www.sunderlandsu.co.uk/yourunion/rag

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the ‘white’ Students’ Union Minibus service will not be running for approx 1 hour on Friday 25 November 2011 between 6.30pm and 7.30pm
Service will be resumed at 7.30pm
We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
The ‘green’ Connect service will be running as normal.

Check out the events that are coming up at North Shore in the events section of the website!!!!!!!!

The hilarious comedy Bouncers is at North Shore this Thursday (10th Nov) with a special offer for students - 2 tickets for £10!!!! Get them at SU offices and bar at North Shore

Congratulations to Lauren Debney on being elected last night for the role of Student Support Officer.
Lauren takes up her new role from today, 2 November 2011 and can be found in the Students’ Union Offices in Edinburgh Building, City Campus.
Well done to all candidates on their election campaigns.

Come along and join in the fun at the Pre Election Party in North Shore on Friday 28 October 11 at 7pm.
Your chance to meet the 4 candidates standing for Student Support Officer and make your mind up who to vote for before voting on Monday/Tuesday next week.
Everyone welcome.