Friday 9 May 2008 at 6pm in the Bonded Warehouse
Eveyone welcome - come and relax after Uni and hear what the candidates have to say!!!!
MONDAY AND TUESDAY 12/13 May 2008
Ballot boxes open approx between 9.30am and 5pm at Edinburgh Building Reception, Murray Library, St Peters Refecotry, prospect Builidng with Ashburne House open between 12 and 2pm both days.
At the close of nominations at midday today, 1 May 2008, the following have been accepted as candidates in Round 3 of the Executive Elections.
VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCE
JAMES SANDERS
STEPHEN CORR
INTERNATIONAL, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY OFFICER
PIP McDONALD
STUDENT REPRESENTATION OFFICER
MARK NAILESS
There are no candidates standing for:
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS

LGBT OFFICER
Dan Frost 94 Votes
RON 9 Votes
DAN FROST duly elected as LGBT Officer.
EDUCATION AND WELFARE OFFICER
Ciara Murphy 100 Votes
RON 6 Votes
CIARA MURPHY duly elected as Education and Welfare Officer
PRESIDENT
Greg Du Bois 99 Votes
RON 4 Votes
GREG DU BOIS duly elected as President

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES OFFICER
Gavin Barnes 194 Votes
RON 6 Votes
GAVIN BARNES duly elected as Sports and Activities Officer
SOCIETIES OFFICER
Hannah Hunter-Reid 82 Votes
Scott Phipps 75 Votes
RON 6 Votes
HANNAH HUNTER-REID duly elected as Societies Officer
ENTERTAINMENTS AND CAMPAIGNS OFFICER
Kay Thompson 153 Votes
RON 9 Votes
KAY THOMPSON duly elected as Entertainments and Campaigns Officer
Nomination forms MUST be collected in person from the Returning Officer (Marian Alderson) and available from 9am on the date Nominations open and MUST be completed/checked and accepted by the Returning Officer BEFORE midday on the close of Nominations.
Strict Guidelines apply and MUST be adhered to - full details given on collection of Nomination form.
For any further information please contact Marian on 0191 5153585 or email Marian
Sounds Interesting?
Interested in becoming a member of the Executive - want to be involved in a particular area of the the Union and be involved in the day to day running, decision making and projects - and not sure what to do:
We have positions both full time paid posts (sabbatical positions) and part time unpaid posts (non sabbatical positions)
Part time positions commence after the Easter vacation (April each year)
Full time positions commence 1 July each year
Job Descriptions are available for each post and can be requested from Marian Alderson or accessed here.
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