► Student Parliament

Where can you ask UPSU managers why the bar is painted purple? Or University big wigs why catering isn't up to scratch? Whilst also holding your executive Sabbatical Officers to account and setting the political strategy for your union?

Student Parliament!!

Student Parliament is the highest democratic structure at UPSU outside of open meetings (such as Annual General Meetings) which consists of student representatives elected by students at the University of Plymouth to make sure that UPSU is doing what it is supposed to do and in the way that it is supposed to do so.

The Student Parliament isn't just focused on internal UPSU areas, it also consists of Faculty Representatives from across the University where issues can be discussed; you can even mandate your executive officers to follow up issues with the University.

Future meetings will be held in Babbage 411 on....

January 14th 2010

February 11th 2010

March 22nd 2010

April 27th 2010

Click here to access to documents for this meeting

Get Involved
You can get involved in Student Parliament in a number of ways:
1) Get elected as a Parliamentarian for the next academic year in February.
2) Get elected for the current academic year in non-filled seats in the October By-Elections.
3) Get elected as a Faculty Representative through your Course Representative meetings (you need to be a Course Representative to be elected as a Faculty Representative.)
Or
4) Just come along! You can sit on sub-committees of Parliament which Parliamentarians chair. You can ask anyone questions when the Parliament meets, and you can ask Parliamentarians to propose policy and motions on your behalf.

For more information on how to get involved in Parliament please contact deputypresident@upsu.com  or president@upsu.com 

 
Executive Officers
The Executive Officers are full-time paid students, who either take a year out of their study to participate or who have just graduated.
The Students elect the officers to run the union and Student Parliament holds them to account - it even has the power to fire them if they do things really wrong!!
Details about the Executive Officers can be found here.

Student Parliamentarians
The Student Parliament consists of a number of 'Campaigns Chairs', 'Faculty Representatives' and non-portfolio 'Independents' as well as the Parliament Chair.

To find out who the 2009 / 2010 Parliamentarians are please click HERE