The 2021/2022 Officers year..

As we look back at Nat, Millie, Chido, Sadaf and Meg's time at the Huddersfield Students' Union. We'd like to remember their accomplishments and  what they're proud of.

Nat - SU President

Things you've achieved and are proud of

• Collaborative work with student service leads- regular health checks 
• Work with the careers service to improve their website via focus groups and social media feedback from students
• Mass growth of social media accounts
• Creation of the employability page on the SU website and videos recorded for the careers service on my experiences

Millie - Education Officer

Things you have achieved that you are proud of​

• Creating a podcast to give marginalised students a platform to share their experiences ​
• Presenting a paper on the experiences students have with Personal Academic Tutors at UTLC and working to improve this​
• Developing an 'inclusivity checklist' for reps to provide feedback on their course​
• Working with Meg to develop the Employability Badge​

Sadaf - Community Officer

Things you’ve achieved and are proud of:

• Collaborative work with Kirklees council on the relaunch of the Ask for Angela campaign.
• Establishing a working relationship with the campus police officer. 
• Makeover of the Hall ambassador scheme with the addition of new volunteering positions. 
• Banning the use of NDA’s at university, following the guidance set out by the department of education, NUS & Notonmycampusuk

Chido - Equalities Officer

Things you’ve achieved and are proud of:

• Being a Consultant and student representative for Diversity, equity and inclusion researching environmental science in the UK section titled - GAIA (geoscience access, inclusion and attainment) to ensure that there was more diversity in the Higher Education field of Environmental Science alongside Raphaella Ward. https://www.ukri.org/news/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-research-in-environmental-science/​
• Established a working relationship with the University lead for EDI and carried out some workshops on mental health and how to deal with racism and trauma from an ally perspective as well as students or staff perspective.​
• A platform for students to be heard unfiltered on their experiences especially those in marginalised communities - A dose of Chillie with Millie.​
• An in-depth knowledge of liberation dates for both staff and students.​

Meg - Activities Officer

Things you have achieved that you are proud of​

• Creating the Sports Club Charter ​
• Securing more funding for sports from the university ​
• The working relationship between ActiveHud/ Student Services & SU​
• Committee ACE redevelopment ​