Assemblies
These are the groups with the power to make the changes you want!
Leeds University Union has 15 assemblies that any student can get involved with. Each assembly has a specific area of responsibility and representation.
The Purpose of Assemblies
To engage with the student body. Take a look at the list of assembly groups below, see if there are any which represent your personal areas of interest. Look out for meetings or debates which take place throughout the year and get involved! If you don't like what you see, speak to the Student Executive Committee or the Campaigns and Democracy Support team upstairs in the Union building.
To actively campaign. Assemblies can be used as a way of getting other students together to campaign about issues important to you. Speak to the Assembly Chair about any ideas or issues you want to propose.
To create a forum for discussion. Assemblies provide a forum for lively debate on issues which have a direct impact the lives of members. Assemblies can make recommendations to Union Council regarding its Policies and what LUU should stand for.
Assembly Groups
If you want to change something about the Union, want to start a campaign, or just want to have your opinion heard then please contact the relevant assembly. Click on the list of assemblies below to find out more information or to contact them.
Activities Assembly
Black and Asian Students Assembly
Democracy and Communications Assembly
Disabled Students Assembly
Education Assembly
Ethical and Environmental Assembly
Interfaith Assembly
International Students Assembly
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual (LGBT) Students Assembly
Mature and Part-Time Students Assembly
Postgraduate Students Assembly
Racial Minorities Assembly
Student Parents Assembly
Welfare Assembly
Womens Assembly
Activities Assembly
All Sports Clubs, Societies and Volunteering Groups are now represented together as Activities. This means that all groups are represented fairly and equally together and have equal access to funds and resources.
Within Activities at LUU there are ten different sub groups which all groups fit into. These specific sub groups help like-minded groups work together and are supported by the Activities Officer (who is part of the Student Executive Committee), the Activities Assembly and the ARC. So now every group has a Development Co-ordinator (staff member) and a Rep (student).
Contact your Development Co-ordinator to discuss committee training, budgets, event planning and any other questions you have about the buidling. Or contact your Rep to find out about Assemblies, campaigns, or tell them about issues you feel the Union need to take action on, make policy on or campaign on for students!
The Activites Assembly is made up of eleven Reps who represent all areas of Activity. Each rep is elected and, together, as a group they represent all 270 Activity Groups at LUU. All the eleven Reps sit on the Activities Assembly and are your political voice, so use them! The Assembly is chaired by Barry McGuire who sits on Union Council along with the Activities Officer Jess. They are elected each year by cross-campus ballot and make decisions and speak on behalf of all Activities!
The Activities Assembly represent the views of Activity Groups and mandate the work of the Activities Officer and hold them to account. They also aim to encourage co-operation, better communication, and greater success for all groups, and involve groups in LUU Democracy including elections and Referenda.
What do they do?
- Hold individual regular Assemblies to discuss issues and share ideas
- Make and Shape Policies e.g. Sponsorship Policy for Groups
- Campaign e.g. Referendum: Breakdancing Space in the Refec
- Pass new groups – If there are any activity that you would like to start (that is not already in the Union's vast list!) why not fill in the Activity Group Formation Form and email it to the address below and try setting up a Give it a Go session!
- Funding: Decide on who gets what funding. See how funding words by downloading the document 'How Funding Works' from the 'Get Involved' Resource Library section of the website. See how much funding groups received last year in the 'Grant Allocation 2007 to 2008' document (also in the Resource Library).
- Emergency Funding: If you need emergency funding, comeplete the Emergency Funding Application Form.
- Celebrate Week – decide winners of Rileys and Colours Awards
Meet the Activities Assembly Team...
| Activities Officer Jess Parker |
Activities Assembly Chair Barry McGuire |
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| j.e.h.parker@luu.leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Leeds Student, LSRfm.com, Labour, JHA, Snowriders |
luu.activitiesassembly@leeds. ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Assassins, RAG, LGBT, Physics, Green Action. |
| Performing Rep Fikir Assefa |
Sports Rep Sophie Kirk |
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| luu.performingrep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: A Cappella Singers, LUU Dance Band |
luu.sportsrep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Womens Hockey |
| Martial Arts Rep Dan Frank |
Political and Campaigning Rep Hannah Greenslade |
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| luu.martialartsrep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Kickboxing and Philosophy |
luu.politicalrep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: People and Planet, Green Action, Amnesty |
| Volunteering Rep Liz Doxford-Hook |
General Interest Rep Emma Mase-Robinson |
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| luu.volunteeringrep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Homed, LMSU (St John’s Ambulance), Kenyan Orphanage Project, Medics Hockey |
luu.generalrep@leeds.ac.uk
Groups I’m involved with: LGBT, want to get involved in Sign Language Society! |
| Media Rep Barry Carylon |
Dance Rep Tom Welton |
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| luu.mediarep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: LSRfm.com, Leeds Student, Action, Art Soc, SMS, MT, TG, Backstage, Lippy |
luu.dancerep@leeds.ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Circus Skills Society |
| Faith and Cultural Rep Jason Ho |
Outdoor Activities Rep Kate Kipling |
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| luu.faithandculturerep@leeds. ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: British Born Chinese Society |
luu.outdoorrep@leeds.ac.uk |
| Departmental Rep Lynette Pearce |
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| luu.departmentalrep@leeds. ac.uk Groups I’m involved with: Zoology Society, Circus Skills Society, Rock Soc |
Download the Minutes
Contact the Activities Assembly
If you want to submit a motion, emergency funding request or want to start up a new society, sports team or volunteering group then email luu.activitiesassembly@leeds.ac.uk.
Alternatively, if you have any questions or issues specific to each activity group, contact the Reps using their email addresses above.
Black and Asian Students Assembly
This group can deal with any issues relating to black and Asian students including anonymous marking campaigns or community racism.
Chawotu Anyanwu is your Black and Asian Students Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009.
Democracy and Communications Assembly
This assembly might discuss any matters relating to the Union's democracy and communications such as how we run elections or how the Union communicates with members.
Joshua Jones is your Democracy and Communications Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009.
Disabled Students Assembly
This assembly's purpose is to listen and act on the concerns of students with disabilities, representing them and expressing these concerns to the Union, the University and national bodies.
This assembly engages with the student body by questioning them on accessibility and resources for students with disabilities. They raise awareness and campaign on a campus and national level about issues concerning students with disabilities, such as any existing discrimination or exclusion.
To make change this assembly will create a forum for discussion and link with the parties concerned with disabilities within and beyond the university walls.
Kudzai Shava is your Disabled Students Assembly convener for 2008 to 2009.
Education Assembly
The Education Assembly exists as a place to voice any concerns or ideas about your learning at the University of Leeds.
No matter how big or small your concerns may be, from library opening hours to national issues like top up fees, this is the place in which to voice them! Ultimately they aim is, not just to be a group that raises the issues which affects students the most, but also a group that engages students in fun and innovative ways.
Throughout the existence of the Education Assembly, they have worked towards providing students with a fairer and more enjoyable working environment. In previous years the assembly have helped to: extend library opening hours; encourage the University to use anonymous marking; and have actively campaigned against top up fees.
The Education Assembly meeting is held every fortnight on a Monday from 4.00pm to 5.00pm in Meeting Room 3 of the ARC, upstairs in the Union building.
Noam Harris is your Education Assembly Chair for 2008 to 2009.
Ethical and Environmental Assembly
The Students' Union is, or should be, a member-led organisation, and should reflect the values of its students. It also has enormous power to affect student attitudes as so many students use the facilities every day. The aim of this assemly group is to provide a channel for you to express your views about how the Union should be run, and help make the Union as ethical and environmental as you are!
The role of Ethical and Environmental chair for 2008 to 2009 is currently vacant.
International Students Assembly
This group covers any matters specific to international students including things like international fees, visa issues and how the Union looks after its international members.
Mai Ali is your International Students' Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual (LGBT) Students Assembly
This group have previously lobbied the government on policy relating to lesbian and gay rights, have campaigned to introduce sexual health products to the Union and have also had regular social events.
Sophia James is your Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Students Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009.
Mature and Part-Time Students Assembly
This group considers issues that relate specifically to mature and part-time students. They can take action on issues such as part-time fees and timetabling.
Alex Hunter is your Mature and Part-time Students' Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009.
Find out more information for mature and part-time students at www.luuonline.com/matureandparttime.
Postgraduate Students Assembly
This group represents postgraduate students and all are welcome to get involved. The group has previously campaigned on issues such as housing as well as organised range of social activities.
Mina Said is your Postgraduate Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009.
Racial Minorities Assembly
The role of Racial Minorities Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009 is currently vacant.
Student Parents Assembly
This assembly provide support and a voice for students with dependants, and raise awareness of issues affecting student parents and carers. They lobby the University to improve the experience for these students and their families. As a group who meet regularly they provide a means for student parents and carers to meet others in the same situation, making the University and the Union a more family-friendly environment.
The role of Student Parents Assembly chair for 2008 to 2009 is currently vacant.
You can contact the Student Parents Assembly at email: studentparents@googlemail.com or why not join the online community at: http://groups.google.com/group/studentparents.
Welfare Assembly
This group considers any matters relating to student welfare such as housing issues, mental and general health.
Arieh Miller is your Welfare Assembly Chair for 2008 to 2009.
Womens Assembly
The Womens Assembly contributes to the democracy of Leeds University Union by performing three main functions in order to enhance the experience and effectiveness of the assembly to better represent members: They engages with the student body through regular meetings and campaigns which aim to, not only hear ideas from members, but also actively recruit members for the assembly; actively campaign throughout the year; and create a forum for discussionfor all members at each meeting.
Madeline Harris-Smith is your Womens Assembly convener for 2008 to 2009.
