Following the Vice-Chancellor’s original proposal for student members on Faculty Boards in November 2017, the Students’ Union has worked closely with the University leadership team to develop these important roles.
From October 2018, students will be members of Faculty Boards, which will be the key decision-making bodies in our faculties.
Board members will support and advise Deans on the management of our faculties, including approving initiatives to enhance the student experience and support student recruitment.
Full board meetings will take place in October, January and March/April, with one undergraduate and one postgraduate student member per faculty. Smaller operational board meetings will take place every month.
You can find terms of reference for both types of board meeting, as well as a list of attendees, here.
Sam Dedman, Students’ Union Vice-President Education said:
“I’m really pleased that a number of students will be sitting on the new Faculty Boards representing the highest point of decision-making within each of the University’s faculties.
“We look forward to working alongside volunteers from across the University in improving student representation at Southampton, and in particular strengthening our Postgraduate academic representation going forward. If you want to find out more about the work we do and how to get involved, please get in touch with the Students’ Union Representation Team via [email protected]”
Professor Alex Neill, Vice-President (Education and Student Experience), added:
“Student membership of our Faculty Boards signals our commitment to functioning as one academic community, and will complement the important work done at Department and School Staff-Student Liaison Committees.”
After the summer, we will communicate the appointment process for the new board members through our student communications channels including SUSSED News and Facebook.
