Posted 07 December 2009 at 1:20am by
Daniel O'Toole
Hey guys, I feel the last few ‘blog’ updates of mine have seriously lacked a personal touch. So here goes, (from DOT your SU President, not some ‘reporting machine’! After all that’s what the news is for!).
The last few weeks have been as busy as ever. Lots and lots of meetings and little time during the days to do much work - forcing me to stay long hours in the office… let me hear an “awww”! OK, moving on!
So, some of the highlights...
- I attended a training course in Birmingham based on how to effectively Chair a Board of Trustees. This was very helpful because, with our new Board of Trustees consisting of Externals for their expertise and experience, it is important that I am able to Chair it as effectively and efficiently as possible.
- Over the last couple of weeks I have attended the two big University meetings, Council (the governing body of the University) and Senate (the body ultimately responsible for all academic related topics). Ian Jamieson, the current Pro Vice-Chancellor, who has helped us as a Students' Union and has always ensured student representation, attended both of these meetings for the very last time. He retires this Christmas after being here for over 20years and I would like to thank him on behalf of the SU for all his help.
- OK – this one is not work related however I have to blog it somewhere! Last Friday I revisited Birmingham with a dear friend (who got me tickets for my birthday!) to see Ricky Gervais! It was amazing and I’d recommend seeing ‘Science’ to every Gervais fan! :)
- Last Saturday I attended an evening with SIFE (students in free enterprise) for their show, “Strictly for Charity”. They presented their previous successful projects as well as the projects they are currently/about to start working on, with performances from several arts societies to mix it up. It was great!
- With the new tips I picked up from the training session, I chaired the second Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday which followed the Union’s Finance Committee. Both meetings went well and run smoothly.
OK… I could go on… but firstly, I don’t want to! And secondly, I’m sure you are fed up of my rambling on too!
As usual, every Sabb has an open door policy, so pop in for a chat if you have any questions or queries.
Peace and love,
Dot x :)
PS – STUDENT FORUM – is tomorrow… well actually, looking at the time, it’s today! That’s Monday the 7th @ 13.15 – 14-05 in Elements.
Be there to hear a full report from the Sabbs and a Q&A session as well as an automatic entry to a free prize draw by just attending. There are tickets and a bottle of bubbly up for grabs. Not bad for a relevant hour of your life? :P