All students are welcome to attend a Student Council meeting to propose and debate motions whilst holding their elected representatives to account.
The meetings are hybrid, so students are welcome to join in person or on Teams. To join a meeting, please use the Microsoft Teams link here, or pop along to the SU office (located next to the East Park Deli in The Spark) 10 minutes before the meeting is due to start.
The Student Council is made up of elected representatives from across the University. These are:
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The four Solent Students' Union Sabbatical Officers
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The SU Volunteer Officers: Environmental Officer, Mature Officer, Postgraduate Officer, Trans+ Officer, Warsash Maritime Liasion Officer, Womens Officer, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Officer, and Religion and Faith Officer
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Faculty Reps: Business, Law and Digital Technologies
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One Solent SU staff member to chair the meeting
Motions
Proposing Motions
Motions passed at Student Council direct the work of the SU. You just need a proposer and a seconder to send a motion to Student Council for discussion, and any student can do it. If you’d like to know more about the format of Council motions, or have other questions about submitting one, email Sophiia.DeFaia@solent.ac.uk.
Debates and Amendments
After a motion is introduced by its proposer, there is an opportunity for questions about it and debate. Amendments to motions can be submitted in advance of the meeting. More detail about this is available in the our by-laws.
Substantial amendments must be submitted to Sophiia.DeFaia@solent.ac.uk by noon on the day of the Council meeting, except in the case of amendments to emergency motions which may be submitted up until the start of the meeting.