Union of UEA Students
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The Union of UEA Students is the students' union of the University of East Anglia. All students of the university automatically become members of the union unless they should choose to opt out. The union is a democratic organisation run by its members via an elected executive committee and student council. Post graduate students as well as being members of the Union of UEA Students are also members of the Graduate Students Association a similar body though on a smaller scale to the Union and one of only a few student organisations specifically for post graduate students in the UK
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[edit] Commercial Services
The union is one of the UK's most commercially active students' unions and operate many of the services open to all members of the university community and the general public on the university campus in Norwich including:
- The Union Food Outlet (UFO)
- The Union Papershop
- The Union Postoffice
- The Union Travel Shop
- The Union Pub & Bar
- The Hive
- The LCR (one of East Anglia's leading live music venues)
- The Union also operates the Waterfront gig venue/club in Norwich city centre
The profits from these activities go to providing free or subsidised services to the union's members.
[edit] Member Services
The union provides a professional advice centre, funding for clubs and societies and campaigns on a wide range of issues as directed by the democratic process.
Sports Clubs
- American Football UEA Pirates
- Athletics Club
- Badminton
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball
- Boat Club
- Capoeira
- Cheerleaders (UEA Angels)
- Cricket Club
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award Club
- Fell Club
- Fencing
- Football - Men's
- Football - Women's
- Futsal
- Golf
- Hockey Club
- Horse Riding
- Karate Club
- Kayaking
- Kayaking Club
- Korfball
- Lacrosse
- Mountain Biking
- Netball
- Pool
- Rockclimbing Club
- Rugby - Men's
- Rugby - Women's
- Sailing
- Ski & Snowboard
- Skydiving Society
- Snooker
- Squash Club
- Sub Aqua
- Surf
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tae Kwon Do Club
- Ten Pin Bowling
- Tennis
- Trampolining Club
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball Club
- Windsurfing
- Yoga
Non Sports Societies
- African Students Society
- Afro-Caribbean Society
- Amnesty International
- Anarchist Students
- Anime Society
- Art of Living
- Art Society
- Asian Society
- Ballroom and Latin American Dancing Society
- Buddhist Society
- Cheerleading (UEA Angels)
- Cocktail Society
- Conservation
- Conservatives
- Contemporary Music Society
- Deviant
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- East Asian Society
- ENV Soc
- Football Supporters
- French Soc
- GamesSoc
- Green Party
- Hellenic Society
- History Soc
- International Student Society
- IRrational
- Japan Soc
- Juggling Society
- Labour Society
- Latin Soc
- Law Society
- Lesbian Gay Bisexual
- Liberal Democrats
- Livewire
- Malaysian Student Society
- Management Social Society
- Math Soc
- Mature Students Society
- Medsin
- Medsoc
- Mexican Society
- Middle Eastern Soc
- Music Society
- Nexus
- Nightline
- Paintball
- PhotoSoc
- PokerSoc
- Politics Society
- Pub Crawl Society
- RAG
- SEED
- Speak
- STAR (student action for Refugees)
- Streetjazz
- The Islamic Society at UEA
- UEA Canaries
- UEA Debating Society
- UEA LINKS
- UEA Music Society
- UEA Revelation Rock-Gospel Choir
Media Societies
- Concrete - Newspaper
- Livewire 1350 - Radio station
- Nexus - TV station
Peer Support Groups
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Peer-Support Group
- Mature Students Group
- Nightline
- Race Awareness Group
- Students with Disability Group
[edit] Democratic Structure
The members of the union elect annually an executive committee of four full time [sabbatical officer]'s and six non-sabbatical officer's. The union does not have a post of president on the executive committee
The full time posts are:
- Academic Officer :- Tessa North
- Communications Officer :- Francis Hamlyn
- Finance Officer :- Eddie Shields
- Welfare Officer :-Stevie Altman
The part time posts are:
- Environment Officer :- Ben Meaker
- Ethical Issues Officer :- Sean Rose
- International Officer:- Cammie Fulmer
- Liberations Officer :- Martin Jopp
- Publicity Officer :- Andy Judson
- Societies Officer :- Nick Kent
- Sports Officer :- Kumaran Veluppillai
- Women's Officer (non-voting) :- Alex Scott
The full time officers meet year round in a management committee to decide on day to day operational matters relating to the Union and its subsidiary companies (these officers also serving as four of the six directors of those companies). The decisions of the management committee are ratified by the full executive committee which meets during the university term time and which is responsible for ensuring the policy of the union (as defined by the union council or policy ballot) is adhered to.
The union council, whose members are elected student representatives from each school of the university and the clubs and societies of the union, in addition to the executive committee, meets a minimum of eight times a year and sets the policy of the union and confirms the actions of the executive committee. The decisions of the Union council may only be overturned by a ballot of all members of the union.
