Welcome to the family

As a student coming to Essex, you are now officially a member of the Students' Union, also known as the 'SU'!

Whatever you want to get out of University life, the SU here to make it happen for you. Run by students for students, we’re here show you just some of the ways we’ll help you love your time at E15.

The SU is run by the sabbatical team, (meaning they are taking a year out from studying to work for the SU) and they are more widely known as "the Sabbs". They’re here to represent you on all levels and help make your university life be amazing. They live on campus, work full time and get paid to be the voice of you, the students. Working alongside a team of permanent staff, they aim to deliver the best services possible for you.

The SU is completely separate to the University and we’re proud to work in a totally different way to most organisations. We run student shops, bars, restaurants and an awesome night club, and any money made goes straight back into running services for Essex Uni students!

We’ve created this section of the website just for you, and have packed it full of essential info, to ensure you’re kept in the know. To keep up to date with all the latest fresher news, make sure you become a fan of the SU on Facebook and show us your tweets on Twitter!

Meet the SABBs

 President – Hentley Ignatius president@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me about Students' Union democracy, elections, university issues and national campaigns.

 Vice President Services and Communication – Kunal Patel vpservices@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me about entertainments, Student TV, radio and newspaper, communications, external 
 companies, bars and venues and commercial services.

 Vice President Sports and Societies – James Thornton vpsportsandsocs@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me about clubs, societies, sports federation, societies guild and starting up a new club/society.

 Vice President Education – Camilla Thoresen vpeducation@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me about course reps, academic issues, careers fairs, education, campaigns and higher
 education issues.

 Vice President Welfare and Community - Ashley Rudge vpwelfare@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me about welfare, advice centre, student rights, campaigns, volunteering, accreditation schemes
 and housing.

 Vice President Southend and Loughton – Daniel Smy vplousou@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me anything about the Loughton and Southend SU, from welfare to sports, education, services 
 and student life in general - i'm here for you.

 Vice President International – Leonidas Basatis vpinternational@essex.ac.uk.

 Ask me about visa issues, international events, advice centre and work permits.

So welcome to Essex, you’re going to have an amazing time here, and this site will show you just some of the ways we’ll make sure you love your time at Essex!