The Big Plan

 

Using student feedback gathered, your Student Leaders have created The Big Plan, which directs the SU's focus over the year. The Big Plan is at the heart of everything the SU does. The Big Plan has been formed to work on what matters to you right now. This page outlines our priorities and progress, as well as other aims which you will help us decide upon during the year. If you have any queries about The Big Plan, please do not hesitate to email Adrian at vpinternational@essex.ac.uk.

OUR PRIORITIES

Aims:

  • There is a substantial increase in first time engagement in the SU
  • 25 students registered to be group leaders for next year

These are the people working to deliver these changes:

VP Student Experience

Joar Blume Robertsson 

VP Welfare

Nifemi Wilson-Adu

VP Education

Joe Holmes

Aims:

  • Departmental Belonging: establish Department Networks, improve department common rooms and study spaces, facilitate departmental activities.
  • Resources and Skills: Improve how academic skills training is delivered, boost the visibility of skills, careers and support services and review interfaces & accessibility of online materials and polices like ECs.
  • Increase awareness of ways to be more actively involved in your learning, help students feel more engaged in campus life and work to reduce anxiety and mitigate other factors so attendance and engagement returns to a good level.

These are the people working to deliver these changes:

VP Education

Joe Holmes 

VP Community & Engagement

Quratulain Muzammil

 

 

VP Southend

Marium Marsoor

aims: 

  • Have the Enough campaign implemented at all campuses.
  • The City Council have passed a policy on improving lighting in the area.
  • Have a fully funded implementation plan in place for late night transport.

These are the people working to deliver these changes:

VP Welfare

Nifemi Wilson-Adu

SU President

Kieran Phillips

VP International

Adrian Wong

AIMS: 

  • To ensure our students feel they are getting value for money from accommodation.
  • To have the option of flexible payment plans for fees and accommodation

PROGRESS:

  1. Started a monthly payment option pilot scheme
  2. Have agreed a price-based accommodation quality charter
  3. Non-course specific bursaries for E15 students
  4. More transparent on international student fees

These are the people working to deliver these changes:

VP International

Adrian Wong 

VP Student Experience

Joar Blume-Robertsson

VP Southend

Marium Marsoor

AIMS: 

  • To provide a student celebration that can host at least 3000 people
  • To ensure Southend and Loughton students can also access the celebration
  • To incorporate all nationalities, disabilities, ages etc to ensure it is accessible to all

These are the people working to deliver these changes:

SU President

Kieran Phillips

VP Community & Engagement

Quratulain Muzammil

AIMS: 

  • The Cafe Support scheme to alleviate guarantor issues.
  • Students have contact with professionals for career development
  • Each building has a gender-neutral toilet

These are the people working to deliver these changes:

East15 President

Nina Bricard

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