Monday 09-10-2023 - 10:06

We are excited to announce upcoming elections for positions on College JCR Executive Committees and PG Board, Delegates to NUS National Conference, and Student Trustees.
 

 

Please see the positions up for election and key election dates below.

 

Key dates and timeline

Nominations Open: Monday 23rd October 2023 (Week 3) at https://lancastersu.co.uk/nominate 
Nominations Close: Friday 10th November 2023 (Week 5)  
Candidate Briefing: Monday 13th November 2023 (Week 6)  
Campaigning Opens: 10am, Saturday 25th November 2023 (Week 7)  
Voting Opens: 10am, Tuesday 28th November 2023 (Week 8) at https://lancastersu.co.uk/vote
Voting Closes: 6pm, Thursday 30th November 2023 (Week 8)  
Results: TBC, Friday 1st December 2023 (Week 8)  

 

Positions up for election

NUS National Conference Delegates (x5)

LUSU send five elected delegates and the VP Union Development to the National Union of Students’ National Conference each year. Delegates vote on policy and in NUS elections on behalf of the SU and the Lancaster student population. You can find out what last year’s delegates got up to here: https://lancastersu.co.uk/articles/lusu-leaves-their-mark-in-harrogate 
NUS National Conference 2024 is due to take place on Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th April 2024. Delegates must be available to attend.

 

Student Trustee (x1)

As a registered charity, the Students’ Union’s operations are overseen by our Board of Trustees. The Board is made up of our Full-Time Sabbatical Officers as the political leadership of the organisation, a number of external trustees who provide their own experience and expertise, as well as four directly elected Student Trustees. The Board is chaired by the President and meet at several points throughout the year.

Any member of the Students’ Union can run for this position. If you have an interest in how organisations are run, and would like to help support the effective running of LUSU, please consider putting yourself forward.

Harrison Stewart (VP Union Development 23/24) took on the role of Student Trustee before being elected as one of our Full-Time Officers for this academic year. If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Harrison via email or social media.

 

Bowland College JCR

All positions on Bowland JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Bowland College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice President Activities
-    Vice President Democracy and Finance
-    Vice President Welfare and Education
-    Welfare Representative (Woman/Non-Binary)
-    Welfare Representative (Men/Non-Binary)
-    Equality Representative
-    International Students Representative
-    Socials and Events Representatives
-    Publicity Representative
-    Communications Representative
-    Sports Representative (Men/Non-Binary)
-    Sports Representative (Woman/Non-Binary)

 

Cartmel College JCR

All positions on Cartmel JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Cartmel College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice-President
-    Democracy & Finance Officer
-    Education & Welfare Officer
-    Welfare Officer (Women+)
-    Welfare Officer (Men+)
-    International Welfare Officer
-    Sports Officer
-    Social Secretaries
-    Media & Comms Officer

 

County College JCR

All positions on County JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in County College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice President Democracy & Finance
-    Vice President Welfare, Equality & Diversity
-    Vice President Socials, Sports & Events
-    Women’s+ Welfare Officer
-    Mens+ Welfare Officer
-    International & Faith Officer
-    Equality & Opportunities Officer
-    Socials & Events Officers
-    Women’s+ Sports Officer
-    Men’s+ Sports Officer
-    Media and Communications Officer

 

Furness College JCR

All positions on Furness JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Furness College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice President (Welfare and Campaigns)
-    Vice President (Socials and Events)
-    Finance and Democracy Officer
-    Media and Communications Officer
-    Social and Events Officer
-    Welfare and Campaigns Officer
-    Welfare and Education Officer
-    Welfare and International Officer
-    Sports Officer

 

Fylde College JCR

All positions on Fylde JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Fylde College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice President Socials and Events
-    Vice President Welfare
-    Chair & Democracy Officer
-    Communications and Publicity Officer
-    Sports Officer
-    Socials Officer
-    Welfare Officer
-    International Officer

 

Graduate College PG Board

This year we are re-launching the PG Board. All positions on the PG Board are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Graduate College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Democracy and Finance Officer
-    Welfare Officer
-    Events Officer
-    Media & Communications Officer

 

Grizedale College JCR

All positions on Grizedale JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Grizedale College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice President Democracy and Finance
-    Vice President Socials & Events
-    Vice President Welfare and Education
-    Social and Events Officers
-    Women+ Welfare Officer
-    Men+ Welfare Officer
-    Women’s Sports Officer
-    Men’s Sports Officer
-    Community Inclusion Officer
-    Media and Tech Officer
-    Media and Communications Officers

 

Lonsdale College JCR

All positions on Lonsdale JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Lonsdale College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice-President
-    General Secretary
-    Social Secretaries
-    Welfare and Education Officer (Women/Non-Binary)
-    Welfare and Education Officer (Man/Non-Binary)
-    International Welfare Officer
-    Communities Officer
-    Media and Communications Officer
-    College Sports Officer (self-defining woman or non-binary person)
-    College Sports Officer (self-defining man or non-binary person)

 

Pendle College JCR

All positions on Pendle JCR are up for election each Michaelmas Term. Only students in Pendle College can nominate themselves for these positions and vote in the elections. The positions up for election are:

-    President
-    Vice President Events
-    Vice President Well-being and Education
-    Vice President Media and Engagement
-    Democracy and Finance Officer
-    Events Officers
-    Sports Officer (Women+)
-    Sports Officer (Men+)
-    Media and Communications Officer
-    Well-being Officer (Women+)
-    Well-being Officer (Men+)
-    Community and Inclusion Officer
-    Audio-Visual Technician

 

Nominating yourself

Nominations open on Monday 23rd October. At that point you will be able to nominate yourself for any position you are eligible for via the Students’ Union website: https://lancastersu.co.uk/nominate. You will need to sign-in to the Students’ Union website using your normal University details. 

Once on the nomination platform, you can select the position(s) you would like to nominate yourself for. Remember you cannot hold more than one position on the JCR, but we would encourage you to consider the positions of Student Trustee and/or NUS Delegate which you can do alongside (you cannot simultaneously be a President of a JCR/PG Board and a Student Trustee, but every other combination is permitted). 

To nominate yourself you must supply a candidate photo (jpg or png files work best) and submit a manifesto no longer than 250 words. Your manifesto is your opportunity to explain to voters what makes you the best candidate for the position and detail any promises you would like to make.

If you have any questions about the elections, please email lancastersuelections@lancaster.ac.uk.