Friday 01-11-2019 - 16:45

In Week 8 of this term we’ll be holding important union elections, with chance for students to decide who will join JCR Executives in our eight undergraduate colleges, fill vacant Part-Time Officer and Postgraduate Board roles and who will represent the union at the NUS National Conference.

JCR Elections

The JCR Executive elections take place in Week 8 of Michaelmas term. These are the people who organise and run your college socials and campaigns across the year, from Fresher's Week and Christmas ball through to Extrav! These are voluntary positions, acting for one calendar year to represent you at both college and university level.

Every college has slightly different JCR positions, although each has roles along the lines of:

• President
• Vice President
• Welfare Officers
• Academic Officers
• Sports Representatives
• Communications or Publicity Officers
• Social and Events Officer
• International Officers

Keep an eye out around your college for more information. You can also look here for the roles and remits in your college.

NUS Delegates

Each year in Michaelmas Term the Students' Union elects three delegates to attend the NUS National Conference in Liverpool from March 31 to April 2.

The National Union of Students (NUS) is a nationwide organisation who represent student issues across Further and Higher Education on a national scale. They lobby the government, support students' unions and work with other organisations to improve the life of students across the country.

Each year they hold a National Conference to debate the issues of the day, vote on national policy and elect their officers for the coming year.

Each students' union sends delegates to Conference to join in the debate and vote on policy and in the elections, and they are there on behalf of their members!

Part Time Officers

The Mature Part-Time Officer position is currently vacant and this is your chance to join our officer team and represent the community of mature students on campus. In this role, you will lead on campaigning for mature students at Lancaster to ensure they get the best student experience possible.

Postgraduate Board

Postgraduate Board main elections took place in Week 2, but by-elections for vacant positions will take place in Week 8 offering another opportunity to get involved in representing students in Graduate College. The board works to represent postgraduate students, running campaigns and events on welfare and academic related issues. The positions you can run for are:

• Treasurer
• Academic Officer
• Sports Officer
• Media and Communications Officer
• PG Board Officer (x5)

Election timetable

• 10am, Monday November 11: Nominations open
• 4pm, Friday November 15: Nominations close
• 10am, Monday November 18: Campaigning period opens
• 10am, Wednesday November 27: Voting opens
• 4pm, Friday November 29: Voting closes

If you have any questions please get in touch at elections@lancastersu.co.uk