What are we about?  Hull University Union (HUU) is the students' union for The University of Hull We are an exempt charity and as such have a constitution which governs the work to be undertaken and how it will be achieved. We have 4 main objects. They cover education,welfare,volunteering and sport. The constitution can be viewed in more detail elsewhere on the site. We are run as a completely separate entity to the university itself. We are run by students for students. Governance is carried out by a Board of Trustees comprising 4 elected studentsand 3 selected external trustees who have experience in a wide variety of work. Day to day managment is carried out by the Union Executive Committee which consists of 7 full time and 3 part-time elected students (sabbatical officers) and which the General Manager advises. Union Council is the governing body of Hull University Union, meeting every 3 weeks to scrutinise the work of the elected officers and help formulate policy to put to referenda. HUU has a presence on both the Hull and Scarborough campuses, with one sabbatical officer being elected to run the part in Scarborough.Entertainments  HUU has a strong reputation for providing a variety of events for all groups of people. One of the biggest is the End of Year Ball and there is also a special event for all students who graduate. Apart from that there's live music from bands both big and more unknown, jazz nights quizzes, film nights and much more. The union has three bars including the John McCarthy Bar named after the journalist and Beirut Hostage of the same name who used to be a student at the University of Hull and a member of Hull University Union. Another is the recently constructed 'Sanctuary', which includes an outdoor area and BBQ facilities. Senior staff members within the university have been spotted making use of the facilities, such as the four plasma-screen TVs - ideal for watching the sport! HUU is one of the few student unions in the country to have a nightclub. It's called 'Asylum' and was voted the best student venue in 2004.Asylum  Asylum is a £3.6 million purpose built venue/nightclub. It is open three nights a week during semester time to NUS holders and over 18s only. Asylum is offically the busiest nightclub in Hull with every Saturday selling out its 1600 capacity. There is a back room to Asylum called the John McCarthy which can be used as a seperate venue when required.The Athletic Union (A.U.)  The Athletic Union is a large part of HUU, which has roughly 50 sports clubs to which students can add by creating their own. It has its own executive committee and several of the teams compete in the BUSA leagues. HUU is one of the few unions in the country to provide the sport - it is common for universities to offer it instead. There are recently created 3G football pitches, two large sports halls, six squash courts and a state of the art Sports Science facility. There is also a gym which has received heavy investment over the years and can cater for all your needs. .jpg) HUSSO/SCAIt stands for Hull University Social Services Organisation/Student Community Action and is currently a registered charity in its own right (with HUU being an exempt charity). It allows students to participate in a variety of activities which benefit the wider community (kids, older people, people with disabilities). Academic Representation  In the past, this position has been known as VP Education and Representation and VP Education & Welfare (the welfare part eventually separated to become VP Welfare Support Services and later on, VP Welfare & Equality). The current set of responsibilities are student reps (well over 300), the Training Team, the Postgraduate Society and the Mature Students Committee. This sabbatical officer also attends a large number of university committees so that the student voice can be heard. One of those committees is University Senate (one of the biggest committees in the union). Recent developments in this area include activities related to PDP, IT, the National Student Survey, improving representation on the Scarborough campus, mature students and eLearning.Media & Communications The sabbatical officer in in charge of this area is responsible for: Jam 1575 - The union-run student radio station broadcasts on both an AM frequency and over the internet (introduced in 2006/2007, the net streaming is campus and halls only, but there are plans to expand this). It's a standing committee in the union and has a variety of shows that are both mainstream and specialist. Hullfire - In the past, Hullfire has been a newspaper, but 2006/2007 saw it become a grayscale magazine with a slicker look. The redesign has already been well-received by many students. Although the sub-editors and debuty editor are students, VP Media & Volunteering is the Editor-In-Chief. Another area of responsibility is the Environmental Committee. 2006/2007 has seen significant activity in recycling. This area has also been involved in the use of fairtrade products within the union. In the past VP Media & Communications has been known as VP Marketing & Communications and VP Services. Welfare & Equality The sabbatical officer in charge of this area is responsible for the Advice Centre, Nursery, Nightline, HUSAC (Hull University Students Against Crime), LINKS (St. Johns Ambulance Service), LGBT Committee, Equal Opps Committee, the Women's Officer, Men's Officer, Health Officer and Students with Disabilities officer. VP Welfare & Equality also attends meetings of 'The Scheme' exec. The Scheme is a student accommodation setup in Hull. This set of responsibilities used to be part of the role 'VP Education & Welfare' - a position seen in many student unions. However, due to the size of the remit, it split into two sabbatical positions several years ago (the other being VP Education & Representation, which eventually became VP Academic Representation). Recent developments in this area include the successful Alternative Red Ribbon Ball, being part of the promotion of 'Smart Water' and recruiting people for welfare-linked voluntary positions which had been vacant for some time. Regulations Like any student union, there are regulations governing the way it runs. The biggest recent issue regarding these was the change of the union's constitution so it complies with the Charities Act - a bill which expected to have royal ascent either this year or the next. The new constitution will come into effect during the 2007/2008 academic year. Alongside the constitution, there are also Bye-Laws, Standing Orders and Policies & Procedures. The Bye-Laws and Standing Orders are also going through a period of change. For the likes of Standing Orders and other regulations, they must first pass through the Union Executive Committee (a regular meeting of all sabbatical officers) and then be discussed and/or ratified by Union Council. In the case of the constitution, it has to also go through University Senate and finally University Council. The Charities Act Currently, HUU is an exempt charity and the supervisory body is the University of Hull. Due to the new laws, that will change. HUU will become a registered charity and the supervisory body is the Charities Commission. Also, HUSSO/SCA, currently a separate charity as mentioned above, will become part of the same charity as HUU. The trustee structure will also change. There will now be 7 trustees and only four of those will be sabbatical officers. The other three are external people who have experience in e.g. charities, law or business. The Union Executive Committee structure will change as well. There will be 7 full-time sabbatical officers and three part-time Union Executive Officers (UEOs). These UEOs will only operate during term time. The new UEC will be (* denotes trustee, + denotes UEO):
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