Societies and Sports Exec

The Union is run for and by students, so we think it's only right that committee members should have the opportunity to have their say in how societies and clubs are run!

We have a Societies Exec Committee and Sports Committee, made up of an elected representative for each category of society and club, who meet once a month. Their job is to help decide how to allocate funding to clubs and societies, review applications for new student groups and pass on feedback from students to Union staff, so we can make changes that suit you.

New committees are elected every May and sit on committee for one academic year.

If you have any questions about society grants that aren't answered here, please contact us at [email protected] 

 

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How do I apply for a society grant?

 

Societies Exec 2017-18

Your representatives for 2017-18 are:

• Megan Rooney - Academic societies (Actuarial, American Law, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Creative Writing, Economics, Education, Engineering, Environmental Science, Erasmus, History, International Development, Language & Communication Studies, Law, Literature, Maths, Midwifery, NatSci, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Paramedic, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics & Astronomy, Physiotherapy, Politics, Psychology, Speech & Language Therapy)

• Aimee Graham - Arts & Performance societies (Art, Bellydance, Burlesque, Chinese Drama, Cinema, Circus, Drama, Electronic Music, Filmmaking, Headlights Comedy, Hip Hop, Live Music, Magic, Music, Octarine, Opera, Photography, Reggae Appreciation, Salsa, Showchoir, South Asian Fine Arts, Spoken Word)

• Orla Knox-Macaulay - Charities & Campaigns societies (Alzheimers, Amnesty International, BEAT, Big C, Cancer Support, Conservation & Wildlife, Coppafeel, Don't Be A Wasteman, Fairtrade, Foodcycle, Friends of Childreach International, Headucate, Healthy Planet, Kaos, Leeway, Marrow, Mens Health & Welfare, Model UN, Oxfam, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Peace & Freedom, People & Planet, RAG, Save the Children, Sexpression, SSAGO, Students for Global Health UEA, Sustainability, Wateraid)

• Sharmaine Cheung - Cultural societies (African Youth Development, African-Caribbean, Arab, Azerbaijan, Bengali, Brunei, Bulgarian, Chinese Students & Scholars, Cymru E.A., French, German, Ghanaian Students, Gujarati, Hellenic, Hong Kong, Indian, Indonesian, International Students, Italian, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korean, Kurdish, Latin American, Lithuanian, Malaysian, Mauritian, Nigerian, Omani, Pakistani, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Saudi, Scandinavian, Singaporean, Somali, South East Asian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese)

• Nathan Abbott - Games & Hobbies societies (Anime, Assassins, Bad Film, Baking, Blog, Bowling, Clubbers, Cocktail, Comic Book, Darts, Dharma, Disney, Fashion, Feminist Book Club, Fetish, Food Co-Op, Football Supporters, Friendly Runners Club, Games, Geek, Green Growers, Horror Film, Knitting & Crochet, Laser, Lego, Paintball, Pasta, Poker, Polo, Publishing, Quidditch, Quiz, Re-Bicycle, Real Ale, Rock & Alternative Music, Rooster Teeth, SciComm, Skateboarding, Skydiving, Slackline, Social, SocieTEA, Table Football, Travel, UEA Crossfit, Vegan, Vegbox, Video Game)

• Danny Booty - Media societies (Concrete, Digital Arts, Livewire, The Broad Magazine, UEA:TV)

• Currently unelected - Medical societies (Anaesthetics, Cardiology, Dermatology & Plastics, ENT, Friends of MSF, General Practice, MedSoc, NeuroSoc, Norwich PCP, Obgyn, Paediatrics, Respiratory, Rheumatology & Orthopaedics, Sport & Exercise Medicine, Surgical, Teddy Bear's Hospital)

• Hannah Murgatroyd - Peer Support societies (Coeliac & Gluten Free, Nightline, Pride, Student Minds, Umbrella)

• Elliot Kemp - Personal Development societies (British Sign Language, Commercial Awareness, Consulting, Debating, Enactus, Entrepreneur, Holistic, Investment, LINKS, M.A.S.S., Networking, Rotaract, Tedx, Women In Business)

• Oliver Healey - Political societies (Conservative, Feminist, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Momentum, Socialist, Think Tank, Womanist, Young Greens)

• Currently unelected - Religion societies (Amana, Believers Love World, Buddhist, Catholic, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Christian Union, Compass, First Love, Hindu, Islamic, Jewish, Proclaimers, Quest Christian Group, Radical Youth)

What do the reps do?

The main role a rep has is to be a point of contact for people who are members of societies in their category. They help out students who get in touch with them, whether that's because they're having a problem with their committee or society or just because they'd like to chat about something society-related.

They also help form connections between societies - so if two societies want to work together on an idea for an event, the rep can get the right people together to make it happen!

At their monthly meeting, the reps review new society applications and provide feedback on them. This helps any potential issues get sorted out before Union Council. They also review applications for grant money from societies and decide whether funding should be granted.
 

What is a society grant?

The Union holds an £8,000 grant pot to fund certain society expenses and activities. If applications meet our grant criteria and there is enough money to fulfil your request, the Society Exec team will approve it. If the grant pot is running low on available funds, or the amount you have applied for is large, the amount of grant funding your society has received in the past two years may be taken into consideration.
 

How do I apply for a society grant?

Find out how here!

 

When are the meetings?

Societies Exec meet once every two-four weeks during the academic year - the dates will be published here when they are set.

The next meeting will be taking place on Wednesday 31st January 2018 - all grant applications will need to be sent at least one week before this date to be considered.

 

 

 

So far this year funding has been granted as follows:

• Comic Book Society received £138.00 for printing costs for their first comic book publication
• Gujarati Society received £150.00 for minibus hire for a trip to Nottingham
• Islamic Society received £49.83 for a roller banner
• Mauritian Society received £680.00 for travel to the Mauritian Games
• Italian Society received £300.00 for football pitch hire for an inter-cultural society tournament between 12 societies
• Law Society received £350.00 for travel and accommodation for Law Sports Derby
• Malaysian Society received £100.00 for travel to the Malaysian Games
• Occupational Therapy Society received £100.00 for travel and accommodation to Occupational Therapy Show
• African Youth Development Society received £170.00 for delegate travel to a networking event
• Hindu Society received £200.00 for travel to National Hindu Students Forum Sports competition
• Live Music Society received £450.00 for venue hire, PA equipment and security for ZigZag Festival
• Teddy Bear Hospital Society received £150.00 for taxis to schools to deliver their activities
• Green Growers Society received £238.75 for gardening equipment and seeds
• Pharmacy Society received £100.00 for transport and accommodation for speakers for their Alternative Pharmacy Careers Conference
• Polo Society received £383.67 for accommodation for members at SUPA Winter University Championships

Total remaining in grant: £4,439.75

 

What have soc exec been up to recently?

Minutes from 10th October 2017 meeting

Minutes from 24th October 2017 meeting

Minutes from 7th November 2017 meeting

Minutes from 21st November 2017 meeting

Minutes from 18th January 2018 meeting

 

 

Sports Exec 2017-18

Meet your team for this year! Your representatives for 2017-18 are:

• Caitlin Maddox - Colney Lane (American Football, Baseball & Softball, Cricket, Football Men, Football Women, Rugby Men, Rugby Women, Rugby Touch, Ultimate Frisbee)
• Alicia Jeffries-Jones - Dance & Gymnastics (Ballet, Cheerleading Dance, Cheerleading Stunt, Dancesport, Dancesquad, Gymnastics, Pole Fitness, Tap, Trampolining, Yoga)
• Indra Von Freytag Drabbe - External (Clay Pigeon Shooting, Cycling, Fell, Golf, Ice Skating & Hockey, Pool & Snooker, Riding, Climbing, Snowsports, Waterpolo)
• Ryan McDonagh - Indoor Sportspark (Archery, Badminton, Basketball Men, Basketball Women, Futsal, Dodgeball, Korfball, Squash, Table Tennis, Volleyball)
• Ben Smith - Martial Arts (Boxing, Capoeira, Mixed Martial Arts, Shotokan Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo & BJJ, Fencing)
• David Burrows - Outdoor Sportspark (Athletics, Hockey Men, Hockey Women, Lacrosse, Tennis, Triathlon, Netball)
• Oli Gray - Watersports (Boat, Kayak, Kitesurfing, Sailing & Powerboat, Sub Aqua, Surf, Windsurfing & Paddleboard, Waterski & Wakeboard, Swimming)

The Sports Exec members are recruited to:

• Assist clubs to raise awareness across campus of sporting opportunities that they have to offer
• Facilitate communications amongst clubs, the Union and uea+sport
• Help A&O Officer and sports clubs to run sports based campaigns
• Promote big sports events, i.e. Derby Day, Sports Awards
• Assist the media collective to source articles on club achievements and developments for a number of publications, publicity for outstanding achievements and press releases
• Facilitate inter-club communication
• Make sports clubs more inclusive and reach out to liberation/unengaged student groups
• Be an approachable point of contact for club presidents for those who want support with their activities
• Encourage clubs to have a variety of different social events, including alcohol-free events
• Assist uea+sport in monitoring and evaluating competitive club performance and the ongoing development of sports clubs and sports provision for students
• Review, advise and recommend for grant requests submitted by club presidents
• Assist, support and advise on the development plans for clubs, as well as reviewing periodically and checking progress against set targets

The members attend bi-monthly Sports Exec team meetings and monthly Presidents meetings, as well as monthly Sports Operation meetings. They also attend sporting events for their representative clubs.

Find out more about sports grants on our Finance pages.

Your Sports Exec are here to support and represent you, so don't be afraid to get in touch with them!