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Institution | Liverpool John Moores University |
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Established | 1992 (as Liverpool Students' Union) |
President | Lila Tamea |
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Members | c. 26,000 total |
Affiliations | National Union of Students |
Website | http://jmsu.co.uk |
John Moores Students' Union (JMSU), (officially the Liverpool John Moores University Students' Union; formerly the Liverpool Students' Union; LSU or LiverpoolSU) is the students' union of Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in Liverpool, England; membership is automatic upon enrolment within the university.
The students' union currently represents around 26,000 students studying at LJMU, located primarily in Liverpool. The current president is Lila Tamea, who was elected for the 2020-2021 term.
JMSU is a students' union for the purposes of the Education Act 1994. Under section 67 of the Act, all students of the university are by law automatically members of the union unless they deliberately opt out; the role of JMSU is to represent this body of membership.
The union operates from 5 sites across the university, with its central base located within the John Foster Building.
In May 2014, JMSU moved from their main base at the Haigh Building to the nearby John Foster Building and a number of hub sites across campus to become better placed for LJMU students. In 2021 JMSU will move from its current location, to the university's new development on Copperas Hill, where a state-of-the-art Sports Centre and Student Life Building will be housed. [1]
The students' union currently has 3 membership grades which includes:
John Moores Students' Union (JMSU) operates from 5 sites across the university, with its central base being within the John Foster Building. In May 2014, JMSU moved from their main base at the Haigh Building to the nearby John Foster Building and a number of hub sites across campus to become better placed for LJMU students. [2]
The Haigh Building was named after long serving Union secretary, Sheila Haigh who retired in 1983, the year the building opened. The site was demolished [3] and now houses a student accommodation block, [4] alongside a new School of Education building for the university, completed in 2020. [5]
Within the John Foster Building can be found the Union's central offices, where a number of departments are based:
Also within the John Foster Building is LJMU Student Radio, the union's central services team and the union's media sales trading company, Liverpool Student Media Limited.
The union is headed by an executive committee consisting of four student officers, who take a sabbatical year to work full-time for the union and to represent students at Liverpool John Moores University. They are responsible for the decision making and running of the union, however are answerable to the whole student body.
For the 2020/21 academic year, the elected Student Officers
Student Office | Incumbent |
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President | Lila Tamea |
Vice President Academic Quality | Tuba Shahzad |
Vice President (Community Engagement) | Megan Hill |
Vice President (Activities) | Emily Roxbee Cox |
The Board of Trustees are responsible for overseeing the management and administration of the union, making the financial decisions, responding to student demands and ensuring activities are within union self-interest and remain within the law. The board meets twelve times each year and consists of 12 trustees: 4 elected student officers, 4 student trustees and 4 community trustees. [6]
On behalf of the board, the chair and vice-chair appoint the union chief executive, who is responsible for its functioning on a day-to-day basis alongside union staff. The chair of the board is ex officio the President
JMSU's constitution establishes the union and outlines the ways in which members can engage in the union, and the procedures the union undertake to make it better whilst remaining democratic.
The current constitution was adopted in 2016. [7] It is approved by the JMSU Board of Trustees and regulated by the LJMU Board of Governors.
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