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Do you have an idea that can improve the experience for students at BCU? We want to hear it! Submit your idea so other BCU students can vote for or against the thing you want to change....

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Your idea will be reviewed by your Vice President Student Voice, and discussed at Executive Committee. In this meeting your idea will be approved or rejected, you will be notified by email....

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If approved, your idea will be published live. Students can vote (👍) and comment on the idea....

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When your idea gets 930 votes, it will be acted on by the most relevant team. You will be notified in the comments on how the idea will progress.

 

What makes a good idea?

Idea Appropriate (yes/no) Reason
Changes to the process for applying for the Financial Assistance Fund ✔️ Would require working with the relevant team to streamline a University process. Or could involve implementing a new process which may be a long-term project that required investment and resources
More breaks in engineering lab sessions ❌ This is a course specific idea, which would be best resolved by contacting your Course Rep, who would then add it to the Feedback Hub
Request to have a counsellor with specific remits in University’s Mental Health & Wellbeing Team (such as a Grief counsellor) ✔️ Isn’t something which BCUSU have control over, as the team is managed by the University. This idea getting 930 votes would give our Officer Team a strong argument to give to the University for extra funding for this type of role
Requesting to rearrange their individual timetable ❌ This is a student’s individual academic issue, which would be handled by BCU's Student Support Centre. Our Advice Team could support if they’re struggling with handling the issue
Calling for more social spaces on campus ✔️ This is something that would require involvement from multiple areas across the University and funding. The University may require a high student backing (+930 votes) to invest in a project like this

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  • 12 score
    12 voters

    Pop Up student support centres on satellite campuses.

    Submitted 3 weeks ago by Emily Turner Expires on 26 May
    Current
    • Support and Wellbeing
    0comments
    Me and fellow students feel that sometimes student support feels too far away to access, and although they can be contacted remotely, sometimes you just want to see a friendly face.

    A solution to that problem, as a permanent student support centre for satellite campuses would be harder to achieve, would be pop up support that would appear on campus once every month or two months.

    I'd like to trial it to see how well it is received and either space it out if it's less used, or make the pop ups closer together in timeframe if they're used more.

    Student pop up support would greatly benefit students, especially at the start of semesters as students search for jobs or update information for the university or seek opportunities.
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