Friday 29-11-2024 - 09:15

On the 20th of November 2024 at 13:00 a group of 12 students met in the Room of requirement with the sabbatical team and members of staff at Undeb Bangor to discuss issues important tot them as part of the student forum.

Idea/petition 1: Demand Bangor University boycott Costa and Starbucks 

University has agreed to conduct a review, however cannot remove companies until their contracts end. Once contracts start coming to an end, students will be surveyed if they want to remove these businesses, which can result to removal of these businesses. Sabbs have sent emails asking how and when this review will happen.  

Indicative vote: Yes, in support of idea: 12, No :0, Abstained: 0 

Idea/petition 2: Have radar keys available for disabled students to take so they can access al accessible toilets. 

1st Floor pontio has disabled toilets that need radar keys. Nida wants students to inform SU if any other toilets need radar keys.

No vote carried out as universal support for Disability access, it’s a right. 

Idea/petition 3: Ethical Careers Policy

Latest careers fair included polluting companies that go against the university’s sustainability values. Rose has a proposal drafted to the university to stop working with companies that go against values. 

Idea/petition 4: Less plastic in Vending machines

Remove plastics from vending machines: Yes – 12, Abstain – 0, No – 0 

Remove Coca Cola from vending machines: Yes – 10, Abstain – 2, No – 0 

Remove BDS products from vending machines: Yes – 12, Abstain – 0, No –

Idea/petition 5: Making Bystander Intervention Training Mandatory

Rose emphasises that the way it is delivered is inefficient and not mandatory. As often lecturers must give up lecture time for training to be carried out.   

Indicator vote: Yes – 12, Abstain – 0, No – 0. 

Idea/petition 6: Reclaim the night- https://undebbangor.native.fm/event/reclaim-the-night-march-2024/239812

Event is happening 5-7pm 3rd December 

Creating banners joint with Craft society. 

Information that is present on the agenda was shared. No further comments. 

Idea/petition 7: Anti-Drink Spiking

Rose mentioned Harp and Academi do a lot of work testing drinks for spiking and providing drink covers. 

Idea/petition 8: PGR Event in New Year - Nida 

Idea/petition 9: Christmas Event - https://undebbangor.native.fm/event/christmas-meal-16/241149

Idea/petition 10: Monthly fee instalments for international students - Nida 

Nida’s second year of pushing for this change. Wants more students to get involved with initiative to speed up university response time.

Idea/petition 11: Welsh Language Students’ Insight - Gwion 

Finding out more information from Welsh students on specific issues for example why locals choose to live at home, why choose Bangor etc. 

Idea/petition 12: Culture and sports update

Hollie wants to focus on a more supportive culture in sport especially surrounding Varsity.

 

Thank you to all the students that attended the student forum if you would like to submit your own ideas for the next student forum you can do that here: https://www.undebbangor.com/thestudentvoice