The D iary 2008â2009 - Cambridge University Students' Union
The D iary 2008â2009 - Cambridge University Students' Union
The D iary 2008â2009 - Cambridge University Students' Union
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12 CUSU D<strong>iary</strong> 2008–2009<br />
Your <strong>Cambridge</strong>, Your CUSU<br />
As a student at <strong>Cambridge</strong>, you are a member of your<br />
college and of your college Common Room (JCR/MCR/<br />
SU). However, you are also a member of <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>, and of the <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>University</strong> Students’<br />
<strong>Union</strong> (CUSU).<br />
CUSU is a federal organisation within which every college students’<br />
union has voting rights.<br />
We exist both to represent <strong>Cambridge</strong> students’ interests at<br />
a university and national level and to provide central services<br />
and support. Your <strong>Union</strong> is made up of all of you collectively,<br />
and there are plenty of opportunities to get involved, be<br />
they in our campaigns, research, entertainment, or supporting<br />
grass-roots student activities and organisations.<br />
On a day-to-day basis, the CUSU is run by its Executive arm,<br />
consisting of six full-time sabbatical officers and numerous<br />
part-time student volunteers organised into teams (Education,<br />
Welfare, Democracy & Development, Access and Funding,<br />
Ethical Affairs, and a Resources Group). <strong>The</strong> <strong>Union</strong> also employs<br />
around half a dozen full-time staff at any given time. CUSU<br />
policy is set by a Council comprising three student-elected<br />
representatives from each College, and everyone in the<br />
<strong>University</strong> has the right to submit motions, attend meetings,<br />
and speak.
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