What is Student Council?
The highest student-only decision-making body here at Kingston, Student Council is made of four groups: Campus Representatives, Protected Societies Representatives, Societies and Sports Representatives from Student Group Executive, and Faculty Reps.
They meet at least once per term to hold your Sabbatical Officers to account, discuss student issues, and agree KSU policy.
Last Thursday’s Student Council meeting was inquorate. This means that not enough elected members attended for the meeting to take place. On the agenda was a proposal on course closures, so instead of debating this proposal, Student Council members had a discussion about the impact of course closures which have been announced.
Course closures
At the end of February, Kingston University outlined proposals to change the courses available within the Department of Humanities and the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology.
A consultation process was opened for 30 days, for students and staff to provide feedback. Meanwhile, your Sabbatical Officers – Abdullah and Ckyra – have been taking on student feedback and ensuring this has been raised with the University throughout. Based on the feedback raised, the University amended their proposals to guarantee support for students currently studying MA Philosophy. We will continue to communicate with both the University and affected students on this matter.
This can be a really stressful period for students. If you’re worried about the impact these closures might have on you, please reach out to us at representation@kingston.ac.uk. We also encourage you to submit an idea on our Ideas page if there’s anything specific you’d like to see from the University. You can do this easily here.
If you want another avenue to have your voice heard by the University, you can also submit a complaint about the service the University have (or haven't) provided. You can read about how to complete a complaint, and how you’ll be supported by one of our independent, expert advisors, here.
How you can get involved
If you’re interested in leading on student representation next year, we’ll be opening Course Rep recruitment and holding elections for vacant Student Council roles in September – so make sure you’re following us on all our socials!