Academically speaking

• Louise (VP: Welfare) and I have been mindmapping the targeting stress campaign


• The President and I met with Petra Wend (Deputy Vice-Cancellor Academic) to discuss the Students' Union and academic issues this year


• A group of students met with Janet Beer (new Vice-Chancellor) and had a peek in her office at Headington Hill Hall


• We've been planning a whole series of reps information and training sessions so reps look smashing on their CVs!


• At Quality and Standards Committee we discussed marking disparities, academic conduct for dyslexic students and the use of Turnitin (a text-matching system)


• Gave a short presentation at Built Environment School Board about Students' Union activities and student reps


• Attended Arts and Humanities Academic Quality Committee


• Spent some time at Harcourt and Wheatley to discuss reps


• Went to Wheatley with the other sabbatical Officers to talk about the Annual General Meeting (11th Oct 5.30pm Main Hall, Gipsy Lane) and hall committees


• Attended an Implementation sub-group to decide how undergraduate programmes should run


• Prepared for Reps Council on Monday 8th Oct 5.30pm G116, Gipsy Lane