Hej everyone! It’s election season and a great time to remind you of the Activities Exec!

The Activities Executive Committee (AEC) is elected every year to support the Activities Officer and help all societies/volunteering groups be the very best they can be. The team meets every month to talk about funding, student feedback, areas for improvement, new events and initiatives and lots more, all with the goal of making your student experience even better. The committee is made up of students from across the University: we’ve got nine roles on our Exec – a chair, two treasurers and six liaisons each representing a different area of our activities!

They’re the people helping societies run smoothly, supporting committees through the year, shaping the direction of the Exec and championing student ideas. If you’ve ever thought “I wish societies had [insert crazy idea here]”, “I wish we had more space to rehearse” or “Wouldn’t it be great if our groups had more funding to do the projects they want”, the Exec is the place to make this happen!

Before becoming your Activities Officer, I really benefited from sitting on the Exec and spent three years on the Exec as Arts Liaison and had the privilege of working on projects like improving the bidding process for shows, helping make better use of The Edge and supporting the day-to-day things that make societies run, from funding to affiliations. I loved having a real and direct impact on student life!

Don’t just take my word for it, Emily, our current (and first) Chair has this to share!

“I’ve really enjoyed my experience as Chair of the Activities Exec! I originally was going to run for a liaison role, but thought I might as well go for it – it was totally worth it. If you’re thinking about going for the AEC you should absolutely do it, it’s amazing seeing what all our incredible student groups are getting up to and supporting the liaisons with their ideas.

To give you an idea of what you’ll be doing, a big part of the role is chairing the committee meetings alongside the Activities Officer (next year’s one is a current Exec member actually hint hint) and overseeing Society of the Month, the Societies Membership Fund, and new society affiliations.

You’ll be the 2nd Chair EVER which is a very cool thing to be and means you get to help shape the direction of the committee moving forward. If you love the student groups at the SU, have new ideas, and are kind of nosy (that might just be me – but you do get all the behind-the-scenes of the Activities area) then nominate yourself!!”

We also have a few Exec roles opening in the upcoming by-elections… so if you’re thinking this is you, this is a great time to get involved! To run in the by-elections, check out our Elections page - nominations open at 12:00 on Monday 23 March and close at 12:00 on Wednesday 25 March!

Got any questions? Get in touch!

Sam x