Student forum agenda: 9/4/2025
Introduction - Explanation about voting and indicative voting
Mini sab update - Covered below.
Network leader update - 2 minutes each
Ideas and petitions debate topics:
Idea / petition
Information
Actions /minutes
Students in As students at Bangor General update to be Demand of University, we expect to have a given by Rose followed by Transparency for sufficient level of knowledge Clubs and socs related University regarding how our finances update by Mya and Severances, influence the University's and Hollie. Society Fees and Students Union's activities. Whilst Accessibility- Rose, the University claims to have Ask if Student Forum want Mya and Hollie been “transparent” with to vote on whether the informing staff and students Sabbs should work on this about their finances, there has issues/ does Student been a deliberate omission of Forum want sabbs want to detail surrounding the following work on it? issues. The issues noted within this petition are the severance of Voting to be done on three demands separately staff, the difficulties in accessibility experienced by disabled students as well as the proposed fees placed upon previously free societies and clubs.
Firstly, we believe that the proposed alterations to the membership system will disproportionately disrupt smaller societies as well as sports and athletics clubs that typically have higher associated fees. Particular concern regards dwindling membership numbers as well as the financial impact these changes may have upon lowincome students. Ultimately, the lack of clarity from the SU in their announcement of society membership fees has caused confusion and distress among students and a transparent system formed by consulting