The Core Role of School Presidents

The following provides details of the contract stating the core role of school presidents drafted by the Student Representation Working Group and each School President will be asked to sign this agreement when they stand for election. These duties may be supplemented by other duties as agreed by mutual consent between the president, the dean and the school secretary.

Suggestions for improvements on the following are welcomed and should be addressed to the DUSA Deputy President (deputypresident@dusa.co.uk) who is currently Rachael Doherty (Convener of the Student Representation Working Group).

School Presidents' Agreement

This contract constitutes an agreement between the University of Dundee and Dundee University Students' Association and the undersigned, in their role as a School President. It outlines exactly what is expected in the role of School President, providing the individual with an outline of their role and what they are entitled to in return for their service to student representation at Dundee University. These duties may be supplemented by other duties as agreed by mutual consent between the president, the dean and the school secretary.

Responsibilities of School Presidents

In work with the University:

Regularly communicate with their Class Representatives in order to create a culture of feedback and information exchange on the student representation system within their school;
Take the lead on any issues that are raised to them through the student representation system in place in their schools;
Facilitate communication between the student body and senior staff regarding any problems that cannot be solved promptly by either class representatives or students themselves;
Assist students to play a full role in any relevant quality assurance structures within each school and programme;
Work with their School Secretary to obtain as comprehensive a knowledge of current school issues as is possible;
Promote the elections for School President in their own School. This must be done to the best of their ability and can be scrutinised by the DUSA Deputy President;
Compulsory attendance, except in cases of extenuating circumstances, of School Boards and Staff/Student Liaison Committees, which they may be asked to help organise, chair or prepare papers for.

As a member of the DUSA Student Representative Council:

Compulsory attendance, except in cases of extenuating circumstances, at all Council meetings numbering four in each semester;
Be fully prepared for these meetings playing an active part in discussions and, where necessary, gathering the opinion of the students they represent;
Bring any significant issues that are arising in their school to discuss with other School Presidents to keep the Council informed of current student issues;
Ensure that they liaise with the DUSA Deputy President, providing support and information. The Deputy President is also responsible for providing support and guidance to School Presidents;
Attend the sub-committees of SRC to provide input to policy and discussions leading to the creation of objectives for the SRC.

School Presidents' Entitlements

If the School President has fulfilled the above roles to the satisfaction of their school, the Deputy President of DUSA and the office of the Academic Secretary then they will be entitled to the following.

Incentives as supplied by DUSA. This may take the form of complimentary tickets or free entry to the building on specific nights but will never take the form of alcohol;
Complementary invitation to the annual DUSA Students' Awards Dinner;
A signed reference from the Academic Secretary and the DUSA Deputy President indicating the importance of the roles performed for the University and DUSA. This will refer to the range of transferable skills required to undertake the post effectively;
A letter from the Academic Secretary confirming that the person has completed a given number of hours as a volunteer; this can be used as evidence for the Millennium Volunteers' Award as well as other schemes;
The full support of the Employability Development Coordinator in the completion of a My PDP personal development profile and the Dundee Graduate Skills Award.

I ��.agree to the above.

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