SUSU Strategy Review - Group 2 by Jo Middleditch SUSU https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7 Question 1: What do you think future Southampton students will want from SUSU? Question 2: What strategic priorities must be included in SUSU’s plan and why? en-us 2021-04-19 15:42:03 UTC 2021-04-21 07:07:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Financial Viability - SUSU must remain an important part of University https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439003980
(Jim A)]]> 2021-04-20 17:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439003980 Community Cooperation https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439009243 There are plenty of businesses in Southampton that rely on a healthy student community. SUSU needs to be involved in working with these businesses to promote a really great Southampton student experience (James)]]> 2021-04-20 17:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439009243 Feeling connected to SUSU from the moment they start at Southampton. https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439011551 pre-freshers connection; particularly for students who may want to start forming relationships or taking part in activities early on. (Nicole)]]> 2021-04-20 17:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439011551 Ensuring student are heard and opinions/best interests are responded too - Really demonstrating a force for good (Chris) https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439015846 2021-04-20 17:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439015846 Making sure student are aware that SUSU is their voice - often this gets lots and people complain about things at the uni without realising that SUSU can help. Need to push on the what SUSU is and does from the minute students join the uni. (Livvy) https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439016572 2021-04-20 17:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439016572 Offering opportunities for students to be involved https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439018141 - beyond retail work but also jobs working on intensive projects requiring detailed student engagement and feedback ]]> 2021-04-20 17:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439018141 Sustainability susuvpactivities https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439018379 2021-04-20 17:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439018379 EDI susuvpactivities https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439018909 2021-04-20 17:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439018909 Post-COVID , significant need from student body around non-academic experience. Enhancing community, sense of fun, but also for employability https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439023681 2021-04-20 17:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439023681 SUSU should constructively challenge the university - this is related to reputational viability but slightly different https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439024101 2021-04-20 17:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439024101 Accessibility of offer https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439026144 Our services & offer should not be tied to Highfield, especially if students study remotely. Need to see what can be translated online/digitally and different approaches]]> 2021-04-20 17:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439026144 What is SUSU? https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439026708 SUSU needs to be clear about where it provides services to students, and where it empowers students. (James)]]> 2021-04-20 17:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439026708 Peer-to-peer activity https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439028915 One of the things that is distinctive about students' unions, particularly compared with the University, is that much of what we do is peer-to-peer. For example, student-led and run groups. Universities would struggle to do this and would revert to staff to deliver services.]]> 2021-04-20 17:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439028915 Accessibility - across sites and cohorts. Remote students, halls sites. Digital presence and language/(s) used. https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439030294 2021-04-20 17:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439030294 How can we help people connect? middleditchjojo https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439062599 2021-04-20 17:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439062599 Be student led susuvpactivities https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439068691 As well as current methods of governance and feedback, also run decisions by students using focus groups, talk to students as they pass the redbrick, emails...

]]> 2021-04-20 17:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439068691 Student community! https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439075288 Helping establish it (broadly and in a more focussed way) and ensuring every student benefits from it]]> 2021-04-20 17:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439075288 Sites and PG's https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439104311 Strategic Priorities need to be improving our offer for and engagement of students at sites other than Highfield and PG students (Jim G)]]> 2021-04-20 17:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439104311 Wonder whether 'connections' is more relevant and modern language that reflects all the great work we do to build student communities and friendship groups - JG middleditchjojo https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439148274 2021-04-20 17:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439148274 Wonder whether 'connections' is more relevant and modern language that reflects all the great work we do to build student communities and friendship groups. https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439150179 2021-04-20 17:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439150179 JG comment - https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439150948 Demographic Structure - 
Yes, good point James about our democracy. I think modern 'democracy' in membership organisations and organisations focused (generally) for young people needs to be flexible, dynamic and fluid. Students should be able to dip in and out of informal, rapid and responsive structures.]]> 2021-04-20 17:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/middleditchjojo/cccii72n81zqrbb7/wish/1439150948