Leeds Met Students' Union

Infobox Students Union
name = Leeds Met Students' Union


motto =
established =
institution = Leeds Metropolitan University
president = Lewis Coakley
other_sabbs = "AP Education & Representation:" Will Watson,
"Athletic Union President:" Niki Bird,
"AP Activities & Community:" Ben McDougall,
"AP Welfare & Campaigns:" Vicki Baars
location = Civic Quarter and Headingly Campus
members = 39,310cite web|url= http://www.hesa.ac.uk/dox/dataTables/studentsAndQualifiers/download/institution0607.xls|title= Table 0a - All students by institution, mode of study, level of study, gender and domicile 2006/07|accessdate= 2008-04-10|format= Microsoft Excel spreadsheet|publisher= Higher Education Statistics Agency]
affiliated = National Union of Students, British Universities and Colleges Sport
free =
homepage = [http://www.leedsmetsu.co.uk/ www.leedsmetsu.co.uk]

Leeds Metropolitan Students' Union is the university-wide representative body for students at Leeds Metropolitan University, England. It exists to represent Leeds Met students in University decision-making, to act as the voice of students in the national higher education policy debate, and to provide direct services to the student body.

Facilities

The union on the civic quarter has an independent advice centre and its own shop. As well as this it has it's own bar "The Met Bar" and a live music venue called "The Stage" which has played host to numerous bands including Coldplay, The Libertines and The Zutons

The Headingly campus also has it's own bar called "The Union".

Union Venues

The Met Bar

The Met Bar is the Student Union's flagship bar based in the Civic Quarter. It has a 400+ capacity bar and canteen which serves a variety of food. Regular events are held in the venue such as "Met Madness" on Tuesdays and "Fank Thuck it's Friday!" on Fridays.

The Union

Previously known as Beckett's bar The Union is the Students' Union bar based on the Headingly campus. The bar is open throughout the week and available for hire at weekends.

Kirkstall Brewery

Situated in the historic breweries development, Kirkstall Brewery is open from 4pm Monday to Friday, and from midday at weekends. The Brewery also serves food.

Media

The Students' Union has its own newspaper "The Met", which is published monthly and is completely independent of the Students' Union and University allowing it to run stories both positive and negative, with no fear of censure. The paper came into being in November 2005 when Leeds Met students voted to disaffiliate from Leeds Student, the newspaper run by Leeds University Union, citing under-representation as the reason.

Currently the Union is preparing to launch its own TV station for the new academic year in 2008/9.

tudent Activities

The Students' Union has a range of activities to get involved with. There are numerous societies that any member of the Union can join and these range from religious groups to a simple chess club. The Students' Union also offers a wide variety of volunteering opportunities that students can take advantage of, which is organised through "CALM" (Community Action at Leeds Met).

Athletic Union

The Executive

The Executive Committee of Leeds Met Students' Union carries out the decisions of the Board of Trustees, General Meetings and Union Council. The Committee is composed of four officers each covering a specific area of the running of the Union and of the Student Experience.

References

External Links

* [http://www.leedsmetsu.co.uk/ Offical Leeds Met Students' Union Homepage]