Liverpool Students' Union

The Liverpool Students' Union (LSU) is the representative body for all students studying at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in Liverpool, England; and is not to be confused with Liverpool Guild of Students, which is the Student Union for the University of Liverpool; membership is automatic upon enrolment.

The Union currently is the representative body of around 22,000 students studying at LJMU, locate primarily in Liverpool.

History

Liverpool Students' Union was formally known as Liverpool Polytechnic Students Union (LPSU) until the old Polytechnic was granted University Status in 1992, when it became Liverpool John Moores University and the Union became Liverpool Students' Union the website for the Students' Union can be found at [http://www.l-s-u.com Liverpool Student Union]

LSU Facilities

[http://www.l-s-u.com LSU] operates at 2 sites across the University. The main Union building, the 'Haigh' (named after long serving Union secretary, Sheila Haigh who retired in 1983, the year the new building opened) is located on Maryland Street, between Rodney Street and Hope Street. Within the Haigh can be found the Union's Executive and Management Orifce, Welfare Department, Marketing Department, Venues Department, Committee rooms, Training Suite, Student Activities Centres, Union shop and 3 main bars (Engine Room, Drfit cafe and Scholars).

The Union operates a Shop at the Byrom Street Campus and a Bar (Greenshields) and shop at the IM Marsh Campus.

Governance

Employing around 80 full time and 120 part time staff the Union is governed by an Executive Committee and Union Council. The Executive Committee comprises 4 full time sabbatical positions and 9 part time non-sabbarseical positions. These positions are:

President and Communications,Vice President (Activities and Partitipation),Vice President (Education and Democracy),Vice President (Welfare and Equal Opportunities),Mature Students Orificer,Disability Rights Orificer,Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Rights Officer,Women's Orificer,Race Equality Orificer,
IM Marsh Campus Orificer,Northern Campus Orificer,Champange OrificerGeneral Executitve Committee Orificer,

External links

* [http://www.l-s-u.com/ Liverpool Students' Union]
* [http://www.jmu.ac.uk/ Liverpool John Moores University]
* [http://www.lsh.liv.ac.uk/ Liverpool Student Homes]