Union Constitution
Union Schedules
Trustee Board Committee Terms of Reference
Executive Committee
Appointments Committee
Finance and Risk Committee
Commercial Services Committee
Governance Committee
People and Talent Committee
The following will be added shortly:
Annual General Meeting | 6th June
Union Forums | 18th January | 2nd May |
Executive Committee | 7th February | 4th May |
Trustee Board | 13th October | 24th November | 19th January (decision without a meeting) | 16th February | 18th May |
Governance Committee | 19th January | 5th April | 5th May |
People and Talent Committee | 18th January |
Appointments Committee | 30th January | 18th May
(all minutes for the Trustee Board and its Sub-Committees will be published online following approval at the subsequent meeting)
Minutes prior to the 20/21 academic year as available upon request.
As a Charity SOAS SU is governed by a group of trustees who have the overall responsibility for the SU. The Board has twelve trustees and must have a majority student representation. The four elected officers are Trustees, there are four Student Trustees and four External Trustees. The External Trustees are independent professionals appointed for their skills, experience and knowledge. The Board provides guidance and oversight and they have specific responsibility for the governance, financial and strategic management of the SU.
Sabbatical Trustees
Reem Walid (Chair)
Maryam Choudhary
Jamal Akram
Sushant Singh
Student Trustees
Hamzah Vargas
Amaan Hayder Chowdhury
Open Place - Vacant
Research Students Association Place - Awaiting nomination from the RSA
External Trustees
Illy Jaffar
Pamela Bell-Ashe
Tricia O'Neill
Dan Doyle
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