What are the elections and why do we have them?
Each of our societies elect a new committee to take over the leadership of their society for the following academic year
the Students’ Union and all societies affiliated with it are committed to being a fair and democratic organisation so elections are run every year to ensure current students are elected to represent and lead your society.
What roles are available?
All Mandatory roles for our society committees are up for election as well as 3 roles in the Society Executive Committee.
Most societies are made up of 4 roles: President, Treasurer, Inclusion officer and one other role of their choice.
You can view what roles are available for societies you’re interested in by visiting their society webpage of viewing all posts available at yoursu.org/elections.
The Societies Executive committee is a group of students who meet together once a month to discuss vote and represent all societies. They vote on society of the month, funding applications and decide on initiatives the SU staff may deliver.
Who is eligible to participate in the elections?
To nominate:
Anyone who will be a student in the 2023-2024 academic year is eligible to nominate themselves, including those who are January starters or students on placement years.
You must be a member of the society you want to nominate for.
If you wish to apply for any of the society executive committee roles, you must be a member of any society.
You can nominate here All Current Elections (yoursu.org)
How to nominate
To vote:
Any members of the society can vote in the elections.
All Current Elections (yoursu.org)
How to vote:
What is the election timeline?
Nominations Open 9am Monday 24 April 2023
Nominations Close 9am Monday 1 May 2023
Voting Opens 12pm Wednesday 3 May 2023
Voting Closes 12pm Monday 8 May 2023
Results will be announced on Wednesday 10 May 2023
What are the expectations of elected committee members?
- Complete committee training
- Your role will officially begin on the 1st August however you are welcome to volunteer for the current committee until then if you wish to.
- Speak and communicate regularly with you members
- Uphold the description of the role that you are elected for
- Communicate regularly with the SU staff team
- Attend any mandatory training or events hosted for you in your role.
Have more questions?
The SU staff are hosting drop in sessions online and in person throughout nominations week to answer any questions you may have. You can also email societies.su@coventry.ac.uk or direct message YourSU.Activities on Instagram.
Drop in with Wendy: Monday 24 April 10am (Online)
Drop in with Emily: Tuesday 25 April (The Hub 1st floor SU Offices)
Drop in with Maryam: Thursday 27 April (The Hub 1st floor SU Offices)
Drop in with Florence: Friday 28 April (The Hub 1st floor SU Offices)
What do our current committee members have to say?
" I wanted the opportunity to not only give future students the opportunity to join our society, but also to help make the society better for everyone. Being in the society itself has helped me further develop my interpersonal skills, but being on the committee in a leadership role as president has taught me how to lead meetings, how to delegate tasks effectively, and how to deal with disagreements within a collaborative environment." - Joshua Hallstrom, President of Tabletop Society
" I have gained so many skills whilst being part of the society. The main skills I have learnt have been leadership and adaptability. Being President of a society involves lots of organisation and things can change quickly whilst planning events you have to be able to be adaptable and have several options for any events you're planning. " - Alex Powell, President of LGBTQIA+ Society
"It’s always about networking, collaboration, and supporting our friends. Being in society and on panels helped me understand the different perspectives, I was eager to meet new people and widen my network and as an international student, I always want to connect with diverse groups. Society was a place where I could meet new people and have a calm distraction from my coursework." - Elvis George, Society Executive Committee member