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5 March
2012
Robin Parker re-elected as NUS Scotland President for 2012-13
Student representatives
from across Scotland came together this weekend at NUS Scotland's National Conference in Irvine to elect new student leaders
for the coming year - re-electing Robin Parker as President for a second one-year term from July.
Robin Parker
received 68 delegate votes, Charandeep Singh received 56 votes and Re-Open Nominations received two votes. A full list of
elected officers, including the new Scottish Executive Committee, is located in the notes section at the end of the release.
This year's NUS Scotland Conference was its largest-ever, with over 150 delegates from colleges and universities
coming together to elect national officers, set national policy and debate issues during fringe events.
The event
took place following the success of the biggest campaign the organisations has run - Our Future Our Fight - which saw over
80,000 emails sent to MSPs calling on them to protect college bursaries and college funding.
Robin Parker, President
of NUS Scotland, said:
"I am absolutely honoured to have been re-elected NUS Scotland President. I commend
Charandeep and his team for the enthusiasm and positivity with which he ran his campaign he ran and the issues he raised.
"I've been amazed at the hard work and enthusiasm of students across Scotland over the past year, and look
forward to continue working with them to again make lasting change in Scottish education. When students come together we've
shown what we can do. Our students have had great campaigning successes this year, including Our Future, Our Fight which saw
over 80,000 emails sent to MSPs and college bursaries protected. We have also succeeded in improving student support for HE
students, while protecting EMA, places and a tuition-free Scotland.
"However, there is much more to do. We
want to see a Scotland where your education is based on your ability not your background and we'll be working through
the Government's Post-16 Reform legislation to see action in this area. NUS Scotland will be making fair access our priority
in the coming year, and I look forward to leading that fight."
Below is a list of all those elected
Full-time sabbatical positions
President: Robin Parker - University of Aberdeen
Vice President
(Eduction): Graeme Kirkpatrick - Aberdeen College (this position replaces the Depute President role)
Non-sabbatical
positions
Vice President (Communities): Gordon Maloney - University of Aberdeen
Priority Campaign Convenor:
Emma Iwanow - City Of Glasgow College
Priority Campaign Convenor: William Mohieddeen - University of Abertay, Dundee
Education Campaign Convenor: Connor Murray-Gauld - Heriot-Watt University
Education Campaign Convenor: Robert
Foster - James Watt College
Community Campaign Convenor: Kat Bateson - Inverness College
Community Campaign
Convenor: Jamie Kinlochan - University of the West of Scotland
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NUS Scotland Conference is held over a weekend. This year it's happening 3rd (starts 10am) and 4th March (finishes
5.30pm) in the Menzies Hotel, Irvine.
Every affiliated students' association in Scotland has the chance to
send a certain number of delegates along to represent their college or university. Adam Smith College Students' Association
has an entitlement of 5 students for this year's Conference. Delegate Leader will be the Student President which leaves
4 places available.
An online ballot was held since 8 students wanted to attend. The results were as follows:
Total votes = 106
Invalid votes = 12
Valid votes = 94
Quota = 18.8
Round 1 = Belinda
Solway exceeded the quota and was elected. Surplus was reallocated.
Round 2 = Tammy Jean Marr exceeded the quota
and was elected. Surplus was reallocated.
Round 3 = No remaining candidate exceeded the quota, the candidate with
least votes was Daniel Tritton, who was eliminated.
Round 4 = No remaining candidate exceed the quota, the candidate
with least votes was Brian Edwards, who was eliminated.
Round 5 = No remaining candidate exceeded the quota, the
candidate with least votes was Maggie Jamieson, who was eliminated.
Round 6 = No remaining candidate exceeded the
quota, the candidate with least votes was Lauren Peek, who was eliminated.
Round 7 = Sarah Simpson exceeded the
quota and was elected.
Round 8 = Siobhan Wilkinson exceeded the quota and was elected.
Adam
Smith College Students' Association Delegation 2012
1. Beneta Brown (Delegate Leader)
2. Belinda
Solway
3. Tammy Jean Marr
4. Sarah Simpson
5. Siobhan Wilkinson
Conference provides an opportunity
to debate policy, elect new NUS Scotland Executive members and find out more about the campaigns being undertaken by NUS Scotland
to benefit students throughout Scotland.
Motions
If you would like to
read the Motions Document to see what motions will be getting discussed, click here. Elections
Elections at conference include
the new NUS Scotland President and Vice President (Education) for 2012/2013. Candidates manifestos are available
to read now for these positions.
President:
Robin Parker
Charandeep Singh
Vice President (Education):
Graeme Kirkpatrick
Other positions available:
Vice President (Communities)
Campaign Convenors
Scottish Procedures Committee
the closing date for nominations for these other positions will be 3 March
2012.
All positions will be elected at conference.
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