National Union of Students Scotland

National Union of Students Scotland
President	Vonnie Sandlan
Headquarters	1 Papermill Wynd, McDonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4QL
International affiliation	National Union of Students of the United Kingdom + Students for Cooperation
Website
www.nus.org.uk/scotland

The National Union of Students Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh Nàiseanta na Oileanaich na h-Alba, Scots: Naitional Union o Collegianers Scotland) is an autonomous body within the National Union of Students. It is the national representative body of around 500,000 students studying in further and higher education in Scotland and was formed following the merger of NUS in Scotland with the Scottish Union of Students in 1971.

NUS Scotland's full-time sabbaticals for 2015-16 (from July 1) are President Vonnie Sandlan from University of the West of Scotland, VP (Education) Rob Henthorn from Aberdeen University and Women's Officer Emily Beever from Aberdeen University.

Democratic Structure

NUS Scotland policy is set by the 18-member Scottish Executive Council (SEC), which meets monthly.

The NUS Scotland President, VP (Education), VP (Communities), eight Scottish Executive Councillors (four reserved for college, four open. Two college places and two open places reserved for self-defining women) are elected each year at NUS Scotland Conference, which is usually held in March, by representatives from member students’ associations. All elected officers hold the post from 1 July to 30 June.

Liberation Officers (Women's Officer, Black Students' Officer, LGBT Students' Officer, Disabled Students' Officer) are each elected at their own annual conferences, held between the NUS Scotland Conference and the end of June.

For the first time, the Mature and Part-time Students' Officer, International Students Officer and Postgraduate Students' Officer for 2014/15 were elected at a dedicated Sections Conference on 29 April 2014.^[1] However, this conference was cancelled in 2015 and these officers were co-opted, along with the new voluntary officer position for Asylum seekers & Refugees.

Elected officers can hold each post for a maximum of two years.

Affiliated Students' Unions

Students' associations in Scotland which are affiliated to NUS:

Higher Education University of Aberdeen University of Abertay Dundee University of Edinburgh Glasgow Caledonian University Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Napier University Open University Queen Margaret University Royal Conservatoire of Scotland The Robert Gordon University Stirling University University of Strathclyde University of the West of Scotland

Further Education Ayrshire College Borders College City of Glasgow College Dumfries and Galloway College Dundee and Angus College Edinburgh College Fife College Forth Valley College Glasgow Clyde College Glasgow Kelvin College Inverness College UHI

Newbattle Abbey College New College Lanarkshire North East Scotland College Perth College UHI Sabhal Mòr Ostaig UHI Scotland's Rural College South Lanarkshire College West College Scotland West Lothian College

Tertiary Students' Associations:

Highlands and Islands Students' Association (Includes University of the Highlands and Islands, Argyll College UHI, Highland Theological College UHI, Lews Castle College UHI, Moray College UHI, North Highland UHI, North Atlantic Fisheries College UHI, Orkney College UHI, Scottish Association of Marine Science UHI, Shetland College UHI and West Highland College UHI) Four students' associations in Scotland are not affiliated to NUS: University of Dundee Glasgow School of Art University of Glasgow University of St Andrews NUS Scotland Chairpersons & Presidents The full list of past Chairpersons and Presidents of NUS Scotland are as follows: Current Years of office Name Institution(s) Faction 2015-17 Vonnie Sandlan University of the West of Scotland Independent Past 2013-15 Gordon Maloney [2] University of Aberdeen NCAFC 2011-13 Robin Parker University of Aberdeen Independent 2009-11 Liam Burns Heriot-Watt University Independent 2008-09 Gurjit Singh University of Strathclyde Organised Independents 2006-08 James Alexander Heriot-Watt University Labour Students (2006/07) Independent (2007/08) 2004-06 Melanie Ward Stirling University Labour Students 2002-04 Rami Okasha Aberdeen University Labour Students 2000-02 Mandy Telford University of Strathclyde Labour Students 1998-00 Richard Baker Aberdeen University Labour Students 1997-98 Shamin Akhtar University of Abertay Dundee Labour Students 1996-97 Keith Robson University of Strathclyde Labour Students 1994-96 Douglas Trainer University of Strathclyde Labour Students 1992-94 Jim Murphy University of Strathclyde Labour Students 1991-92 Derek Munn University of Aberdeen Labour Students 1989-91 Donna MacKinnon Glasgow College of Technology Labour Students 1988-89 Benny McLaughlin Glasgow College of Technology Labour Students 1986-88 Pauline McNeill Glasgow College of Building and Printing Labour Students 1984-86 Alan Smart Jordanhill College of Education Labour Students 1982-84 Bob McLean University of Aberdeen Labour Students 1981-82 Neil Stewart Aberdeen College of Commerce Labour Students 1979-81 Jeane Freeman Glasgow College of Technology 1978-79 Martin Currie Stirling University Broad Left (Young Communist League) 1977-78 Alan Christie Heriot-Watt University 1975-77 Stewart McIntosh University of Strathclyde 1973-75 Doug Harrison Jordanhill College of Education 1972-73 Stuart Paul Heriot-Watt University 1971-72 Doug Henderson University of Strathclyde Broad Left - Labour Party NUS Scotland Depute Presidents & Vice Presidents Education Current Years of office Name Institution of Origin Faction 2015–17 Rob Henthorn University of Aberdeen Past 2013–15 Robert Foster [3][4] Glasgow Caledonian University 2011–13 Graeme Kirkpatrick Aberdeen College 2010–11 Jennifer Cadiz Robert Gordon University 2009 Elaine Ner (resigned[5]) Carnegie College 2008-09 Liam Burns Heriot Watt University 2006-08 Jill Little University of Paisley 2005-06 James Alexander Heriot Watt University 2004-05 Phyl Meyer University of Strathclyde 2003-04 Melanie Ward University of Stirling 2002-03 Ross Renton University of Strathclyde NUS Scotland Women's Officer Current Years of office Name Institution of Origin 2015–16 Emily Beever Aberdeen University Past 2014–15 Vonnie Sandlan [6] University of the West of Scotland 2012–14 Stacey Devine Reid Kerr College 2010–12 Kelley Temple University of Strathclyde 2008–10 Kainde Manji University of Stirling 2006–08 Sarah Watson Queen Margaret University 2004–06 Jenny Duncan University of Aberdeen NUS Scotland Vice President Communities Current Years of office Name Institution of Origin Faction 2016–17 Conor Marshall Abertay University Independent Past 2015–16 Gary Paterson University of Strathclyde 2014–15 Kirsty Haigh [7] Edinburgh University NCAFC 2013–14 Sinéad Wylie Glasgow Caledonian University 2012–13 Gordon Maloney Aberdeen University NCAFC See also Equivalent autonomous bodies within National Union of Students of the United Kingdom: NUS Wales (UCMC) NUS-USI (Northern Ireland) National organisation: National Union of Students References http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/priorityscotland/First-NUS-Scotland-Sections-Conference-brings-activists-together/ http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/scotland/NUS-Scotland-Conference-2014-How-it-happened/ http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/scotland/NUS-Scotland-Conference-2014-How-it-happened/ Robert Foster (Vice President Education) http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/6183-nus_deputy_resign_amid_elibility_row http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/women/NUS-Scotland-Womens-Conference-Election-Results/ http://www.nusconnect.org.uk/news/article/scotland/NUS-Scotland-Conference-2014-How-it-happened/ External links NUS Scotland section of NUS home page NUS internal resource site for elected officers and students NUS Scotland Facebook site, Twitter feed and Flickr page NUS Extra Card Video clips NUS Scotland YouTube channel