Worcester Students Union

Worcester Students Union is the representative body for students studying at the University of Worcester, in Worcester City, Worcestershire, England.

Structure
The Union is run by 10 elected officers who are chosen by free and fair elections by the student body once every March.

These are divided into 3 Full Time Sabbatical Officers:
*President
*Vice-President Education & Welfare
*Vice-President Sports & Activities

And 7 Part-time officers who are still current students:
*Academic Liaison Officer
*Activities Officer
*Communications Officer - who is responsible for editing the Union's only official publication "The Voice".
*Entertainments Officer
*Equal Opportunities Officer
*International Officer
*Mature & Postgraduate Officer

Facilities
The Students Union is based in a building on the main campus of the University of Worcester. It provides a number of services and facilities including:
*A shop, which sells clothing, food, drink, and stationery.
*Offices, where the President and permanent staff work.
*A bar (Dive Bar), which is a popular social meeting space.
*A sandwich shop operated as a franchise by an outside company called Berrys.
*A lounge area, which contains the only JobPOD in a UK Students Union. This links directly to the Job Centre Plus database system giving students the unique ability to look for jobs on campus.
*A Computer facility for any student to use.
*A Student Advice Bureau, for students to access information on health, accommodation, and finance information.
*A Student Development and Welfare Office, which helps students get more out of their degree including Degree Plus and Millennium Volunteer.

History
In 1990, the new Dive Bar was constructed and opened next to the old building on the current site.

In March 2005, the first male Vice-President for Education and Welfare was elected.

In early 2006 a car crashed through the large windows in the Dive Bar closing the bar for a short time and disrupting the scheduled entertainment events.

During the summer of 2006 a fire ripped through the offices of the union building. Refurbishments were completed in time for Freshers Week 2006.

In November 2007, an Extraordinary General Meeting was held to pass resolutions beginning the charting of a new future for the institution. The assembled members voted in favour of commencing a Governance Review which will alter the structure and operation of the union to better suit its members in the 21st century.

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