Active & Engaged

 

To remind Societies to be welcoming to everyone, especially to those new to the University & Union.

How to get:  A Society must have had a stall at the Freshers fair OR held a Welcome event that was open to all.

 

To encourage societies to recruit new members.

How to get:  Society has 10 members registered through the website (including committee).

 

To remind Societies to keep members up-to-date with developments to help ensure their Society runs well & to hold Socs Exec to account.

How to get:  At least 1 committee member has attended 1 GM (can include the AGM).

 

To remind Societies to complete training, to help ensure their Society runs well.

How to get:  The treasurer has completed finance training AND 2 or more committee members have completed committee training AND 1 or more committee members have completed an additional training module or workshop.

 

To encourage the Society to meet regularly to carry out their aims and let members get to know each other.

How to get:  The Society holds regular meetings or meet-ups that meet your society's aims and are communicated to your members.

 

To encourage committees to make their web page as appealing as possible to potential new members.

How to get:  Society webpage is up-to-date. For example: A logo is added, pictures, embedded videos, constitution uploaded, events added, membership are available to purchase, information made via apps like Canva.

 

To encourage a sense of community within your society.

How to get:  Society must have held 2 events outwith regular meetings or meet-ups, for example a social or fundraiser, which were advertised on the website.

 

To remind the committee of their responsibilities to ensure their members are safe at Society events.

How to get:  Run a safety or wellbeing initiative within your society. For example, take action to help get your members home safe after an event by nominating a sober person, ride-sharing and/or messaging to check in.

 

To encourage the committee to complete extra training to ensure their Society runs as well as possible.

How to get:  2 or more committee members must have completed finance training AND committee training AND an additional training or workshop.

 

To encourage the recording of volunteer hours and to showcase the amount of time and effort that committees put into their Societies.

How to get:  Committee members have an average of 20 hours logged each.

 

To remind Societies to keep members up-to-date with developments to help ensure their Society runs well and to hold Socs Exec to account.

How to get:  At least 1 committee member attended more than 1 GM (2 GMs total - one of which can be the AGM).

 

To encourage Societies to help the wider community.

How to get:  A Society must have taken part in 1 Union community volunteering project OR held 1 community event or initiative. For example, fundraising for charity or performing a service for the community.

 

To encourage the committee to complete extra training to ensure their Society runs as well as possible.

How to get:  All committee members have completed committee training AND another training (either finance or an additional training).

 

To encourage Societies to make sustainable choices and to encourage their members to do the same.

How to get:  Demonstrate a sustainable change in the day-to-day running of your society OR hold 1 sustainability event or initiative (for example a bike ride, running an online awareness campaign, organising a food waste initiative) OR take part in a Union, University or community initiative around sustainability.

 

To encourage a sense of community within your Society.

How to get:  Hosted 3+ social events outwith regular meetings or meet-ups, 1 of which must be not centered around alcohol - e.g. a movie night rather than a pub crawl - and advertise these through the website.

 

To encourage collaboration and build community between Societies.

How to get:  Collaborate with another Society or Sports Club on an event or initiative (this could be the community/sustainability event).

 

To share the amazing things your Society does.

How to get:  Submit a piece of content to our Marketing & Communications team via email - this could be written, video or audio about an event coming up, an initative you ran or something else you are doing.

 

To encourage Societies to keep members up-to-date with development to help ensure their Society runs well and to hold Socs Exec to account.

How to get:  A committee member attended 2+ GMs, one of which was the Societies AGM, and voted for Socs Exec candidates on behalf of their Society.

 

To remind Societies to embody the Union's values in everything they do.

How to get:  Demonstrate the Society has gone above and beyond to embody the Union's values, which are: seize the opportunity (e.g. take part in volunteering projects), speak up (e.g. submit a policy to Student Parliament), join forces (e.g. collaborate with another Society on a project), back each other (e.g. take part in a campaign).