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Wider access to Water fountains on Campus
The key to succeeding in your studies is to look after yourself; mind and body. As part of this keeping hydrated is KEY. Trying to be green bring your own bottle is to be encouraged.
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Petition submitted by James Corney on Sep 9, 2019
This petition is in the Passed State
This petition has been passed and will be actioned ASAP.
Petition Updates
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Update from the UPSU Team
An update from UPSU President, Helena Schofield:
I identified the buildings that had no or few water fountains in and then had 2 meetings around November time with the head of catering services regarding this issue. This was followed up with another member of University staff. This quickly resulted in the University putting together a map of water fountains available across campus. I have chased the issue of installing more throughout the year, but this was put on hold due to Covid-19. However, the map is a step in the right direction to continue this campaign into next academic year.
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Change Status
The idea is now marked as Completed
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Change Status
The idea has been marked as Fast Tracked. The reason was: This motion was discussed and passed at UAB. The designated champion of this motion is Helena Schofield.
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Update from the UPSU Team
Dear James,
Thank you for submitting a campaign through Have Your Say! I thought I would give you an update as the what the next steps are and the timeline for these.
The Union Actioning Body (UAB) will be meeting soon and will discuss your campaign, as per the terms of reference. Once the meeting has taken place we will be able to provide you with another update, which will also be visible on the HYS webpage.
More information about the processes can be found here: https://hys.upsu.net/page/how-it-works
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Kind regards,
Adele Benson
(adele.benson@upsu.net)
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Change Status
The idea now has enough backers to be reviewed at the next meeting. This meeting is UAB 06/11/2019 and will be held on Wednesday 6 November, 2019 12:00 pm
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Change Status
The idea is now looking for 15 Backers.
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