Liverpool Students' Union
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| Motto | Fortune Assists the Bold |
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| Institution | Liverpool John Moores University |
| Location |
City Campus (Byrom Street), IM Marsh Campus, Mount Pleasent Campus (The Haigh Building), Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| Established | 1992 (Liverpool Students' Union) |
| President | Darren McCabe |
| Other officers |
Paul Abernethy James McGarvey Vice-President Activities |
| Members | c. 22,000 total |
| Affiliations | National Union of Students |
| Website | http://liverpoolsu.com/ |
The Liverpool Students' Union (LSU) is the representative body for all students studying at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) in Liverpool, England; and is not to be confused with Liverpool Guild of Students, which is the Student Union for the University of Liverpool; membership is automatic upon enrolment.
The Union currently is the representative body of around 22,000 students studying at LJMU, located primarily in Liverpool. The current President is Darren McCabe as successor to Lily Rumsey.
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[edit] History
Liverpool Students' Union was formerly known as Liverpool Polytechnic Students Union (LPSU) until the old Polytechnic was granted University Status in 1992, when it became Liverpool John Moores University and the Union became Liverpool Students' Union.
[edit] LSU Facilities
LSU operates at 3 sites across the University at the Byrom Street and IM Marsh Campuses and at The Haigh Building which is the main City Centre venue. The 'Haigh' is named after long serving Union secretary, Sheila Haigh who retired in 1983, the year the building opened. Within the Haigh can be found the Union's Executive and Management Office, the Marketing, Community and Venues Departments, Committee Rooms, Training Suite, Student Activities Centres, Union shop, Cafe Drift and 2 bars. The Workbank- a recruitment office based since 2001
The Union also operates a Shop at the Byrom Street Campus and IM Marsh Campus.
[edit] The Looprevil Press
The Looprevil Press is a student newspaper at Liverpool Students' Union. It is both a student society and a part of the student media. As of May 2009, The Looprevil Press has been funded by the Liverpool Students’ Union. The Looprevil Press was founded in September 2008[1] by student Shamit Patel and is currently the only student newspaper in circulation in Liverpool. The LP offices are located on the second floor of the Haigh building.
The name, The Looprevil Press, is simply Liverpool spelled backwards and plays in with their tag line of “Bringing you the other side of Liverpool”. This was done in an attempt to reflect the duality of student life, to show that they can be both professional and a little eccentric of nature.
The Looprevil Press started out as a dynamic website which contains four sections; News, Opinion, Entertainment and Sports. The current team consists of 29 members and is made up of writers, photographers and a web designer. The website is active throughout the year while the print edition is circulated four times during the academic year.
[edit] Governance
Employing around 80 full time and 120 part time staff the Union is governed by an Executive Committee and Union Council. The Executive Committee comprises 4 full time sabbatical positions and 9 part time non-sabbatical positions. These positions are:
President
Vice President (Activities)
Vice President (Academic Quality)
Vice President (Community Engagement)
Mature Students Delegate
Disabled Students Delegate
LGBT Delegate
Women's Delegate
International Students Delegate
Home Students Delegate
Community Cohesion & Fascism Delegate
Ethical and Environmental Delegate
Part-time Students Delegate
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