USCG

Student representatives:
All positions are now filled without any election:
Debating and political Frank Doherty
Artistic and Performing: Gerard Madden
Social & Gaming: Senan Mac Aoidh
Religeous & Socially Conscious: Katie Gibbons
Academic: Cliona ni Shiurdain

Societies Chairperson (SU) Robin Allen

The Staff Reps are:
Chairperson Padraic MacNeela
Academic Reps:
Maire Aine Ni Mhainnin
Gearoid Barry
Non Academic reps
Lorraine Tansey
Padraic O'Donohue
Colm O'Dwyer

download form for Student reps here

In the event of more than one candidate in any constituency there will be an election (Date and Time to be confirmed, watch this space)

USCG Student Representative Election Procedure

_ Any society member is eligible for election.
_ The rep must be nominated by three auditors within their constituency. In the event of more
than one candidate in any constituency an election will be held.
_ One vote per Society. Auditors may vote. In the absence of an auditor a vice auditor may
vote. Proxy voting forms will be available in the SocsBox for collection by the Auditor or vice
auditor, which will need to be signed and submitted to the SocsBox by 4pm on the evening
of the election.
_ Candidates will be elected by proportional representation.
_ Voters may number all the candidates in order of preference but are encouraged to indicate at
least first, second and third preferences.
USC reps may attend the auditors forum but may not vote unless he/she is an auditor.
_ The returning officer shall be the Societies Officer

Constituencies:

Artistic and Performing Societies
Art, Choral, Comedy, Cumann Drámaíochta, Dansoc, DJ, Dramsoc, Film, Juggling, Music, Musical, Orchestra, Photography, Rock, Radio, STv, Subhóró, Traditional Music, Writers.

Academic Societies
Accountancy & Finance, Archaeology, Astronomy, Biomed, Botany, Business, Chemistry, Classics, Cumann Staire, Economics, Engineering, English, Environmental Science, French, Geography, G-eos, German, Hispano, Irish Studies, Italian, Law, Maths, Marine, Medicine, Microbiology, Occupational Therapy, Philosophy, Physics, Postgraduate Research, SportsTech, Psychological.

Debating and Political Societies
Cumann de Barra (Fianna Fail), Labour Youth, Literary & Debating, Ógra Shinn Féin, Socialist, Young Fine Gael, Young Greens.

Social Action / Religious Societies
Amnesty, Baha í, Best Buddies, Camara, Christian Union, Cumann Farraige, Draíocht, Ecology, FEE, Feminist, Friends of MSF, FLAC, Gaisce (President’s Award), Goal, Human Rights, ISoc, Life, Palestine Solidarity, Rotaract, Skeptic, Sláinte, St Vincent de Paul, Suas, Taize, VIP, Voluntary Services Abroad.

Social and Gaming Societies
Agricultural, Anime & Manga, Bee Keeping, Blog, Chess, Chinese, Comic Book, Cumann Sóisialta, Computer, Cumann Craic, Energy, Fantasy & Science Fiction, GIG (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender), Go, International Students, Lotus, Malaysian, Mature Students, NOM, Nothing Specific, Organic Gardening, Poker, Polish, Potter, Quiz, Rovers, Style, Twenty Five, Vegetarian.

The first USCG Meeting will be on September 14th at 10am
All elected representatives will be requested to attend. We will be approving the new societies.

USCG Terms of Reference
NUI, Galway , University Societies Coordinating Group (USCG)

A. The aim of the NUI Galway University, University Societies Coordinating Group will be:
To assist the Societies of the University in fulfilling their aims and, in doing so, to develop and facilitate social and community life in the University
To consider applications and make recommendations on the recognition of new University Societies.
To regulate the continuing recognition of Societies.
To agree allocation of funds made available for Societies at NUI, Galway.
To develop and recommend policy in relation to Society activity and the provision and use of facilities for activity to the Vice President for the Student Experience.
To promote the interests of Societies and to act as their representatives within the University

B The University Societies Coordinating Group will comprise 13 members as follows:
1 member will be appointed by the Vice President for the Student Experience as Chairperson of the Group
1 member will be a nominee of the Alumni Office.
1 member will be the Volunteer Coordinator,
1 member will be a nominee of the Chaplaincy Service
1 member will be the Societies Chairperson of the NUI, Galway Students' Union
3 members will be appointed from the academic staff. Their term of office shall be for three years
5 members will be elected by the Societies' Auditors to represent the following groupings of Society activity:

Academic Societies: one representative
Artistic and Performing Societies: one representative
Social Action / Religious Societies: one representative
Social and Gaming Societies: one representative
Debating and Politics Societies: one representative

As new Societies receive full recognition, the University Societies Coordinating Group has the authority to allocate them to a grouping.

C. Election of Group Representatives
Group representatives will be elected at the beginning of each academic year at a duly convened election. Election will be by proportional representation. Each group will be a constituency for the purpose of conducting an election. The candidates for the position of group representative in any constituency must be a member of a society in that constituency and must be nominated by the auditors of two societies within that constituency. No candidate may run for more than one constituency group in a particular election. The Convenor of the election will be the Societies Officer. The term of office of group representatives will be one academic year, and no representative may serve for more three consecutive terms.

D. The Secretary to the University Societies Coordinating Group will be the Societies Officer.

E. Members elected by Societies Auditors will have the responsibility of maintaining close contacts with the wide diversity of Societies on campus, liaising with them and thereby keeping them abreast of important information. The role of members elected by Societies Auditors will be to represent all societies on campus. Societies Auditors may approach any members of the University Societies Coordinating Group in relation to matters pertaining to Societies.

F. Members of the University Societies Coordinating Group who do not attend at least one meeting of the Group in any six-month period will forfeit membership of the Group and will be replaced.

G. The quorum for University Societies Coordinating Group meetings will be 4, including the Chairperson or their designate.

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