Give us YOUR views on potential improvements to the Teesside University Students’ Union (TUSU) Board of Trustees |
The TUSU Board of Trustees is led by our current elected Student Officers and includes External and Student Trustees; it is ultimately responsible for the governance and running of the Students’ Union and has the final say on all the biggest decisions around development and spending.
The External Trustees are experienced. distinguished figures from a wide range of professional backgrounds, including business, charity, education, finance, and students’ unions. They share their vast expertise and wisdom to assist with high-quality decision-making and governance.
Meanwhile, the Student Trustees are current Teesside Uni students who provide vital advice, grassroots feedback, and wider student opinion for the benefit of the rest of the board.
As part of our ongoing work to improve the effectiveness and impact of the Board, TUSU is proposing:
- An increase in the number of External Trustees to six in total.
- An increase in the number of Student Trustees to four in total.
- Alongside existing arrangements for who can chair the Board of Trustees (usually a Student Officer or Student Trustee) a new option for the Board of Trustees to appoint an External Trustee as Co-Chair of the Board at their discretion.
Why are we proposing these changes?
- To increase the range of expert advice and support available to Student Officers from External Trustees with an even wider range of expertise and backgrounds.
- To increase the amount of participation in the board from current students and get even greater grassroots feedback for the benefit of other members of it.
- To ensure we have robust and flexible options for who takes on the important responsibilities of chairing the Board. An experienced co-chair would work in partnership with the Student Officer or Trustee Chair to ensure board meetings run even more effectively for the benefit of all of the students we serve.