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  Statutes and Regulations: Regulations for the Oxford University Student Union
The Student Union shall submit to Council for approval annual estimates in respect of the ensuing financial year, and its accounts shall be published by the University and audited by the University Auditor.
The Student Union shall make available annually to Council and to all student members a report containing a list of external organisations to which the union is currently affiliated together with details of subscriptions or similar fees paid and donations made during the past year.
(1) The Student Union shall make available an internal complaints procedure to all student members or groups of student members who are dissatisfied in their dealings with the union or claim to be unfairly disadvantaged by reason of their having exercised the right to opt out of membership of the union.
www.admin.ox.ac.uk /statutes/regulations/385-061.shtml   (530 words)

  
  Oxford University Student Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oxford University Student Union is the official student government of the University of Oxford.
Reflecting the federated nature of the University of Oxford itself, OUSU is both an association of Oxford's more than 17,000 individual students and a federation of the Junior Common Rooms (JCRs) and Middle Common Rooms (MCRs) that represent students and graduate students (respectively) at the University's 46 colleges.
The University of Oxford's nascent students' union emerged in the 13th century, as student leaders attempted to mediate the violent clashes between "nations" at the University.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oxford_University_Student_Union   (906 words)

  
 Oxford Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Oxford Union is an unincorporated association, holding its property in trust in favour of its objectives and members, and governed by its rules (which form a multi-partite contract between the members).
OUSU is the officially recognised student representative body of the University of Oxford, and all members of the University are members of OUSU.
An invitation to the historian David Irving to speak in a debate on censorship in 2001 was met by a coordinated campaign by left-wing, Jewish, and anti-facist groups, together with the elected leadership of the Oxford University Student Union, to have the invitation withdrawn.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oxford_Union   (1712 words)

  
 University of Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Admission to the University of Oxford for undergraduates is undertaken by individual colleges, which admit their own students to be taught partly in tutorials within their own colleges, and partly by lectures and classes by the university.
Students successful in early examinations are rewarded with scholarships and exhibitions, normally the result of a long-standing endowment, although when tuition fees were first abolished the amounts of money available became purely nominal: much larger funded bursaries are available on the basis of need for current and prospective students.
www.enlightenweb.net /u/un/university_of_oxford.html   (1292 words)

  
 Oxford Honors Studies Program
Students are encouraged to undertake one such excursion to enhance their cultural experience in Britain.
Students are also considered guests of the University of Oxford and have access to certain university facilities.
Students are made members of the Oxford University Student Union, home of the most famous debating society in the world, and all clubs and societies offered by the Union.
www.bu.edu /abroad/programs/england/oxford/oxford_hsp   (502 words)

  
 Oxford Union -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Oxford Union is often confused by visitors with the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) due to the fact that OUSU does not provide a central student venue for its members, unlike student unions in almost all other British universities.
OUSU is in fact a completely separate organisation at Oxford which is the officially recognised student representative body of the University.
The Oxford Union buildings are located in Frewin Court, off Cornmarket Street, and on St. Michael's Street, and contain a library as well as the famous debating chamber, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and opened in 1879.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Oxford_Union   (702 words)

  
 Williams College Oxford Programme - Activities & Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Oxford University has more than 300 student organizations, all of which are open to Williams students.
The Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) Freshers' Fair is one of the biggest university events of the year and an excellent way to find an activity that interests you.
The Oxford Union is the world's foremost debating society, with a reputation for bringing guests and speakers to Oxford.
wso.williams.edu:8000 /orgs/oxford/activities.html   (315 words)

  
 OU Student Union and Student Societies : 2007/8 Oxford University Undergraduate Admissions
All Oxford University students are automatically members of OUSU, which represents students to the University and to external organisations.
OUSU produces more than 20 publications, including the Freshers' Guide and the Oxford Handbook, and organises University-wide events such as the Freshers' Fair and regular student nights at popular clubs.
OUSU also campaigns on a range of issues affecting students, and has played a leading role in the national campaign to oppose upfront fees and push for better grants for students.
www.admissions.ox.ac.uk /life/ousu.shtml   (195 words)

  
 OSSL - Oxford Student Services - Home
Oxford Student Services Limited (OSSL) is the commercial arm of Oxford University Student Union (OUSU).
It is the largest student-publishing house in Europe, producing the weekly Oxford Student newspaper and the annual Oxford and Cambridge Careers Handbook, amongst many others.
It is one of the largest and best providers of entertainments to Oxford students, putting on highly popular club nights at Ocean and Collins on Tuesdays, Park End on Wednesdays, and Po Na Na and Filth on Thursdays during term time.
www.oxfordstudentservices.com   (134 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Oxford University 'Elitism' Comes Under Government Fire
Oxford has responded to the controversy by releasing statistics showing that middle-class students are proportionally represented at the school.
"Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) condemns the cynically minded attempt by Gordon Brown and the Government to jump on a populist bandwagon and level claims of elitism at Oxford University," according to a recent press release.
Oxford students are actively protesting the possible change in legislation and are complaining that the attack on Oxford has an ulterior motive.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=101175   (628 words)

  
 CNN.com - Chelsea: Oxford life difficult - November 9, 2001
But staff and students said that while a certain amount of friction among students was inevitable, the university's social and academic life had not been affected.
Oxford University Student Union Vice President Catherine Sangster told CNN she was disappointed to hear Chelsea was feeling isolated, but she stressed that help was available.
Colleges at Oxford University implemented a number of measures intended to offer further support for international students after the attacks on the U.S., including opening up the university telephone system to allow international calls to America.
robots.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/11/09/clinton.oxford   (621 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Education | Clampdown on post-exam euphoria
The Oxford University Student Union welfare officer, Rosie Buckland, said there had been general problems with noise and the mess of thrown flour or discarded bottles.
Regulations about student conduct are issued and reviewed annually by a university committee, half of whose members are student representatives, and are enforced by officers known as proctors.
It is expected to be agreed by the university authorities and students' union next week, and will be e-mailed to all students.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/education/3652825.stm   (617 words)

  
 ABC News: Oxford Univ.: Taking Power From the Students?
February 3, 2006 — Contracts, legal threats and ill-feeling among students suggest that all is not well at Oxford, the university famed for its dreamy spires and the occasional dash of controversy.
The move is viewed as a gambit by the university to fend off litigation from students who, when faced with a tuition hike in the fall, might be more inclined to sue the university, blaming it for any academic problems they might face.
Currently, students at Oxford can approach the Student Union to press the university on what they see as unfair treatment, whether in the case of an increase in fees, availability of accommodations, or changes to courses.
abcnews.go.com /International/story?id=1576976   (694 words)

  
 Oxford University, Leeds University and University of London Unions to use SMS to keep students 'clued up'.
ULU, the University of London Union, is the combined Students' Union for ALL the students of the University of London.
OUSU, the University of Oxford Student Union, is the official representative body of student at the Oxford, and speaks on behalf of students to the University and the wider world.
LUU is the students Union of the University of Leeds.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2003/8/prweb76666.htm   (1458 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Students are members of a single college in which they take their tutorials and mingle together through college events and organizations.
Students are usually expected to prepare an in-depth essay based on this reading which will be read aloud to the tutor and lead into a subsequent discussion of the material being considered that week.
At Oxford, students will receive a grade that reflects their level of interaction with the tutor and the extent to which they have become involved in, and grappled with, the subject matter; essays will be taken into account but will not form the only means of assessment.
www.bc.edu /bc_org/avp/acavp/inprg/orientation/Oxford_Mansfield.doc   (2876 words)

  
 BAM Student Marketing - Student Advertising - Student Marketing - Student Brand Managers- Freshers Fayres - Student ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We understand that student organisations have a large turn over of staff every year with new sabbatical officers and student staff of which all require training in many different areas within the handover period.
If a union member has knowledge of HTML, this may also be used as direct input can be handled by our system.
UWIC - University of Wales Institute Cardiff Students' Union
www.sumarketing.co.uk /student_union_advertising/index.php?page=su_websites   (715 words)

  
 BBC News | EDUCATION | Student protest at Oxford library
The students, including seven who have been suspended from the university and banned from lectures and exams for failing to pay their annual fees, entered the library at 1700 GMT on Wednesday.
President of the Oxford University Student Union, Kirsty McNeill, said "The non-payers have now been told that unless they pay up they will be deemed as non-residents and will not qualify for their degrees."
Students who are not at the university for more than six weeks a term are counted as non-residents and can be prevented from being awarded their final degree.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/education/1159225.stm   (227 words)

  
 Crosswalk.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
However, the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) said it was disappointed with the outcome of the case and called for Wilkie to be barred from admissions panels.
"The student union is disappointed that the university is not taking the lead in requiring every member of university and college staff to undergo equal opportunities training so that a damaging situation like this is never repeated," the student group said in a statement.
Schlesinger was removed from her post despite being an outspoken critic of the Israeli government's policy towards the Palestinians, and the firings were condemned by Britain's National Union of Students, the parent organization of the OUSU.
www.crosswalk.com /news/1227759.html?view=print   (797 words)

  
 Liberal Democrats : SANDI TOKSVIG ENDORSED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION FOR CHANCELLOR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
She is the only candidate to have signed the OUSU statement for candidates opposing tuition fees and top up fees.
OUSU Statement for candidates for Chancellor of the University of Oxford
No student should be disadvantaged in their academic experience by their choice of college.
www.libdems.org.uk /story.html?id=4363   (516 words)

  
 UK Indymedia | Oxford Students Occupy Examination School in Protest of Top-Up Fees   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Students emailed all lecturers and asked them to go ahead with their lectures anyway, but the ones who came were refused entry by the security guards.
At 4h30pm on Monday 26 January around 50 students of Oxford University, Brookes University and Ruskin College occupied the Examination School of Oxford University in protest to the top-up fees and to fees in total.
Students also decided to host their own teach-ins, with students presenting the case against top-up fees and the marketisation of education.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/regions/oxford/2004/01/284430.html   (429 words)

  
 Cult targets Oxford students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Oxford University Student Union (OUSU) has denied banning an American religious sect which has been barred by Manchester and Birmingham Universities.
Oxford students have been warned by OUSU that they may be at risk from the activities of the International Churches of Christ which is believed to prey on young people.
A female student at Manchester University has donated her entire grant to the organisation.
www.rickross.com /reference/icc/ICC184.html   (438 words)

  
 UK Indymedia | Green Councillor demands University Dept Boycott
Oxford's Green Party Councillor Matt Sellwood demands that the Oxford University Student Union boycotts the Said Business School over ethical factors regarding the contribution of arms dealer Wafiwq Said.
That it is important for any student union to engage with the local community in an ethical and sustainable manner.
That the Said Business School is a prime example of the University ignoring its students, the wishes of the local community, and basic standards of ethical behaviour.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/regions/oxford/2004/11/301027.html   (412 words)

  
 Oxford City Council: Universities and college recycling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We currently provide a recycling collection for 44 of the 46 University of Oxford Colleges in the city.
Oxford University Student Union has an Environment Committee who run various environmental campaigns and provide information on how to recycle in halls of residence and student accomodation:
We are currently working with Oxford Brookes University to implement a glass recycling service for licensed premises in the city.
www.oxford.gov.uk /services/services-1038.cfm/text/1   (165 words)

  
 Finding out more : 2007/8 Oxford University Undergraduate Admissions
The Sutton Trust Summer School enables Year 12 students from state schools and colleges to spend a week in Oxford, taking a course which gives them a taste of studying at the University in the hope of encouraging them to apply to Oxford or a similar university.
The Oxford Access Scheme encourages students from inner-city schools and colleges, and in particular from ethnic minorities, to apply to the University.
The Target Schools scheme is run by undergraduates with the support of the Oxford University Student Union.
www.admissions.ox.ac.uk /parents/more.shtml   (452 words)

  
 Oxford information
This is Oxfordshire - brought to you by Newsquest (Oxfordshire), publishers of the Oxford Mail and The Oxford Times newspapers.
Oxford - University and City from Oxford University
The Oxford Trust, including Oxford Innovation Ltd and the Oxfordshire Investment Opportunity Network.
web.comlab.ox.ac.uk /oxinfo   (704 words)

  
 Oxford Study Abroad Programme
The Oxford Student's Handbook, published by the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU, the student government, not the Union Debating Society.) This Handbook will be given to you during orientation (it is published in every year in October) and includes a wealth of information on student life in Oxford.
You should bear in mind that it is written by students, and as they themselves say, reflects their individual points of view.
Our students come from different parts of North America and should realise that they are in a different environment where the customs and attitudes are necessarily different.
www.studyabroad.com /osap/handbook/preface.html   (1184 words)

  
 University of Leicester
The University of Leicester has been shortlisted by the Sunday Times for the prestigious award of University of the Year 2007.
The University of Leicester has emerged as the top University in the Midlands for the second successive year for student satisfaction.
This is the third successive year that the University of Leicester has triumphed in the National Student Survey- the cornerstone of the UK’s independent quality assurance framework which is designed to inform prospective students about what and where to study.
www.le.ac.uk   (186 words)

  
 thesu Students Union - The Home for thesu University Students   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The posts to be elected are the Disabled Students Officer and the Mature Students Officer on the Executive, together with the Sports Rep and the Environmental Rep on the Union Council.
All nominations will be published on Monday 8th October Positions available The Executive Disabled Students officer Mature Students Officer Union Council Sports Rep Environmental Rep VOTING P...
The AGM (Annual General Meeting) of the Students' Union is fast approaching, as is the deadline for the submission of motions, which in simple terms is the way the way you tell us what you want!
www.thesu.com   (292 words)

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