Read updates from Fina ahead of 2024-25's final Student Forum on 13th May.

Supporting transgender and non-binary students

• Signposting to resources
• Submitting exec proposal to Forum
• Pushing universities for answers on how this ruling will direct impact students
• Asking what we can do to better support our trans and non-binary members

International student experience advisory boards (Exeter)

• Starting pilot in Cornwall (Devon has had them for a year now)
• Getting students in the room with university higherups to have direct input on change
• Deciding format and topics that will work for and be relevant for Cornwall international students

Bussy Hussy

• Employed student researchers to research our competitor universities bus prices 
• Have set up a meeting with higherups from Exeter and Falmouth to gain their support
• Next we plan to meet with the Cornwall councillor (hopefully with support from the universities) who holds the transport portfolio to lobby for better student deals

SU awards

• Have sat on award short listing panels to input on who will receive this years awards
• Have been working hard on drafting a script for the SU award hosts (Us the sabbs)

UMHC assessment (Exeter)

• Attended the university mental health charter assessment for Exeter up in Devon
• Sat on multiple assessed panel to explain the student experience with wellbeing and mental health down in Cornwall

FXPLUS board

• Sat in on FXPLUS board with our CEO to input on the student perspective in key decisions and make sure students are considered in every decision made

WICC - classism seminar (Exeter)

• Attended multiple wellbeing inclusion and culture committees including a seminar on how classism directly impacts Exeter students and their student experience

Meetings meetings and a side of meetings

• As per usual I am attending a myriad of meetings every week to ensure that Cornwall students are at the centre of everything that the universities do

Starting to think about handover

• As my term here comes to an end I am beginning to think about what nuggets of knowledge I need to include in my handover to the incoming sabbs (and let me tell you there is a lot to write about!)

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