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Hilary Term 2009

All in a term's work...what OUSU achieved in Hilary 2009

Organised Beyond Profit, the Ethical and Community Careers Fair 
 
Attended over 70 University committee meetings, representing your views
 
Campaigning to SKY TV to reduce your common room subscription fee
 
Run the Target Schools Shadowing Scheme with 100 school students visiting Oxford
 
Trained 50 welfare providers on Sexual Violence Awareness
 
Set up a Cultural Societies’ Presidents’ Committee
 
Held a RAG week raising over £5000
 
Ran two awareness sessions: on breast and prostate cancer
 
Campaigned on climate change to delegates of the Copenhagen Summit 2009 
 
Held alternate weekly meetings of Enough, the support group for people with disordered eating
 
Helped college reps raise over £30,000 for charity 
 
Set up a Big Sister/Big Brother mentoring scheme for children in care
 
Ran Women’s Finals Forums in Classics, English, Philosophy and Politics (with more organised for Trinity)
 
Liaised with the local community, creating closer ties with the student body
 
Held the charity event LOST with 55 participants raising £3000 for charity
 
Helped organise and attended the International Careers Fair
 
Fought and won on welfare phone numbers being printed on the back of Bod cards
 
Drew up a Statement of Best Practice for Common Room Officers to ensure fair rent negotiation processes 
 
Facilitated scholarships for underpriviledged students from around the world with the Reach Oxford Scheme 
 
Pushed the University on its Socially Responsible Investment Policy
 
Organised a mentoring session for women interested in entering graduate study
 
Sent the Oxford Vice-Chancellor 1000 valentines cards urging him to go green
 
Met and supported your Common Room Officers and Presidents 
 
Ran 3 street collections involving over 50 student volunteers
 
Held fortnightly social events for students with children 


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