Societies and Services Officer

Societies and Services Officer

Madelyn Jones

As societies and services officer, Maddy will be supporting all of the SU’s societies, in addition to overseeing and having a say on the running of all of the Union’s services. These services include JC’s, Cove, Costcutter, Y Stiwdio, Nursery and the Advice and Support centre. She also sits and chairs the Society Exec Committee, in which they ensure all the societies are fairly represented.

Maddy is enthusiastic, passionate and approachable, overall just being a friendly face to talk to. She has lived in South Wales her whole life, studying Zoology at Swansea University, showing her love for all types of animals. The student union has been a major part of Maddys time at the Universirty being largly involved in many societies and clubs including the Dance Society, Cheerleading and Hockey. Last year she was President of the Dance Society where she found her passion for creating new and exciting events for all members. This year maddy is hoping to use these skills learnt to help prioritize student voices and societies, helping students gain more valuable experiences and opportunities.

From Your Officer

Madelyn Jones

"Hiya! I’m beyond excited about the acedemic year ahead. I’m so passionate about enriching the student experience by working closely with societies and planning new exciting events and oppotunities. My main commitment is to prioritize student voices, helping everyone get involoved and feel welcome where possible. I’m most looking forward to working closely with the University through our services and society committees and members.”

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles & Responsibilities

I advocate for student clubs and services, voicing their needs to the university. Collaborating with peers and staff, I enhance campus life through events, campaigns, and projects. As a bridge between students and the university, I shape policies to strengthen societies and elevate services. My leadership ensures dynamic community participation, nurturing an inclusive, connected, and flourishing campus environment.

What I'm Working On

Societies - Continue to bring Societies on par with Sport

Objectives:

Get societies involed with key events, such as Swansea Summer Ball, Varsity, Awards Evening
More incentives & opportunitives for societies, by relooking at the rewards scheme
Ensure a simular calendar for sports & societies
Make sure there are developmental meetings

Societies - Creating more points of contact between the SU and Society committees

Objectives:

Looking at student feedback and creating more SU help articles are added to the student union help desk
Ensure meetings with societies are being held to create feedback (creating regular drop-in)
Continuing with the open door policy
Ensure engagment with societies through socail media is continuing to improve

Societies - Ensuring committees have a better financial understanding and responsibility

Objectives

Develop and deliver more regular training for Treasurers
Secure further funding for societies to be able to apply to
Ensure that committee members are sign posted when needs be to the correct article on the help desk

Services - Introducing a loyalty scheme on campus for the SU services, including Bay Campus

Objectives:

Encourage a lot of marketing to be involved, with societies being aware of the benifits
Including many services in the scheme

Services - Further developing the SU services including JC's, Fulton Outfitters, Cove and Y Stiwdio

Objectives:

Encouraging Students to get involved with the designs of Fulton Outfitters, inspiring creativity and allowing more students to have their say
Continue to develop JC's and Cove introducing more exciting events, increasing promotion on social media
Increasing society knowlegde on booking Cove as an extra booking room space