Welsh Culture & UMCA

Elain Gwynedd (she/her) - Welsh Culture Officer & UMCA President

“Elain is the voice for Welsh culture & Welsh language students in Aberystwyth.”

Their role focuses on promoting Welsh culture giving Aber students the opportunity to learn, speak and live the language.

E-mail: suwelsh@aber.ac.uk

About the Role:

 

The Welsh Culture Officer and UMCA President is responsible for:

  • Ensuring adequate representation of Welsh culture and the Welsh language within the Students’ Union as well as promotion of the bilingualism policy.
  • Co-ordinating activity and campaigns relating to the interests of Welsh-speakers and learners.
  • Representing the needs of members in Welsh-medium Halls of Residence.
  • Ensuring that AberSU is kept aware of local and national issues affecting Welshspeaking students.
  • Lobbying NUS to provide adequate Welsh cultural language representation.
  • Working with the Chief Executive, Officers and AberSU’s senior management team to achieve and shape strategic aims and outcomes.
  • Attending appropriate University Committees.
  • Attending regular meetings with relevant University departments to further the needs of Welsh-speakers and learners.

 

University Committees/Meetings Attended:

 

  • University Council
  • Senate
  • Academic Board
  • Governance and Compliance Committee
  • Welsh Medium Provision Committee
  • Welsh Language Operational Group

 

 

Current Priorities:

Below you can find a list of priorities Elain is working on this year as well as their current progress on them.

 

Run engaging UMCA events for Welsh speaking students and learners (i.e Swn)

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Increase social media presence of UMCA

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Raise awareness of Welsh learning opportunities available for students

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Improve Welsh Language Provision in Modules. *

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Petition for Free Laundry Services for Full-time Residents *

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Uni to replace Starbucks with a more sustainable, local coffee brand *

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UMAberSU to change name to Undeb Aberystwyth *

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*denotes policy as passed democratically by Aberystwyth students. Find out more here.