Connor Hunter-Wem
Wellbeing
“Connor is the voice for student wellbeing and liberation”
Her role focuses on making sure our students are as happy and healthy as possible.
E-mail: suwellbeing@aber.ac.uk
About the Role:
The Wellbeing officer is responsible for:
- Representing the student body on matters relating to wellbeing, including student support, welfare, equality and diversity.
- Co-ordinating activity and campaigns relating to student wellbeing.
- Informing policy within the University and Students’ Union on matters relating to student wellbeing.
- Supporting and developing a network of students on wellbeing matters by chairing the Wellbeing Zone.
- Working with the Chief Executive Officers and AUSU’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 development of student wellbeing.
University Committees/Meetings Attended:
- Student Experience Committee
- Accessible Aber
- Equality Champions
- Peer Guide Network Meeting
- Department Disability Coordinators Meeting
- Drug and Alcohol Strategy Group Meeting
- Trans Implementation Policy Group
- Attendance Monitoring Group
- Plastic Free Aberystwyth University Meeting
Current Priorities
Below you can find a list of priorities Connor is working on this year as well as her current progress on them…
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Continue the No Excuses Campaign by promoting the University’s Student Code on Dignity Respect and new reporting tool.*
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Work with the University on its ‘Plastic Free’ status, including the installation of compost bins on campus.
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Launch a body positivity campaign which challenges gendered societal norms such as shaving.
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Install a Community Fridge on campus which supports student hardship and reduces food waste.
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Lobby the University to continue to install gender neutral toilets across campus where appropriate.*
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Reduce the use of plastic drinking straws on campus and in the wider community.*
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Continue to seek and gather student feedback on their experiences of local health services and feed these into the University and Hywel Dda Health Board (as appropriate).*
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Provide information and guidance for students looking for accommodation.*
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Provide information and guidance on responsible drinking and the consequences of the misuse of alcohol.*
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Organise events and activities to raise awareness during Eating Disorder Awareness Week (2nd - 8th March 2020).*
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Organise free HIV testing kits to be made available from the Students’ Union.*
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Support student sex workers by lobbying the Government for the decriminalisation of sex work, as well as identifying and making contact with nearby support groups for student sex workers.*
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Lobby the University to provide compulsory consent training for all students.*
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*denotes policy as passed democratically by Aberystwyth students.