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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is responsible for the management and administration of the Students' Union.

The Trustees on the Board are legally and financially responsible for the Students’ Union and its activities. The Board ensures that the Students’ Union remains legally compliant, financially stable and has robust future planning. The Board in conjunction with the Union's senior staff team also set the strategic goals for the organisation. You can find out more information about the Board and its make up below.

Who's on the board?

The Board of Trustees has 12 members:

4 External Trustees

These are appointed via the appointments committee. External Trustees can sit on the board for a single term for a maximum of four years.

4 Student Trustees

These are appointed by the appointments committee. Student Trustees must be current students at UWS and can sit on the Board for a year. They can do this for a maximum of two consecutive terms.

4 Sabbatical Officers

These are elected by the student body in a cross campus election. You can find out more information regarding the sabbatical officers by clicking here. Sabbatical officers sit on the Board for the duration of their terms in office. They can stand for a maximum of two terms.

Chair of the Board of Trustees

The Sabbatical Officer who is elected as the Senior Student Representative also becomes the Chair of the Board of Trustees. Click here to view the job description for this role.

Sub Committees

Information about the Union's sub committees is coming soon. 

Current Trustees

Omowaleola Adebayo

President

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Information about Omowaleola is coming soon.

Timiebi Oyinpere

Vice-President Education

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Information about Timiebi is coming soon

Muhammad Rauf Saddique

Vice-President Student Development

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Information about Muhammad is coming soon

Immad Ud Din

Vice-President Welfare and Wellbeing

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Information about Immad is coming soon.

Roddy Williamson

External Trustee & Deputy Chair of the Board

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Professor Roddy Williamson is a retired Neuroscientist who has held academic posts in Germany, Switzerland, USA, Japan and the UK.   As a senior academic, he was Dean of Science and subsequently Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Plymouth, before joining the University of the West of Scotland as Executive Dean and later Vice Principal. He has served on National Committees, Research Council Panels, Professional Bodies, and as Trustee for both charitable and not-for-profit organisations. Roddy hails from Ayrshire and is married with 4 children.

 

 

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Maeve Cowper

External Trustee

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Information about Maeve is coming soon

Ismail Nizami

External Trustee

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Information about Ismail is coming soon

 

 

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Paul Asare

Student Trustee

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Paul Asare is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of the West of Scotland. With a background in project management, statistics, actuarial science, and evaluation, he has made significant contributions as a Budget Analyst, Project Coordinator, and Cadre Member. He is committed to representing and advocating for his fellow students as a Student Trustee and Acting President of the Ghana Student Union Association at UWS. Paul is from Ghana.

Aaron Sweeney

Student Trustee

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Hi all, my name is Aaron Sweeney and I am a 3rd year BAcc Accounting student here at UWS. I recently completed a corporate finance placement year working at Hilton Worldwide Ltd in their fast-paced finance department in Glasgow within their Process to Pay department, from this I have secured a part time job working as Financial Process to Pay Analyst alongside my studies.

I have previous experience as a Trustee, serving as a board member at one of South Lanarkshire’s leading mental health charity’s at 17 years old, for my dedication and work to improve mental health in young people and raise awareness to stop the stigma around mental health, I was awarded VASLAN’s Young Volunteer of the Year Award in 2021 and was nominated for a Sunday Mail Young Scot Award. I am a scholarship recipient at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland’s Foundation also known as the ICAS Foundation which is awarded to young people with high academic potential from low economic backgrounds to enter a career in accountancy. I am a motivated, hardworking, and kind young person and I look forward to serving students and the wider UWS community as a Student Trustee here at UWS Student Union.

 

 

Board Meetings Minutes

Annual General Meetings Minutes