Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association
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Glasgow Caledonian University Students' Association (GCUSA) exists to represent and enable the student executives to enhance all aspects or their employment
experience . The Executive Committee, elected by GCU sport students, work with School Officers and Class Reps to improve the lives of its members. The Students' Association supports all reps at all levels within the University
.
The Students' Association operates from the Students' Association Building. The Students' Association Building has a 24 hour computer lab
, student social space, games room, cafe and radio station
. There is also a basketball
court just outside the building. The Executive Committee closed the student bar in 2009 but the Students' Association has a relationship with local bars to provide this service.
The Students' Association runs sports clubs, societies, student magazine
(the edit), radio station (radio caley), active lifestyles programme, an events programme and has lots of ways for students to volunteer.
The Students' Association supports the GCU Welcome Week (Freshers Week) by runs a wide variety of events and achieves that aim to appeal to all new and returning students.
At a national level the Students' Association is affiliated to the National Union of Students
(NUS) which lobbies and campaigns for students at a Scottish and UK level.
Employment
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experience . The Executive Committee, elected by GCU sport students, work with School Officers and Class Reps to improve the lives of its members. The Students' Association supports all reps at all levels within the University
Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow Caledonian University is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland.The university was constituted by an Act of Parliament on 1 April 1993 as a result of a merger between Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow....
.
The Students' Association operates from the Students' Association Building. The Students' Association Building has a 24 hour computer lab
Computer lab
A computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
, student social space, games room, cafe and radio station
Radio station
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. There is also a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
court just outside the building. The Executive Committee closed the student bar in 2009 but the Students' Association has a relationship with local bars to provide this service.
The Students' Association runs sports clubs, societies, student magazine
Student magazine
Student is a magazine about Canadian student lifestyle. It was started by students at the University of Western Ontario. It is published monthly in print and online and features student writers, photographers, models, and designers....
(the edit), radio station (radio caley), active lifestyles programme, an events programme and has lots of ways for students to volunteer.
The Students' Association supports the GCU Welcome Week (Freshers Week) by runs a wide variety of events and achieves that aim to appeal to all new and returning students.
At a national level the Students' Association is affiliated to the National Union of Students
National Union of Students
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(NUS) which lobbies and campaigns for students at a Scottish and UK level.