The Liverpool Students' Union (LSU) is the representative body for all students studying at Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool John Moores University is a British 'modern' university located in the city of Liverpool, England. The university is named after John Moores and was previously called Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts and later Liverpool Polytechnic before gaining university status in 1992, thus...

 (LJMU) in Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

; and is not to be confused with Liverpool Guild of Students, which is the Student Union for the University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...

; membership is automatic upon enrolment.

The Union currently is the representative body of around 22,000 students studying at LJMU, located primarily in Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

. The current President is Darren McCabe as successor to Lily Rumsey.

History

Liverpool Students' Union was formerly known as Liverpool Polytechnic Students Union (LPSU) until the old Polytechnic was granted University Status in 1992, when it became Liverpool John Moores University and the Union became Liverpool Students' Union.

LSU Facilities

LSU operates at 3 sites across the University at the Byrom Street and IM Marsh Campuses and at The Haigh Building which is the main City Centre venue. The 'Haigh' is named after long serving Union secretary, Sheila Haigh who retired in 1983, the year the building opened. Within the Haigh can be found the Union's Executive and Management Office, the Marketing, Community and Venues Departments, Committee Rooms, Training Suite, Student Activities Centres, Union shop, Cafe Drift and 2 bars.

The Union also operates a Shop at the Byrom Street Campus and IM Marsh

IM Marsh

The IM Marsh Campus is a Liverpool John Moores University campus in south Liverpool. It's home to the Faculty of Education, Community and Leisure and around 2,000 students each year....

 Campus.

The Looprevil Press

The Looprevil Press is a student newspaper at Liverpool Students' Union. It is both a student society and a part of the student media. As of May 2009, The Looprevil Press has been funded by the Liverpool Students’ Union. The Looprevil Press was founded in September 2008 by student Shamit Patel and is currently the only student newspaper in circulation in Liverpool. The LP offices are located on the second floor of the Haigh building.

The name, The Looprevil Press, is simply Liverpool spelled backwards and plays in with their tag line of “Bringing you the other side of Liverpool”. This was done in an attempt to reflect the duality of student life, to show that they can be both professional and a little eccentric of nature.

The Looprevil Press started out as a dynamic website which contains four sections; News, Opinion, Entertainment and Sports. The current team consists of 29 members and is made up of writers, photographers and a web designer. The website is active throughout the year while the print edition is circulated four times during the academic year.

Governance

Employing around 80 full time and 120 part time staff the Union is governed by an Executive Committee and Union Council. The Executive Committee comprises 4 full time sabbatical positions and 9 part time non-sabbatical positions. These positions are:

President

Vice President (Activities)

Vice President (Academic Quality)

Vice President (Community Engagement)

Mature Students Delegate

Disabled Students Delegate

LGBT Delegate

Women's Delegate

International Students Delegate

Home Students Delegate

Community Cohesion & Fascism Delegate

Ethical and Environmental Delegate

Part-time Students Delegate

External links

• Liverpool Students' Union
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Liverpool Student Homes