The Student Senate is a body of elected students that represent different faculties and interest groups around campus. When a student is elected to the Senate they become a Senator. Senate has a few functions. Firstly, the members of the executive must give officer reports for scrutiny. The policies that the union takes are also decided here. MSU senators can debate and mandate executive officers to undertake certain tasks.
If you would like to get involved in Senate there will be elections in March and October. Make sure to get yourself over to the front desk and collect your Nomination Form.
MSU Student Senate Office Hours 2019 - 20
Monday, 14 October 2019 |
2-5pm |
MSU Representation Office |
Monday, 11 November 2019 |
2-5pm |
MSU Representation Office |
Monday, 2 December 2019 |
2-5pm |
MSU Representation Office |
Monday, 10 February 2020 |
2-5pm |
MSU Representation Office |
Monday, 2 March 2020 |
2-5pm |
MSU Representation Office |
Monday, 9 April 2020 |
2-5pm |
MSU Representation Office |
MSU Student Senate Meeting Schedule Session 5, 2020/21
Monday, 9 November 2020 |
6pm |
Online |
Wednesday, 25 November 2020 |
6pm |
Online |
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 |
6pm |
Online |
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 |
6pm |
Online |
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 |
6pm |
Online |
Wednesday, 14 April 2021 |
6pm |
Online |
Article 8.5 of the MSU Constitution provides for the composition of the MSU Student Senate
Panels
The Student Senate shall be composed of the following panels:
- Executive Panel
- Faculty Assemblies Panel
- Postgraduate Panel
- Clubs Council & Societies Council Panel
- Interest Group Panel
- Independent Panel
Details of the Student Senate panels shall be set out in Schedule 1 of the Constitution
Panel Membership
Membership of the Student Senate panels shall consist of the following:
Executive Members
- President, ex officio
- Vice President Education, ex officio
- Vice President Welfare and Equality, ex officio
- Vice President Student Life, ex officio
- Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy Faculty Convenor, ex officio
- Social Sciences Faculty Convenor, ex officio
- Science and Engineering Faculty Convenor, ex officio
- Oifigeach na Gaeilge (Irish Language Officer), ex officio
- Postgraduate Representative, ex officio
- Doctoral Postgraduate Representative, ex officio
Faculty Council Members
- Three Academic Representatives from the Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy Faculty Assembly
- Three Academic Representatives from the Social Sciences Faculty Assembly
- Three Academic Representatives from the Science & Engineering Faculty Assembly
Postgraduate Academic Representatives
- Three Postgraduate Academic Representatives elected from the Postgraduate Academic Representatives
Clubs Council & Societies Council Panel
- Two Presidents of a Clubs
- Two Presidents of a Societies
Interest Group Members
- Accommodation Senator
- Active Citizenship Senator
- Campus Life Senator
- Charity Senator
- Community Senator
- Commuter Senator
- DARE Senator
- Ethnic Diversity Senator
- First Year Senator
- Gender Equality Senator
- Green Campus Senator
- HEAR Senator
- LGBT+ Senator
- Mature Student Senator
- Mental Health Senator
- Part-Time Course Senator
- St Patrick’s College Senator
- Study Abroad & Erasmus + Senator
Independent Members
- Four Independent Senators
Schedule of Members for Session 5, 2020/21