Student Union Launches New Website
Wednesday 12th February 2003

THE BROADWAY CAMPUS: Today the Executive Committee of the Student Union launched the brand new Student Union website. 

Today is the actual launch of the website however the official launch ceremony is Wednesday 19th February when the site will be launched by Student Union President Jatinder Singh Basi and Dudley College Principal Dr Gordon Hopkins. 

Also attending the launch ceremony will be: Lia Khoo (Vice President of the Student Union), Paul Withers (Student Governor, Broadway Campus Representative and the creator of the website), Steve Williams (Student Services Manager of Dudley College) and Steve Cox (Student Union Liaison Officer), 

Student Union President Jatinder Singh so far has commented "This new website is really good, it's really going to help the Union. We have had difficulty getting the students informed as to what the Union is and what it does, now with this new site we have a way of providing information about what were doing and how the Union works to it's members".

The website was developed as part of a strategy document entitled "Further Development of the Student Union" which was written by Paul (Broadway Rep) and given to the Executive Committee during a meeting on Wednesday 22nd January.

The documents set outs possible plans of action on how the Union Executive Committee could further develop the Student Union to make it a more prominent student institution within the college. 

The Student Union is now looking into how it can expand the site and make it more inclusive with the members of the Union. 

Possible ideas which are being floated are:

• A Union Student News Society made up of Journalism or any other interested students who could use the work they carry out for the Union towards their coursework.
  
  

• A Union Student Issues Society which would be manage the Student Issues and Student Voice divisions of the site and write articles relating to Student Issues. 
  
  

• A Union Web team made up of web design and IT students to help in the managing of the site. 

Right now Paul is looking into the ideas and discussing them with the rest of the Executive Committee as well as spearheading a Union reform programme.