On the 16th of February, the board convened for its 11th meeting. It had been some time since the last board meeting, due to the meeting on the 31st of January being cancelled. It was also the first board meeting in months held in person at Geocentrum, which was appreciated by the board members.

The first matter was an urgent election of a student representative to a working group within the Faculty Education Board that will investigate a certain aspect of the admissions process. Tindra Weichselbraun Alvander was elected to the position. Next, the board discussed the possibility of a company sponsoring a Facebook post advertising their career event. Due to the company being questionable from a sustainability standpoint, the board discussed whether it was appropriate to be sponsored by them in accordance with the Policy for Environmental Work. It was concluded that RK should also discuss the matter with some more background information.

After a break, the board started discussing the next Operational Plan. The discussion was focused on the general topics to include as focus matters and monitoring matters. The result was a discussion basis with some suggestions to be sent to the next RK meeting. As a final matter, the board had a discussion about what the union’s delegation to the SFS Council (SFSFUM) should focus on when preparing for the Council in May. As miscellaneous matters, the board briefly discussed the upcoming election period and also what balls to go to.

The next board meeting will be held on 2nd of March.

The board has by a per capsulam decision decided to extend the previously established corona restrictions and recommendations until the 18th of February. This means that the fulltimers will primarily work from home and the office will remain closed. The board will hold its meetings digitally, and other union bodies are recommended to do the same. All union operations should be adapted to follow the Public Health Agency’s rules and recommendations. Hopefully we will be back at the office and in physical meetings soon!

On the 17th of January, the board held its 10th meeting on Zoom. The board first reviewed the report of the novisch period 2021 made by the Mentor Committee. The novisch period was very successful and appreciated by novisches and mentors alike, but as always there are some lessons to make future novisch periods even better. The board noted that the LUNA fair could be improved to get more people involved in the union at the start of the year, and that the board has an important role to play in this.

The next matter was revisiting the union’s measures to handle the covid situation. The board concluded that not much had changed since the last decision was made, and that the decision to extend or change the internal rules will be made per-capsulam on a later date. There was also a discussion on what the union’s stance towards hybrid examinations should be, and the board was mostly positive towards the concept.

Then, the board discussed the SFS 100 year jubilee ball, and whether the union could fund the travel costs of the board and SFS delegation members going there in March. It was decided that the matter should be left to Parliament since several board members hold a personal bias in the matter. After this discussion and a break, the board created a working group to manage the Honorary and Pedagogical Prizes of the union, to which the nomination period will soon open.

Finally, the board decided that Tindra and Tanvir will join Ida in the working group for writing the next operational plan, and that its work should start soon. The board then briefly discussed the upcoming RK meeting documents, the anchoring working group’s future and how to take care of the Gender and Equality Committee, whose spokesperson has stepped down from their position.

The next board meeting will take place on the 31st of January at 17:15.

Happy new year and god fortsättning! On the 7th of January, the board convened for the first time in 2022. The majority of the meeting was spent going through the operational plan and the progress that has been made. The board noted what remains to be done, who should be responsible and what to prioritize in case time grows short. The progress on the operational plan as well as the status of the budget will be reported to the parliament in its next meeting.

The only other matter on the agenda was discussing the current covid situation and how the union should adapt. The president gave a summary of what’s going on at the university. The board then decided to temporarily make the union’s operations digital, until January 31st. The situation will be reviewed again later in January, and the board hopes we can go back to normal as soon as possible!

On the 17th of December, the union board convened for its final meeting in 2021. The board discussed the student representative position in the newly established coordination group for the Science Village Office, and how to best make use of and elect this position. It was decided that Parliament should formally establish the position in the beginning of 2022.

Next, the board had the unfortunate obligation to once again discuss the covid pandemic, as it’s increasingly affecting the university and the student life. The board is keeping informed on the developing situation, and is prepared to make decisions about adapting the union’s operation when it becomes necessary. The union should keep having physical meetings and office hours as long as it’s safe and in accordance with the Public Health Authority’s recommendations.

The board then had discussion about Lundakarnevalen, followed by one about the opportunity for free consulting services by psychology students at the university. The board decided that there wasn’t enough good ideas nor time to use this service right now, but that it could be interesting in the future.

Lastly, the board briefly discussed its next meeting and the immediate future, as well as the upcoming SFS jubilee ball. The fulltimers handed over boxes of chocolate as Christmas gifts to our two hard working board members. Now the board is going on holiday!

Yesterday, on the 16th of December, the Parliament convened for it’s final meeting of the year. After the formalities were handled, the first matter was elections to the Parliament presidium and the SFS-FUM delegation. Sanela Lulic and Sebastian Pfaff were re-elected as Parliament chairperson and Parliament secretary respectively. The Nomination Committee had nominated Viktor Hrannar Jónsson to be a member of the SFS-FUM delegation. He was elected to the position along with Tom Brilioth and Titus Farkas who both candidated at the meeting. In the following by-elections, Vendela Gustafsson was elected as a member of the Corporate Relations Commitee.

The next matter regarded the employer liable, a role held by one of the board members. The Parliament discussed and concluded that the position should be more regulated, and that the board should investigate the matter further. The next matter was the new Policy for Work Environment that was up for approval. However, the Parliament decided that it needed some further polishing and sent it back to the board.

The next regulatory document up for debate was the Guideline for Information Channels. The Parliament decided to establish a new Instagram page for the KERUB Party Committee (6m) as well as a Facebook page for the MYS Party Committee. SNG proposed the addition of a new section to the guideline, regulating the new platform Canvas where they are working on a page for the student council. The Parliament was positive to the idea of a Canvas page, but decided that the section for the guideline needed to be worked through by the board.

Finally, the Parliament set its meeting dates for the upcoming spring semester. The meeting dates will be on the 26th of January, the 23rd of February, The 23 of March, the 19th and 20th of April (elective Parliament meetings) and on the 31st of May. These dates can change up until the meetings are summoned.

The presidium thanks the Parliament for their good work this year, and give a special thanks to the members that were at their final meeting ever. Happy Holidays!

In the board meeting on the 2nd of December, the board had a constructive discussion about the work load and work division of the fulltimers and the board. Due to some discussions taking a long time, some matters regarding the Science Village Office were tabled for the next meeting. The board then made some decisions, approving of an Instagram account for KERUB and determining the Christmas vacation days for the fulltimers. This was followed by the president anchoring some matters for OK, and finally the board discussed the yearly Christmas card (and perhaps a custom wax seal…).

Yesterday on the 25th of November, the Parliament (RK) convened for its tenth meeting of the year. For the first time in a long while, the meeting was held in the conference room “Universum” at the Astronomy building. After a lot of reports and notifications, the first matter was by-elections, prepared by the once again existing Nomination Committee. RK decided to elect the nominees Gloria Kowal Johnson and Marwan Mohamed to the Mentor Committee (FU). Love Olsson candidated to FU at the meeting and was also elected. Robin Åström was elected to the Nomination Committee after candidating at the meeting.

The next matter was an ordinary election of a representative in the University Electoral College (Universitetskollegiet) that, irregularily, will have some meetings soon. Tom Brilioth candidated and was elected to this position. RK also approved of a presidium decision, previously approved by the board, to elect Tom Brilioth as a student representative/observer in the external review group of the new 1-year master program in environmental health and protection.

After this, the board working group for regulatory documents presented a first draft of the new Policy for Work Environment. The working group answered questions and RK discussed the draft, giving feedback to the working group. Then, RK decided to approve of the boards suggestion to replenish the LUNA funds, the Special Initiative Fund and the Office Inventory Fund. The decision was to replenish the funds in full, meaning to the ambition level set by RK in the Policy for Economy and Agreements.

Finally, as a miscellaneous matter a representative from SNG brought up the student council’s work with creating a Canvas page to communicate to their members. RK asked some questions and was positive to the idea, which will be brought up again.

The next and final meeting of the current parliament will be held on the 16th of December.

The 6th board meeting took place on the 16th of November. The board approved of the documents for RK 10 and decided on suggested meeting dates for RK in the spring semester. The board then discussed and made a suggestion to RK on the replenishment of the LUNA funds, the Special Initiative Fund and the Office Inventory Fund. After a discussion about some student issues, the board talked about the final board meeting of the semester combined with a Christmas dinner, and the upcoming LUS weekend at Lillsjödal.

A working group within the board is focusing on various aspects of the study environment this year. They have created an anonymous survey about students experience of distance education and the transition back to campus. There are questions about both the quality of education and about the effect on the students’ wellbeing. LUNA would be grateful if you would answer this survey, as the result will help us focus on the right things when working with the faculty and departments to improve the education and study environment. The results will also determine LUNA’s input to a university-wide investigation conducted by LUS.

Here is the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/LZJAxdiv4o8zhprs9