Your Class Representatives and Academic Liaison Officers

Class Representatives:

Class Representative are students elected by their fellow students that meet regularly with the Academic Liaison Officers (ALOs) to discuss and solve any academic issues arising throughout the term. Class Representatives play an important role in College life, being responsible for several important communication and operational tasks on behalf of class groups and the College management and staff. You will receive a College pin and community contribution points to recognise your position as a representative of your fellow students and your assistance to the College community.
 

Academic Liaison Officers:

The Academic Liaison Officers are members of the ICMS academic staff who represent the interests of students to other academic staff, heads of schools and senior executive staff at the College. The Academic Liaison Officers meet regularly with the class reps to discuss issues that are academic in nature.
 

Roles and Responsibilities of Class Reps:

Please familiarise yourself with the following overview of your responsibilities.
• Attendance at all meetings
• Communication between year group and ALO
• Read minutes from previous meetings and ensure you bring a copy to the next meeting.
• Communication within their respective year group
• Attend class representative dinner
• Assist lecturers in classroom closedown procedures
• Confidentiality on all issues
• Refer all academic issues to the ALO either through the general meetings or private meetings
• Raise and redirect non academic issues through the appropriate channel of communication eg. Student Affairs and SRC
 
The Class Representatives will meet together with the ALOs and other members of staff will be invited to join the meetings.  These meetings will provide you with the opportunity to discuss any important academic issues that students in your class group may have raised with you.  It is important that you communicate with your class group on a regular basis – you are the communication link between management and students. 

Attendance at all meetings is compulsory. Meetings are held on a Wednesday between 2pm and 3pm in weeks 4,6,8 & 10.
 

Nominations will be called for the following class reps in all the programs including:

• Sports Management
• Property Management
• Retail Services Management
• International Tourism
• Event Management
• Hospitality Management
• Business Management

How to nominate:

• Name/Student Number/Email and Contact details.
• Which program you are nominating for
• A brief paragraph – no more than 300 words about why you would like this position. (Note the profile may be used in information to be sent out to students asking them to vote)
• One head and shoulders photograph.

Contact a Class Rep: