At the OU Students Association, we always try to ensure that the services and activities we offer students reflect their needs. This means keeping pace with the different ways that students engage with us, and our Annual Membership Survey (AMS) is designed to do just that.
The AMS is sent to our entire student membership and asks for your views on all aspects of our work. It includes everything from our events to the student elections, volunteering, and the support services you require. Ultimately, the AMS helps us take on board your views on everything we currently do, as well as what you would like to see us do next!
The results of AMS 2022 are out, and are now available to view. The feedback we’ve received has been critical to developing our new strategy for 2023-2027, particularly our strategic aims of:
- Create a welcoming environment and champion accessibility for all
- Increase engagement through evidence-based decision making
- Enable students to lead, represent and advocate
- Embrace change to ensure we are future facing and sustainable
The feedback that respondents gave us in 2022 regarding their views on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), the different ways in which they would like to engage with the Association, the kind of events that they would like to see more of, and how they felt about the Association’s culture and values – all of these have played a part in helping us develop our new strategy.
Very shortly we will launch the 2023 AMS, so keep an eye out for your invitation to take part – and did we mention there are prizes to be won? If you haven’t already, join our newsletter to hear more AMS news over the autumn and winter.