I was pleased to be invited to the (Oxford University Students Union) OUSU summer party today.  It’s an annual event that commemorates the work of the sabbatical team just coming to the end of its year of office and it certainly did that.  There were some great posters detailing all the great work that the sabbatical officers had done and there was a speech by the outgoing president, David J Townsend.  He was gracious in to only thanking the sabbatical officers but also in thanking all the permanent staff for the incredible amount of hard work they do in ensuring that OUSU really does represent and serve Oxford University’s students.

I had the chance to be introduced to Tom Rutland, the incoming Sabbatical President and look forward to working with him in the 2013-14 academic year.

Finally I want to say what a huge pleasure it has been working with Sarah Santhosham, the outgoing Vice-President for Charities & Community.  She has worked tirelessly to build working relationships with the City Council and Councillors and I’ve been hugely impressed by it all.  She has brought student volunteering along in leaps and bounds with a showcase event earlier in the year and has been once of the most effective Charities and Community Vice-Presidents I have ever known.  Thank you Sarah!