Manifesto

Candidate for the position of RSU President

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James Rose

Vote Rose To make Roehampton Great Again Because we deserve a better social life, community, services, and facilities. We deserve to be heard, to hold accountability, and to have our needs met we deserve Not to survive, but to thrive, together. Vote Rose, James Rose

-Decentralise RSU powers and pass them back to the Colleges, this enables better communication and more frequent student-led activities of a better quality

-Distribute more of the University funds to other areas of the university (not solely on the main campus)

-Protect our wide range of academic Course departments from being shut down by the top dogs and support our lecturers to get better pay+conditions

-We need to increase different types of events that accommodate different religions and cultures – Like for example certain individuals can’t drink at the BOP parties. (Alcohol-free events)

- We need to increase diversity in Southlands, many courses in Southlands lack the diversity that many international students are seeking. We need to change the admission rules.

-Majorly increase social events like (parties, fairs, bake sales, hybrid events led by our lecturers to promote our society, & more)

-We need more, on-campus activities (Table tennis, Table football, volleyball, football, fairs, food vans, Paddle Boats & more) on the free side of the paving, the empty patches of grass beside the pond.

-We need to stop the university from cutting down on our university-based jobs and shutting down certain facilities due to the lack of profitability.

-More support and funding for our social movement campaigns on campus(LGBTQ+, Mental Health) Banners, Posters, Lecture talks)

-Scrap Nest and replace with an alternative page or techniques(Text, Class announcements, Uni Newspaper)

-We need to massively improve the Support team departments (flat Maintenace, Disabilities, Tuition fee ) 

-We Need to restructure the complaint system- There is an unknown system, which needs to be restructured and promoted properly. 

-Provide Mental Health support with additional funding (More councillors, train academic tutors with Mental well-being training) 

-Increase accessibility for the disabled (Bus, Facilities, in-class)  

-We need to implement more eco-friendly initiatives (Like recycling bins, bee hives, solar panels, Led Lights, Use eco-friendly food providers in our Cafes, Bars,) 

-We need to cut down the prices of on-campus products. We also should introduce an achievement/reward system when contributing towards the university which would allow us to access discounts, this would allow us to purchase from the Shop, café, and Bar.

-Introduce far more trained security staff –to reduce the sexual harassment to our Ladies, and reduce conflict within uni grounds 

-Pursue better dealerships with sports facilities so that it's more promoted and accessible, for example, various discounts and free dealerships. This would make people attend more.

-Get the Uni partnered with University friendly businesses and initiatives(Santander bank, clothes shops) 

-Improve and build new facilities, for example, another dealership with TFL for the creation of another bus route towards Barnes station and Putney Bridge to avoid distraught/overcrowding when travelling. Improving the sports facilities and making them more accessible for people. Improving the Bar by adding more refreshments and accessories.