"Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read my RSU President manifesto. You may know me as the current Southlands College President, you may have seen me working as a Student Life Specialist at Nest or at one of the Many Events that I organised on or off-campus".
 

WHY AM I RUNNING TO BE YOUR PRESIDENT?

After achieving my goals this year, I have gained transferable skills to support the Roehampton community. We are going through a difficult time with the ongoing Cost of Living Crisis, and I believe the University should maximise the support for the students to help them cope with this crisis. I am also incredibly passionate about the issue of Students' Power, which I believe is missing at Roehampton for far too long. It's time to change that. You deserve to have a say in the major strategic decisions that affect your lives and your future. I promise, your voice will be heard, LOUD and CLEAR.

MY TOP 5 WINS OF THE YEAR

• Broke all records for the number of events and students’ engagement, delivered almost 100 Events with over 10,000 attendees
• Celebrated Diwali, Garba, and International Mother Language Day for the first time at Roehampton
• Organised South Asian Food Night, the most successful event of the year.
• Advocated adding ‘Asda Roehampton’ to the shuttle bus route
• Worked with estates to facilitate accessibility across campus buildings, and to provide new Carpets and Curtains in Southlands accommodation.

WHAT I WILL ACCOMPLISH AS YOUR RSU PRESIDENT?

• CELEBRATING DIVERSITY & CONNECTING COMMUTING STUDENTS
  • Continue to organise events like Diwali, Halloween, Garba, International Food Nights, and International Cultural Festival etc
  • With around 70% of the student population living off-campus, organising events at a time and location and include non-alcoholic events that suit you
• ENSURING REPRESENTATION
  • Work closely with the elected Black Students' Officer, LGBTQ+ Students Officer and Asian and Minority Ethnic Students' Officer
  • Support for all PTOs to represent all student groups
  • Create focus groups to ensure representaion of everyone
  • Improvements to the Union Bar including more events
• SOCIAL JUSTICE & POLITICAL AWARENESS
  • Organising seminars & networking events and inviting external speakers
  • Working with local human rights organisations and political parties to raise awareness among students
• SOCIETIES
  • Work closely with student groups to introduce more societies 
  • Societies for every academic department and all student groups
  • Re-freshers fair & events for January and April starters
• SAFETY ON-CAMPUS
  • Liaise with the Security team to maximise safety on campus
  • Increased visibility of 24/7 mental health support and security patrol
  • Continuation of supplying free sanitary items across campus
• SUSTAINABILITY
  • Sustainability training for all student leadership positions
  • More vegan options
  • Introducing new policy to achieve ‘Zero Carbon Emission – 2030’ goal
• 4 COLLEGE, 1 UMBRELLA
  • Starting focus group with College Presidents to strengthen relationships between four colleges
  • Events to improve college spirit
  • Freshers' Week - diverse and inclusive events
  • Bringing the RSU to each college

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