Parzaan Merchant

Hey, This is Paz and I kinda like rocks!

Over my first few months at UCL, Greenough events have been a really fun opportunity to get to know my fellow coursemates. As part of UCL board games, I have also had some time to familiarise myself with the roles and responsibilities of being part of a society committee. 

As social secretary, I aim to:

• Continue advertising and hosting events ongoing events, such as board game nights and pub crawls.
• Introduce monthly geology movie nights, complete with snacks (and followed by a trip to the pub).
• Organise termly overnight field trips to sights of geological interest near London.
• Offer subsidised hikes and rock-climbing sessions for our members.
• Collaborating with the department and the wider UCL alumni community to run engaging seminars and Q&A panels in addition to the ones already in place.
• Explore implementing mineral identification help sessions for incoming first years (with a subsequent pub visit, naturally!).
• Prioritise member feedback to ensure that events are accessible and enjoyable.

Finally, with Earth Sciences being undeniably the best department at UCL; it would be a fantastic opportunity to contribute back to a community which has made my time at UCL fairly enjoyable.