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Read about what the BME Network Women Students' Representative is responsible for.

In order to vote for this position, you must self-define as a student from a BME background and Women background.

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Winner(s)

Re-open nominations is a winner
No
Count information
Date count run28 Oct 2022
Election rulesERS97 STV
Candidates running2
Available position1
Total ballots187
Valid votes187
Invalid votes0
Round 1
Nicole Makau [10773]179.00
RON (Re-open Nominations)8.00
Exhausted0.00
Surplus85.50
Threshold93.50
Count of first choices. The initial quota is 93.50. Candidate Nicole Makau [10773] has reached the threshold and is elected.

Winner is Nicole Makau [10773].

Candidates

Nicole Makau
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?

My hopes for my time as the BME Women Students’ Representative are:

  • To make the women of color within the UCL community to feel more seen and more heard.  
  • Act as a bridge between the student population, the students union and the administration to most effectively address and fix any challenges faced by BME women. 
  • Introduce various events eg. Check in sessions and Career talks and Workshops through which women of color may access more opportunities and feel more included.
  • Create an atmosphere in which BIPOC women can exist as their most vibrant, authentic and beautiful self's.
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?

I have previously held positions of leadership which include student government deputy president, various sports teams captain and deputy head prefect. Through these various roles I learnt how to serve the student community, organize events, liaise with the administration and collaborate to bring about tangible change. Being a black woman and an international student as well I believe I have a unique perspective from which I can draw upon to effectively represent the women of color population of the UCL. 

 

 

Please summarise why students should vote for you.

I understand how difficult it can be to exist in a world that is designed to make you feel unwanted. It is because of the many complexities we face that I believe that women of color need more care and attention with respect to the resources and opportunities given to them. I am ready and beyond willing to take those extra steps to make the women of color within UCL feel more accommodated. In my first year I longed to see more people that look like me in different leadership positions at UCL. This year I hope to be that representation, and most importantly to inspire others.

 

 

 

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