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Election
In order to nominate/vote for this position you be an Undergraduate student from the Faculty of Life Sciences.
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Candidates
Kerem Isik and Greg Koc
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
Kerem has previously held posts at the Student Union, MUN and other student-led bodies where he strived towards unique goals with teamwork and determination. Representing student voices, handling large budgets, and organising conferences have developed his skills in administrative leadership, representation, and negotiation, which are crucial in enacting change within the faculty.
On the other hand, Greg has experience in website management, and online feedback collection and communication, which will be essential to making sure every student’s voice is heard, considered, and responded to.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
Our main goal is to create a straightforward, centralised way for students to share their thoughts, suggestions, and concerns with the faculty. It may be as simple as a Google form.
With Kerem's negotiation expertise, we will use your feedback to push for faculty reform and take action ourselves where possible - change doesn’t happen in a meeting room, it happens beyond it.
Finally, we will establish a system for communicating our progress with you - once or twice each term, expect an email newsletter with your feedback, the faculty’s response, and the resulting changes we should expect.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
In our experience, student reps get elected and then disappear into the void, never to be heard from again. That makes you wonder - what does a student rep do anyways? Do they even do anything at all?
We want to change that. By implementing a system of communication between the student body and life sciences reps, you will no longer be left in the dark regarding the work we do and the changes we push for. We hope to set a new precedent for what communicating with the Faculty of Life Sciences should look like.
To do that, we need your support.
To do that, we need your vote!
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Abeni Randeep Sethi
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
This role requires leadership and administration. Having been the Secretary General of my high school, which included leading a team of students to organise MUN conferences and training delegates, I believe I have acquired these skills. I streamlined communication between students and staff and led the program to restructure the MUN system in response to feedback. Being hardworking, receptive to critique, and able to manage my time well are qualities that will lend to this position. I have refined my communication skills, which will allow me to seek student's opinions actively and consistently
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
My aim is to maximise the incorporation of student feedback in policy discussion. I will achieve this through constant communication with students and utilising digital tools that will allow them to give feedback at any time, rather than in a scheduled meeting. I plan to represent the student body in committee meetings by bringing up their ideas and feedback as much as possible. I want to work with students in resolving their criticism, thereby allowing them to see the changes their feedback is bringing about and how their contribution is creating a better environment for other students.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
In order to successfully produce policy changes, we must capitalise on student contribution rather than negate it. I want to hear each student's feedback and actively incorporate it rather than justify the reason behind a decision. Voting for me would be wise as I am ready to spend time to sort out issues. Bringing concerns to meetings is important but I want to sort most out at the student level. Problems will be solved quicker and student satisfaction will go up. I am dedicated, balanced, approachable, and most importantly, willing to bring about changes wherever and whenever necessary.
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Virginia Belvedere
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
I have a lot of experience in managerial roles for large groups/societies. In sixth form I was responsible for the biological science society and was one of 4 Biology Ambassadors for my grammar school. Under these positions I was able to:
> liase with the teachers and governors on how to improve curriculums and learning experiences, mainly during covid
> help set up tutoring for struggling students in all years
> communicate issues and problems between students and staff, raising awareness
> sourced opportunities for extracurricular opportunities i.e. shadowing, courses, summer jobs
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
As representative, I would try my best to ensure every student ia heard. I know how daunting speaking up can be, whether in a lecture or a disagreement - I would aim to be an approachable mediator between student and senior faculty, so everyone is able to express their views/feelings, positive or negative.
I'm sure this is the goal of many candidates, but I would actively aim to implement:
> a type of forum to communicate ideas for improvements, sent out to specific leaders
> more frequent meetings, which students can be invited to sit in on
> small group 'catch ups' with module leaders
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
During my first year, I very much sat on the side lines of the faculty and societies, too scared to challenge myself or make a statement on something I felt wrong. I know opinions on life sciences are scattered: first years may be scared of exams, second years may be annoyed about still having online lectures (I know I am).
So this year, I am determined too be the active representative in improving our faculty, and push forward the changes we all want to see. I hope to be an advocate for all life science student voices, big or small.
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Han Chen
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
I am ready to help others, have a strong sense of responsibility, and always maintain enthusiasm for work. I also pay attention to efficiency, I can complete tasks in a timely and effective manner, I can also accept others' suggestions modestly, and often reflect on and correct my own shortcomings. I am good at communication, able to complete the tasks assigned to me, and have good coordination and organization skills.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
In my heart, this group of course representatives is a very nice and warm group. If I become the representative, I will continue this warmth. In terms of work arrangements, I will be strict with myself, set an example, and constantly improve my work ability. I will try my best to complete various tasks with other representatives, strengthen the relationship between students, courses and staff, and actively cooperate with other representatives to complete their work when necessary.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
First, I really like the feeling of collective work, working with young students, working together, and I also have a sense of achievement here, to help students; Second, I have the confidence to do a good job in all kinds of work. At the same time, I can exercise and improve my ability here. Finally, I want to exercise my ability to give myself a stage to show my ability. Compared with others, I feel more confident, because I am an unyielding person, I have a real heart and enthusiasm.
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Qianzhi Sang
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
In the first few lectures before. I have noticed that the discussion and communication in the Life Science courses only happen in the classes, with my previous experience in Highschool I organized a BIology-based club called Biological Olympics Club(BOC) and ran several discussion groups in Biology. I would aim to increase and enhance communication and peer support in studying Life Science subjects and create more chances for communication between students in diversity. Also, I hope this can also solve the well-being issue related to our Academic performance like stress and depression.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
My understanding of the role of this representative would be to help fellows better achieve a balance of academic excellence, social well-being and a mentally healthy life. To be more specific, I aim to achieve these goals by increasing the positive atmosphere and communication in Life Science related topics and encouraging each fellow to have an opportunity to share their understanding, brilliant ideas and exciting metaphors. I also aim to let Life Science fellows have more options to go beyond the books and engage in meaningful activities like volunteering and raising public awareness.
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
To better define my "niche" in this role. I would say I can better achieve these goals with my diverse background and an open mindset on the diversity of fellow students in these courses. This allows me to perform better when the position requires me to build bridges between different people and deal with conflicts and culture shocks. My previous experiences of running a social club also enhance my ability to collaborate with teammates and communicate with people outside UCL when sponsorships and other types of assistance are in need. Most Importantly, I will have an open mindset on comments.
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