Introduction
Heyyy I'm Aisha (She/Her) the new Vice President Falmouth for 25/26! I recently completed the Popular music Ba course and I can't wait to get stuck into the new year as your Vice President. I'm from the North East, Sunderland, and since moving to Falmouth I have fallen in love with the community and music scene here. I have a huge passion for performing and writing music, so outside of the SU you'll find me at gigs in town or in the practice rooms with other, very talented musicians! When I'm not watching live shows, I love to play pool or spend time with my friends, whether that be watching movies together, sitting at the beach or having a chaotic games night. I usually have my headphones on when walking around campus, but don't be afraid to come say hello, I'm always happy to help or even just have a chat :) I've been a student for four years in Falmouth and as a person of colour, studying in Cornwall, I'm keen to create a more diverse environment for students that supports people of all different backgrounds and cultures. I believe that all students should feel like they belong and are loved and encouraged at Falmouth, as well as having equal opportunity to thrive and enhance their university journey. So if I can help you with something you may be struggling with along the way, then I'm happy to do so! I have always been involved with campaigning, protests or voicing opinions loud and clear and now I can't wait to do that for you! I am incredibly passionate about helping others. I have a resilient nature and a strong drive to ensure your voices are heard and to create the changes you need and want in our community.
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Roles & responsibilities
- To have a comprehensive knowledge of the Falmouth student experience and an understanding of the needs of Falmouth campus students and of ensuring that students based there have an equivalent student experience to those at other campuses.
- Represent student views to the Students’ Union, Falmouth University, the University of Exeter (Cornwall Campus), FX Plus, local and national bodies.
- To consult with the student members, both formally and informally, and represent their interests appropriately.
- To be a Sabbatical Trustee of the Students’ Union ensuring the organisation is fulfilling its charitable purpose.
- Lead, campaign and develop priority campaigns on which effect all student members.
- To support the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion projects, ensuring all student voices are heard within the Students’ Union and universities.
- Work closely with the other Sabbatical Officers on joint priority campaigns to improve the student experience.
- Work closely with President Falmouth and President Exeter, jointly working on projects and be the recognised delegate for President Falmouth.
Manifesto priorities
I aim to amplify the voices and improve the wellbeing of neurodivergent and culturally diverse students. To achieve these goals I have split these priorities into two main points, the first being, to ensure all students can thrive throughout their university journey, no matter what barriers they may face and the second being to establish a sense of belonging and support for ethnically diverse students. All students deserve to have the best experience possible, so to help make that happen -
I hope to ensure all students have the opportunity to thrive within our student community and within their academic exercises.
To make this happen I plan to:
- Lobby for policy change that ensures academic staff have the appropriate training and awareness of neurodiversity and what support looks like for neurodivergent students.
- Engage with students to find out what changes they would like to see take place and how we can better their experiences on a wider scale.
- Begin a research piece that looks to identify the academic and community experience of neurodivergent students and how this can be improved.
- Trial different feedback systems, to find out what works best for which students and share the impact that these feedback can have.
I aim to raise the voices of our ethnically diverse students to provide more representation and support.
To do this I plan to:
- Begin a working group that seeks to identify the challenges and difficulties ethnically diverse students face within our university and put actions in place to change these.
- Implement community building sessions in which students can come together, share their cultures and experiences and build friendships.
- Provide catered support that speaks to the different cultural difficulties or experiences that current services staff may not connect or resonate with.