With a turnout of 3,273 votes, MMUnified have been appointed the first non-male slate in over a decade at the 2020 Student Officer Elections.
The winners of the 2020 Student Officer Elections are Evelyn Sweeney (President), Bran Catron (Education Officer), America Fabiana Pardo-Gomez (Wellbeing Officer), Savannah Middleton (Societies and Development Officer) and Fabienne Robertson-Bennett (Sports Officer).
The slate was officially backed by Manchester Met’s Debating Society, HelloHackers Society, Cheer, the Rock Society, Nerds Society, Gamers, Big Change, Speech, Language and Communication Society, Polish Society, Future Entrepreneur, LGBT+ Society, MMU Conservatives, Uniboob, Politics and International Politics Society, Pole Dancing Society, Art Society, and MMU Taekwondo.
Every year student’s campaign to lead The Union and represent the views of students at Manchester Met.
Introducing the 2020 Student Officers
Student Officer President: Evelyn Sweeney
President: Evelyn Sweeney
Evelyn aims to:
Increase safety of students in Manchester and lobby for the Manchester City Council to ensure changes are made
Increase sustainability awareness at Manchester Met
Get misogyny recognised as a hate crime in Greater Manchester, as it is in Nottingham
Give a voice to estranged students, care leavers, carers and first generation students and communicate the help available to them
Student Education Officer: Bran Catron
Education Officer: Bran Catron
Bran aims to:
Get justification from lecturers for exams
Secure reimbursements for doctors notes
Make Lecture Capture available for all lectures
Stamp out homophobia in all faculties
Societies and Development Officer: Savannah Middleton
Societies and Development Officer: Savannah Middleton
Savannah aims to:
Improve room bookings
Introduce skill workshops to improve employability
Create a personalised development plan with each society, with check-ins throughout the year to provide support, if necessary.
Sports Officer: Fabienne Robertson-Benett
Sport Officer: Fabienne Robertson-Bennett
Fabienne aims to:
Increase accessibility and inclusivity for all sports and societies
Increase endurance improvement for sports injuries
Create an ‘open door surgery’ that provides each sports club an environment where they can bring up issues, with low-pressure
Promote sober socials, where people don’t feel excluded from teams by not drinking
Wellbeing Officer: America Fabiana Pardo-Gomez
Wellbeing Officer: America Fabiana Pardo-Gomez
America aims to ensure:
More talk, advice and accessibility to sexual health
Policies are be followed by landlords and a vetted list for housing around Manchester
Cheaper travel for commuting students
Better systems are in place for supporting students’ mental health
The officers will officially start their posts in July 2020, where they will represent the voice of the students at Manchester Met, and set the direction and goals of The Union for the year.
By Imogen Lambert-Baker, Freya Barwell, Lowri Simmons, Megan HallFeatured image: Laura Bates “I’ve seen policy makers change their positions on issues that they have been really entrenched on because of the power of people’s stories told in their own words,” says feminist activist and Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates, reflecting on the power of personal…
By Immy BurgessFeatured image: Lorna Elizabeth aAh! speaks to 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Festival organisers Kim Moore and Frazer Heritage ahead of the launch. Manchester Metropolitan University is hosting the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign, a powerful initiative running from 25th November – International Day for the Elimination…
Featured image: Mexican Pets, Nobody’s Working Title – Blunt Records Pinning down a genre as sprawling as indie-rock is as futile as painting your living room with gravy instead of emulsion. However, we can at least set some boundaries. We can drill down through layers of subgenres and microgenres, but ultimately, a broad definition of…
Punk Rock Factory have gained a growing following over the years for their punky covers of well-known Disney songs. The lovingly named ‘Sausage Army’ turn up en-masse, clad in Motörhead and Ramones merch for a night of silly, classic rock and roll. Bringing the pop back to the punk, Bronnie brings the warm-up stretches in…
Leave a reply