Manifesto

RAYHAN OMAR

“Don’t look back in anger!”

University days are the best of our lives - Get the experience you came for!

Vice Presidential Manifesto
WHO AM I?
Hi, I’m Rayhan and I am a 22 year old 2nd year building surveying student. I am standing for vice president with the mission to provide students with THE University Experience.

WHY AM I RUNNING?
For several years I have been balancing work with studying for my degree and learning from my mistakes the realities of the adult world.
There is something lacking in our University. The main reason we became students was to learn. But what we also came for was the EXPERIENCE of being a student- otherwise we could have stayed at home with a set of textbooks!

My qualifications include…

• Regular attendance and contribution to Student Council meetings
• As a result of my dedication I was voted onto the Student Union Exec Committee
• Regular contributor to this magazine – The Smoke
• Five years business experience with a sound grasp of the financial world - I have worked for Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Reuters, among others
• I’ve been the liaison between the university and the SU to help progress the excellence and participation of sports at Westminster
• I learn fast, so if I do mess up, I’m quick to work hard and fix things

WHAT I WILL DO!
SU Officers are here to represent you, your wishes and your needs. There should be systems and support to allow them to do this, rather than being bogged down with paperwork ALL the time. I intend to introduce workflow systems so that the SU is more efficient at providing YOU with a BETTER, MORE ACTIVE service- the SU should be MORE than just a group of students, and university should give you THE experience.

CAN THE SU DO THIS?
A lot of people can argue that every year promises are made by candidates and that little is actually done. The truth of the matter is that things ARE done (such as getting Wednesdays free of lectures to allow extra activities to be part of the week), but a lot of candidates do promise too much.

My promise is simple:

Ensuring the year gets the best possible start with a kick ass Fresher’s Week- and that the spirit of the week will be continued with constant events, activities, societies, parties, competitions and organised mischief for the WHOLE student body throughout the rest of the year. Usually it fades out, and you’re left hanging...don’t look back on your uni days in anger….

LIVE THE DREAM- RAYHAN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT

Why Vote For Me? Ask me…
www.rayhanvp.blogspot.com

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