Watch our campaign video, Tomspotting.Who is Tom?
Full name Thomas Morris, from south Wales, and running in the hope of being next year's Cardiff University Students Union Vice President of Societies. I'm a third year joint honours Journalism and Sociology student at Cardiff University. I've been involved with loads of societies throughout my time here, and this year became Societies Editor in Gair Rhydd. Almost every week this year I've written about a different society for the Spotlight column. Now of course I have talked to many committees and have a good idea where things need to go next - a perfect candidate for VP Societies? These blog posts contain links to all the GR issues I've worked on the Societies section of. Meanwhile, click through to the section's online presence for convenience- though not all the paper's articles go online. Get involved with the info and materials provided here, tell your friends, and don't forget to Vote! What's it about?
Cardiff University Students Union holds elections every year, where all 30,000+ students of Cardiff University are eligible to vote. The post of VP Societies is the person at the head of CUSU's exceptional Guild of Societies, a program involving student led groups which hold all sort of activities. I believe that societies can be beneficial for all areas of a student's life, including:
My manifesto:
You can read the 200-word manifesto on the SU website alongside the other candidates. Here's a longer version:
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The team:
Sadia Pineda Hameed Beau Beakhouse Saman Izadyar Kate Elswood (running for VP Welfare!) Eleanor Parkyn Everyone on the election team Anyone who helps out <3 |