Student Union Election 2011

Candidates Manifesto’s

Welcome to London South Bank University Students‘ Union election 2011.

This booklets contains the candidates‘ manifestos, providing you with additional information about them and their intentions if successfully elected.

The successful candidates will represent over 24,000 students at the University and also be responsible for the Students‘ Union. Collectively, they will decide how much time, effort and money is spent on the wide range of activities provided by the Union and ultimately the direction the Union goes in over the coming years. But they need to get elected first and that‘s where you come in. Voting opens on Monday 28th Feb at 10 am and closes on Friday 4th March at 5pm. The results will be announced on Friday 4th March at approximately 7pm in the Rigg Bar in the Students’ Union. Students are able to vote by visiting www.londonsouthbanksu.com, clicking on ‘Vote Now’, and logging onto using their university login name and password. The website has a prompt for voting and online ballot papers, which allow students to vote anonymously.

Ballot Paper

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Voters can vote for one person per positions by putting a “1” in the box next to the name of the candidate they wish to elect. Alternatively voters ranks candidates in order of preference (see below) and each preference counts.

It is worthwhile remembering you are able to vote for more than one person per position. You do this by indicating their preference in numerical order (see previous page). If you have expressed that they intend to vote for another candidate standing in the same position as you, there is nothing wrong with asking them to consider voting for you as their second choice candidate. This would mean that if their first choice was eliminated their vote would transfer to you. The terms “Re- Open Nomination” and “No Suitable Candidate” (also known as RON/ NSC) are also used on the ballot papers. This essentially gives voters the opportunity to vote for the posi-tion to be re-opened as you may not agree with the manifestos of the candidates. If RON / NSC received the most votes and were duly elected, it would mean that the position was not filled.

Candidates for President

Jonathan DoddsFrancine DiketeIain “Beans” HanleyCharles Luguchegi

VOTE

JONATHANDODDS

for PresidentFor a strong, campaigning, democratic Students’ Union

DEFEND LSBU! DEFEND OUR EDUCATION!

• Save our Students’ Union! Fight for a strong, independent and democratic Students’ Union. Oppose the Universities plans for a ‘Student Centre’.• No to education cuts! Fight fees, save student services, no to course closures, stop the cuts at LSBU!• Celebrate and defend diversity! Oppose fascism, racism and Is-lamophobia• Supporting liberation! End sexism, homophobia, transphobia, disablism and all bigotry• Unite against fascism! Fight to stop the fascist BNP and racist EDL thugs

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Vote online now at www.londonsouthbanksu.com

VOTE

JONATHANDODDS

for PresidentFor a strong, campaigning, democratic Students’ Union

DEFEND LSBU! DEFEND OUR EDUCATION!

• Save our Students’ Union! Fight for a strong, independent and democratic Students’ Union. Oppose the Universities plans for a ‘Student Centre’.• No to education cuts! Fight fees, save student services, no to course closures, stop the cuts at LSBU!• Celebrate and defend diversity! Oppose fascism, racism and Is-lamophobia• Supporting liberation! End sexism, homophobia, transphobia, disablism and all bigotry• Unite against fascism! Fight to stop the fascist BNP and racist EDL thugs

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Vote online now at www.londonsouthbanksu.com

Calling all students …………………..

My name is Francine and I am a final year Accounting and Finance student. For many years, students have spoken without being heard. Well I for one am fed up with false promises backed up with lies and laziness. As President I vow to represent all students and make sure their voices are truly heard. This includes Mature students, International students, those with disabilities and those with responsibility outside of University (i.e. Mothers in education). I’m friendly, hardworking, honest and passionate about fighting for you! I love a challenge and I promise to strive to make London Southbank a place we can ALL enjoy and be proud of.

Students are facing one of the toughest times in the country with fees being raised and I vow to actively continue to fight against the raise, unlike the coalition government I won’t make promises and then stab you in the back. Let’s face it,

“There would be no students union without student...”

I will not just talk the talk but walk the walk. This is YOUR University, YOUR student experience and YOU need to make sure the right person is speaking for YOU, the person who will get your voice heard! Let’s improve your education, let’s improve your student experience, let’s make this University great! As president I will:

As president I will continue to fight against the rise in tuition fees and make sure that LSBU is at the heart of a London-wide movement which uses the strengths, talents and experience of all students in the city in the fight for adequate funding.

Fight to improve Learning facilities Provide full support to all students Increase awareness of student’s support services Increased unity/awareness in LSBU. Promote more job fares for graduates Improved student representation Ensure the best student experience for all Provide more support to part-time and /international and mature student

My background:

Actively protested against the raise in fees before and after the general election and helped to get students to sign a mass petition

Student Council representative for the year 2009/10 Afro-Caribbean president 2009/2010 Raised 3000 for the princes trust charity. Voted as a delegate to represent London SouthBank at

the National Union of Students National Conference in Gateshead, Newcastle 2009/2010

Under my leadership the Afro-Caribbean society won best society and most active society at the end of year ball 2009/2010

Events officer for London South Bank Entrepreneurs Society

Founder of Mothers in Education society

Charles Luguchegi

I am a mature student studying BEng (Hons) Telecommunication and computer Networks Engineering (TeCNE), here at London Southbank University and I am in my final year of studies. I was VP Communications in the year 2008/9 and a member of the Students` Union council last year. I am currently the course representative of my class.

I am back to continue where I left, there are still a lot to be done to improve our Union, for this reasons I am aspiring for the post of President to represent you. I am really passionate about the student union. If elected, I will dedicate my time to improving the standard of the union and supporting all students.

During mytime as VP Communications, myself and the then President lobbied with the Director for LRC and Library for 24/7 during examination period, when voted as your president, I will campaign for 24/7 all year round.

I am a confident, conscientious and hard working individual, capable of working alone or with others in a team setting. Possessing good communications skills along with a sound knowledge of media publicity I have keen interest in music. I have the ability to organise and prioritise work and do enjoy group discussions.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO OFFER THIS TIME?

Stop the CUT at LSBU Improve the library and learning resources centres 24/7 Campaign for student rights and give them the chance to air their views Continue to improve by providing a strong and committed leadership and organisation Good communication, listen to every student Provide equal opportunity for a greater student union networks Regular events catering for all multi cultural background Strong promotion and marketing of the union services Campaign for the language centre to be reopened Campaign for the union venue and bar opening time to be extended

STUDENTs’ UNION PRESIDENT STUDENTS THERE!!! FOR STUDENTS!!!

VOTE # 1

Candidates for Vice President Sports and Societies

Tara (TJ) Fenner Nermin (Naomi) SalehBarry Taylor

TARA(TJ)FENNERforVPSportsandSocieties.

HelloallStudents,I’mTara(TJ)afinalyearstudentandanactiveLSBUsportsmembersinceIstarted

Universityin2007.Thisismy4thyearasanLSBUHockeyplayerand3

rdconsecutiveyearasLSBU

hockeyclubsecretary;inadditionI’vealsobeenpartofthenetballteam,thepreviouscheerleading

teamandIsatontheboardofthesportsSECcommitteein2008/09.I’manSUvolunteerandI

regularlyhelpoutwithSUeventsandfundraising.Iamalsolookingtogetinvolvedwiththecharity

righttoplayandamcurrentlycollectingoldsportsequipmenttodonatetothoselessfortunatewho

wouldliketogetinvolvedinasport.

Sports,SocietiesandtheSUissomethingIhavegrowntobeverypassionateaboutovermytimeat

LSBUwhichiswhyIfeelthatIamthebest,mostpreparedandstrongestcandidatefortheposition

ofVPsportsandsocietiesfortheacademicyear2011/2012.

IfelectedasyournewVPofSportsandSocietiesIwill:

• DevelopandImproveonthecurrentSportsandSocietiesalreadyavailable

• ProvideaplatformandtopushfornewSportsandSocietiestobesetupandsupportall

newventures

• Giveallsportsandsocietiesofficialssupportallyearround

• CreateastrongerrelationshipwiththeSUbar,inorderforagoodfresher’sfortnightand

regularnightsthroughouttheyearforEVERYONE

• HaveregularnightsandeventsintheSUforSportsClubs,SocietiesandforCharitiesLike

RighttoPlay

• Continuewiththecurrentsportsandsocietiesyearlytour’sandtripsbuttoalsoofferthe

otherUniversitytoursandtripsthatareavailablesuchasIlovetour’sAmsterdamtripand

SummerbeachbreaktoEVERYstudentatLSBU

• Beopentoallstudents’suggestionsandideasforSportsandSocieties

• AskStudentswhattheywouldliketoseehappenwithinSportsandSocietiesandhelptheir

ideashappen!

• Tocontinuetosupportstudentsinthecampaigningtostoptheriseintuitionfees

Nermin also known as Naomi; currently in the final year of my

civil engineering degree and now I am ready to make a difference for other students and help in improving their university experience. Very optimistic and passionate about positive changes, I can cater to the sophisticated and humble individuals. Always thinking outside the box, I was the first person to organise a coach party for LSBU students, voluntarily helping with organising events in the student union and promoting them to get as many students involved, I was also an active participant in helping with creating crucial multiple societies. Being involved in the student union for the last 3 years, networking with students has allowed me to discover many issues and now I believe in the possibility of bridging the gap between sports and societies.

As vice president sports and societies: Having a face behind the name:

Incorporating your feed back into improving facilities. Better information based on merit for sports scholarships. Giving student athletes their own dedicated Athletic Union Office.

Ripping the fruits of your labour: Covering your travel costs more effectively and efficiently as a student athlete. Attracting more sponsorship to Subsidise student prices. Improving student’s social life by introducing a new way of communications.

YOUR SU will be YOUR WAY: Varieties of societies that cater to the diversity of the university. More events and better organisation. Transformation of the activities available within the SU e.g. arcades.

Be the voice to the ears that will listen by voting for me as your vice president sports and societies.

Vote for Barry Taylor as number 1 forVice President Sports and Societies

Barry Taylor

• Reliability

•Drive

•Experience

•Passion

•Commitment

•Honesty

•Engagement

Anyone can say they’re the bestcandidate for a position, andduring an election everyone will.

I believe the way to judge whotruly is the best person for the jobis not by focusing on what peoplepromise to do, but by looking atwhat they’ve done so far.The most driven, most passionatepeople will always distinguishthemselves with their deeds, nottheir words.

Goals

•Greater engagement with the student body•Increased variety of sport available for LSBU students•Further increased cooperation between clubs at LSBU•More fundraisers and social events•Introduce “seed” societies, for societies with less then 20 members.

The Sports and Societies vote: Does it matter?The sports teams and societies act as ambassadors for, and public faces of,the university. The state of them reflects the state of the university as awhole, as such it’s important they are run well

Achievements this year

•Acted as social secretary of the sports executive committee•Been heavily involved with every sports fund raiser this year•Helped organise the end of year awards ball•Developed the American football team, as VP and match co-captain•Created cooperation between sports clubs•Helped organised all aspects of home games for the LSBU Spartans•Hosted the LSBU Spartans showcase game and BBQ•Helped with the foundation of one new society•Helped with the foundation of one new sports club

Candidates for Vice President Academic Affairs

Anisa AliSimone A FraserLindsay St John Stephens

Vote for Barry Taylor as number 1 forVice President Sports and Societies

Barry Taylor

• Reliability

•Drive

•Experience

•Passion

•Commitment

•Honesty

•Engagement

Anyone can say they’re the bestcandidate for a position, andduring an election everyone will.

I believe the way to judge whotruly is the best person for the jobis not by focusing on what peoplepromise to do, but by looking atwhat they’ve done so far.The most driven, most passionatepeople will always distinguishthemselves with their deeds, nottheir words.

Goals

•Greater engagement with the student body•Increased variety of sport available for LSBU students•Further increased cooperation between clubs at LSBU•More fundraisers and social events•Introduce “seed” societies, for societies with less then 20 members.

The Sports and Societies vote: Does it matter?The sports teams and societies act as ambassadors for, and public faces of,the university. The state of them reflects the state of the university as awhole, as such it’s important they are run well

Achievements this year

•Acted as social secretary of the sports executive committee•Been heavily involved with every sports fund raiser this year•Helped organise the end of year awards ball•Developed the American football team, as VP and match co-captain•Created cooperation between sports clubs•Helped organised all aspects of home games for the LSBU Spartans•Hosted the LSBU Spartans showcase game and BBQ•Helped with the foundation of one new society•Helped with the foundation of one new sports club

VOTE # 1

Say Yes, Together We Can

V.P. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

I’m currently a third year student studying BA Account-ing & Finance. While studying, I have been involved in various activities, such as being course rep and mem-ber of the student council. As a course rep, I was able to understand my fellow student’s needs and represent them in the best possible way. I am also part of the stu-dent society of accounting and finance as an Internal finance officer for the society which involves raising money to fund events and workshops in order to in-crease employability awareness. I am confident, hard working individual who is highly motivated and extremely ambitious in achieving target set. I also stand for diversity and equality within the stu-dent union to represent the diverse background of indi-viduals that study at London Southbank University.

If I am elected as your V.P. Academic Affairs:

I will improve the communication between stu-dents and teachers by co-ordinating meetings with the course reps Fight to improve Learning facilities Provide full support to all students Increase awareness of student’s support ser-vices Increase student’s involvement and participa-tion Work on Equality & Diversity and many

more …………….

Voting is open 24 hours from 10am February 28th to 5pm March 4th Online :www.londonsouthbaksu.com

Candidate: Simone Fraser

The candidate did not provide a manifesto.

Candidate: Lindsay St John Stephens

The candidate did not provide a manifesto.

Candidates for Vice President Welfare and Students Rights

Mensur BurhanNicole Lucas

The candidate did not provide a manifesto.

Candidate: Mensur Burhan

VOTE

NICOLELUCASVice President Welfare

and Student RightsFor a strong, campaigning, democratic Students’ Union

DEFEND LSBU! DEFEND OUR EDUCATION!

Defend Education by fighting to retain our widening participation status: Say NO to a two-tiered education system and £7,000+ feesFight for a student union which represents LSBU students and defending the services the student union pro-vides: Say NO to a student centre.Celebrate the universities diversity and culture: Say NO to all dis-criminationTo empower and represent all LSBU students by developing a great-er support network and increasing widening participation: Say NO to marginalisation

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Candidates for Equality and Diversity Officer

Abdirizak HusseinFrancis Namisi

Candidate: Abdirizak Hussein

The candidate did not provide a manifesto.

VOTE: FRANCIS NAMISI for Equality and Diversity.

ENSURING WE ALL REACH THE BENEFITS WE DESERVE Make your best decision for 2011 VOTE

FRANCIS NAMISI (BA Accounting and Finance) Standing as: EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY OFFICER (EDO)

Yes, of course LSBU manufactures knowledge and committing to serve as equality and diversity officer guarantees enhancement of employability and transferable skills for all students. I am more than passionate that everybody must be treated equally at accessing services within the university and external bodies such as the Local Council, Trusts plus any others on issues affecting students’ welfare. Upon becoming an EDO I vow to do all the listening to students, raise their matters to the union and beyond, finally fight for action.

Quality is restored by equality Who questions the values of diversity? Indeed diversity in terms of race, gender, culture, age or religion blends well as a mixture of different talents and skills. Having lived within Southwark borough (lsbu’s local council), I have discovered live efforts for diverse representation where by over 45.5% of the workforce identified themselves as black or minority ethnic origin in 2006 to 2007. My duty as an EDO will be to ensure full participation in these employment opportunities by our union.

Bridging the gap between the students and the union Oh yes, all students know about the union but whether they are actively involved in the union activities is questionable. I therefore look forward to coordinating with all other union representatives most especially the president and the vice presidents for Welfare and Student Rights, Sports and Societies plus Academic Affairs to ensure real connection with the students. United we stand, divided we fall. You will not be left to deal with problems alone.

Research and Training on Equal Opportunities I will conduct a thorough research through seminar group representatives, societies, regular groups and union meetings where any raised issues will be dealt with accordingly. Discrimination still exists at work place and my obligation will be to ensure that you walk out of LSBU with the transferable knowledge that will enable you combat that real world. I will work closely with Equal Opportunities Trusts to ensure that all available information is provided to students.

Big up our voices in a swift and professional style Over the past few months we have been confronted by government decisions such as tuition fees, general cuts and elimination of Education Maintenance Fund. Not only shall I fight for our rights to affordable education but also extract all possible means to make sure that our say is not taken for granted. The good news is, there a number of government officials on our side therefore we shall maintain our voices for unlimited rewards such as grants.

Candidates for Mature Students Officer

Gabriel Olu Okenla

Take part and VOTE!28th February to 4th March 2011

Why vote?• All LSBU students are members of the Students’ Union• Your chance to elect your Union’s Student Representatives to act on your behalf• Help the Union fulfil its mission to provide effective representation and a range of student

led services, embracing the needs of all our students.

Voting is easy:1. Visit www.londonsouthbanksu.com2. Click ‘I want to vote’3. Vote for the candidates you want!

Details of all the candidates standing and their manifestos are available online.

Election results will be announced at 7pm, Friday 4th March 2011 in the Students’ Union, Thomas Doyle Street, London SE1 6OG.

London South Bank University Students’ Union, Thomas Doyle Street, London, SE1 6OG

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