Giulia Olayemi - No. 1 VP London
#GO4VPL

BUILD OUR COMMUNITY

• Encourage societies to live stream events to Gozo campus (and vice versa)
• Further integrate medics, dentists and allied course students together
• Lobby the university to make venues more easily accessible
• Make Fresher’s Fair available for QMSU societies whose equivalent are not available at BLSA
• Work with the BLSA President to further refine the BL Bulletin
• Continue to grow the BLSA Website

LEARN AND GROW

• Expand the BLSA Mentoring Programme to include Postgraduate and external Intercalating students
• Create a Postgraduate careers fair/networking event
• Lobby the university to diversify the staff population, especially employing women of colour
• Build upon and continue the current research being conducted regarding the BME attainment gap

SUPPORT STUDENT ACTIVITIES

• Ensure that QMSU Staff support are available at BL campuses at suitable hours for BL students
• Have more non-alcoholic events available all year round
• Develop an online Student Group financial tracking system with QMSU to make it easier for societies to keep track of finances
• Continue to develop the Volunteering Sports Awards
• Promote and encourage Community Sport Activities in BL Sports clubs

AUTONOMY AND IDENTITY

• Ensure that Rites of Passage and Graduation are held on the same day
• Support BLSA reps whenever possible
• Continue the fight to preserve the BLSMD brand and protect the BL Identity
• Make student group funding more transparent including explanations of decisions made available to all
• Create a more user-friendly application guide for BLSA Funding applications and ensure their frequent promotion