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[ally.h]

Hahaha. thanks toast!

Here's my manifesto.

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I’m Ally Hunter. I’m a final year theatre student. As President, I will be:

Inspiring

By drawing attention to the reasons the QMU is special, I will inspire the Board as well as the current and prospective membership.

By highlighting the extent of our value, I will inspire the University to support us. Having worked with people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds this will give me an advantage in representing the Union both internally and externally.

As Ordinary Board Convenor, I have changed the attitude of the Ordinary Board, pushing for one that is active in all aspects of the Union and responds to the members’ wishes. I would like the chance to go above-and-beyond the developments I have already been able to make in my current role by being elected President this year.

Inventive

In order to survive, I believe that it is crucial that the Union develop new ways of thinking about what the QMU is as a concept and an experience– one that should not be confined solely to the building. I aim to develop and evolve current events and introduce more to avoid staleness, for example a student street party.

Offering some walls for student artists to paint murals to make the building look cooler should be explored, and a book swap in Lacuna would make the Union a better place to be.

I have a creative background and this will be useful in helping the Board to develop and carry out their own ideas. Too often ideas are halted in their tracks for financial reasons - we need to be looking at ways we can overcome these obstacles with more of a can-do attitude than has existed in the past. We should also be looking at cutting down queues and getting people into the building faster.

Involving

I want every member to feel like a part of this Union is theirs. Pushing committee involvement should be a key component of this. I also want to find out what the less-active membership want through questionnaires, an idea proposal system and holding ‘office-hours’.

I would like us to communicate and work more closely with our clubs and societies – they are the core of the Union and give it a vibrant personality. As well as this, I will reach out to all sections of the student population, including mature, international, part-time, and post-graduate students aiming to provide them with the best student experience possible.

Vote ALLY HUNTER #1