Voting in the Student Leader Elections has closed! Results are announced at 6pm on Friday 15th March. 

Lois Garnett is your elected Vice President for Education from July 2022 - June 2023!

During her time in the role, Lois wants to focus on a range of academic issues which include capture content, personal academic tutors, student voice and representation.

Lois will be working with the other Elected Officers to make students have the best experience during their time at the university, including working on welcome week, engagement with all campuses and creating campaigns which she would love students to engage with!

As well as having a passion for academic issues, Lois is passionate about learning new skills, personal growth and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

She is excited to have the opportunity to bring her manifesto points to life and make a positive change and difference for University of Chester students.

 

Lois studied fine art with education at the University of Chester. She would love to hear from you via email if you have questions, ideas, or want to talk!

 

For information on the VP for Education for 2021/22, see below:

Lauren - Manifesto Pledges

Priorities

01

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Review and where possible give students in person experiences missed during the pandemic

02

DIVERSITY 

Working with liberation groups to ensure their curriculum reflects the diversity of students at the University of Chester

03

REPRESENTATION

Ensuring the Union is representing all student voices, including postgrad students, on educational issues with high level engagement of SER representation

  • Repeat essential face-to-face sessions and labs in a non-assessed capacity that were cancelled by the pandemic

 

  • Expand Aspire scheme to cover all years of study, including postgrad study, and other essential course supplies

 

  • Continue supporting the voice of BAME students in decolonisation of the curriculum

 

  • Improve assessment feedback quality and deliver feedback within a 4-week window

 

  • Standardise all Turn-it-in submission times to 11:59pm on the day of submission

 

  • Make the recording of lectures compulsory for both in-person and online lectures

 

  • Work with SERs and Department Reps to build communication links and improve transparency between departments and their students

 

  • Schedule subject-specific career fairs for graduate jobs and internship networking opportunities

 

  • Address the digital divide highlighted by the pandemic by supplying and loaning laptops to students who require them

 

  • Provide mock exams and tutorial questions with solutions for all modules using these assessment styles

 

  • Allow students to submit assignments for a plagiarism check before the final assignment submission, including dissertations

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