Joshie Christian

I'm Joshie, and I'm in my third year of a maths degree!

As Chair of Senate I will keep our sabbatical officers to all their promises. We can make the experience of our Sabbs and Senators as productive as possible by keeping our meetings calm and encouraging everyone to communicate maturely.

I have been involved in representation my whole time at Southampton, a Student Rep for two years followed by a year as the student president of Mathematical Sciences. I took over from my predecessor early so I have chaired many SSLCs already, I have been improving by bringing more representatives in, and taking conversations about important feedback directly to lecturers to get things fixed in a more timely manner. Instead of idly waiting for staff to answer emails we have been pushing communication within the department! I will bring all these communication skills to our Senate. My passion and commitment from my SSLC meetings will be my strongest asset to our senate.

I am ready to lead the decisions and changes of the Senate this year to build upon what I have already achieved as a student rep, including: 

 - I lobbied against all our exams in mathematics being online, as my cohort were strongly against this, while keeping online exams for the older students who wanted them to continue.

- I helped to make suggestions to our department to change staff lecturing in the first year of our courses, directly leading two changes in our staff that students have been greatly appreciative of. This is highly important, as the staff need to know when lecturing quality slips below the standards you deserve!

- Revolutionised our student-led Buddy Scheme with new plans and extensive materials, which has involved running training and organising communication amongst a large team of volunteers.

- Helped rewrite our Induction to prevent overloading first year students with information. I have included an open forum Q&A into our induction with an anonymous link for questions, to ensure we make the best use of the time for our freshers!

I have used my passion for our university to engage in societies and with the student union for three consecutive years! 

I will give every member of the Senate opportunities to bring forward everything they hope to achieve, especially the underrepresented officers of the Student Union. Everyone would have fair treatment, and we would all discuss and scrutinise the plans and manifestos of our dedicated Sabbatical Officers. I would drive our senators to decide whether we are making the best possible use of the student union’s time and money!

Joshie Christian