I am a third year student and Lincoln University and am very passionate about giving back to the students and staff. My hobbies include, piano, tennis and sewing. But most of all, socialising and meeting new people. It is important for me to be able to connect with anyone on a professional or personal level, so in this case, I rate my social and communication skills highly and aa as important part of my own personal development.
My passions include, music, event hosting and the RAM magazine. I believe that the RAM magazine already has a great following from staff and students, but would really benefit from being hugely student based which would include more opinion pages, columns or even fun games etc. I would really love to work alongside fellow LUSA general reps and the whole LUSA committee. I am also a big fan of clubs and all that they do for the university, so any part I can help with or be a part of would be honourable.
I am very excited to be applying for the role of president for LUSA. I have been interested in this position for a couple of years, and after joining the exec team later this year, I was able to learn and meet new people which helped me gain a better understanding of LUSA and the importance of the presidential role here at Lincoln University.
I consider myself very organised, with impeccable communication skills. I enjoy challenging myself with new skills and learning to understand other people and their positions. What I really enjoy is public speaking and drawing in a crowd. I find public speaking comes to me very naturally and I enjoy bonding with a crowd. I find light humor can make an audience feel more comfortable although this does not influence too harshly on serious issues. It’s important to know your crowd and understand the appropriateness. Whilst I am not known as a very serious person, I pride myself on being able to put my focus on issues when needed and love the challenge of problem solving. One of my passions is fun and music, I believe music can help people relax, especially in times of stress. I strongly think that more music and arts could be brought into Lincoln University as a wellbeing getaway, there are many studies into how this can help and improve the livelihood of people, and as a student representative, I think this would be more helpful in bringing more community spirit into Lincoln.
If I were to become president, I would put a huge amount of focus on creating a more enjoyable experience for the students. I am interested in helping out all the clubs with a keen eye on TA. I have really looked up to the past presidents and how they have managed to get through some tough times we have faced in Christchurch over the last couple of years. There sure are some big shoes to fill! But I believe they have done an immense amount of work to build a strong foundation for LUSA both through financial difficulties and unforeseen bad circumstances. Because this foundation has been built so strong, I would like to give more focus on student wellbeing and the feel of community. I believe Lincoln is a strong community, but I would love for everyone to feel more of a family here, so they have a chance to build new relationships that they may have not have necessarily made if the chance wasn’t given. I firmly believe that university is some of the most exciting and rewarding times of your life, and I would love to help, encourage and be part of it.
Woohoooo for elections!
Kate Lambarth