I chose to nominate myself for the role of student president- a full time paid position at the university. For the campaign side of things I used extended practice as a way to properly research, produce and develop campaign materials, however there was more than fulfilling a graphic design brief for this role- there was also a lot of external engagement involved.
I spent a solid week campaigning- putting myself out there and travelling from studio to studio and across canteens talking to students about my manifesto and what I aim to if elected. I handed out sweets as a way to engage with people, and overall the responses were positive. I kept a facebook page up to date with goings on and where I was, though I can't say many people outside of my course followed it.
I also had to engage in a hustings- where I answered questions posed by the SU about what I would do in the role. I'm not going to lie, there were more of us on the panel than people turning up- so the SU is in dire need of promotion, but it was still an interesting experience to be a part of. Any self esteem issues I may have had went on hold for a week and I slowly got used to (though not completely) engaging with strangers.
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