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Meet your Officer Trustees!

The names and goals behind those representing student voices at Imperial.

Officer Trustees are Imperial students that take a year out of their studies (or take on the role post-graduation) to represent students' voices in rooms where decisions are made regarding your Imperial experience.  The team works to foster a positive community, lobbying on the issues that matter most to you! Here is a summary of this year's OTs main goals: Felix will be checking in throughout the year on their progress to keep them accountable! 

Daniel Zhuo - Union President 

• Improve practical support for students, from exam-period support and free breakfasts and more study spaces 

• Increase access to flexible, paid opportunities for students, while developing and launching Impowered 

• Better access to Career services and work shadowing opportunities by connecting Imperial students to its alumni community 

Sky Wang - Deputy President (Activities)

• Cleaner and fairer funding, increasing awareness of financial aid opportunities available to students 

• Improve storage access and activity spaces 

• Support collaboration between CSPs 

Jacob Eyre - Deputy President (Education)

• Increase postgraduate voices by filling postgraduate representative roles in the Union 

• More Officer transparency and accountability through drop-ins, regular social media updates, and more 

• Embed personal tutoring into the academic promotion criteria to obtain a required minimum provision level 

Sarah Azam - Deputy President (Welfare)

•   Continue work with local councils and the College to increase student support with cost of living 

• Upgrade signposting regarding accessible provisions around Imperial 

•  Connect with the wider London network, exploring low-cost community events with ICU events team 

Isaac Cowley - President (ICSMSU)

•   The Reynolds gym is boiling hot. Let's get some fans or air cooling in there 

• ICSM clubs and societies culture review to solve any logistical problems and discuss current club culture 

•  Increase financial support for Medical 5th and 6th year students; attempt to fix the NHS Bursary shortfall in funding for these last two years of medical school 

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