Bridging the Gap from Campus Life to London Community

As students, it’s very easy to be stuck in the campus life bubble and only see London from a student perspective. As a student and someone out of town, I’ve discovered the joy and beauty of London. There’s so much more to do than just campus activities. I hope to bridge the gap from campus life to the London community by working to create a board on Brescia that promotes local London events.  Social life can be expensive so I hope to work with different organizations in London to work on student discounts rates. Some fun annual events in London is Western Fair, Wine and Food Tasting Show and many charitable fundraisers.

Academics are important but I hope to encourage and engage students to volunteer in London. To encourage students to discover by experiencing. As a current VP Events, I am changing the constitution for Charity position. I hope to change the constitution to have this position provide more of a service towards students by engaging them in volunteering events throughout the year. To create charitable events that directs goes back to students. By fundraising money to services on Main, Brescia, Kings or Huron that benefit the student body such as the Food Bank service on Main.

I hope to promote the Brescia co-curricular record that began this year at Brescia. This record keeps track of all the students’ volunteer experiences in their undergraduate. Since Academics is only shown on the transcript, the Co-curricular record can be used as reference when applying to jobs. This tool is a great networking resource especially for those who are doing job searches.