I must admit, I placed extra pressure on\u00a0myself during studying taking on these\u00a0extra roles, but I wouldn\u2019t change any of\u00a0it. These skills will help me stand out in
\na competitive job market.\u00a0On top of that, I am now working\u00a0full time at SUBU as VP Welfare and\u00a0Equal Opportunities. I have grown so\u00a0much since starting this position, and\u00a0I never would have applied if I didn\u2019t\u00a0get involved in SUBU at my first year\u00a0of uni. Representing the student voice\u00a0and leading on Welfare campaigns is rewarding. I want to help every student at BU have the same great experience I\u2019ve had, whilst bringing myself closer to my own goals.
\nDuring first year, I\u2019d be anxious about\u00a0talking in a lecture. Now I have the\u00a0confidence to deliver a speech to 3000,\u00a0proven by the speeches I gave at the\u00a02018 graduations.<\/p>\n
This proves determination and perseverance will go a long way.\u00a0SUBU offers opportunities for\u00a0EVERYONE to get involved! There are\u00a0over 120 clubs and societies,<\/a> with\u00a0regular socials. This is a great way to\u00a0have fun and make friends, and I regret\u00a0not getting involved in a club or society\u00a0earlier. We have a surfing society, so\u00a0why not make the most of the beautiful\u00a0coastline that we have in Bournemouth?\u00a0If that isn\u2019t your thing, then there are\u00a0academic societies, a great way to\u00a0enhance your studies and meet new\u00a0people on your course.\u00a0 If you have any concerns throughout\u00a0your time studying, we also have\u00a0SUBU Advice, a free, confidential and\u00a0professional service to support you,\u00a0there\u2019s no issue to big or too small. If you want to, you can get involved\u00a0in the community or volunteering\u00a0departments. Volunteering is a great\u00a0way to have fun and feel rewarded Representation is important to SUBU,\u00a0and that\u2019s why we offer places on our\u00a0executive committee. The part time\u00a0officer elections are good fun and helpus hear every students voice. We also\u00a0have the liberation groups which lead\u00a0on campaigns and education to ensure\u00a0the liberated groups voice is heard.We understand that being a mature\u00a0student comes with extra challenges, so SUBU has a dedicated Mature Students\u00a0group to ensure every student has a great experience at BU.\u00a0On top of all this, we offer \u2018You\u2019re Brilliant Awards\u2019, a great way to give\u00a0any staff member the recognition they\u00a0deserve. Receiving one of these awards\u00a0(and free mug!) made my day!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a guest blog by Bradley Powell, Student Welfare Officer, SUBU. If you want to make\u00a0the most out of your time at BU, I\u2019d definitely recommend\u00a0getting involved with\u00a0SUBU. There\u2019s plenty\u00a0of opportunities for everyone. In first year, I volunteered to be the\u00a0Student Rep. This led to a snowball effect; The skills and experience I\u00a0gained from… Read more » about How SUBU can transform your student experience<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1268,"featured_media":9428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,12,217,1638],"tags":[586,1123,449,187,1122],"class_list":["post-9426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-student-blogs","category-students-union","category-undergraduate","tag-bu-students","tag-social-activities","tag-students-union","tag-subu","tag-voice"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9426"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9429,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9426\/revisions\/9429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2019\/01\/Bradley-Powell-268x300.jpg\")
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\nwhilst adding valuable skills to your CV.\u00a0You can also join the rep team. This\u00a0is where you listen to the feedback\u00a0from your course, and present this in\u00a0a meeting to the lecturers. In first year\u00a0I volunteered myself as the rep. There\u00a0are many perks of this, a trendy purple\u00a0jumper for one!<\/p>\n