Wednesday 07-02-2018 - 09:57

Vote Fest 2018 

 

Think you can change Lancaster University Students' Union for the better? Have big ideas to make student lives better here at Lancaster? Want to have some incredible experiences and gain invaluable work skills? Run to be a Full Time Officer! 

Nominations open on Wednesday 14 February and close at 12pm on Friday 23 February.

This is an opportunity to run for a salaried position as one of the union's leading student officers, standing up for the rights of our members and helping to make the student experience here at Lancaster as good as it can possibly be!

Positions are:

• President
• Vice-President (Union Development)
• Vice-President (Activities)
• Vice-President (Welfare & Community)
• Vice-President (Education)
• Vice-President (Campaigns & Communications)

You can click the links above to find out more about the roles.

Running for a position

Any student at Lancaster University can run for a Full Time Officer position. It's an amazing opportunity to make students' lives better here at Lancaster, and to gain experiences and skills that will really launch your career.

To run, you need to submit your nomination and a manifesto online, outlining your pledges and why students should vote for you. All students at Lancaster University will then be able to vote for which candidate they prefer for each of our Full Time Officer roles.

Submit your nomination at lancastersu.co.uk/nominations. You'll need to be logged in to the students' union website (using your normal uni username and password) to submit a nomination.

We have loads more information here to help you run in the election, including:

• Key dates
• Guidance on rules and complaints 
• Nominations advice for different student groups (can I run?)

Nominations are open from 10am Wednesday 15 February until 12pm Friday 24 February.

Want to know more? See www.lancastersu.co.uk/votefest