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Name: Dylan Yearsley
Student Number: C19367923
Course Code: DT597/ Year 1
Position Contested: Grangegorman East College Officer
Hi guys, I’m Dylan Yearsley and I am currently a first year studying for my BA in Creative and Cultural Industries. I’m running to be the Grangegorman East College Officer for 2020/21.
My experience:
Since November I have been a student councillor, attending meetings and holding your SU accountable for their actions, campaigns and expenditure. This includes the college officers and therefore find that I am well equipped to carry out the task as one effectively. Right now I am also Head of Costumes and Props for the TU Dublin musical, Legally Blonde! So I have no fear when it comes to taking responsibility.
I have also taken part in things like Referendum Crew to ensure that our SU is the strongest and most connected it can be.
My reason for running:
The reason I am running for the position is because as a student of Creative and Cultural Industries, I study across many campuses. I study with students from many different courses including Drama, Interior Design and Journalism, as well as many more. This means i can visibly see the growing pains that will occur next year, not just for me but for everyone moving onto the east quad next September. I feel that because of my varied knowledge of common struggles among courses, I am the best fit for the role of college officer as i can iron out many of the issues we are going to face.
As a First Year, I must admit that the move to university was quite a scary one but being represented by wonderful union full to the brim of LGBTQI+ Individuals made the transition a lot easier as I felt represented and my needs felt important. As a queer individual, I wish to continue the wonderful represenation we have on the union.
The East Quad is going to be a wonderful campus of artists and as your representative I wish to help create opportunities and bridges between creatives to set us up for our futures not just within TU Dublin but after we graduate too!
My Aims:
- Genuine recycling on campus through hosting recycling events and holding TU Dublin management to account.
- 100% Class rep recruitment through much campaigning.
- Make Connections between Artists and creatives alike within and out of their schools and creative field. I wish to host multi-discipline creative events and workshops.
- Have equal representation on an SU level regarding gender, sexuality, race, religion, gender identity, etc... I hope to achieve this by campaigning on campus to vote for equality throughout the year and encourage students who would tend not to run, to run in student elections.
- Digitize all timetables (applicable to Rathmines campus), I will canvas TU Dublin Student Services.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you all trust me with your vote!
Thanks,
Dylan Yearsley