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Page 24 - Eclipse - Autumn 2021
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STUDENT NEWS







        Sam Fenton, SU President 2021-22




                                                                                IÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™m excited to see what the next twelve
                                                                                months have in store for us, and IÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™m
                                                                                optimistic that weÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™ll have a safe return to
                                                                                normal university life before too long.
                                                                                One of our main priorities for this first
                                                                                term is to provide our student-led sports
                                                                                clubs and societies with the support
                                                                                and resources they need to get back up
                                                                                and running at full speed. The student
                                                                                organisations are the backbone of the
                                                                                RVC community, and they deserve
                                                                                recognition for their efforts to keep
                                                                                morale high throughout the challenges
                                                                                of the pandemic. The SU is eternally
                                                                                grateful for all the opportunities and
                                                                                support they provide for our students.
                                                                                Delivery of teaching throughout the
                                                                                pandemic has been a hot topic of
                                                                                contention between the student body
                                                                                and the RVC, and the SU continues its
                                                                                commitment to represent the student
                                                                                voice and advocate for the high
                                                                                standards of teaching weÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™re used to
                                                                                receiving. I look forward to continuing
                                                                                QuentinÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s work to ensure that students
                                                                                are satisfied and learning objectives
                                                                                are met, and actively listening to the
                                                                                feedback we get from our students is
                                                                                now more important than ever.

                                                                                This year we will continue working
                                                                                towards the goals of our five-
                                                                                year Strategic Plan, as well as our
                                                                                environmental commitment to become
          tÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s fair to say that this past year came   nothing short of admirable; heÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s left me
          with its fair share of challenges,   some big shoes to fill.          carbon neutral by 2030. We continue
          but IÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™m extremely proud to have   Already this year is shaping up to be one   to consider the environmental impact of
       Iseen the resilience and optimism    of unique challenges and ever-changing   the decisions that we make as an SU as
        with which the students of the RVC   restrictions, as the SU team prepared for   we work to reduce our carbon footprint.
        have responded. In particular, the   another untraditional Welcome Week,   As always, the SU will continue to
        resilience with which Quentin Wedmore,   doing the best we could to provide   exist to support and enrich the student
        SU President 2020-21, met these     entertainment and create memories for   life at RVC.
        challenges whilst leading the SU    our new and existing students.
        through the past twelve months was

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