Sally Suchanek

Hi!

I'm Sally and I'm running to be re-elected as your Biochem Wellbeing Dep Rep!

This year, I've had the honour of working with staff and students on a variety of issues that affect us as aspiring biochemists, and I'd like to continue my work next year!

Specifically, this year I have:

• Worked with staff to set clear expectations for personal tutoring, especially when it comes to discussing coursework/exam feedback.
• Been involved in Takeover Tuesdays to increase feedback response (also supplying treats and hot chocolate to the Common Room every week!)
• Collaborated with academic year reps to try and manage workload expectations.
• Pushed for increased accessibility in our buildings and increased transparency surrounding Imperial/DoLS-managed programs, applications, and funding.

These are things I'd like to continue improving next year, as I believe they're essential to increasing our happiness and ensuring we get good value out of our insanely high annual fees :)

If re-elected, I would like to also do the following next year:

• Increase student-staff engagement with more community activities!
• Advocate for easier access to personalized mental health support at the faculty and Union level.
• Improve the common room to be cozier, include more games, and restock ping-pong equipment.
• Work with BiochemSoc to hold more sessions for Biochem students to talk about shared experiences, similar to this year's housing talk for Y1s.

Thank you for reading! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions at biochwrn@ic.ac.uk!