FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
Jeremy Kilgour Kia ora, I am the Lincoln University Students Association (LUSA) President for 2022. To all the new students, welcome to Lincoln! To all the current students, welcome back! I hope you have had a great summer and are ready to get into studying! Summer has been awesome this year. There has been some amazing weather along with some rain here and there to keep the farmers happy. We have been very lucky to actually have a summer with covid lingering around. Hopefully, it stays this way so we can have a wicked year! To make sure we don’t go into lockdown keep wearing your mask, social distance where possible and sign in. For those who don’t know me or don’t know much about me, I am studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with an Honours degree. I am studying part-time in 2022 while being your President. I am a rural fella, having been brought up on a farm in Oxford, North Canterbury. My hobbies include getting out on the farm to do a hard day’s work, driving trucks and tractors, and keeping fit by going hunting and drinking Speights (got to work those biceps and forearms somehow). LUSA has a cracker year set out for you! Although O’ Week can’t go ahead as it usually does, we have opportunities to have fun, make friends and score some free stuff including kai! During the year, we have heaps of free food to give away along with other events during the year that you will no doubt love including the Famous Garden Party. (Fingers crossed we can hold these types of events!) LUSA’s job is to make sure that every student has the best possible experience they can at Lincoln. We do this through our awesome events (if covid allows), facilitating clubs and societies, advocating and representing, providing support and advice, and providing financial assistance if you’re struggling to pay bills. We also give away heaps of free food throughout the year and run the RAM magazine. The RAM magazine is a great way to see what students, clubs, and societies are up to. We are always wanting student articles in the magazine, so if you have anything to contribute hit us up! It can be anything from what’s happening in your life at Lincoln, what you have liked, not liked, and even some juicy goss about what happened at the flat or in the halls. We have two executive positions open for 2022 – Post Graduate Rep and General Rep (Engagement and Media). If you are interested, flick me an email or come see me in the office. The role includes being the face of the students, representing students in many ways such as on various committees, and sitting on LUSA’s board which provides governance that dictates how LUSA operates. It is a great leadership opportunity, and you also get paid $5,000! If you have a query about absolutely anything, we are more than happy to help you! You can get in touch with me, the exec, or our friendly staff. Our office is on the ground floor of the Forbes building so pop in and see us. You can find contact details on LUSA’s website, or you can email me at president@lusa.org.nz Let’s have a banger of a year!
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