HEY!

I’m Harminder Singh, Studying Master's in Project Management (Second Semester).

I’m running for Activities and Events because I want to give back to the community that has changed my life during my time at LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY.

My Vision & Mission

Ø  Being a friendly and approachable figure  - My main focus is to help empower students to organise the kind of events that they want to see at Leeds Beckett University – i.e cultural fest of three days which includes live concerts and DJ nights and events that REPRESENT YOU, your community and your interests.

Ø  Doing the admin – although my personal tastes and interests (music, spoken word, arts activism) will certainly influence what kind of events I plan to organise, , and I will be prioritising your interests over my own, ensuring I am a GOOD LISTENER.

Ø  Making events AS WAVEY AS POSSIBLE – realising that this does not entail that they are focused around drinking alcohol… If you elect me, I will make a vow to go teetotal for the entirety of my time as sabbatical officer, as this will allow me to focus more on making it wavey for everyone else.

Ø  Maintaining a hard line on prejudice – I want to ensure that all events are safe for students here, which means stepping back and listening to concerns that people have, ensuring DIVERSITY is always encouraged, and not claiming that I’m an expert on it, Because I worked at the Chitkara University for five years as an academic and event coordinator and I coordinated and managed in many cultural events at University/State level. That said, I plan on taking an unforgiving approach to discrimination here at LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY and know when to put my foot down if I see this happening.

A quick note on mental health:

Destigmatising mental health is at the core of my philosophy in relation to events here at LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY. When it comes to attending events, and indeed organising them, sometimes things can get too much for people. I don’t want people to think of others as ‘flakey’ or ‘unreliable’ if they miss an event or struggle getting something organised. As a student community it’s important we WORK TOGETHER, so that we can lean on other people in times of difficulty and still get the results we want from what we organise.

So I want to make sure that AS MANY OF US GET INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE – so that nobody ever feels that it’s all on them. Which means keeping our incredible societies going through thick and thin.