SU Sport Officer - Emily

The Physics BSc is done... Almost! I've moved into a new flat and had to buy furniture! And I have started my role as Sport Officer!

It has been almost a month since stepping into the role of Sport Officer fully, after two weeks of handover. There was so much to learn: from who is who in the university and The SU to the responsibilities of representing your voice as students. It has certainly been a busy time since stepping into role. I have big shoes to fill of former Sport Officer and now SU President Angus, and not just because he was tall. There has been so much to learn and information to absorb. Though the process has been such fun along the way, especially getting to know the new team. 

So what have I been up to the last month? In short LOTS! But here is a quick breakdown: 

• Meetings with the Department Sport Development and Recreation Staff (or the STV Staff as you may know them) - It has been to great to meet so many new faces over in the STV who many of the sports club interact with throughout the year. I also had the opportunity to share some of my plans for year and put student voice on their agenda. 
• BUCS Conference - I spent a week up in Durham University at the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Conference! It was a great week chatting to fellow Sport Officers around the country and the experiences of students in sport at diffrent institutions. There were also lots of workshops and key notes about everything from sport leadership to concussion guidance, sport culture to BUCS leaues and knockous, and regional meetings to the sport officer network. It was an exciting and inspirational week packed with information that I hope to use in my year ahead. 
• The Top 10 - the lenghty and in depth process has started to highlight the top 10 issues we as an officer team want to focus on this year. Though don't worry we still work on lots of projects that are not included each year to really represent the diverse student voice and needs we have at Bath. 
• Graduations - It has been great the past week to see so many students graduating in the beautiful Bath Abbey. It has been great to celebrate your acievements over the course of your time at Bath. 
• As well as lots of prep work on my manifesto!

I am super excited for the year ahead and start engaging with the new sport committees as they come into post on August 1st! And then before we know it all of our new freshers and undergraduates will be back on campus! 

See ya all soon! 

Emily :)