THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Charlotte Mitchell
STUDENT ASSOCIATION ADVISOR
A bit about Charlotte...
The Student Association
Advisor’s role is to
support the work of the
Student Association to
ensure that the Student
Presidents and the
Executive Committee
have the information,
knowledge, training and
resources they need
to run a successful and
autonomous association.
I also deal day to day
with students who have
an idea for a fundraiser
or project or would like
a voluntary placement
but don’t know where to
start. I link up students
with other college
teams as well as outside
agencies.
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This year my priority
will be to support the
association in developing
and implementing a
long term strategy.
This will ensure that
the association’s
legacy is carried on for
the benefit of future
students by assisting in
the continuation of long
term initiatives. I want
to work closely with the
Executive Committee to
support them to build
new skills to prepare
them to stand for
election in the Student
President elections in
2016.
I came to this post
in November last
year after working in
community education
and development for
many years. I find that I
use the same set of skills
for this job in that there’s
a lot of problem solving,
capacity building and
thinking on your feet.
The most important
characteristic of this
job is that you need
to be flexible. Often I
have to drop what I’m
doing to deal with the
unexpected. Also, the
dynamics of the team
are constantly changing
as new presidents and
executive officers are
voted in.
enjoyed
“myI have
year so far and
look forward to
supporting the team
and championing
the work of the
association for the
years to come.
“
MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE
MITCHELL AND I AM THE
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
ADVISOR.
THE STUDENT VOICE: AUTUMN 2015