Natalie is your Swansea Campus President for 2023-24. All our Presidents are student-elected, lead our work (from projects and campaigns to activities and events), and represent students to the University. Natalie is primarily based on our Swansea campus.
Learn more about this role
Your Students' Union has four Sabbatical Officer positions, these are full-time and paid. The roles are for a Group President (one over-arching role covering all campuses), and a Campus President position for Swansea, Lampeter and Carmarthen.
Together, the team of Sabbatical Officers leads the Students’ Union on a daily basis, providing direction to the Union’s staff team and making sure that the work of the organisation is relevant to the experience of our students. Sabbatical Officers are considered to be the primary student representatives by the University and provide student ideas, issues and opinions on a variety of topics by participating in project, partnership and committee work within the University.
Sabbatical Officers set the agenda in terms of new ideas and activities for the Students’ Union to try, and work hard to make sure that all students know what their Union is for, and how they can get in touch. Sabbatical Officers automatically serve as trustees of the Students’ Union, and any candidates should read the Student Trustees section to make sure they are eligible.
Responsibilities for Presidents
There are many different responsibilities that come with the role of President; here are a few examples:
- To effectively represent the views of students to the University and other stakeholders in order to advance the experience of students at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
- To champion core SU policies, including a commitment to equal opportunities; zero tolerance to harassment; sustainability; and bilingualism and the Welsh language.
- To support the development of localised engagement opportunities for students in activities and volunteering.
- To ensure information is gathered and fed back between the Students’ Union, the University and Students regarding issues, wins and challenges.
To delve in deeper into the responsibilities of our presidents, why not check out our Sabbatical Officers page
About Natalie
Hi, I’m Natalie!
I studied Events and International Festivals Management for my undergraduate degree, followed by a Master of Business Administration, both here at UWTSD.
After completing both of these I did not want to leave as I love Swansea and being a part of the UWTSD community.
As I have been a course rep previously and found it to be really rewarding, I thought what better way to stick around supporting other students than to campaign to be a Campus President! I have been through my fair share of adversities while studying, and because of this, my main priority is student wellbeing and making sure students are well-supported through their university journey in the same way that I was.
In my spare time, I like drinking coffee by the beach with friends, gaming and binge watching my favourite tv shows. Before university I ran events for over a decade, working on the stages of music events and festivals including a Tour de France spectator hub, outdoor sports event Cliffhanger and music festival Tramlines.
I was a mature student when I started here at UWTSD, previously I studied a National Diploma in Media: Moving Image, although that was over 10 years ago so I’m not sure how good my video content will be now, but I’ve set up a Tik Tok account anyway to give it a try! I’m from Sheffield originally but have been living in Swansea for 5 years now, I’d like to think I’ve lost some of my Yorkshire accent and picked up some Swansea dialect, but I’ll let you be the judge of that! I’m currently learning Welsh on Duolingo but only know a few phrases so far.
Manifesto coming soon
