MUSA 2022: Meet Your Candidates!
It’s that time of the year again where you get to vote for your next year executive team to represent your voice both regionally and nationally. I encourage you all to place your votes in as this will decide who you would like to advocate for your rights. It seems like yesterday when I was campaigning myself for the president’s role and since then time has flown by. I have learnt a lot and have built relationships across the country with individuals who share the same passion for bettering the lives of students but also standing up for what is right. As you can see that even after this election there will be vacancies on the board for 2022 so this is the perfect opportunity for people who weren’t able to put their name forward this time round to put themselves forward in the by-election early semester 1 2022. If any of you have any questions regarding the board positions do not hesitate to contact me on my email president@musa.org.nz but other than that get voting from the 13th of October!
- Fatima Imran (President of MUSA 2021)
Marla Beissel – Candidate for President
Tenā koutou hoa akonga! (Hello my fellow students!)
My name is Marla Beissel and I’m running to be your 2022 MUSA President!
My passions include sustainability, second hand shopping, the arts, people, and great food. This year I’ve served on the MUSA Board as both the Equity and Welfare Executive, and would love the opportunity to continue and increase the work I want to complete, next year, as your MUSA President. If elected, my main focuses would be on improving the quality and variety of food supplied on campus, improving the overall sustainability of MUSA and Massey Manawatū (specifically by creating a second hand consigner store on campus where students can on-sell their old textbooks, clothes, kitchen items, etc, creating an eco friendly event policy so that all MUSA events are sustainable, and helping to make “sustainable-minded living” generally more accessible for students). Ialso want to work on increasing the amount of quality student housing in Palmy, and finally, be someone that students feel they can come to if they’re having an issue or would like some support.
I’m here for ALL students, I believe strongly in equity, and I believe that students should be treated like the individuals they are, and not only as a collective.
If any of this interests you...
Vote for me, Marla Beissel, to be your MUSA President for 2022!
Kia Kaha!
Junyan Liu– Candidate for Executive
Junyan Liu was the president of the student’s association of Guangxi University between 2013-2014. He volunteered to teach computer science and physics in a remote reginal intermediate school in 2015. Junyan received his Master’s degree in science and was awarded the China distinguished postgraduate scholarship in 2018, followed by the commencement of his PhD study in School of Agriculture & Environment (SAE) at Massey Manawatū.
Junyan served the postgraduate community of SAE in 2019, involving a variety of events, such as the third SAE Symposium. Although Junyan is a cricket newbie, he initiated an executive group for the establishment of Massey Student Cricket Club in 2020 and led the group successfully organising the first indoor cricket tournament for Manawatu students. Junyan is eager to challenge himself, continue serving a broader student audience, join the MUSA executive team, and to stand up and speak out for students.