Name: Kasey Garriock
Running for: President for Societies & Community
Course: MSc Social Research and Policy, Postgraduate.
Previous involvement with ENSA: Psychology Society - Member 2024/25, Musical Theatre Society - Member 2025/26, ENSA Welcome Week Volunteer 2025.
Manifesto
I am an MSc Social Research and Policy student, with a 1st BA (Hons) degree in Psychology with Sociology. Currently employed as a student research consultant and a cleaner. I would make a good president because of my research skills, knowledge of policy processes, organisational skills, and passion for student rights.
I care about reducing barriers to education with a particular focus on those experiencing financial hardship, with care responsibilities, from international and rural or remote communities. I also care about students’ voices and their ability to safely stand up for what they believe in, on and off campus. Help me make ENU a community where students are treated fairly and can stand up for their rights.
If I were elected, I would work on reducing barriers to education, support student voices, and foster community. Potential ideas for this:
- Donation stalls
- free clothes, school supplies, and toiletries
- Babysitting Partner
- try get reduced cost childcare for Napier students
- Online Learning Resources
- Encourage the uploading of lecture slides and class recordings
- This means no one has to miss out on education because of care responsibilities or part-time work
- Education/Financial/Employment Awareness
- Raise awareness of scholarships, financial support, part-time work opportunities, and university applications
- online support pages and workshops
- Free School Meals
- Advocate for free school meals for students who meet certain criteria
- Student Rights
- Workshops on what to expect at a protest and how to stay safe
- A buddy system so that students can attend protests/events safely with others and foster a sense of community
- No Lonely Holidays
- Holiday events to foster a Napier community all year round
- Support those who can’t travel home
If you want someone who cares about representation, community, and equity – You should vote for Kasey Garriock.
Note: all manifestos are posted as provided and cut off if they exceeded the set limit (300 words).
+If elected, what would you do to address the issues faced by students around housing?
I will continue to advocate for students’ housing rights as previous presidents have done. In particular, I will ensure students can access information on their housing rights, financial advice, accommodation searching tips, and what to do if being unfairly treated by a landlord or housing association through the Napier/ENSA websites, workshops, or meetings with ENSA advisors.
I think it could be a positive step to create ties with Living Rent (a national tenants union in Scotland) – not only could we encourage students to join Living Rent in supporting others, but it would also give students another support system in relation to housing rights – this may be particularly useful for those students renting privately. This could potentially lead to Living Rent workshops or events in the Napier community as well.
I would proudly attend protests, talks, and events that are related to student housing - or any struggles facing our students – and be a voice advocating for our community at these events. Following this, in my general life, I would advocate for affordable housing for all in Edinburgh and Scotland – if rents are good for others, they should also get better for our students
+If elected, how would you work with student societies?
I will continue the good work of previous presidents in supporting our student societies. I visit each of the societies throughout the year to see what they’re up to and try get involved. I could use this opportunity to check if they need any extra support with anything, promote the societies on social media, and create relationships with committee members so I’m someone they know and can turn to. I would try to support societies with anything they may need – such as tips on setting up a committee, organising events, and promoting those events to students. I would also be sure to contact societies about events they may be interested in, whether that’s throughout Napier or in the wider community.
I think it would be important to have regular anonymous feedback forms that committees or society members can fill out, so we know what we can do to improve support for societies. This would not just be a tick-the-box form; I would be sure to read through and thoroughly see if there is anything I can do to make these requests happen – I would then send out an email to address concerns raised and detail how I plan to tackle them. This not only gives the students a voice, but also holds the president to account in addressing any issues.
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