Third-year business and marketing student Bhavi Lilani is running for Media Officer in this year’s Stirling Union Elections.
Originally from Dubai, Lilani admits that she doesn’t have much experience when it comes to Stirling’s media societies. However, for her, it is much more important to have the knowledge to tackle problems as they arise. Lilani explained to Brig:
“Experience doesn’t matter, but knowledge matters and how we can handle situations.”
For Lilani, her candidacy begins with her own drive. In her free time, she has taught herself to edit and navigate social media marketing:
“It is my passion, if you see my social media, I do many promotions and events and stuff. I think it’s like a great opportunity for people to get to know what the daily upcoming events are.”
As Media Officer, Lilani will be faced with fostering cooperation between media societies. One of the core principles of her campaign is her pledge of inclusion, Lilani said that she aims to do this through equal promotion:
“I will promote good information which is inspiring. For example, many people in sports like swimming or [going to the] gyms. I can give advertisements or promotional stuff.”
This year, the media societies have been hit hard by the ongoing RAAC problem in the union. Without a media office to call home, many have been left searching for places to store media equipment or produce content.
Lilani spoke about using her voice to help if she were to become media officer:
“If I get into the media [officer] role, I can create an article or blog about the university’s leadership and communicate to them.”
To find out more about the elections and read Bhavi Lilani’s manifesto in full click here.
Voting opens on Tuesday 27 February at 10 am.
Featured Image Credit: Bhavi Lilani
Film and Tv Editor at Brig Newspaper. Currently studying Journalism and English at the University of Stirling
