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Your SU Officer team 2026-2027

The SU Officers are elected each year by Hartpury students. They lead the direction of the SU and push for change on campus. Find out more about them and what they're up to...

President

You can view Dan's full manifesto here.

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Daniel Garton

President

Dan's Goals:

 

Continue strengthening student voice

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  • Leading on strong SU Rep recruitment and training 

  • Updating rep forum agendas to maximise impact 

  • Representing student voices effectively through forums, 1:1s and other formats

  • Closing the feedback loop clearly so students know what’s been achieved — including via social media and longer‑form YouTube updates

 

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Expand and enhance our event offering

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  • Increasing Butlers collaborations to 10 events across the year

  • Partnering with external groups to promote key messages 

  • Boosting attendance through stronger promotion across SU channels

  • Improving SU branding and visibility at our events

  • Hosting and co‑hosting activities such as quizzes

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Grow SU presence on social media

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  • Meeting KPI targets for Freshers and ongoing growth (Insta, TikTok, engagement rates, watch time)

  • Involving more students in SU video content

  • Collaborating with Hartpury departments and other accounts

  • Using giveaways to boost engagement

  • Creating content relevant to Hartpury students (more Ag/Sport content)

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Grow our SU presence onsite

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  • Adding more content to campus screens

  • Ensuring SU flyers are visible in halls and key student areas

  • Running pop‑ups across Sport, Equine, Farm and other locations

  • Supporting the development of future SU and social spaces

  • Including SU branding on major events and materials 

  • Installing new banners around campus 

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Seeking new sponsors and partnerships

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  • Collaborating with external organisations to offer fun, discounted student activities

  • Increasing SU income generation through new partnerships and promoting the SU Marketing Pack 

  • Creating additional opportunities such as volunteering placements

  • Supporting student‑run businesses and initiatives 

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Wellbeing & Inclusivity Officer

You can view Roisin's full manifesto here.

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Roisin Maher

Wellbeing & Inclusivity Officer 

Roisin's Goals:

Launch the new Wellbeing Podcast

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  • Regular 10–15 minute episodes focused on Isolation, Self‑Esteem and Community

  • Featuring guest speakers such as alumni and inspirational storytellers

  • Aiming to release 2 episodes per semester

  • Promoting other upcoming sports and activities through each episode

  • Sharing clips on Instagram with full episodes hosted on YouTube

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Deliver the Winter Wellbeing Campaign

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  • Using lighting and decorations to support low‑mood wellbeing

  • Working with transport to improve bus access over winter break

  • Collaborating with catering on the onsite catering offering over winter break

  • Running community‑building activities such as Secret Santa

  • Hosting cosy wellbeing events like a December firepit night

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Run The Green Escape – Nature Walks

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  • Organising off‑site visits to local green spaces with arranged transport

  • Taking place during semester 2 (January and Spring) 

  • Partnering with Hartpury Active to deliver wellbeing‑focused nature walks

  • Open to all students and promoted through clubs and societies

  • Setting up sign‑ups via the Hartpury Online Shop

  • Coordinating logistics with the Transport team

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Clubs & Societies Officer

You can view Hannah's full manifesto here.

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Hannah Shirley

Clubs & Societies Officer 

Hannah's Goals:

Create opportunities for committees to connect

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  • Hosting a 2‑hour committee event each semester

  • Co‑designing themes and activities with committees during catch‑ups

  • Preparing resources and activities for the workshops 

  • Aligning events with wider SU activity (e.g. guest speakers)

  • Offering free pizza, support and LinkedIn‑ready certificates

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Build strong relationships with committees

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  • Attending key club and society events across the year

  • Inviting other officers where relevant to their goals

  • Encouraging involvement in major SU events (Freshers Fair, RAG Week, ReFreshers​

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Provide strong support for committees

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  • Running semesterly catch‑ups including awareness surveys on SU activity and processes

  • Highlighting helpful links such as the Committee Hub to support smoother processes

  • Sharing club/soc activity on SU social media with dedicated time set aside each week

  • Featuring club/soc events in the monthly newsletter and prompting submissions

  • Getting their events listed on the SU website, including trips and weekly sessions

  • Assisting committees with AGMs and handovers

  • Promoting committee elections with posts explaining roles and why students get involved

  • Supporting new clubs through setup and ratification at Student Council

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Engagement Officer

You can view Catherine's full manifesto here.

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Catherine Gibbens

Engagement Officer 

Catherine's Goals:

Build a student calendar with all events

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  • Coordinating with departments, sports, clubs, societies and event leads to gather all activities and promote in one place

  • Including Hartpury events, Sunday trips, FE residential activities, careers events and SU activity (& much more!) 

  • Creating a digital and physical version of the calendar 

  • Sharing information across the website, socials, email and (ambitiously) Freshers welcome packs in student rooms

  • Adding SU branding and making the calendar accessible - ensuring College, Uni and Post-Grad students are included, with colour‑coding for clarity 

  • Creating a video guide on how the online shop works for events, trips and C&S

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Promote Hartpury services effectively​

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  • Working with internal teams such as Careers, Finance, ASC, Hartpury Active and Sunday Trips

  • Creating reels and carousel posts to promote via Instagram 

  • Highlighting the soft skills students gain by getting involved

  • Collaborating with ambassadors, International Soc and residential students

  • Semester 1:

    • Overview of all student services

    • Individual videos for Finance (COL) and Wellbeing 

    • Carousel posts showcasing weekend trips “what to see” in each city, using student‑submitted photos

  • Semester 2:

    • Careers team promotion

    • Hartpury Active refresh

    • Promoting Roisin's Green Escape trips 

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Build a more connected community

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  • Strengthening connections across College and University, and all departments

  • Working with Res Life to encourage cross‑department attendance at events

  • Creating crash‑course content explaining e.g. Rugby, Football and Equine event rules

  • Promoting pride in being part of Hartpury

  • Running fun competitions (e.g. “coolest selfie”)

  • Producing 2x‑speed videos showing how to get to event locations to reduce barriers

  • Collaborating with a range of Instagram accounts to link students into campus life

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Your SU Staff Team

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Sophie Savage

SU Manager

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Ellie Martin

Volunteer Coordinator

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