When you move into Halls of Residence, you become part of a community! Every Halls of Residence has its own JCR/RA committee, which is there to represent your interests during your time in Halls. As a resident in University Halls, you can stand to be elected as an JCR/RA committee member, as well as voting on your JCR/RA committee!

Now more than ever, it’s vital that we have passionate student leaders who can speak up and represent the interests of other students. Your RA/JCR committees have the power to make real change for students living in Halls: in Semester 1, your current RA/JCRs committees met with the University’s senior leaders, helping to secure the University’s Accommodation Pledge and the biggest rent reduction in UK history!

As an RA/JCR committee member, you’d support other students. Over lockdown, your current JCR/RA committees have been organising online events to help students meet one another. In a year where many students have struggled to meet new people at University, it’s an opportunity to connect with other students to build a sense of community in Halls. 

Being part of your RA/JCR committee is also a chance to develop your skills as a student leader - there are a range of different roles within the committee which can help you develop skills in managing events and finances, communication and representation. Plus, JCR/RA committee membership counts towards the University’s Stellify ‘Step up and Lead’ Award!

Nominations open 1 - 7 March | Voting open 8 - 11 March

CLICK HERE TO VOTE

When I came to UoM, it was the first time that I was away from home, in a completely different country altogether. It was surreal but also incredibly overwhelming. Being a part of Hulme’s community made everything so much easier because the atmosphere in the hall was just so welcoming, inclusive and fun and being the communications coordinator and president in the JCR made the experience even better! It helped me meet new people, socialise and organise some fab events for the hall. I’m near the end of my time as the president and even though this year was challenging, I loved my time in the JCR. My biggest achievement as a committee member was being able to adapt to the current situation and still being able to put on some fun and safe events. To all of you considering to join your hall’s committee, all I can say is DO IT! It’s a really amazing experience to have at uni- you get to have fun while being productive and getting things done! You gain all the skills that you’d need to be a great leader and team player and you get to have a say in things that are important to you as a student and as an uni hall resident.

Krystel, President of Hulme Hall & Burkhardt House’s JCR committee

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