President of Wellbeing & Community

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About my role

Read the President of Wellbeing and Community's full role description.

I am Alex Chun, and as your PresWell, I represent student interests regarding diversity and inclusion as well as mental and physical health. I work closely with the Union and the University on how to approach issues like mental health, harassment and discrimination, sexual violence, physical health, and safety. This includes sitting on working groups that evaluate and fulfill charters--such as the Emily Test Charter--that allow our community to achieve higher levels of safety and inclusivity. I also chair the Wellbeing and Equality Forum and the Equality Working Group meetings.

My email inbox is always open to all, so feel free to contact me at [email protected] !

Wellbeing and Community Forum

The SRC (Student Representative Council) was divided into the Societies Forum (chaired by the President of Student Opportunities), the Education Forum (chaired by the President of Education), and the Wellbeing and Community Forum, which is chaired by the President of Wellbeing and Community. These three forums will meet at least once a semester at a Joint Forum Session. Each forum is open to anyone who would like to attend. For more information, please refer to the Change Program, available on the Union website or here.

The Wellbeing and Equality Forum will meet twice a semester, minimum. The Wellbeing and Community Forum includes the following networks (which will be represented at the Wellbeing and Community Forum by their elected officer) and individual officers (elected officers without a network):

Networks on the Wellbeing and Community Forum:

• BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) Student Network
• Environment Network
• CCMFL (Carers, Commuters, Mature and Flexible Learners) Network
• DSN (Disabled Student Network)
• International Students Network
• Saints LGBT+ Network
• Wellbeing Network

Individual Officers on the Wellbeing and Community Forum:

• Accommodation Officer
• Community Relations Officer
• Gender Equality Officer
• Widening Access Officer

The Equality Working Group

The Equality Working Group will meet twice a semester to discuss ways of tackling barriers and advocating against discrimination for marginalised and disadvantaged students. This working group allows for volunteer officers to work closely alongside the PresWell and University staff to advocate for equality, diversity, and inclusion and work on initiatives like the Zero Tolerance Policy and Saints Solidarity. The members of the Equality Working Group are as follows:

• BAME Students' Network
• Carers, Commuters, Mature and Flexible Learners
• Disabled Students' Network
• Gender Equality Officer
• International Students' Officer
• Saints LGBT+
• Widening Access and Participation Officer

The President of Wellbeing and Community also works closely with the University on equality issues, representing students on University committees like Equally Safe (gender-based violence prevention); Central EDI Committee; Race, Ethnicity, Religion, and Belief Group; and the Interfaith Steering Group. They are also a member of the Race Equality Charter, Athena SWAN Gender Equality Charter, and the Emily Test Charter self-assessment teams.

Wellbeing

The President of Wellbeing and Community works closely with the University on student welfare, health and wellbeing. They are the main Students' Association contact with Student Services, attending meetings such as Student Services Open Forum. They also sit on the Community Council Health and Wellbeing Subcommittee. They also oversee some volunteer officers and subcommittees focusing on student welfare:

• Student Health Officer
• Wellbeing Network
• St Andrews Nightline (partnership)

Mental Health

The President of Wellbeing & Community is the Students' Association's lead on the Student Mental Health Agreement - a collaboration between the University and the Students' Association looking at joint projects to support students' mental health and wellbeing.

The President of Wellbeing & Community also represents students on the University Mental Health Task Force, Mental Health Strategy, and Suicide Safer Strategy.

Physical Health

The President of Wellbeing & Community works closely with the Student Health Hub to support access to health care, and supports projects like Saints Sport: For All and Healthy Body, Healthy Mind.

Sexual Health

The President of Wellbeing & Community supports condom distribution across the University, distributes free reusable period products, and promotes sexual health resources, clinics,and education alongside the Wellbeing Network. They also lead on the annual Students' Association campaign for sexual assault awareness week.

Safety

The President of Wellbeing & Community works on safety, including night out safety schemes like Ask For Angela, Raisin and May Dip safety, drink spiking prevention, and promoting bystander intervention. They also regularly attend the Scottish Government's Ministerial Roundtable on Spiking and other meetings to represent students' safety interests.

StAnd Together

Alongside Student Services, the President of Wellbeing & Community works closely with the three strands of StAnd Together, a joint inititative between the Students' Association and the University that develops peer-led approaches to support and awareness on important student welfare issues.

• Got Consent?: events, training, and workshops on consent, SGBV, and bystander intervention.
• Got Limits?: events, workshops, and resources on alcohol and drug safety and inclusivity.
• Got Support?: trained peer supporters meet students one-to-one for coffee, a chat, or to accompany them to events to help combat issues like social anxiety and loneliness.
• Got Solidarity?: promoting solidarity and bystander awareness for abuse, harassment, discrimination and hate incidents.

Previous holders

Year	Name	Resources
2025/26	Alex Chun