I'm here to listen, says student

6:14pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

THE new president of the University of Bolton's Students' Union has promised he will listen to students by introducing an open door policy.

Mark Higgins, aged 20, is in the second year of his BSc (Hons) in multimedia and website development.

He said: "I put myself forward because like other students I questioned why the union wasn't doing this or that. So I decided to do something about it and stand for election."

Mark takes up his post as the university undergoes major changes. The Chadwick campus will close at the end of this academic year with all students moving on to the Deane site. A new students' union is in the process of being built.

Mark, who is originally from the West Midlands, said: "I am very pleased to have been elected president during what is a very exciting time for the university. It is growing quickly.

He added: "I want the Students' Union to be more student orientated and their views listened to.

I want an open-door policy where students know they can get help and advice.

Students will be better represented."

The newly elected president added that exciting plans were in the pipeline for the opening of the new Students' Union building.

"There will be a grand opening. This new building will allow us to put on many more events for the students, which the old building could not cope with," he said.

Mark won the election by just 29 votes."

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