Vocations Portfolio

As a Society, we strive to equip our members with the skills and experiences needed to achieve long-term success in their professional careers. Through our Vocational Portfolio we help members develop their personal passions, networks, and expertise in a way that marks them as well-rounded and highly employable graduates. Some of the Portfolio’s key initiatives include:

• contributing to the Society’s fortnightly newsletter to help keep members informed of jobs, internships and advice,
• partnering with industry professionals to provide networking opportunities with employers, and
• providing workshops on applying to graduate jobs and internships where members can learn from successful alumni and improve their employability.

Publications Portfolio

The Publications Portfolio is at the heart of what we do as a Society, being concerned with improving the intellectual experience of our members. The Portfolio does this by editing and publishing student-led publications:

• Statecraft, the Society’s flagship publication, which publishes student work weekly and collates the best pieces into a yearly Inprint physical magazine, and
• Pillar Talk, the Society’s podcast, which features interviews with academics and Statecraft writers as well as student commentary.

On top of this, the Publications Portfolio is responsible for a number of the Society’s major events and initiatives, including:

• Showcase, an annual celebration of Statecraft and the official release of the Inprint magazine, and,
• Our Statecraft Lectures, bringing high-profile academics and public figures to St. Lucia to speak to the most prominent issues of the day.

For more information about our publications, see the publications page.

Socials Portfolio

The Society thrives off of a strong sense of cohort. The Socials Portfolio strives to connect students with their peers and create strong friendships that will persist beyond university. Key undertakings of the Socials Portfolio include:

• Collaborating with other portfolios to host regular get-togethers, including the weekly PPE common room, and the renowned Politics in the Pub,
• Organising annual social events including our Launch Party, to kick off each year; the renowned PPE Soirée, our cost-effective cocktail event; and the PPE Dinner, where we farewell graduates and celebrate the end of the year.
• coordinating the Society’s social sport teams, and
• organising annual social events including our Launch Party, which kicks off each year; the renowned PPE Soirée, our cost-effective cocktail event; and the PPE Dinner, where we farewell graduates and celebrate the end of the year.

Diversity & Wellbeing

The Society’s Diversity & Wellbeing Portfolio is dedicated to upholding the Society’s Equity Policy and ensuring the Society remains an inclusive and safe space for our members to engage with one another. In addition, the Portfolio handles intra-Society grievance resolution, ensures the safety of attendees at all of our events, and proactively advocates for inclusion and diversity.

The Diversity & Wellbeing Portfolio contains a dedicated First Years Sub-Executive Officer, whose focus is on assisting Society members in their first year of university and ensuring they feel welcomed into the Society.

Sponsorships Portfolio

The Society’s Sponsorships Portfolio is dedicated to procuring and and maintaining the Society’s financial and in-lind sponsors. In addition, the Portfolio assists other portfolios in managing sponsor relations, organising sponsorship guests and the external facing communications and representations of the Society.

The Sponsorship Portfolio contains dedicated Sub-Executives, whose focus is on liaising and communicating with sponsors throughout the year.

Marketing Portfolio

The UQPPES Marketing team run our amazing external and internal facing social media pages, promotions, and communications with members! They are passionate about promoting the Society to members and non-members alike, and putting PPE into focus for a wider audience.

The Society’s public-facing communications include the website, social media accounts, Market Day stall, and email communications. Sub Executives and the marketing team work together to produce graphics and other marketing materials, draft social media posts, and ensure engagement between the various PPE cohorts.

Academic Portfolio

The Academic Portfolio is concerned with all inward facing dealings with University academic staff and broader faculty. Responsible for organising special interest academic events (such as discussion panels, keynote addresses, etc.), the Academic team work to organise academic events, and liaising with staff in a professional setting. 

The team also engages with highschool students to boost the degrees appeal. As a new Portfolio for 2025, there is scope for further expansion of the Academic Portfolio with creative and unique ideas for future activities.