Forth Valley Student Association

It's time to announce our election results! 🎉

SP: Martin Podhorsky (returning SP)
VP: Alisa Tkachenko (new VP)

Congratulations to our winners! 👏 To everyone who participated in the election, showed interest, or voted, we also extend our thanks to you for supporting the team in selecting our SP and VP for 26-27- thank you for letting your student voice be heard 😊
I would also like to pass on a message from our current vice president, who is stepping down from the role this year.

A message from Monika Smith, Current VP:
As your Vice President, it has been a pleasure working with you and supporting our FVSA Team.

I have enjoyed my time in this role. I want to be able to continue as vice president, but I am excited to be starting my HNC childcare course. This will have a placement, meaning I cannot continue as VP.

Today, I am so happy to welcome our new Vice President and our Student President.

I wish them the very best in their role, and I know they will bring new ideas and energy to the team.

I am looking forward to working with you as a student ambassador.
-- Monika Smith - Student Vice President, 25-26

Pictured: Alisa Tkachenko (left) and Martin Podhorsky
（right）📸

🎊 Well done to our Award Winners! ⭐

🔗 Link to full FVC News Article: https://www.forthvalley.ac.uk/news/2026-fvsa-student-award-winners-announced

Last night, we were proud to celebrate our students and staff in our annual Student Awards! This ceremony is the result of a long process- not just for the FVSA Team, but for our college community, where we have some seriously amazing individuals that have been putting in hard work each and every day for the past year. We’re thrilled to be able to recognise their achievements from the 25-26 academic year, and motivate them to carry on shining ✨ We’d like to wish a massive congratulations to our winners and shortlisted individuals, as well as say thank you to everyone who made this possible- our sponsors, our volunteers, our panellists, catering, marketing, facilities, nominees, nominators- and everyone putting in the work to make Forth Valley College amazing!


Now, time to share the winners of our ten categories! 🎉

Advocate for Mental Health and Wellbeing Award (Sponsored by Prestige Network Limited)
Marie Temporal

Student Enterprise Award (Sponsored by Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce)
Noah Hutchison

Staff Team of the Year
LRC Team (Anne Lindsay, Laura McLean, Maria Bierbaum-Willams, Nuala Scott, Sara Cotton, Wendy Gormely, Agnes Daramola, Chris Duff, Colette Martin, Diane Grant, Kathleen Beattie, Mandy Kirk)

Environmental Sustainability (Sponsored by We Proudly Serve Starbucks)
Lifestart Stirling (Adrian Abercromby, Katy Gill, Fern Johnston, Grace Marshall, Ciaran McDermott, Alana McDonald, Aleisha McDonald, Amanda Sharon Miller, Mark Togneri)

Class Rep of the Year
Emma Nicholson

Student Excellence Award – STEM and Construction (Sponsored by OCS)
Lauren Burnett

Corporate Staff of the Year
Trevor Griffin

Student Excellence Award – Care, Sport, Business and Communities (Sponsored by McLaughlin and Harvey)
Lewis Watson

Academic Staff of the Year
Clara Ines-Wain

Student Excellence Award – Creative, Digital and Leisure Industries (Sponsored by Mediascape Ltd)
Alina Savych

Congratulations once more, and until next year! ⭐

2026 FVSA Student Award winners announced | Forth Valley College .

Last night, we had Lori Makes providing us with the decorations- thank you for helping out with this amazing night!

Forth Valley Student Association are thrilled to announce our shortlisted candidates for the 2026 Student Awards.

We would first like to send out a massive thank you to everyone who put someone forward for the awards. We've loved reading about the impact that these people have had on you, and it's been amazing to see the amount of dedication and kindness that goes into every day at our college.

We'd also like to thank our wonderful panellists who had the difficult job of sorting through a record-breaking number of nominations. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and perseverance in creating this shortlist.

Importantly, we'd like to thank our sponsors who have generously helped to make these awards happen. We wouldn't be able to deliver this event without them, and we are truly grateful for their support.

We would also like to take a moment to recognise everyone who was nominated. Many nominees may not even know that someone took the time to put them forward, and we hope this announcement serves as a reminder of the positive impact you're having on those around you. The standard of nominations this year was incredibly high and the shortlisting panel has many difficult decisions to make.

Please see the shortlisting announcement in this post 🎉

Welcome Week is fast approaching⭐️! Have you checked your campus yet? 🤔 Details below!

Hello everyone! Just a little reminder that Welcome Week is coming up- check the date for your campus below ⬇️

We're thrilled to announce that our Block 2 Welcome Fairs will be taking place in February! 🎪

The dates are as follows:
ALLOA: Monday the 2nd of February, 10am-1pm- Foyer/LRC
STIRLING: Wednesday the 4th of February, 10am-2pm- Foyer/Refectory Area
FALKIRK: Thursday the 5th of February, 10am-2pm- Antonine Suite

Put this in your diary 📅 - Welcome Week is not to be missed! Come along for fun, games, information and freebies! 🌟

The Active Travel Team is bringing Active Travel Hubs and Dr Bike sessions to Stirling and Falkirk campuses!

Falkirk Campus: Thursday 6 November, 10am-2pm

Stirling Campus: Tuesday 11 November, 10am-2pm

Find out how you can save money, stay active, and travel sustainably while studying at FVC. Come along to learn more about:

Weekly Led Walks a fun way to get moving and meet new people

Fortnightly Cycles - build your confidence on two wheels

Free Bike Hire - try cycling without the cost of buying a bike

Personalised Travel Plans - get the best route for you

Bike Maintenance Classes - learn simple fixes to keep your bike rolling

Dr Bike - free bike health checks and tune-ups

Cycle Lockers and Facilities - secure places to store your bike on campus

Come for a chat, pick up some travel tips, or bring your bike along and let Dr Bike make sure it's winter- ready!

We've got free shipping this weekend on all our merch including hoodies, tshirts, totes and sweaters.
Everything’s made from organic cotton, so it’s soft enough to wear all day and kind to the planet.

What are you planning to grab? Comment your fave items and check out the full shop here:
https://bit.ly/4noulWX

Are you care experienced? If so, there's an event in Alloa you may be interested in! ⭐ Simply scan the QR code and head to Alloa Town Hall from 6:30pm-9:00pm to enjoy an evening of fun, games, and refreshments 🎉
Who Cares Scotland