Welcome and welcome back! For those of you I have not had the pleasure of meeting yet my name is Leila and I am the Engineering Society President this term. I am just starting my 3B term in mechanical engineering and I am so excited to finally be back on term and to implement all of the great new initiatives myself and the rest of the Society leadership team have been working on.
One of the largest changes I have been working to implement is improving the communication with and engagement of you the members. We want to include you as much as possible in the shaping of your Engineering Society and to make sure that you have you are informed of everything we currently do! Some of the new things we have added this term are a formal member engagement strategy for Executive and commissioners, Executive “orifice hours”, Exec in the foyer question period, a new website, the Everything EngSoc poster board, President class visits, and so much more!
Some more changes that came out this summer were the implementation of an Engineering Society Board of Directors and General Meetings. The Board will work with the Executive to increase accountability and improve consistency across terms. General Meetings are the opportunity for every fee paying member to have a say in the direction of the Society. Every member has a vote and are encouraged to submit motions beforehand and vote at the meeting!
A few other initiatives for the Society I have been working on to get excited about are revamping the P**5 system to encourage more participation, a first year director mentoring program, A Society and B Society Communication Agreement which will improve inter-society communications, a diversity policy for EngSoc, better documentation practices in addition to all of the new and exciting events and services the other Executive are working on!
As an Executive we are committed to increasing the inclusivity of the Engineering Society and have been working with all of our directors and commissioners to make every event and service as easily accessible as possible. We want to make sure that if you have ideas, want to get involved, want to come to an event, or use a service you feel comfortable and welcomed doing so!
If you have any questions about anything in this article, questions about the Society, want to find out more about what we do, or just want to talk please do not hesitate to visit me in the orifice. You can also send me an e-mail at president.a@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca and I would be more than happy to help however I can. Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!
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