EngSoc, Tin Soldier

I Plan to Maybe Possibly Do Things, Sort Of

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Hey everyone!  I hope you’ve all had a wonderful term, and are excited for what’s in store for the upcoming Fall term.  It is the end of my term so here goes my last exec update.  There are some fairly large changes and initiatives both inside and outside of my portfolio that I will be making in EngSoc during my last month as VP External, so buckle up and get excited!

Change #1: Working with ESSCO to create a new conference called CFSIETWBOAPWAUAJWTTAI, or the Conference for Students in Engineering that were Born on Another Planet who are Undercover and Just Want to Talk About It.  This conference would be hosted on the weekend of June 31 every year, and would involve sessions such as How to Human, 1418 Days and they don’t suspect a thing: A Memoir, Handshaking 101, Dress for Success, amongst various other professional development sessions, for those students from different planets that just want to make it as an engineer here on Earth.

Change #2: Red Rover tournament across Ontario.  This would involve me communicating with the VP Externals across the province, inviting them here, and playing a massive game of Red Rover.  Little do they all know, it’s all just a plan to distract them while we steal all of their mascots to use as centrepieces for the tables in POETS.

Change #3: Even though VP External will be switched out for VP Communications in the near-ish future, I plan to write a motion that will hopefully be passed on both societies (pls guise), officially changing the title from VP External to VP Extreme. Because why not.

Change #4: Inviting members of PEO to TalEng.  What better way to network and ask each other professional questions than with copious amounts of liquid courage?!

Change #5: Working with the faculty to integrate a mandatory List E complementary studies elective, of which completion is required in order to graduate. List E courses would be all various forms of dance, from swing, to tango, to waltz, to twerking.  Because let’s face it, dancing isn’t really any of our strong suits.  At all. There are two types of engineers: the ones who can’t dance and LIARS.

Change #6:  Have Semi-Formal on Mondays biweekly.  No one likes Mondays, might as well have something to look forward to at the end of the day every other week!

Change #7:  Change the name of Semi-Formal to Partially Proper.   The alliteration gives it a nice ring, seriously how has no one thought of this before?!

Change #8: Mandatory perma-purpling for all engineering students. Requiring for all students to be completely purple in order to show up to events.

Yes I know these are all fairly large initiatives that I plan to complete over my last month, but they are necessary initiatives.  If you are at all interested in getting involved or helping out with any of the changes I have listed, please come chat with me, I’d love to hear your ideas!

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