Owen Coutts – 2A System Design Engineering
Hi Everyone!
My name is Owen Coutts and I’m running for VP education of the engineering society.
The job of VP education is to lobby on behalf of students to administration. In the last few years, the VP Educations have worked on issues such as PD-Eng and WAT PD, how co-op and CECS works, and expanding the availability of engineering counselling.
I think that I am the right person to continue the job of my predecessors and to start work on new initiatives for the following reasons:
• Experience: I have been attending multiple meetings on behalf of the engineering society as Co-op Rep and PD Rep. I have an understanding for how things work and how things get done.
• Approachability: One of the most important jobs of a VP education is to get feedback from engineering students and act upon it. Despite my unusual stature I am very friendly and will treat anyone who brings forward issues with respect.
• Work Ethic: I am a person who can devote a lot of time to this executive position. A lot of time needs to be spent to make progress. I think I am uniquely qualified to spend the time required working on issues that face students.
One of the main things I want to work on is Co-op and CECS: As the organizational structure changes, I want to make sure that the students’ voice is heard. I’d like to help shape the answers to questions, such as “How will the new role of field coordinators be defined?” and “What are different parts of the organization (and different parts of our co-op fee) doing to improve our co-op education?”
To find out more about my positions please come out to the EngSoc debates on Thursday or come find me and talk to me.
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