Hello UW Engineers,
My name is Leah Allen and I am running in this coming election to hopefully become the next Vice President External. A little bit about myself. I am currently in 2A Chem and have been an active member of the Engineering Society for the past three terms. It’s not hard to see that the members involved in Waterloo’s Engineering Society are the most hardworking, dedicated, loving people you will ever meet, and that’s what got me interested me in the Society.
So what qualifies me to be your next VP-Ex? I have been my class representative for the Engineering Society since day 1. I’ve attended meetings regularly, kept the class informed on upcoming events and organized class t-shirts and events. I have also been a Big for Frosh Week (Dark Blue, All for one and one for all!) and I have the privilege of becoming a Huge this year as well as being the director for the Amazing Race event. Also, I am currently on the organization committee for the FIRST Robotics Waterloo Regional, where over 500 secondary students compete with robots which they have built over six weeks!
Early on in high school I knew I wanted to study engineering at this University, mainly for academic reasons. What I didn’t know then was that this engineering student body wasn’t just a group of smart engineers but also people who want to give back to the community and have fun. This is the main reason why I would like to be the next VP-Ex. I would love to represent this amazing student body to the rest of the university and to other engineering faculties, provincially and nationally.
To help represent Waterloo Engineering to the rest of the university, I plan on developing a good working relationship with the other student societies and the administration. To represent the engineering student body on the provincial and federal level, I plan on attending all ESSCO and CFES conferences and representing the concerns of the student body. I would also like to increase awareness on issues that are being discussed by the provincial and national societies and would like to get more students involved with these societies.
The Engineering Society supports most of the student teams within engineering. For the bond between the student teams and the Society to remain strong, it is important for the Society to know what is going on with the teams. Therefore, I will keep the Society informed on how the student teams are progressing and will report to the Society on their successes at the competitions.
On the topic of charities, I feel that the charities should keep going in the same direction. The current charities that are being held by the Engineering Society are a great way to give back to the community. I intend to keep the charities that have previously been held and to increase awareness of all future charities to hopefully get more involvement from the student body. Also I would like to broadcast our efforts to the rest of the University and the community by advertising how much money engineering raises.
Lastly, I plan on being approachable with any concerns that you may have. I plan on being a liaison between our Society and any other societies and I plan on helping students that would like to get more involved. I am really excited for this opportunity to make the next 16 months amazing! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me! Happy voting!
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