Howdy fellow plummers,
I want to be your Vice President Education. I plan to show you that I have the experience and the passion to hold this position and I will make sure that you as students are getting the most out of your education. EngSoc has a big role when representing the student body in department and faculty settings, and I want to be part of your academic success.
First off, I love EngSoc. I grew up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and did not know anyone when I came to Waterloo. I immediately got involved with my class, becoming the Academic Rep and EngSoc Rep. Since then, I have held a few directorships with EngSoc, including the Academic Rep Advisor three times (twice on A-Soc and once on B-Soc, working with both sets of VP-Eds) and EOT Video Director twice, both of which require a lot of dedication throughout the term. Finally, I have been a Frosh Big twice (Dark Blue in ’08, Red in ’09), and will be the Video Guru for the 2010 Frosh Week.
The first point of my platform is the continued work of empowering Academic Reps in the classroom. Having been an Academic Rep Advisor for both A-Soc and B-Soc, I have a lot of experience working with first and second year Reps to make sure that they are aware of what is happening academically and helping them approach their professors so that they can get the best out of their education. I want to continue to work with them so that the outcomes of surveys such as Course Critiques and Debt Load Surveys can be greatly improved (last Spring, less than 30% of students filled out Debt Load Surveys, and I want to see that improve).
My second goal is to make the position of VP Education more accountable and transparent. As VP-ED, I would be representing your opinions to the faculty, the undergraduate senate, and other student services. I want to make sure that every student knows the decisions I make so that rather than having to take it on faith that I am representing your best interest, you will know what I am doing and can help me help you.
Finally, I have enjoyed how the PDEng Renewal Process has taken student input at every step, and as your VP Education, I want to work to make that the process for all academic initiatives at the university. I believe that student opinion should be the most important aspect when making a decision for students and I want to do everything I can to make sure that your opinion is heard.
To conclude, I have dedicated a lot of time towards the Engineering Society. I believe I can meet the challenges that will be faced over the coming terms, and I hope you let me, Anish Bhutani, represent you as your VP Education.
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