Hey Everyone,
I hope midterms went well for everyone. Can you believe we only have 1 month of school left? Yeah, me neither. Things on the EngSoc front have been quite late due to midterms and all, but I still have a couple of updates for you.
FEDS is still moving forward with the new student building which is going to be located around the Grad House green area. The layout of the building is still in the preliminary phases, but what is being talked about right now is having university services on the underground level of the building. The upper floors would contain student study space in the form of open tables and bookable rooms. The same space can also be a converted into event space. Once everything is finalized, FEDS will have a student referendum where you can vote on whether or not you want to support constructing a new student building. The timeline for this referendum is currently February 2013. Even though most of you will be on a co-op term, you should still receive an email to vote. I am still looking into some details of the student building, such as what types of university services will be in the building and the potential fee students will need to pay. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me.
The next Engineering Society meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 31st in CPH 3607 at 5:30 PM. Some business on the agenda includes the final reading and voting on the new Society Constitution and Bylaws. As well, the Engineering Society sponsorship allocations will be presented, and Council will vote to ratify these allocations. Please feel free to come out and see what is going on with the Society, meet some new faces, and get free food!
Lastly, I would just like to congratulate David Birnbaum on his successful presidential campaign. David and I will be working together over the next month to get everything transitioned properly and make the change as seamless as possible. On another note, the campaigning period has begun for the Vice President positions of the Society. Please take some time to get informed about the candidates and be sure to vote from the 3rd to the 6th of November (you should receive an email to your uwaterloo account).
That’s all I have for you right now! As always, feel free to contact me at president.a@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions.
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