Hello again everyone! If you haven’t yet heard, the results of the E7 Referendum are in, and the majority of students voted NO on the question of initiating an optional student donation of $25 per student per term. The full breakdown of the polling results are available on the home page of the Engineering Society’s website (engsoc.uwaterloo.ca). Thank you to every student who put in the effort to get informed and participate in the referendum! I would like to make a few special thank yous, firstly to Melissa Buckley and Madeline Amszej for running an excellent Yes Committee campaign, and to Filzah Nasir for stepping up to challenge the status quo by putting a lot of effort and thought into her No Committee campaign. I also wanted to recognize the great work done by our CRO Jennifer Coldwell in organizing and running the election!
The other important announcement for this week is the upcoming Engineering Society General Meeting, which is taking place on Monday March 23 at 5:30 pm in CPH 3607. The agenda has been released, and is available following this article for your consideration! Every paying member of B-Society will be eligible to vote on the items presented. If you have any questions regarding interpretation of the motions, please don’t hesitate to send an email to the chair of the meeting at speaker.b@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca.
If you are unable to attend the meeting yourself, but would still like to be represented at the meeting, a proxy form is available online on the Society’s website. Each member in attendance will be allowed to hold their own vote plus one proxy vote, so please make sure you proxy to someone who does not already hold a proxy vote. Hard copies of proxy forms will also be available in the Engineering Society Office (CPH 1327). You must submit your form through your official Quest email address to speaker.b@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca, or in person to the Engineering Society Office’s front desk.
That’s it for this update! Unfortunately, I will be at two separate conferences on the remaining Fridays of this term, but I can always be reached at president.b@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca anytime. I’d also encourage any interested students to come out to the next Engineering Society Council meeting, which is on March 25 at 5:30 pm in POETS. The dinner at the end of the meeting is going to be Potluck-style, so if you are planning to stay for dinner, make sure you bring something to contribute! All are welcome, and I hope to see you there!
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