Hey fellow engineering students! This issue I am writing to you as the incoming Engineering Society President! If you weren’t already aware, the Engineering Society held an election (and then a by-election) this term to select a new executive team for the next 16 months. I am very excited to be working with an amazing team consisting of myself as President, Jeff Gulbronson (VP Education), Abdullah Barakat (VP Finance), Ola Suchon and William Wilmot (VPs External), and Sarbajoy Majumdar (VP Internal).
Last week we had our first team meeting and brainstormed a long list of ideas to improve the Society. A few of these include introducing hardware workshops, revamping the P**5 system, increasing involvement with the faculty to gather more student feedback, more student deals (it’s already expanding!), increasing our engineering pride during National Engineering Month (also known as March), and many more!
We also recently appointed our first commissioner team! I am happy to announce the new team for the Winter 2016 term: Pat Duong (Student Services), Awn Duqoum (Student Life), Michael Beauchemin (Communications) and Emma Cooper (Outreach). The whole team is very excited to start serving you, and to try to make your time here the best it can be.
We have also released the applications for directorships for the winter term. Directors are student volunteers that organize and run all the events and services of the Society. Taking on directorships is a great way to get involved, meet new people, and develop your own skills. Descriptions of the positions and the application form can be found at bit.ly/W16DirectorApplication
The last part of this article is about you! The Society is always looking for ways to improve the student experience at Waterloo, but the executives have no way of knowing what you as a student actually want to see happen, so you need to tell us! We’re going to be increasing the amount of feedback we seek out over the coop and winter term, and we want to hear your thoughts! If you have any feedback about the Society, any comments or questions about what we’re planning in the coming terms, or just want to chat about your university experience so far, shoot me an email! For now, I can still be reached at vpinternal.a@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca
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