This last couple of weeks I have been given the opportunity to visit several of our engineering classes and gather feedback. When I say feedback, I mean anything under the sun: student space, EngSoc governance, student life, academics. You name it, I wrote it down. I did this mainly because myself and the VP Education are given the opportunity to represent the student opinion on several faculty committees. What better way to represent the student opinion than to visit their classes and gather their feedback? I got this idea from my preceding President, and liked the outcome in my Fall Term, but I have been pleasantly surprised with the amount of valuable, actionable feedback that I have gathered this term. Our students seem to really know what they like, what they don’t like, and most importantly, how to make things better. I have been able to collect many amazing ideas to bring forward to the Faculty, to have EngSoc pursue, or even to pass on to a wider audience. I love what I have been able to hear, and I want to give more students the opportunity to voice their opinions.
I currently decide which classes to visit by having class reps contact me. However, not all class representatives are aware of this feedback gathering, or how to have their voices heard in general. If you would like me to visit your class, just for 5-10 minutes to gather your opinions, please email me at president.b@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca. I would love to hear what you have to say, to help you have a better experience here at the University of Waterloo.
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