Hey there, Class of 2020! We’re Jeff Gulbronson and Anson Chen, and we’re your Vice-Presidents Education. Anson will be spotted around the hallways of E2 in the Fall term (B-Society), and Jeff will be living in the Orifice in the Winter term (A-Society). Because education is probably the primary reason you’re here (besides the lovely cityscape and the promise of being woken by honking geese every morning), you’ll want to hear about the services and representation we offer!
Our job is to make sure you have the resources and environment to succeed academically, as well as on co-op. The two of us are responsible for representing engineering undergraduate students (that’s right, all 7186 of you) at various faculty, university-wide and co-op related councils.
We get some help though. Within your first two weeks on campus, your class will elect academic reps for the term. Their job is to periodically meet with your profs and voice any concerns your class may have. This is an excellent chance to get involved right away, and no experience is required. We’ll also have a first-year academic rep meeting where we’ll discuss issues that affect all programs, and provide advice on being a great class rep.
EngSoc offers a variety of services to help you succeed, such as our online Exam Bank. We have old midterms and final exams for almost all of your core courses, many with solutions, so it’s a great place to find study material. We also help run course critiques each term, where you get a chance to provide feedback on both your courses and professors.
You don’t have to wait until the end of the term though! It’s our job to gather student feedback throughout the term, so you’ll receive various surveys from us asking for your opinion on things like co-op, workload and scheduling. You can also reach us at vpeducation@engsoc.uwaterloo.ca or in the EngSoc Office (CPH 1327), if you have any questions, concerns, or just want to chat about how first-year is going. Good luck, and we’re both looking forward to seeing you on campus!
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