Hello A-Soc, it is your friendly VP Internal Sarb here and this term will be filled with fun activities. Over the co-op term, a handful of amazing directors; my student life commissioner, Awn Duquom; and myself have worked hard to come up with some wonderful events and initiatives that we cannot wait to see come to life this term.
Collaborations With Other Societies and Schools
As part of my platform when I was running for VP Internal just a few months ago, I promised to have more collaborations. For one, we have collaborated with Conestoga College on Saturday January 23 to go out together for a bowling trip, which was a successful event. We will also be collaborating with the Mathematics Society to run University of Waterloo’s first ever Eng+Math faculty run hackathon (happening on March 4). This is a first-of-a-kind event where 2 faculties collaborate to run a hackathon together on campus. For all who love to code or are interested in getting exposed to hackathons, this will be an event I would definitely recommend you to attend.
Along with the 2 set collaborations, I am currently working on trying to find another faculty with whom we can collaborate our mental health initiatives on campus during our Mental Health Awareness week (which is from February 29 to March 4). I have been keeping contact with the VP Internal equivalents of all student societies on campus to find avenues for inter-faculty collaborations in the future.
To end this section off, I would really like to thank Adam Kolb (VP Internal from Conestoga Engineering Society) as well as Tristan Potter (UW Mathematics Society President Fall 2015), and my Bowling and Hackathon directors for helping to materialize the dream of seeing more event collaborations between EngSoc and other organizations.
Events So Far
Since the beginning of term until now, 5 VP Internal events have occurred and I am glad to say that they have exceeded the expectations for turnouts.
Many people definitely came up to me saying how they have enjoyed the Beginning of Term Party that happened on January 8th at POETS. It was definitely an enjoyable time for me as well and I have even had the pleasure of meeting a whole bunch of people whilst playing games such as Resistance and Cards Against Humanity. I learned a lot through many of you about how else should I continue keeping members engaged and active within the society.
The first Engi-Queers event has been a successful event that has provided LGBT members of our community the safe space to be themselves. It has been a great step forward for EngSoc’s pursuit for inclusivity. I would like to thank Jennifer Cerullo from 2017 Chemical Engineering for coming up with this event idea and I am sure that subsequent Engi-Queers events are going to be even better and fun. Engi-Queers are holding events on January 26, February 9, March 8, and March 22.
Professional Photoshoot was a success, especially at the E5 bridge. This event made me realize that having a picture taken at the E5 bridge can never get old, and it is honestly one of the best place to take a professional photoshoot on campus. Seeing many members who attended the event change their Facebook profile pictures to the pictures they took at the Professional Photoshoot has been an overwhelmingly heartwarming experience. A huge shoutout goes to Ian Holstead and the TSN team for helping take the wonderful photos.
Events in the Near Future
Unfortunately ski trip tickets are sold out. We would like to thank everyone for their keen interest in the event, and we would like to apologize for not being able to accommodate everybody interested in going to the trip. The ski trip is happening on Sunday February 28.
Snow activities, an initiative by 2 amazing 2020 students, is going to happen on 28th January and 3rd February. Definitely keep an eye out for that.
Lastly, Semi Formal is happening on Friday, January 29 at Turret Nightclub. It is going to be a really great event with great music, great location and an amazing Hollywood Masquerade theme. You can buy tickets for the event at $15 from either the Orifice (CPH 1327, open from 8:30 AM to 4:40 PM) or at the CPH foyer from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM from now until the 29th.
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