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ELECTIONS
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02.05.09
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by Amanda Shendruk Fulcrum Staff CONTRARY TO POPULAR belief, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) vp social doesn’t spend all of his or her time partying—just some of it. The executive’s biggest projectcomes at the beginning of the year with the organization of 101 Week, but following the first-week extravaganza, the position is responsible for the SFUO’s social events program, coordinatingevents with faculty associations, and making sure that students know the who, what, where, and when of social events on campus.
Alexandre ChaputJean GuillaumeMaureen HasinoffRoxanne Dubois
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o make 100 per cent o SFUO events acces-•sible to all studentso ocus on organizing quality events, not just•as many events as possibleo restore the Winter Challenge (this year it•was the Winter Games) to its original week-long ormato strengthen links between the on-campus•clubs, ederated bodies, sports services, andstudent media. Tis means supporting non-SFUO events and working with media so thatmore students are aware o coming eventso create events which are inclusive, mul-•ticultural, and are relevant to as many stu-dents as possibleo be in solidarity with students working•towards lowering tuition eeso have not only more parties, but better•partieso develop an events list on the SFUO•webpage where clubs can post activity andevent announcements. In this way stu-dents can always know what social eventsare happening on campuso switch the ocus o the SFUO back to stu-•dentso establish good surplus management so•that it can be put to better use, such as ofer-ing scholarships to low-income studentso create efective [nancial] plans with the•SFUO’s businesses to help them succeed; orexample, getting a ull kitchen setup or 1848so that the SFUO can maximize the use o available spaceo ofer programs that teach students how to•properly manage their nanceso encourage the SFUO businesses on•campus to give students a reason to usethem, such as ofering bartending work-shops at 1848o give students a say in the budget pro-•cess through consultationso have strong social engagement through•implementing sustainability and respon-sible purchasing policieso push the “OHIP For All” campaign to•allow the over our thousand internationalstudents on campus to receive health careat the same rate as Ontarians
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o ensure that programming structure issolid. Chaput explained there will be nolast minute events, only quality events.Tis also includes encouraging studentparticipation and increasing event visibil-ity on campus.“I’m here or [students]. I’m going to be listen-ing to what kind o events they want. I’ve al-ready talked to a lot o students about the typeo programming they want to see … [I want]to listen to the events that they want, and makethem accessible.”“It’s [the students’] campus, so they have to cre-ate it they way they want it. Most o the time alot o people complain, but not a lot o people[get involved]—so we have to give them the op-portunity to make the move.”“Choose change or the betterment o all stu-dents.”“It’s important or the person who takes on theposition o vp nance to have strong account-ability, transparency, and responsibility when itcomes to nances. At the same time it’s impor-tant to push or social issues that afect studentsand that’s why social engagement [is in] my platorm.”o ensure that all events are inclusive.Guillaume indicated that he eels it is al-ways the same group o people that cometo events, but all students should eel likegetting involved and everyone should berepresented.o change how the executive approachesand works with students.o oster social engagement, to be re-sponsible and accountable or the SFUO’snances, and to advocate issues that areimportant to students.
by Jessica Sukstorf Fulcrum Staff ESSENTIALLY, THE VP finance is in charge of doling out the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) dough. Like the federal finance minister, the vp finance prepares a budget that ispresented early in the school year; however, unlike with the feds, there’s no worry about the SFUO dissolving if the budget needs some tweaking. The vp finance also implements the budget, keepsan eye on the undergraduate health plan, and is responsible for the SFUO’s businesses.
Coordinator of the SFUO’s ZoomProductions.Fourth-year social work student.
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Current SFUO vp finance.Second-yearpolitical science student.
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