JodiLazare,Editor-in-chief jlaza078@uottawa.caThepeoplehavespokenandtheresultsarein.Nextyear’s
Associationdesétudiantsetétudiantesendroitcivildel’Outaouais
(AÉÉDCO)executivewill becomposedofthefollowingmembers:
President:BrunoGélinas-Faucher
AsfirstincommandoftheAÉÉDCOBrunohasthreeprincipalobjectives.FirstonhislististheimprovementofcommunicationbetweentheAÉÉDCOanditsstudentpopulation.Inadditiontotheassociation’swebsite,whichheplanstogetupandrunning,Brunoplanstocreateanexecutiveblog,throughwhichmembersoftheexecutivewillkeepfellowstudentsuptodateonthehappeningsoftheSectionandtheworkoftheirelectedrepresentatives.Brunoalsoplanstoimplementanelectronic
Motdel’Asso
,whichhesayswillbemoreefficientbyemail.Lastlyonthecommunicationfront,executiveswillhavelongerofficehours.Secondontheagenda,Brunoplanstohave
Droit civil
recognizedforitsdistinctcharacterwithintheStudentFederationoftheUniversityofOttawa(SFUO/FEUO).Byfinishingprojectsliketheobten-tionoftheSection’s$12,000contributiontotheAgora bookstore,forexample,Brunoisdeterminedtohave
Droitcivil
recognizedasadistinctentityatUofO.Further,accordingtoBruno,thefacultiesofCommonLaw,EducationandEngineeringallhavetheirownindividualtrainingsessionsforWeek101StudentGuides.
Droitcivil
however,doesnotandBrunoplanstoachievethiskindofindepen-dencefortheSection.HebelievesthatamorecooperativerelationshipwiththeSFUOwillbringaboutthiskindofchange.BrunoisalsotheSection’srepresentativetotheuniversity’sBoardofAdministration,arolehebe-lieveswillbeanadvantagetotheSection,whoseinterests,hesays,werenotnecessarilywell-represen-tedthispastyear.BrunobelievesthatbettercommunicationandanewfoundindependenceoftheSectionwillgiverisetohisthirdpriority,“afeelingofbelongingtotheAÉÉDCOamongthestudents.”
VPAcademic:Marie-PierParent
Marie-PierParent’splatformalsoincludesthreemainpriorities,beginningwiththecreationofnewactivitieswiththeSection’s
Avocatssansfrontières
(ASF)andAmnestyInternationalstudentgroups.Marie-Pier planstoorga-nizeanalter-nativecareer weekfeatu-ringorgani-zationslikeASFandAmnesty.ThenewVPAcademicalsoplanstocreatemore preparatoryactivitiesleadinguptotheBar,includingmultidisci- plinarydebateactivitiesandadditionalinterviewsimulations.Marie-Pier’ssecondgoalistoconcentrateonstu-dentrepresentationbyinvitingstudentstotakepartinsurveysinordertogetfeedbackonacademicissues.Marie-Pier’sthirdinitiativeistomakemidtermexamresultsavailableonlinethroughWebCT.Shesaysit’ssimplerthantheSection’scurrentmethodandishowitisdoneinmostotheruniversities.
VPExternalaffairs:AlikAngaladiah
Alik’sAngaladiah’sfirstpriorityistoputintoplacethecommitteetoobtaintheSection’scontributiontotheAgorabookstore,whichstudentsvotedforinthereferendumheldinMarch.Shealsoplanstoorganizevideoconferenceswithotherlawfaculties,whichwouldmeanprojectingtheSection’s
midi-conférences
tootherschoolsandhavingtheirsbroadcastatFauteux.“Wehavethetechnology,”shesays,“andnobodyisusingit.”AlikplanstoworktowardbettercommunicationwithintheFacultyaswell.TheVPExternalwouldliketoseetheSection’sstudentsidentifythemselvesasonegroup,ratherthantheseparategroupsoffirst,secondandthirdyearstudentsthatwecurrentlyknow.AlikcallstheSection’snewstudentgroups(ASFandAmnesty)reallygoodinitiatives,whichshewouldliketoseemoreof.Alternatively,sheenvisionsmorecollaborationbetween
Droitcivil
andthemanyCommonLawgroupsthatalreadyexist.“It’sreallyimportanttopeoplewhowanttogetmoreinvolvedintheFaculty,”shesays.Alikpointsoutthathertitle,accordingtotheConstitutionoftheAÉÉDCOisnotonlyVPExternal, butInternalaswell,andthattheinternalworkingsof theSectionareasmuchofapriority,ifnotmore,thanwhathappensoutside.“Ifitdoesn’tworkinternally,”shesays,“itwon’tworkexter-nally.”AsthelinkbetweentheAÉÉDCOandtherestof theuniversity,theVPExternal(andInternal)AffairsalsohelpstheVPAcademicorganizeeventssuchasCareerWeekandconferences.
VPSports:SusanRamirez
SusanRamirezplansto“keeptothetraditionalandaddsomethingnew.”AsVPSportssheplanstooffer lawstudentsthesamesportingactivitiesthatcurrentlytakeplace,aswellasmoreactivitiesbetween
Droit civil
studentsthemselves.Inadditiontotheexternalactivitiesthatalreadygoon,likeMed-Lawgamesfor example,SusanwouldliketoorganizemoreactivitieswithintheSection,wherestudentscaninteractandgettoknoweachother.Susanwillalsofocusonasponsorshipplanfor nextyear’sLawGames,whichwilltakeplaceinBritishColumbiainJanuary,whichmeansextrawork andmorehandsneeded.TheVPplanstodelegateandformcommitteestomakesurethat
Droitcivil
isabletorepresentnextyear.“Sofar,sogood,”shesays.Susanhasalreadyorganizedasponsorshipforclo-thingatnextyear’seventandplanstodothesamefor othersportingactivitiesthroughouttheyear.
VPCommunications:SabineUwitonze
SabineUwitonze’snumberonegoalistomakesurethateveryoneknowswhat’sgoingon.InadditiontoworkingontheAÉÉDCOwebsiteoverthesummer,Sabineplanstomakethe
Motdel’Asso
availableonFacebook.ThenewVPCommunicationsalsoplanstoworkcloselywiththeVPSocialtocreateacalendarof eventsspanningseveralmonthssothatstudentscan planaroundtheSection’sevents.Shewillalsomake
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