Federation of Students Elections

For the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of representing Math students on the Federation of Students Students’ Council, as well as on numerous Committees of Council. As a Student Councillor, I was able to bring about significant changes to the Ombudsperson’s (now Student Resource Coordinator) job description, making her responsible for providing relevant legal programming to students. Another major accomplishment is being part of a team headed by Justin Williams that shut down a proposal to force co-op students across campus from dropping co-op after their third work term. I was also active in the Dubai debate, exam relief accommodation debate and Jobmine redesign, and was selected as a UW delegate for the OUSA Fall General Assembly.

If re-elected to Students’ Council, I will commit to the following action for the year:

1. In conjunction with other Math Councillors, I will hold semesterly town halls for the Math Faculty to provide an update on the Federation, and to hear any concerns/suggestions students have.
2. I will investigate why effective legal programming has not appeared on campus, even though the SRO has been mandated to provide such a service.
3. I will ensure FEDS has strong, quantifiable data on GRT service quality (including student consultation) to bolster our negotiating position for the renewal of the UPass.
4. I will continue to be a strong voice at Council and to provide effective representation on all issues.

For a full platform/discussion, see the Facebook group “I’m Voting KASPER for Council/Senate!”.

RE-ELECT KASPER!

Ian Kasper