President
Nick Ryan
Well folks, it seems the post secondary world has been brought to siege by the powers that be. Student governments are facing cuts as well as the OSAP system if facing a complete overhaul. Trent Durham is getting a new dean and we are a growing campus facing many challenges. These are exactly the reasons that I have decided to run for President this year. In my three years in the University and student association world I have worked with brilliant minds on these very same problems. I will fight for your OSAP and quality of education with all that those many years and amazing people have taught me. Vote for the stability students need.
Well folks, it seems the post secondary world has been brought to siege by the powers that be. Student governments are facing cuts as well as the OSAP system if facing a complete overhaul. Trent Durham is getting a new dean and we are a growing campus facing many challenges. These are exactly the reasons that I have decided to run for President this year. In my three years in the University and student association world I have worked with brilliant minds on these very same problems. I will fight for your OSAP and quality of education with all that those many years and amazing people have taught me. Vote for the stability students need.
Vice President of University Affairs
Rayna Porter
Students participate in post-secondary education for a number of reasons, but the primary one that connects us all is this: we want high-quality, accessible education that is affordable and applicable after we leave Trent Durham. The recent announcement from the Ontario Government about regulatory changes to tuition, OSAP, and ancillary fees challenges our common directive and students are deeply concerned. I’m concerned too. That’s why I’m running to be an advocate for the student body: to work with the university administration, with our political advocacy wing, and with the provincial government to navigate these changes and ensure the supports and services that are key to making our educational experience a worthwhile one remain available to us. We need competent and efficient leadership now more than ever and I’m prepared to be the Vice President of University Affairs that provides it.
Students participate in post-secondary education for a number of reasons, but the primary one that connects us all is this: we want high-quality, accessible education that is affordable and applicable after we leave Trent Durham. The recent announcement from the Ontario Government about regulatory changes to tuition, OSAP, and ancillary fees challenges our common directive and students are deeply concerned. I’m concerned too. That’s why I’m running to be an advocate for the student body: to work with the university administration, with our political advocacy wing, and with the provincial government to navigate these changes and ensure the supports and services that are key to making our educational experience a worthwhile one remain available to us. We need competent and efficient leadership now more than ever and I’m prepared to be the Vice President of University Affairs that provides it.
Vice President of Campus Life
Hema Tikaram
Hello, my fellow Trent University Peers!
My name is Hema Tikaram and I would be grateful for the opportunity to become your next VPCL (Vice President of Campus Life). I believe that my current experiences at Trent University has prepared and shaped me for this role. I am a third-year business student who is specializing in marketing and I am also your Director of Business for this current 2018 -2019 school year. Alongside those, I volunteer and participate regularly with events and activities that take place on campus, while also having a job on campus as the Community Outreach Assistant.
I look forward to continuing to empower and support the student body in anyway possible and that would include changing a few things.
Celebrate the Cultures and Differences that exist on campus:
-Hema Tikaram
Hello, my fellow Trent University Peers!
My name is Hema Tikaram and I would be grateful for the opportunity to become your next VPCL (Vice President of Campus Life). I believe that my current experiences at Trent University has prepared and shaped me for this role. I am a third-year business student who is specializing in marketing and I am also your Director of Business for this current 2018 -2019 school year. Alongside those, I volunteer and participate regularly with events and activities that take place on campus, while also having a job on campus as the Community Outreach Assistant.
I look forward to continuing to empower and support the student body in anyway possible and that would include changing a few things.
Celebrate the Cultures and Differences that exist on campus:
- We are getting more and more students year by year. Students with all vastly different cultures and beliefs, students from all over the world. I want Trent to embrace these students and become more knowledgeable about their background. This would be through a few different ideas I have. One of those key ideas being a Multicultural Week. We would have things like crafts and activities during the week, food sale, a show that features fashion, dance, music, speeches.
- This simply means to continue building off what is currently in place for clubs. Currently clubs are in the works of getting an email specifically for them and so moving forward, I will continue to support clubs in hosting and collaborating on events as well as a few new innovative ideas to help clubs stay active.
-Hema Tikaram