My intent is to determine the issues which will be before the Board during my encumbancy and do the due diligence to first find out how these issues will affect students, and then research any ways to get the best possible value for students, and craft solid arguments to bring to the Board and lobby these. As well, I will guarantee to the extent that I am able to make all public information discussed in Board meetings available to as many students as possible. One way I intend to do this is to create a landing page website which will outline in simple language the business of the Board as well as meeting dates and locations and place the link in my official social media which will be available to any student.

Through my previous service with the UWSA, the University Senate, and the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, I have gained a considerable working knowledge of the various departments, protocols, and individuals involved In the University community. As well, I have fostered many positive relationsips with the people in a variety of areas of our school. I plan to implement a combination of drawing upon this existing knowledge and these relationships with a campaign of engagement centered on the fresh faces who have joined the community in my absence. Toward the end of my last UWSA role, I also served as a Board Chair, which gave me valuable experience in facilitating board activity - even during tense circumstances - in a way which guranteed mutual respect and decorum.

Universities are the heart of civilization in the sense that the higher education of individuals ultimately empowers humanity to reach new heights, whether in material innovation or social progress. However, these institutions are also businesses which require fiscal direction and have self interests which may not always align with the interests of the people participating in the academic process both at the learner and the teacher levels. One of the paramount roles of the UWSA as a students' union is to ensure that the students are able to get the best possible experience from the university across a variety of metrics not only in terms of quality of education, but services, and even respect and dignity from faculty and staff.