Okanagan students will be able to vote for their representative to the Board of Goverors for the 2018-19 term from Wednesday, February 14th to 4:00 pm on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018. Please contact elections.information@ubc.ca if you have any questions.
Voting Instructions
- Log in to the Student Service Centre
- Find "WebVote" under the "Grades and Records Menu"
- Click "Vote" next to the "2018 Okanagan Student Representative to the Board of Governors Election"
- Select the candidate for whom you wish to vote by checking the box next to their name
- Submit your vote
Candidate Information
Shola Fashanu
As someone who is passionate about involvement in student clubs and student affairs, I am excited about the opportunity to run for the UBCO student representative position on the Board of Governors. I am currently in my second-year of studying mechanical engineering but in my first year at UBCO I discovered the amazing opportunities available through student run organizations and have never looked back. I have held countless positions throughout my student leadership involvement such as; Vice President of Women in Engineering, Junior Fellow of Engineers Without Borders, Second Year Representative of the Engineering Society and as a Lead Coordinator for UBCO EngiQueers. In the future I would like to expand my involvement with a wider variety of organizations and connect with and be a voice for as many UBCO students as possible.
I am running for this position as I feel there are issues that exist at our school pertaining to general transparency between the university and students; tuition increases, allocation of space, particularly referring to club and student study space, as well as our sexual assault policy. I would address these pressing issues by lobbying for changes within the Board’s committees and formally addressing student concerns. Furthermore, I would promote BoG-student communication by using social media as a platform to publish and share relevant content directly to the online student community. More than just being a representative of the students, my goal in this position is to be able to effect change in a meaningful way.
Syed Jassim Naqvi
My name is Syed Jassim Naqvi and I am a 3rd year sciences student at UBC Okanagan. I have worked with the UBCSUO on-and-off since my first year, currently AVP Finance and Operations to Romil Jain. Worked on previous events for UBC like the UBCSUO Expo (2015-2017), Harmony UBCO, Eid-Diwali (2015-2017), UBCSUO ACC Night (upcoming), Heatwave Fest (upcoming). Creator of the UBCO – Class of 2019 Facebook group, a group I created before my first year which was adopted as the first central hub of communication which is still widely used today and incoming students have adapted the group to their own graduating years. I worked at The Well in the UNC building at the UNC; I have a good idea of the mentality and sense of environment at any given time on campus. This ability is important to have to find the most efficient method for the betterment of UBC.