A scholar walks dwelling from the Ivey constructing, December 2021.
The Ivey HBAA presidential election has 5 candidates — all at the moment in HBA1.
The Honors Enterprise Administration Affiliation election is likely one of the uncommon contested elections occurring on campus this 12 months. The Science College students’ Council, Social Science College students’ Council, Well being Science College students’ Council and Music College students’ Council solely have presidential elections one candidate everywith no presidential nominations for the Arts and Humanities College students’ Council and the College of Data and Media Research College students’ Council.
The HBAA voting interval begins Friday at 5 pm and ends Saturday at 5 pm.
Ethan Ko
2023 HBAA presidential candidate Ethan Ko.
Pre-Ivey program: Bachelor of administration and organizational research
What experiences have you ever ready to turn into HBAA president?
I imagine each expertise – the nice, the dangerous and the ugly – helps you develop. For me, volunteering, being a part of sports activities groups and having attention-grabbing jobs allowed me to study and lead. Highlights embrace co-creating an annual charity golf event for Youth Psychological Well being Canada, engaged on an asparagus farm and being the president of Part 8.
What do you hope to perform as HBAA president?
A few of the key factors of my platform will probably be to work with the College College students’ Council to permit Ivey Enterprise College college students entry to the primary stage throughout OWeek, bringing private storytelling to EDI actions, boosting psychological well being assist and sources and strengthening profession administration actions.
What’s your Spoke Bagel order?
Sausage breakfast sandwich on a plain bagel.
Tom Melvin-Smith
2023 HBAA presidential candidate Tom Melvin-Smith.
Pre-Ivey program: Mechatronics engineering
What experiences have you ever ready to turn into HBAA president?
Within the place of exterior vice-president for the Western Engineering Satellite tv for pc Crew, I organized mentorship initiatives between membership members and native STEM college students. Because the president of Part 9, I offered construction, assist and a strategic imaginative and prescient to our government staff that enhanced their contributions to the coed physique.
What do you hope to perform as HBAA president?
Extra upper-year assist for HBA1 occasions, extra social alternatives for HBA2s and 3s, switch college students, twin levels and worldwide college students and guaranteeing EDI is on the coronary heart of all HBAA portfolios. I’ll scale back the executive load on membership executives to allow them to deal with core operations and advocate for extra optionality in profession administration so college students can tailor their studying to their particular wants.
What’s your Spoke Bagel order?
Herb and garlic cream cheese on a jalapeno bagel.
Rachel Lee
2023 HBAA presidential candidate Rachel Lee.
Pre-Ivey program: Well being Science and biology
What experiences have you ever ready to turn into HBAA president?
I used to be a residence soph at Med Syd in my second 12 months, the place I understood the significance of constructing a way of belief inside any group or group. Having the ability to lean in your teammates and work collectively to resolve any issues which will come up alongside the best way is the key ingredient to create a constructive and inclusive group!
What do you hope to perform as HBAA president?
I am so grateful my sectionmates trusted me with the duty of Part 10’s first president. I’ve had the chance to participate in facilitating a tradition the place inclusiveness and group have turn into core points of HBA1 life. I hope to advocate for a extra supportive and clear scholar expertise by growing profession, monetary, tutorial and psychological well being assist.
What’s your Spoke Bagel order?
Smoked salmon on a jalapeno cheddar bagel
Michael Aruldoss
2023 HBAA presidential candidate Michael Aruldoss.
Pre-Ivey program: didn’t reply.
What experiences have you ever ready to turn into HBAA president?
All through my time at Ivey, I’ve seen the significance and worth of listening to individuals. In truth, my slogan is “listener of individuals, lover of this system.” I imagine that an HBAA president is somebody who actively listens and reaches out to college students, whereas additionally being a agency advocate who can get up on points that matter.
What do you hope to perform as HBAA president?
First, I hope to enhance college students’ on a regular basis well-being. A big half is introducing actionable gadgets that may actually make a distinction; for instance, including oat milk and different lactose-free alternate options to the cafeteria. Second, I hope to foster a tradition during which college students really feel supported and heard. A key a part of my tenure could be offering channels for college kids to voice their opinions. Third, I wish to proceed to strengthen the Ivey group.
What’s your Spoke Bagel order?
Smoked salmon on jalapeño cheddar bagel
Prabh Malhi
2023 HBAA presidential candidate Prabh Malhi.
Pre-Ivey program: BMOS
What experiences have you ever ready to turn into HBAA president?
Since first 12 months, I’ve been a part of Western’s Habitat for Humanity Membership. It allowed me to start out considering of others, which is necessary when contemplating being president. Essentially the most impactful is being my part’s president. Being so closely concerned with my part, listening and studying and utilizing that to drive the actions that I’ve ready me to be president.
What do you hope to perform as HBAA president?
I hope to make the coed expertise at Ivey higher for everybody. Not specifically the social and occasions side but in addition offering the educational and recruiting sources to set college students up for fulfillment throughout their previous few years. Listening to my friends and seeing their frustrations actually fuels what I plan to do as HBAA president.
What’s your Spoke Bagel order?
Asiago sourdough with herbs and garlic cream cheese.