Thank You

Last night, not only I was re-elected to the University of Alberta Students' Union Students' Council as a Science Councillor, I was also elected to General Faculties Council as a Science Councillor. Additionally, I was first-place in both races!

Bragging aside, I want to thank everyone for their support, guidance, and feedback over the past two weeks. I made a lot of campaign promises, and I look forward to working towards each and every one of them. I also want to commend all of my fellow candidates, especially those who campaigned hard, be it posters, attending the Councillor Forum at Dewey's, or other methods. We had an excellent turnout this year for individuals running, and I'm proud of every Science student who put their name forward. Congratulations to those that won a position, in all faculties, and I look forward to working with you next year.

Being a Councillor isn't all free food and great people; it's a responsibility that I have enjoyed taking on for the last year. It's long meetings and long nights, but if you know me, you know that I secretly love all of that. I don't enjoy giving up working with other groups that I love - I constantly wish that there were more hours in the day so that I could go deer tracking or just hang out with friends, but something has to give, and unfortunately it's my other extracurriculars. But it is worth it.

To finish this up, just thank you. THANK YOU. This is awesome, and I'm pumped. Special kudos to Ngina wa Kaai, who kept me motivated; Jess Tansey, who kept me real (and was my photographer!); and Natalie Cox, who kept me critical. This doesn't include those that gave me feedback, helped with my poster and website, and were just fantastic. And you know, thanks to those that voted for me :)
Also, thanks to the election staff, who ran a successful Council election with record voter turnout of 10.5223% (3034 votes), with Science at around 16.44%. Finally, apologies to my classmates, instructors, TAs, family, and friends - I have been an awful student for the past few weeks and I swear Mom, I'll visit next weekend.

We have a lot of work ahead of us, but for now, let's focus on finishing up this year of Council, and you know, passing my courses?