{"id":2274,"date":"2023-10-09T16:46:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/ess\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2023-10-09T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T23:49:34","slug":"meet-the-2023-24-candidates-for-first-year-representative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/ess\/2023\/10\/09\/meet-the-2023-24-candidates-for-first-year-representative\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the 2023\/24 Candidates for First Year Representative!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elections are open for the next ECSS First Year Representative!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Voting opens on Friday, October 13th, 2023. First Year Engineering students can vote online at webvote.engr.uvic.ca. Computer Science students will be able to vote in ECSS election starting in the Spring 2024 Semester, which is when the ESS-CSCU merger will officially be complete.<br \/>Read on to view the candidate platforms and decide who you will be voting for on October 13th!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333\">Easton Neustaeter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/ess\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5544\/2023\/10\/fyr.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;fyr&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;260.4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||50px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><strong>Personal Description:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After being voted Grad President in my Grad 12 year, I found a passion for leadership, with this role, I planned events and fundraisers in an effort to lower prom costs. I have also been in numerous leadership positions throughout my minor hockey career.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Platform:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">If elected, I would like to focus on the well-being and overall success\/happiness of engineers. Coming into engineering right from highschool is a tough obstacle to overcome, so if there is any way to make that transition easier for students, I would like to take those steps. 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