Students’ Union Elections
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Students’ Union 2024 Election season concludes
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On Feb. 1 at 9:00 p.m., the results of the Students’ Union 2024 election were announced at Wilf’s on Laurier’s Waterloo campus. After the voting period from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Ben Jesseau was announced as the incoming president and CEO for the incoming 2024-2025 academic year. There were three rounds of voting. “It doesn’t quite feel real yet…
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Students’ Union election season comes to a close
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The Wilfrid Laurier Students’ Union election ended last Thursday night as Megan Spenler was announced the incoming 2023-2024 president and CEO on Jan. 26 at Wilf’s. Voter turnout was 15.32 per cent with 2,980 total student voters; Spenler received 92.72 per cent “Yes” votes and expressed her gratitude and excitement to take on the role…
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What you need to know about the upcoming Students’ Union election
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From Jan. 24 at 8:00 a.m. to Jan. 26 at 8:00 p.m. , Wilfrid Laurier University students can vote for their next representatives on the school’s Student Union. For those new to Laurier, the Students’ Union is a not-for-profit organization that is made up of 12 Board of Directors – all of whom are volunteers.…
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Shane Symington elected as 2022-23 Students’ Union president
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Shane Symington has been elected as the next Students’ Union president and CEO for the 2022/2023 year. Symington won the election on the evening of Jan. 27, with 1372 votes which was 53.47 per cent of the student vote. Opponent Ezra Ceniti received 1194 votes, which was 46.53 per cent. In an email statement sent…
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What each Students’ Union presidential candidate has planned for student life
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With the Students’ Union election closer than ever, the future of the undergraduate Laurier experience is in the hands of this year’s candidates; Shane Symington and Ezra Ceniti. One of them will be directly responsible for overseeing the union that represents the over 19,000 undergraduate students at Laurier. Simply put, the candidate who wins will…
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Midterm review of the 2021-22 Students’ Union board of directors
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The following reviews are based on interviews conducted with members of the Students’ Union board of directors as a means to reflect on the term and evaluate their performance as representatives of Wilfrid Laurier University’s undergraduate student body. Pegah Jamalof — President and CEO President Jamolf did not respond to The Cord’s multiple requests for…
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Students’ Union by-election underway as student body votes in new board members
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Voting for the Wilfrid Laurier University Student’s Union by-election opened on Tuesday, Oct. 5 and will close Thursday, Oct. 7 at 8:00 PM. Students will have the opportunity to vote in three directors for the students’ union board. In June, three former directors resigned from the board, resulting in an unprecedented fall by-election to fill…
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Incoming Students’ Union President, Pegah Jamalof, faces criticism for gathering during stay-at-home order, responds to backlash
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Incoming Students’ Union President and CEO Pegah Jamalof has issued a statement after facing criticism for being seen in what appeared to be a gathering on the election results night on Jan. 29. In the election results night recording, which has now been made publicly available, Jamalof can be seen celebrating her win with what…
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Pegah Jamalof elected Students’ Union president and CEO for 2021-22
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Pegah Jamalof has been elected as Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president and CEO for the 2021-22 term. The results were officially announced shortly after 10 p.m on Jan. 29 via Zoom, after a Bingo with Twan event that started at 8 p.m. Jamalof won the election with 63.85 per cent of the votes with…
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How the 2021-22 Students’ Union election season looks different this year than in the past
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While the Students’ Union election season has looked different this year than it has in the past, the students’ union president and CEO Devyn Kelly said that elections season has been going well nonetheless. “We’re really working on email marketing and a ton of different marketing initiatives to just hopefully make sure that all students…
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