Tyler Van Herzele
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Students’ Union VP’s hired for 2017-18 year
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After a rigorous and thorough hiring process, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union has officially hired their executive team for 2017-18. After being elected as Students’ Union president on Jan. 26, Kanwar Brar, along with current president Tyler Van Herzele and various administrative members of the Union, worked to hire Brar’s new team of vice-presidents.…
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Kanwar Brar elected as 2017-18 Students’ Union president
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Kanwar Brar is officially the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president for the 2017-18 term. Winning 94.04 per cent of the votes, Brar was officially announced as president on Jan. 26 at the #LaurierVotes Results Party at Wilf’s. The overall voter turnout for the 2017 Students’ Union election was 22.22 per cent of the Laurier…
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All candidates meeting sets off campaign season at Laurier
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The 2017 Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union election season has officially opened to students. The All-Candidates Meeting, held at 10 p.m. on Jan. 9, properly kicked off the season by introducing the candidates for Students’ Union president, board of directors, senate and board of governors. Throughout the meeting, Nick DeSumma, chair of the board of…
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Tyler Van Herzele works to increase transparency
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At the most recent Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board meeting, held on Nov. 25, Students’ Union president, Tyler Van Herzele, announced that he will be holding office hours on Friday afternoons to increase transparency and communication with the student population. “Open office hours are going to be, I think factually, from 1:00 [p.m.] to…
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Fantastic Beasts and how I found them
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I had been waiting three long years for this moment. This time, I traded my Hogwarts robes for an orange vest and a black bowtie. It was finally the premiere of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. I was excited, but I was skeptical. As an executive member of the Wilfrid Laurier University Harry…
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Laurier Brantford welcomes 24/7 Special Constables Services
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After years of campaigning and advocating, the Wilfrid Laurier University Brantford campus can now extend their Special Constable Services to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week coverage. After the university’s Board of Governors approved an increase of service hours on June 23, Tyler Van Herzele, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Students’ Union president, released a…
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Tyler Van Herzele starts his role as Students’ Union president
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Tyler Van Herzele, the new Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union president and the Students’ Union staff team, officially took office as of May 1, 2016. Van Herzele explained that in the first week, the Students’ Union had a chance to participate in an office orientation with both Brantford and Waterloo staff, organize administrative tasks and…
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Laurier Student Life Levy committee members instated
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This past Saturday, in their first meeting of the year, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors voted and instated the members who are to sit on both the Brantford and Waterloo Student Life Levy committees. The Student Life Levy strives to support and fund special projects which enhance student life. Any Laurier…
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Students’ Union 2016-17 budget approved
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This afternoon, the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union board of directors approved the operating budget for the 2016-17 year. The board approved the budget with six in favour, none opposed and one abstention. The first major motion was the approval of a one-time payment of $35,000 to go towards the Students’ Union debt. This one-time…
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Small jump in 2016 elections
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Photo by Andreas Patsiaouros The results are in following the Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union elections held last week on February 3 and 4, when students from Waterloo and Brantford were given the chance to make their voice count. Though members of the Laurier community have known since late Thursday evening the results of the…
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