STUDENT CAUCUS
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 3
Say Hello to Your Student Caucus
Fall elections fill vacancies as Student Caucus ramps up for
the new academic year
henry limheng ›
2l representative, student caucus
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l e c t i o n s f o r 1 l Student Caucus
Representatives took place on September
15, 2014. The results saw Quinlin “Quin”
Gilbert-Walters (1L Section A Rep), Lauren
Katz (1L Section B Rep), Camille Walker (1L Section
C Rep), and Chelsea Caldwell (1L Section D Rep)
chosen to be their section representatives. They add
to the ten already chosen upper year Student Caucus
representatives and the three Legal & Literary
Society cross-appointees to fill out the seventeen
member body.
“I’m really excited to be involved in the governance of Osgoode,” said Chelsea Caldwell, one of the
newly chosen Student Caucus members. “We are a
good group. We have a diversity of experiences, good
energy, and a lot of enthusiasm. I expect to be very
productive this year,” said Jeffrey Hernaez, Student
Caucus Chair and 3L Rep, speaking about the 20142015 cohort of Student Caucus representatives.
Student Caucus is responsible for advocating for
the student viewpoint on academic policy and programing. Members of Student Caucus are voting
members of Faculty Council, the Osgoode governance body that determines academic policy.
In addition, Student Caucus members fill out
the majority of student seats on Faculty Council
Committees. These committees span a variety of
subject matters including Priority & Finances,
Faculty Recruitment, Teaching & Learning, Library,
and Admissions.
This year, one of the initiatives being undertaken
by Student Caucus is fostering better engagement
with the student body. The first stage has already
been rolled out with the introduction of the redesigned Student Caucus website (studentcaucus.legalandlit.ca). The goal is to “have an up-to-date place
where students can see what’s being worked on by
[Student Caucus],” said Hannah de Jong, a 2L Rep.
Student Caucus has also created a sub-committee to
explore more ways of engaging with student feedback. “It’s really important that Student Caucus
representatives are approachable. We can only do
our job if we know what students are thinking”, said
Henry Limheng, a 2L Rep.
In addition to Faculty Council Committees,
Student Caucus members are actively involved in
advocating for various student causes and initiatives.
Issues currently being worked on include the implementation of a 1L Fall Reading Break, the future
of the Material Distribution Centre (MDC) space,
involvement with the “125 Fund” (a fundraising
effort to fun