President

EUS President 2021-2022

Current:	Owen Quinn
Office Hours by appointment president@mcgilleus.ca

The EUS President is the official spokesperson of the EUS and Chair of the Executive Committee. The position demands someone with good communication and management skills, patience, and the ability to think on their feet. The president’s responsibilities are to represent the engineering students in communicating with administration, media, faculty, industry, etc., as well as chairing the weekly meetings of the 8 executives, and overseeing both the EUS Equity and Elections EUS Committees. On the business side of the EUS, the president is the general manager and is responsible for legal aspects of the company, such as dealing with contracts and any legal issues that (hopefully won’t) arise.

 Duties

According to Title II of the Constitution
The President shall:

1. Be the official spokesperson for the EUS;
2. Oversee matters pertaining to equity in the EUS;
3. Be permitted to serve as a non-voting, ex officio member of all EUS Groups;
4. Coordinate meetings with Departmental Society Presidents no less than three times per semester during the academic year;
5. Call and chair Executive Committee meetings;
6. Oversee Elections EUS;
7. Organize the introduction of the incoming Executive Committee and EUS Council.

 Committees

  Clubs Fund

  EUS Equity

  Student Space Fund

Other Responsibilities

• Attending EUS Council
• Attending SSMU Presidents' Roundtable
• Chairing the EUS Presidents' Meeting between all departments
• Monthly meeting with the MESC Director
• Monthly meeting with the Engineering UA Director
• Brown Bag meeting with the Dean of Engineering

 How to Get Involved

One of the main pre-requisites to becoming EUS President is having a solid understanding of the structure and procedures within the EUS. While there are many ways to learn about the EUS, the most common ways to gain experience are by actively participating in:

• committees
• clubs
• design teams
• EUS services
• Departmental student societies
• EUS Council
• Board of Governors

All of these positions have opportunities to take on a leadership role, which is another important characteristic of a President. Chairing a committee, being president of a club, a captain of a design team, a service manager, or a president of a departmental society are all great ways to learn how to effectively manage a group while learning more about the EUS. There is so much to learn about the EUS that it is very rare that you will know everything but the more you can learn the better you will be able to start off as President. EUS Council and the Board of Governors meetings are open and anyone is allowed to attend. Sitting in on a few of these meetings can give a lot of insight to how the EUS operates internally. Common positions to hold before running for President are any of the EUS Executive Portfolios or a year as Departmental President. These positions often require some experience in any of the above mentioned involvement opportunities but can feel like a natural progression when you find a group that ignites your passion for extracurricular student life in the EUS.

 Related Documents

Bylaws

  Electoral and Referendum Bylaws

  Engineering Undergraduate Support Fund Bylaws

 Midterm Reports

Year	Name	Link
2022-2023	Yassaman Bassiri	Midterm Report
2021-2022	Aastha Goyal	Midterm Report
2020-2021	Sam Baker	Midterm Report
2019-2020	Niloufar Seraj	Midterm Report
2018-2019	Alex Scheffel	To be submitted
2017-2018	Jessica McAvoy	To be submitted
2016-2017	Jean-Louis Shi	Midterm Report
2015-2016	Mariam Hachem	Midterm Report
2014-2015	Robert Forestell	Midterm Report
2013-2014	Carlos Marin	Not Found
2012-2013	Simon Zhu	Midterm Report
2011-2012	Josh Redel	Midterm Report
2010-2011	Daniel Keresteci	Not Found
2009-2010	Andrew Doyle	Not Found
2008-2009	Lesley Wake	Midterm Report