Comments on: ksa profile https://matttodd.ca/?p=999 sharing ideas on community and democracy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:37:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Matt Todd https://matttodd.ca/?p=999&cpage=1#comment-7249 Matt Todd Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:01:32 +0000 http://matttodd.ca/?p=999#comment-7249 I am running for the KSA because I have years of experience on City Council. I am a student at Kwantlen for at least another two years and I believe in contributing to my community. So if I have the skills to assist, why wouldn't I? Helping out at the KSA is not a "career choice"; It's community service. This year I helped negotiate the U-Pass BC contract on behalf of KPU students. I turned the student union building negotiations back to being in the KSA's favour. And I hooked up the KSA with an independent management consultant to review KSA governance systems. I did all these things while putting in less time (i.e., got paid less of your student fees) than any other executive member of the KSA. I was able to do more with less because of my past training and experience. I think students want someone to do a good job at representing their interests. That's what I offer. I am running for the KSA because I have years of experience on City Council. I am a student at Kwantlen for at least another two years and I believe in contributing to my community. So if I have the skills to assist, why wouldn’t I?

Helping out at the KSA is not a “career choice”; It’s community service. This year I helped negotiate the U-Pass BC contract on behalf of KPU students. I turned the student union building negotiations back to being in the KSA’s favour. And I hooked up the KSA with an independent management consultant to review KSA governance systems. I did all these things while putting in less time (i.e., got paid less of your student fees) than any other executive member of the KSA. I was able to do more with less because of my past training and experience.

I think students want someone to do a good job at representing their interests. That’s what I offer.

]]> By: Student @ Kwantlen https://matttodd.ca/?p=999&cpage=1#comment-7186 Student @ Kwantlen Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:45:23 +0000 http://matttodd.ca/?p=999#comment-7186 Why are you running for the Kwantlen Student Association when you have years of experience in City Council? This seems like a step down (way down) the ladder of success. There seems to be something odd with this new career choice. I think the students need someone who represents what they want. Most students at Kwantlen are between the ages of 18 and 24 who have never held a government or elected job. We need someone who can relate to the everyday student, rather than a returning graduate student who takes pleasure in working along side youth with no real-life career experience. Why are you running for the Kwantlen Student Association when you have years of experience in City Council? This seems like a step down (way down) the ladder of success.
There seems to be something odd with this new career choice.
I think the students need someone who represents what they want. Most students at Kwantlen are between the ages of 18 and 24 who have never held a government or elected job.
We need someone who can relate to the everyday student, rather than a returning graduate student who takes pleasure in working along side youth with no real-life career experience.

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