{"id":7418,"date":"2019-02-14T20:50:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T20:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=7418"},"modified":"2019-03-06T00:10:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T00:10:14","slug":"what-students-should-know-for-this-years-ignite-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=7418","title":{"rendered":"What students should know for this year\u2019s Ignite election"},"content":{"rendered":"W<\/span>ith the campaign officially underway as of February 13, students can cast a ballot for the Ignite elections at the end of this month through a new voting method.<\/p>\n

Along with the traditional voting booths around campus, Guelph-Humber’s vice-president of Ignite, Maheen Nazim, said students will also be able to cast their vote digitally via student email.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in the digital age, at the end of the day. Really, it\u2019s about access. One of our main strategic objectives is improving accessibility on campus and I don\u2019t think that there is a reason to limit yourself to on-campus voting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

All full-time students will receive an email during voting week of February 25 to March 1 to cast their vote digitally.<\/p>\n

Seats on the board of directors are among the positions being voted on by students this spring. Guelph-Humber students can choose two candidates to represent their campus. The remaining eight spots are divided between Humber North, Lakeshore and Orangeville campuses.<\/p>\n

Nazim said the board of directors act as a liaison between the school and the students. \u201cDirectors communicate to students on what\u2019s going on and hold up Ignite\u2019s strategic plan. Each director is responsible for representing their own campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students will then be able to vote for the vice-president position.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is more of an operational, day-to-day positon. This role is to advocate on the student population and work on goals outlined in the strategic plan,\u201d said Nazim.<\/p>\n

There are three positions open, one for each campus with the exception of Orangeville. Students can vote for the candidate they want to represent their own campus.<\/p>\n

Students across all four campuses can vote for the high-profile position of Ignite president who will represent the entire student body.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of those positions that we really want to push to students. It\u2019s ideal if you\u2019re looking to make a change and you\u2019re looking to do some really neat projects to help the student population,\u201d said Nazim.<\/p>\n

Ignite has already begun promoting the spring election.<\/p>\n

Third year media business student Sam Lindo said she saw Ignite employees in the atrium at Guelph-Humber handing out popcorn to bring attention to the election.<\/p>\n

Lindo wants a candidate who listens to what the students want with a true and active voice for the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the whole point, right? Electing someone who is ready to relay the important aspects of school life and is ready to make those changes,\u201d Lindo said.<\/p>\n

Second year kinesiology student McKayla Chabot said she has been approached multiple times by candidates looking for signatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to see extended hours at the GH Caf\u00e9 and at the gym on weekends,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Students had the chance to meet candidates running for all positions at a \u201cmix and mingle\u201d on February 13. The presidential candidate session was simulcast through a Facebook livestream between North and Lakeshore campuses, while vice-president and board of director candidates met with students at their own campuses.<\/p>\n

Students can vote for the Ignite election starting February 25 at voting booths on campus and electronically through student email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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