ABOUT ME:

My name is Rajdeep Dhaliwal, I'm a fourth year

student and I'm running to be your VP External for

the 2020-21 year.

In my time at UFV I have became involved in several

areas. I began by becoming a volunteer for newstudent orientations (NSO) and getting involved

with UFV lead when it first launched. I had

volunteered for several other events and was

reached out to be an assistant in the Collegiumlounge space when it first opened in Fall 2017. I've

involved myself with UFV athletics by becoming a

member of their Cascade Crew and scorekeeping

home games for our basketball teams, as well as

volunteering for campus recreation on some

occasions. I've also assisted at several international

student orientations as a Global EngagementVolunteer through UFV International. In the 2018-19

year I was elected as one of four student

representatives for the University Senate and I am

thankful for being elected again for this 2020-21

year. Through senate I sat on the UndergraduateEducation Committee as well as the Awards andHonours Committee. The South Asian Studies

Institute has the South Asian Community AdvisoryCommittee, for which I also serve as a student

representative. I have previously been elected as

secretary for the Cascade Journalism Society and

worked on their board until my elected term began

as VP External for SUS in May of 2019. 

At the end of my term as VPE last year, I took the fall

semester off to explore other program options

before switching out of biology and into the

Bachelor of Arts program. This took me away from

campus and from my extra-curricular involvements.

However I am back and excited get involved once

again. I look forward to advocating for you and I'm

counting on your vote!

RAJDEEP

DHALIWALFOR VICE PRESIDENT EXTERNAL

CONTACT DETAILS:

Email: dhaliwalrajdeep15@gmail.com

Instagram: rajdeep.dhaliwal

Website:

THE POSITION:

As Vice President External I would be

the primary contact for our external

stakeholders and with members of

government at all levels.

Concisely put, the responsibilities and

duties of this role are to advocate for

students at the institution and at all

government levels in partnership

with provincial and federal advocacy

groups in addition to representing

SUS on university committees

connected to academic, career

development and governmental

issues. Furthermore, the VPE is also

responsible for policy research and

development and for keeping the

board of directors up to date. The

VPE is also the liason between SUS

and the UFV Provost & Vice President

Academic

MY PLATFORM:

Student engagement in Advocacy:We need input from our student body on

federal and provincial priorities provided by

our advocacy partners, CASA and ABCS. I

have developed a deep understanding of

the issues and concerns that students have

as they get further into their degree and

when they try to further their engagement

on campus, however, I can’t speak for us all

on my own. I would like to establish anavenue to collect student input to directadvocacy efforts and policydevelopment. This will be in the form of

either an advocacy committee or open

meetings. I will also have an online

component to involve students.

Fairness for International Students:Domestic students were successful in

mandating a tuition cap, however, tuition

for international students is still unregulated.

This can be acted on by lobbying thegovernment to mandate universities tocap international tuition increases at thesame rate as domestic students, at 2%.

Furthermore, at UFV, international students

face more barriers since they pay for a full 15

credit course load whether they take that

many or not. This was a concern that was

brought to the university in my past term as

VPE and has yet to be acted on. I would like

to once again push UFV to move to a percredit structure for international studenttuition in place of flat rate for 15 credits.

Affordable Education:My main focus as VPE will be to advocate for

the transparency and reduction of tuition

whenever possible without sacrificing

education quality. I will explore mandatorynon-instructional fees. We see a portion of

these used to fund reasonable services, but

there is much that is unclear or unknown

about how certain fees are being used.

I will also join the movement to advocatefor Open Educational Resources at UFV.

Open textbooks are created by academics

and are free to use.

YOUR VOICE

YOUR VOTE#RAJ4VPE2020

Mental Health:Collaborate with UFV student services to

introduce an online appointment systemfor counselling services. This would allow

students to see appointment availability

and make appointments online. Currently

the students are only able to make

appointments via phone or in the office.

On Campus Residence:Students living on campus are offered no

protections or security by the provincial

government since the BC residential

tenancy act doesn't apply to educational

institutes. I would like to work with ABCS to

lobby government to expand thetenancy act to apply to students oncampus or provide an alternative.

Overall Better Academic Experience at UFVSome goals are outlined below:

-Adjust final exam timetable to closely align

with course times instead of random

algorithm.

-Release textbook and course materials list

well in advance to provide students with

ample time to explore secondhand

resources.

-Tentative course lists for 2 years from all

departments to assist in degree planning.

VOTING APRIL 5-9 THROUGH MYUFV