Board of governors is made up of 17 members who approve changes to college policy

Current rep Bradley Watson. (Phil Heidenreich)

Phil Heidenreich
News Reporter

Less than a month after the Humber Students’ Federation elections, students will be back at the polls to vote for the board of governors’ student representative.
“I think the student representative is much more important than students appreciate,” said board of governors faculty representative, Paul Pieper.
The Board of Governors is a 17-member chief governing body of the college, which includes Humber’s president, John Davies. The board votes to approve college criteria like the budget, new programs, program cancelations, and property acquisitions.
The three candidates for the position are electrical engineering student Varun Verma, third-year bachelor of nursing student Poonam Sharma, and first-year culinary management student Corey Malone.
They begin campaigning this week for the election to be held April 13 and 15.
“I’ve always believed in students having a say in whatever they’re a part of,” said Malone, 18.
Sharma said the student representative should ensure decisions made by the board have a student focus.
Current student representative and second-year business administration student at Guelph-Humber, Bradley Watson, is not seeking re-election. He was elected HSF vice president administration at North Campus last month.
While student representatives need to make the goals of the board their priority, they should also focus on networking better with students, said Watson. He adds this is something he wished he had done more of.
“I’d like to see stronger communication with students whether via e-mail or having a website set up,” said Watson.