About Us
Faculty of Education Students Association
We are a body that represents all and any uOttawa student in the Bachelor of Education Program that are taking the program in English. We provide students a voice and act as a liaison between the student body and faculty.
FESA is broken down into 3 parts:
Class Representatives
Executive Team
Subcommittees
Class Representatives
Class Representatives are:
1 student per section cohort
Passionate about the B.Ed. program and want to make change
Committing to one meeting per month with Exec Team to bring forward any ideas, concerns and/or suggestions from their class
Participating in a subcommittee to carry out an event during the school year (optional)
If you are interested in becoming a Class Rep, please consider putting your name forward by filling out the Class Rep Google Form. Elections will take place September 26-28th, 2023. Consider the following:
Why do you want to be a Class Rep?
What experiences can you draw from for this role?
Give an idea for an in-person event or virtual engagement opportunity for the school year
Executive Team
The FESA Exec Team is composed of 7 different roles, ideally one student in each year for each role (ie: a Year 1 Co-Chair and a Year 2 Co-Chair). Here are the positions and some information about each role:
Co-Chair
Ensures the constitution is up to date and available to the student body, moderate executive and general council meetings, sign off on expenses with Finance and ensure the overall function of FESA.
VP Academic Affairs
Represent and support the students in the B.Ed. program and their voices at the Board and Faculty Council meetings. They also plan and organize FESA scholarships.
VP Communications
Responsible for taking minutes at all Exec and General Council meetings, updating FESA social media and website and ensuring that students in the B.Ed. program are aware of events, news, and updates from the faculty.
VP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
Responsible for supervising all FESA-led events and programs to ensure everyone is heard and included, organizing special events around religious holidays (no scheduling conflicts), ensuring the schedules designed by the FESA team cover a wide range of topics and advocating for equity, diversity and inclusion amongst the Faculty of Education student body.
VP Finances
Ensures the executive team has the funds necessary to provide the student body with memorable experiences throughout their time in the B.Ed. program. We will finance projects and update the Faculty of Education via audits throughout the year.
VP Outreach
Responsible for planning and facilitating any community based projects, campaigns or fundraisers that allow students in the B.Ed. program to connect and effect change in the community at large.
VP Social
Responsible for planning social events and engagement opportunities for students in the B.Ed. program. They also ensure that events are accessible and inclusive of all students.
Sub-committees
There are 4 sub-committees on FESA. Class representatives as well as any B.Ed. students can become a members. Corresponding executive members will send out links to apply in September-October. These will commence depending on the events and engagement opportunities in the school year:
Academic Affairs
lead by the VPs and includes Class Reps who are interested in participating
Equity
lead by the VPs and includes Class Reps who are interested in participating
Outreach
lead by the VPs and includes Class Reps who are interested in participating
Social
lead by the VPs and includes Class Reps who are interested in participating
2023-24 FESA Executive Team
Madi Hunt
Co-Chair Year 2
Gabby Pador
Co-Chair Year 1
Allison Procher
Year 1 VP Communication
Karlee Reece
Year 2 VP Communication
Cassidy Lafleche
Year 1 VP Outreach
Brad Soper
Year 2 VP Outreach
Ahmed Youssef
Year 1 VP Finances
Matthew Myles
Year 2 VP Finances
Matthew Bolukbas
Year 1 VP Academic Affairs
Lyndon Kirkley
Year 2 VP Academic Affairs
Rachel Jackson
Year 1 VP Social
Garance Daveau Lamiable
Year 2 VP Social
Kale Ophelders
Year 1 VP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Nicholas Socholotiuk
Year 2 VP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Constitution
This is our current constitution for the FESA organization. This document discusses all of the roles and responsibilities of the Faculty of Education Students Association. Here's what can be found in the document:
Article 1: Goals of the Organization
Article 2: Definitions and Abbreviations
Article 3: Elections
Article 4: Executive Responsibilities
Article 5: Meetings of the Executives
Article 6: Meetings of General Council
Article 7: Vacancies
Article 8: Dues
Article 9: Resignation
Article 10: Finances of FESA
Article 11: Subcommittees
Article 12: Community Service Learning Hours
Article 13: Official Languages
Article 14: Documents and Publicity
Article 15: Amendments of the FESA Constitution
Article 16: Code of Conduct
Article 17: Removal of an Executive Member