Elections 2024
Our elections are happening on March 7, 2024
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Our Candidates:
President:
Taydem LaRocque: Hello! My name is Taydem LaRocque. I will be entering my fifth and final year of an Anthropology and Religious Studies double major. This year I will be running for the position of President; hoping to continue my previous work in expanding student anthropological connections into the local community to offer Jobs, volunteer opportunities and experience in anthropology! This year I have developed close connections with the Archaeological Society of Alberta.
In my spare time you can find me working on my Alberta public archaeology book, something I hope to have completed this year or out studying in one of the local cafes on Whyte ave.
My area of research focus is public archaeology but I do have experience in various other areas and would love to reach out and see what other student anthropologists are doing with their studies!
VP Internal and Treasurer:
Séamus Rudden: Hi everyone! My name is Séamus, and I am in my fifth year of an Honours programme majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Sociology. Most of my classes fall under biological anthropology and archaeology, but I aspire to be a wholistic {it's a spelling variation - trust me?} anthropologist by including all four fields in my work! My current academic interests include: Ireland, forensic anthropology (especially body farms), law, policy, and ethics. I am running for the position of Vice President Internal (my current position) and Vice President Social. I look forward to serving you for another year!
VP Academic:
Alyssa Sykes: Alyssa is a second-year honours anthropology student who plans to pursue a master's in forensic anthropology and a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology. Outside of school, she is the Executive Director and founder of SeaGlass Literary and an aspiring writer.
VP Social:
Clarice Domingo: Hi everyone, my name is Clarice and I would love the opportunity to be the next UAAU Vice President Social! I started university as an English major but after I took my first cultural anthropology course in the summer of my first year I was immediately drawn to the subject and desired to learn more, leading me to double major in both English and Anthropology. To hold the position of VP Social for the UAAU would be an honour for me because not only do I have experience in social media marketing, I would also have the opportunity to bring together the community of undergrad anthropology students and to possibly reach out to other students about the beauty and breadth of the subject, hopefully influencing others like myself to learn more about it and to grow the association!
Our roles!
The President
a. Act as Chair of all UAAU meetings
b. Vote in meetings in the event of a tie
c. Act as signing authority for the bank account
d. Act as the primary liaison between the UAAU and the Students’ Union, OASIS and other student organizations on campus that may share interests
The Treasurer
a. Ensure financial records are kept up to date and organized
b. Create annual and monthly operating budgets
c. Creating budgets for events and expenses
d. Keep track of and apply for all grant opportunities
e. Act as signing authority for the bank account
The Vice President Social
a. Maintain the social media sites, including but not limited to:
i. Instagram
ii. Discord
iii. Whatsapp
iv. Official UAAU website
v. Primary Control over email
b. Communicating events to members via said social media sites
c. Coordinating volunteer efforts for events
The Vice President Internal
a. Maintaining communication with and within the Executive Board and all UAAU Members
b. Attending to Presidential Duties in the event that the President cannot be present c. Receiving reports regarding Department meetings and presenting notes at General / Executive Meetings respectively
The Vice President Academic
a. Coordinate and provide information about academic events
b. Gather and provide information on academic (volunteer and job related) opportunities and deadlines to members
c. Maintain field school list to be provided to the Vice President Social or Executive member in charge of the UAAU social media sites or website
Social Convenor
a. Support the executive team and assist with planning and projects.