My name is Celina Wright and I'm running for Assistant Director of Events. I'm a 3rd year student in Computing Science. I currently live at the Burnaby Campus, so I spend almost all my time here attending CS events & meetings and focusing on studies (or wasting time in the CS common room).
Last semester, I was an Executive at Large. As an exec, I helped plan and run events, monitor club events in CS spaces, book rooms, and purchase resources needed for events. I helped at boardgames nights, regularly cleaned the common room with our Director of Resources, Truman, and was a leader during Frosh Week which included being awake 27 hours for Midnight Madness (which was so worth it).
I've discussed future events with Truman and our current Director of Events, Nikola, and hope that I'll get to continue working with them to run events over the next 2 semesters. We plan to continue bi-weekly boardgames (which might get some upgrades) and also have tentative plans for events this semester, including:
- An Applied Sciences Halloween pub crawl (hopefully with MSE, Engineering, and SoSy students as well as CS students)
- Fright Night at Playland with group
- discounts and possibly group travel
- Scary movie night(s) on campus, with snacks!
- Pumpkin carving
- Christmas Hot Chocolate
- Christmas movie night(s) on campus
- Secret Santa
- Decorating the common room event
- Dungeons & Dragons (!!!)
I'd love to have more 19+ events over the next couple semesters but also plenty of events for underage students too. I also want to ensure that events consistently meet any dietary restrictions or safety concerns, so that everyone feels included and safe.
I've had a great time getting so much more involved with the CSSS and meeting so many other students. I can't wait to get even more involved and give back to the society. Any and all event suggestions (or complaints) are appreciated and I hope to have a great semester full of great CSSS-sponsored events!