Representation


Welcome
to all new and returning students to Conestoga. There are lots of
exciting activities and events for everyone to get involved in during
the year. It’s going to be a great year! If there is something
specific you would like to see or make happen, please visit the CSI
and let us know in advance. The CSI is committed to….”enhancing
student satisfaction through active college and community awareness.”
All students enrolled either full time or part-time in full-time academic
programs at Conestoga are members of the CSI and can take advantage
of everything we do offer. The board’s job is to link with students,
write policy, monitor policy and create positive changes outside of
the CSI. The board will invite all students to the CSI student forums,
talk with students around campus, read/ listen to campus media in
order to get a better sense of what you, the student, want and expect
from you student association. Based on that, they can add or amend
policy to further guide CSI over the long term. Creating change outside
of the CSI is probably one of the most difficult tasks they will attempt
to accomplish whether they are meeting with college or government
officials- there is always work to be done. As members of the College
Student Alliance, CSI is able to have input on provincial issues along
with other college student associations on government policies on
tuition, student fees, in-campus employment, financial aid, recognition
prior learning and quality. Recent accomplishments of the CSI include
a student-friendly Ontario budget in the spring of 2005 that promised
an injection of $6.2 billion dollars over five years. We were able
to partner with the college and proposed a student centre that will
be sure to help further enhance Conestoga’s unique student experience.
We were responsible for having students involved in the hiring of
future faculty, initiating a change to the college’s academic
recognition (honor roll) policy and for the birth of a new student
card on campus. We continue to work in your behalf.