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Described as “pivotal” by AMS President Zaid Kasim, the AMS held its first Assembly of the summer on May 20.
AMS Assembly was slated to consider various issues on the agenda, including standard executive reports, the Board of Director’s report, the student senate caucus chair report, and other statements by students.
The start of Assembly was postponed by an hour due to technical errors and eventually convened at 7:00 p.m. with a motion moved to discuss
Silva spoke with
The Journal to discuss her goals for the Association.
After wanting to be involved in student government since elementary school, Silva jumped at the opportunity to get involved in COMPSA in her first year at Queen’s. As the first-year intern, she was able to learn more about the Association and how it caters to the students in the Faculty of Computing.
Silva currently serves as COMPSA’s events director, a role in which she organizes weekly events, including coffee chats.
Accessibility
“We need more accessibility between our resources and the support we offer and the student body,” Silva said.
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The Computing Students Association (COMPSA) hosted a virtual question and answer period for Presidential candidate Sanindie Silva, CompSci ’23, on Feb. 23.
A small group of students came out to the virtual event to ask Silva questions about her candidacy.
Uncontested in this year’s race, Silva presented a range of ideas she has for the upcoming academic year, as well as her commitment to student government.
Prior to running for president, Silva held the role of COMPSA intern in her first year and is currently its events director.
Silva began by introducing the main pillars of her campaign: accessibility, engagement, and proactivity. The three pillars focus on increasing COMPSA’s reach to as many students as possible and increasing engagement with the faculty’s current and future students.