The President oversees the general operations of the Association, its relationship with the university administration, and CUSA’s large-scale projects.
Name: Lily Akagbosu
Summer Office Hours
Monday- Friday 10:00am- 4:00pm
Lily Akagbosu is currently studying Psychology at Carleton University. She is an International student from Lagos, Nigeria. Since a young age, Lily sought leadership positions. At Carleton, she was a CUSA Councillor, a service center coordinator and a CUSA executive (VP student issues). Fun fact: in 2017, Lily received the Pioneers for Change Youth Leadership award and was a youth keynote speaker at First Work – Futures Conference, which featured over 400 delegates from across Canada. This year, Lily’s goal is to do more than create awareness campaigns – she is committed to bringing solutions to student issues.
Check out the other projects Lily is working on below.
Students should be heard: Let’s get creative with how we gather feedback
Every student at Carleton should feel like they can make our Student Association better. But some people don’t feel comfortable going to a Town Hall or submitting their ideas via email. That’s why Lily will get creative with how we gather feedback from students to make CUSA better. She will do this by introducing a “You Said It, We Did It” platform, where students can submit ideas that can eventually become projectForms response chart. Additionally, She also plans to give you an opportunity to voice your opinion by starting an Oliver’s Breakfast Club to get feedback on how CUSA is doing over a meal. Why? Because we wanna hear from you.
Being involved matters. Let’s reward extracurriculars with University credits
Did you know that Carleton University used to recognize extracurricular engagement and involvement with real-life university course credits? We know how important your involvement outside of classes can be. Clubs & Societies and other extracurriculars are what make your time at Carleton memorable. Lily believes your hard work and engagement outside of the classroom should be rewarded with a recognized University course credit. She will make this a reality by working with the university to do just that. Additionally, she will do this by advocating for more case-based interdisciplinary courses at Carleton. So that you can graduate with content from the classroom, and also some relevant experience.
Parking tickets suck. Let’s make parking on campus more affordable
Thousands of students drive to school every day. But parking on campus can get really expensive, especially if you get a parking ticket too. Lily has a plan to make parking on campus easier and less expensive. She will do this by introducing prorated parking passes with scheduled times, so you can pay for what you use. This will make parking on campus less stressful and easier on your wallet.
Students are broke. Let’s create CUSA jobs under each executive
Being involved in the Students’ Association is an unbelievable experience for the six executives elected every year. Lily believes that more students should be able to work within these roles and gain relevant experience. That’s why she wants to create more campus jobs within CUSA that work directly with each executive. Imagine planning a large scale concert with the Vice President of Student Life. Or presenting ideas to the Board of Governors or Carleton President. She believes that involving more students can only move CUSA forward.
Bring cash back. Let’s remove outdated fees for money back in your pocket
Can you name all the student levies on your Carleton account? Neither can We. Every year, our undergraduate population pays about $180,000 in outdated levies and fees from the early 2000s. Lily is focused on putting that money back in your pocket. While she continues to advocate for lower tuition, she’ll take a tangible step towards saving you some cash by getting rid of those fees.
