Ryan Jobby, a fourth year BBA student, was elected by the Laurier student body to be Laurier Students Union President for the 2025-2026 term.
Jobby spent much of his platform advocating for three sections. Jobbys three sectors of his platform revolved around advocating for students at every level across all campuses, enhancing the delivery of student services and support, and re-establishing golden hawk spirit. His most important being student advocacy. Jobby explained in his platform that one of his main goals is to ensure all campuses are seen as equals.
One way Jobby is ensuring students are heard, is hosting President office hours, a time slot in which students can schedule an appointment with Jobby to express their needs across all campus levels.
“I still think the best way to know how to cater to students is to hear from students themselves. I think the variety of experiences I’ve had have given me a good insight into the different parts of the student experience, but because of that, I’ve been able to get the understanding that every need is different for every student,” Jobby said. Another pillar of Jobby’s campaign is to reestablish the spirit within the Laurier community. He expressed in his campaign that Branford campus seems to have a ‘palpable energy’ which he wants to emulate across all three campuses. Jobby says the Brantford campus is a tight knit community that tends to have way more desire to get involved.
Jobby’s final pillar is to enhance the delivery of services and support for students. In this pillar he says he wishes to strengthen the relationships between clubs and the club’s department. This includes efforts to reevaluate funding structure, enhance response time, and make guidelines clear for club activities.
Overall, Jobby has expressed his gratitude and excitement for the role saying, “I am the most grateful person in the world to be blessed with the opportunity to do this. I am so grateful that the student body is putting their trust in me. With that being said, my passion and commitment to the student body will be carried forward and I will do whatever I can in my position and in my capacity to serve the student body in the best way possible.”
This new term for Jobby means also the end of the term for Ben Jessaeu, the current Students Union President. Jesseau was elected to the role during the 2024-2025 election in which he won in the fourth round of votes with 1,872 votes compared to candidate Josh Aube with 1,167 votes.
Jesseau has made the transition a positive one for Jobby, as he states their relationships goes back to his first year. “I’ve known Ben since my first year. He was actually my house counsel advisor, so he’s always been such a very dependable person to me. He’s always been someone I’ve been able to go to for advice. He’s always been a great sounding board for anything. So, he’s been the most fantastic resource to have alongside,” Jobby said.
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