01/10/2025
๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ
a message from The Civil Edge Publication
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐ฃ๐๐๐-๐จ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐) is not just another routine activityโit is a decisive moment for civil engineering students who long for leaders who are present yet approachable, confident yet humble, and consistent in their commitment to service.
๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐. It must be about entrusting the organization to officers who are dependable, grounded, and willing to serve beyond titles.
Across year levels, students have voiced the same concern: leadership in the past often felt distant and invisible. A second-year student emphasized the need for officers who are hands-on and humble enough to make members feel heard, pointing out that too often, leaders claimed positions but left little impact. The message is clearโstudents no longer want leaders in name only; they want leaders in action.
A transferee stressed the urgency of programs that connect academics with the engineering industryโtraining, mentorship, and initiatives aligned with new technologies. Their appeal highlights a hard truth: ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น. Visibility alone is not enough; ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ.
Meanwhile, a first-year student underscored the value of communication, collaboration, and student welfare. They reminded candidates that campaign promises are not stage lines to win votes but commitments that must be honored. Leadership without accountability breeds distrustโand students are tired of empty words.
Echoing these sentiments, a third-year civil engineering student placed emphasis on unity and communication as the foundation of leadership. For them, if there is strong camaraderie and clear connection among members, every project and activity becomes easier to accomplish. They also expect new leaders to be transparent and responsible in decisions, while making sure every Civil Engineer student feels included and valued.
Some argue student leaders cannot meet every demand because of their academic load. While this is true, students are not asking for perfection, but sincerity and consistencyโeven in small actions like open communication and fair opportunities. ๐๐ณ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐?
The voices of civil engineering students deliver a powerful, unified message: leadership must aim high while staying grounded in service. As ballots are cast, students must rememberโ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐; ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐น๐ฒ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ. With eyes on the sky and feet on the ground, PICE-UCU has the chance to break away from weak leadership and set a higher standard for years to come.
