The meeting was called to order at 12:03 pm
Recap of Past events
• R.E. Peter – Success! Happy to have been at Faculty Club. Positive comments from attendees. Try to use that venue again for next year. Outgoing survey in the works. Undergraduate cheques to come from BGSA account – ISSS $ will be in a cheque.
• Chili cook-off – Not much work for BGSA this year! ~150 people attended. Ran out of beer and chili. Try to hype it up next year.
• Trivia – 25 ppl attended. Ran it themselves for ~$50 – attendees preferred to the hired trivia person. Overall spend $70 on prizes (chocolate and pitchers). Willing to repeat again in April with the note to change location? Possibly Devaney’s as they’ve been incredibly welcoming.
Upcoming Events
• Candidacy Prep – In the works to happen late March. Remember pizza is covered by the department – bring receipt to Dr Caldwell
• Writing workshop – Working on getting a time solidified with Tracy and James (at least one must be in attendance). Likely to happen 5-7 to avoid class conflicts. Looking for serially productive faculty members to speak.
• Curling – Saville deposit paid and booked for March 25. We have until one week before to decrease amount of ice and save $$. Theme selected: Disney/pixar on ice! Posters to be designed and hung.
• Spring fundraiser – Dylan, Casey, Zach. Plan something (BBQ?) for early/mid April
• Mentoring awards – Letters edited for Department award. Killam upcoming – Feb 24. Requires more effort. Will have 2 weeks for proofreading
• Budget – so far only spent money on snack room and curling which we expect to make back. Lots sitting in the bank.
• Snack room – Well taken care of. BGSA should get them a thank you! Phil will spearhead
• Elections upcoming! – have the waffles here? Buy other breakfast items. Plan for April 13th? Tentatively
Other Items
Meeting adjourned at 12:38 pm