Meeting Minutia

BGSA Executive Meeting Minutes, October 25 2018

BGSA Exec Meeting Minutes – 12:00, October 25, 2018

 

Regrets: Ruhul

 

Updates

  • RE Peter updates
  • Event submissions will start soon
  • Other events?
  • Christmas (December 7th, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm/9pm for room booking): Alyssa
    Christmas baking competition at the party where people can vote for one they like best. Ingredient cards.
    Will provide “purchased assorted goods”
    Nightmare before Christmas themed??
  • Job Fair (Mid November – Date TBA): Colleen
    Will be booking space and poster boards right away
    Will need
  • IDP: Nikki
    More specific to BioSci than the FGSR one
    Do it in November? Or maybe in January, see what works best.
  • Curling (March?): Yueyang
  • April candidacy workshop (April): Andrew
  • Intramurals: Erik
  • Writing workshop (February/March?): Spencer & Andrew
  • Website (Send Colleen Image and write up if you haven’t!)

Upcoming events

  • Q&A with the BGSA (November 1st, 11:30-12:30 pm, CW)
  • Grad office!
  • Get questions send in ahead of time so they can be prepared for it
  • JC’s ‘Beers with Steve’ (November 8th , 5-6:30 pm)
  • PD hours!
  • RSVP on a Google Poll
  • Chili Cook-off (request from Department for timing of events in New Year)
  • Student involvement?
  • Let us have a voice in planning it
  • More accessible, possibly inside Bio Sci
  • List of volunteer duties and how many people they need/for what
  • Advertisement to be left to Graduate
  • 3MT (January 24th)

 

Budget

  • Budget update from the Treasurer
  • Currently the account is not under the correct name, so need to fix this still with CIBC
  • Update about meeting with Department re: departmental funding
    $1200 for RE Peter
    $150 each for Candidacy and Writing workshop
  • Budget Meeting to be pushed back a bit, combine with next
  • Fundraising Ideas
    Christmas Party 50/50

Hot Dog Day

Next meeting

  • Format of meetings
  • Robert’s Rules?
  • ‘Other Business’ section
  • How to run an open meeting. Have a time for official discussions, then a specific time for opinions (timed?)
  • Will work on a way to formalize meeting structure
  • Budget meeting/November Executive meeting

 

Other Buisness

  • Mark Waddingham and committee on search for new BioSci Chair