Meeting Minutia

BGSA January Executive Meeting Minutes

January 9, 2017

This meeting was called to order at 12:00pm.

Updates

  1. Department council
    1. Personal development program – implemented and someone has completed without hiccups
  2. Renos and updates on 4th floor
    1. Close to completion. Can book out the 410.
  3. FEC
    1. Biosci performing better than average
    2. Symbiosis candidate has been chosen – not yet told to public
    3. Fish conservation candidates next month
    4. Parasitology in march
  4. Biol 698/699 – grad student mentor. Now up and running. If you have an undergraduate student that you mentor, sign up and get credit!
  5. Ches – year leave to another department. Shelley Scott taking over her place.
  6. 14 incoming biosci grads this term!
  7. Open exec meetings – allow BGSA members to sit in on council meetings and see if they’d like to volunteer next year. Beginning in feb.

Upcoming events

  1. Writing and candidacy workshops – March?
  2. Trivia – end Jan?
  3. Curling – March?
  4. Spring BBQ/Waffle-palooza – March?? Still in the works
  5. RE Peter conference – Just 3 weeks away!

 

Meeting adjourned at 12:19