This meeting was called to order at 12:00pm. Updates Department council Personal development program – implemented and someone has completed without hiccups Renos and updates on 4th floor Close to completion. Can book out the 410. FEC Biosci performing better than average Symbiosis candidate has been chosen – not yet told to public Fish conservation candidates next month Parasitology in…

BGSA 2016 Annual Budget meeting – Nov 24   The budget was presented by the co-treasurers Colleen and Musfira.   Overall, the BGSA is expected to make money for the 2016/2017 year.   Snack room – projected to make ~$2000 (in line with last year). Cost – $4644.52 and income projected at $6717.26. External funding from the GSA = +$100/year…

The meeting was called to order at 12:03 pm Recap of Past events   We have snack room people!! Yay. It’s been well stocked. Good work J Plan for a January BBQ. Halloween Party – good. Made money = success!! PD workshop – went well. Had 25 people show up. Good reviews all around. Job fair – went well. More…

The meeting was called to order at 12:04pm   Recap of Previous events None since last exec meeting   Upcoming Events Fundraising BBQ Going to sell waffles along with BBQ goods Katie and Kacie organizing Halloween Party – Working on the details. Zach and Alyssa organizing RE Peter Bruce Sutherland = FC board member. Will cut money, choosing mugs, shouldn’t…

The meeting was called to order at 12:00 pm. Recap of Summer events Led by Michelle Welcome BBQ – Success! Another year in the books. Pokemon event – Success! Easy to plan – set up for another event before the snow flies? In conjunction with the next BBQ? Jess Haines has donated a new BBQ: Thanks! ­Upcoming Events Led by…

The meeting was called to order shortly after 10 am. We invited all graduate students in Biological Sciences (via email) to our meeting and we had several guest attendees. Welcome to guests Executive members introduced themselves and gave brief descriptions of the responsibilities involved for each position. Michelle C. and Phil O. gave an overview of the events that the…

The meeting was called to order at 12:37 pm. The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 pm. Travel safety BGSA received an email from Faculty of Medicine regarding travel safety. Their graduate students register for international travel with 1) U-Go Off Campus Travel Registry, 2) Federal Government Registry, and 3) Sending an email to a Department contact person. Biological Sciences has…

The meeting was called to order shortly after 12:00 pm. Agenda Student group services Event organizer training & Pro-serve Michelle C., Erin C. & Trish L. have recent training. Phil O. has signed up for the training session in January. For any BGSA events where alcohol is served, we must have two people on hand with Pro-serve training.   Budget…

The meeting was called to order at 3:05 pm.   Treasurer’s Report Budget information is not posted in the online version of the minutes. Graduate students with questions can contact us for further information.   Past Events Fundraising BBQ -We made more than we expected. -The barbecue from L’Express was not very good. -In the future we would like to…

The meeting was held at noon in the BGSA lounge. Attendance– 9 Biological Science Graduate Students Budget Overview. Michelle C. and Phil O. presented the budget and highlighted the following items: Activity grants- The BGSA will be applying for activity grants to offset the costs of some events. Snackroom– The snackroom lost money last year and this year we hope…