{"id":2265,"date":"2019-10-01T01:04:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T01:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2020-08-30T01:32:31","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T01:32:31","slug":"bgsa-executive-meeting-minutes-november-22-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/2019\/10\/01\/bgsa-executive-meeting-minutes-november-22-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"BGSA Executive Meeting Minutes, November 22 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>BGSA 2018 November Meeting &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12:00, November 22, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regrets: Ruhul<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Updates<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas Party!: Alyssa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approval: Nikki<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">50:50 draw: Nikki &#8211; Need to come up with education purposes to spend it on<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alcohol has been ordered from Horowitz, license picked up<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cookie bake-off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Job Fair: Colleen<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Re Peter: Spencer\/Colleen\/Andrew<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BGSA Lounge: Andrew<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Need to bring back things from G404, Google Poll for when people can help<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will add a shelf with food to better accommodate specific requirements (GF, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will get a projector in the lounge<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open to poster ideas to cover the windows<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Post-mortem<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Q&amp;A with the BGSA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beers with Stephen Heard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Future events<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hot Lunch day: Colleen and Andrew<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In January, as an \u201copening\u201d for the lounge<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IDP workshop and PD in general: Nikki<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Potential dates: January 22<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speakers: Deanna Davis + James Stafford + grad student?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Volunteers needed: Andrew<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GSA nominations for Dean Selection Committee: November 28th<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will send out an email soon for applications &#8211; Andrew, November 26<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ISSS Careers in Science: Booth volunteer needed: January 9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will send out another email &#8211; Andrew, December 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Science FUNday: Volunteers needed: March 9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will send out email in January<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizers needed:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chilli Cookoff (January 11)\u00a0&#8211; Antonia<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helping to organize, so not just serving this time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3MT (January 24th) &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colleen<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>BUDGET MEETING<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Snack room did not make as much money last year as it did the years before<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other events ran as usual, cost wise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcome bbq was a new event, which broke even<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Christmas Party made a little bit of money, had a lot of alcohol left over so ordered less this year (~$500)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Halloween party will not be an event anymore, so scrapped from the budget<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RE Peter is at cost<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Budget approved<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Other Business<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department Chair Selection committee &#8211; Mark\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next meeting second week of December<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have submitted\/send out survey to gauge graduate student opinion on specifics of committee. Send out again tomorrow to make sure more people fill it in<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Need more data so need another survey? Will have a draft in January,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consultation officially ends on November 23, but potentially ongoing<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chair selection committee will conclude end of January<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have another fundraiser, will discuss in January meeting so think of ideas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BGSA 2018 November Meeting &#8211;\u00a012:00, November 22, 2018 &nbsp; Regrets: Ruhul &nbsp; Updates Christmas Party!: Alyssa Approval: Nikki 50:50 draw: Nikki &#8211; Need to come up with education purposes to spend it on Alcohol has been ordered from Horowitz, license picked up Cookie bake-off Job Fair: Colleen Re Peter: Spencer\/Colleen\/Andrew BGSA Lounge: Andrew Need to bring back things from G404, Google Poll for when people can help Will add a shelf with food to better accommodate specific requirements (GF, etc.) Will get a projector in the lounge Open to poster ideas to cover the windows &nbsp; Post-mortem Q&amp;A with the BGSA Beers with Stephen Heard &nbsp; Future events Hot Lunch day: Colleen and Andrew In January, as an \u201copening\u201d for the lounge IDP workshop and PD in general: Nikki Potential dates: January 22 Speakers: Deanna Davis + James Stafford + grad student? &nbsp; Volunteers needed: Andrew GSA nominations for Dean Selection Committee: November 28th Will send out an email soon for applications &#8211; Andrew, November 26 ISSS Careers in Science: Booth volunteer needed: January 9th Will send out another email &#8211; Andrew, December 1 Science FUNday: Volunteers needed: March 9th Will send out email in January Organizers needed: Chilli Cookoff (January 11)\u00a0&#8211; Antonia Helping to organize, so not just serving this time 3MT (January 24th) &#8211;\u00a0Colleen &nbsp; BUDGET MEETING Snack room did not make as much money last year as it did the years before Other events ran as usual, cost wise Welcome bbq was a new event, which broke even Christmas Party made a little bit of money, had a lot of alcohol left over so ordered less this year (~$500) Halloween party will not be an event anymore, so scrapped from the budget RE Peter is at cost Budget approved &nbsp; Other Business Department Chair Selection committee &#8211; Mark\u00a0 Next meeting second week of December Have submitted\/send out survey to gauge graduate student opinion on specifics of committee. Send out again tomorrow to make sure more people fill it in Need more data so need another survey? Will have a draft in January, Consultation officially ends on November 23, but potentially ongoing Chair selection committee will conclude end of January Have another fundraiser, will discuss in January meeting so think of ideas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meeting-minutes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2266,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2265\/revisions\/2266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/bgsa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}