[GSA Council] Arts and Science Grad Student Association Meeting

Tue Jan 13 17:45:15 PST 2015

Hey guys,

I agree with David. Why not just make the potential new association an
agenda item at the Arts & Science Congress? This will give the Committee an
opportunity to gauge the interest and decide how to move forward. It might
also attract more people to the Congress. Win-win!

Jon

On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Trevor James Smith <
academic.advocacy.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey David,
>
> While it does make sense to discuss the creation of a student association
> at the Congress, I'm bound by Council to uphold the following motion:
>
> *Motion **CO-20141218-18*
>
>
>
> *Be It Resolved That Council shall strike an exploratory committee for the
> purpose of assessing the feasibility and interest in an Arts and Science
> faculty association;*
>
>
>
> *Be It Further Resolved That the VP Academic Advocacy shall oversee this
> initiative;*
>
>
>
> *Be It Further Resolved That said committee shall be composed of the VP
> Academic Advocacy (as chair), Arts and Science Directors, the Departments
> Manager, and members of Arts and Science departmental associations;*
>
>
>
> *Be It Further Resolved That the GSA shall allocate funds for this
> committee for mobilization and other requirements;*
>
>
>
> *Be It Further Resolved That Be it further resolved that the results of
> the committee shall be presented by the VP Academic Advocacy at the
> February Council meeting;*
>
>
>
> *Moved by: Isabelle*
>
> *Seconded by: Shadi*
>
> *Adopted Unanimously*
>
>
> Seeing as what I'm starting is a committee to discuss a particular issue,
> I can't elect to not hold a committee meeting unless the members of the
> committee feel that this is a viable and better option. I do feel that we
> could effectively kill two birds with one stone but I can't move forward
> with that at my own discretion.
>
>
>
> *Members of the Arts & Science committee (Roddy + Arts and Science
> Directors), would you be willing to forgo holding our meeting and simply
> join our discussion into the Arts & Science Congress? This is your decision
> and unless members of Council express any issue with this, I would suggest
> that we join on. Please respond no later than January 15, 2015! *
> Best,
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 2:15 PM, David Clos-Sasseville <
> clos.s.david at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Trevor,
>>
>> In the agenda we want to propose for the Congress, the first Item is
>> Faculty organization to ask the departmental association if they want to
>> organize their faculty and how they want to do it (which include creating a
>> Faculty association). I do think this meeting is the best place to start
>> the discussion about creating a faculty association and the Council have
>> already mandated GSA to do it.
>>
>> My fear is that if we have the two meeting one will kill the other, would
>> Department rep. come to two consecutive meeting held by GSA with very close
>> purpose? According to the motion Jon passed in council we have to have this
>> congress either within two weeks before the GA or within two weeks after
>> the GA. Also there is a Departmental and Faculty Association meeting
>> already planned for next week (Jan 22nd).
>>
>> Here's my suggestion, Instead on working in our own and dividing our
>> ressources for something that close, let's work together. What about
>> starting with the congress whose first item is to discuss the creation of a
>> facutly association (discussion that you can lead) and then with the
>> support expressed there have a second meeting around February to make sure
>> we enact the decision.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> David
>>
>> 2015-01-13 14:01 GMT-05:00 Trevor James Smith <
>> academic.advocacy.gsa at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hey David,
>>>
>>> While the focus of these meetings are primarily Arts and Science
>>> students, the meeting that I've been asked to schedule specifically deals
>>> with the creation of a new student association. I would like to thank you
>>> for the invitation to the Arts and Science Congress, but from my
>>> understanding the initiative I'm heading is strictly to explore the topic
>>> of a new association and whether the membership would want one and how it
>>> might look.
>>>
>>> One problem I can foresee is if members think these two meetings are for
>>> the same purpose. Is there any way we can make sure that the schedules of
>>> each meeting don't overlap? If it helps, I'm aiming for the last week of
>>> January to hold mine.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 1:47 PM, David Clos-Sasseville <
>>> clos.s.david at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Trevor,
>>>>
>>>> Danish and me have been mandated to organize the Arts & Science
>>>> Congress which seems to already adress your concerns. We have met today and
>>>> already called for a meeting with the A&S Councilors to prepare the
>>>> congress. You are more than welcome to join us.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://doodle.com/9riv368nvc43tph3
>>>>
>>>> *Here is the suggested agenda for the meeting*
>>>>
>>>> 0)Call to order.
>>>> 1) Organization of the Congress.
>>>> 2)Date for the Congress.
>>>> 3)Agenda for the Congress.
>>>> 4)Logistics.
>>>> 5)Adjournment.
>>>> All the best,
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>>
>>>> 2015-01-13 13:42 GMT-05:00 Trevor James Smith <
>>>> academic.advocacy.gsa at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello grads of the Arts and Science faculty of Concordia,
>>>>>
>>>>> This is an email to find a time that works for all individuals
>>>>> interested in the formation of an Arts and Science Grad Student Faculty
>>>>> Association.
>>>>>
>>>>> In a motion that was passed through GSA Council in December, we are
>>>>> currently exploring the creation of a faculty-level association to
>>>>> represent Arts and Science Graduate (thesis and non-thesis) Students. The
>>>>> purpose of this association would be to give Arts and Science members more
>>>>> ownership and influence over student affairs and to provide for stronger
>>>>> communication between departments and student representatives.
>>>>>
>>>>> With that in mind, I would like to invite any and all members who
>>>>> would like to contribute to a discussion on what such an association could
>>>>> look like and how GSA can help make this happen. If you could please fill
>>>>> out the Doodle below with your availability no later than *January
>>>>> 22nd, 2015*, that would be great as we'll be calling the meeting for
>>>>> the following week.
>>>>>
>>>>> Scheduling link: http://doodle.com/74e3mu4a2ss9h95g
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *[Roddy - Can you send this out to the Arts and Science department
>>>>> association heads this week? Thanks!]*
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Trevor J. Smith*
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