[GSA Council] Events for November-December

[meeting facilitator]

Dear Parth, please specify the exact motion you are moving.

On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 12:44 PM, Parth Chandarana <
chandarana.parth93 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am moving the motion
>
>
> On Nov 17, 2017 11:31 AM, "meeting facilitator" <
> meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Amir, one of the councillors has to move a motion to approve the
>> November event and the December event as discussed by the student life
>> committee. Also, if their are any budgetary considerations to consider
>> these should also be included in the motion.
>>
>> I will be more than happy to send out another online vote if someone can
>> provide me or move a properly worded motion that covers all the important
>> points to make the decision.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> Carlos
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 16, 2017 at 6:23 PM, Amir Sadra Khorramizadeh <
>> external at gsaconcordia.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all councillors,
>>>
>>> Today we had the student life committee meeting and we have discussed
>>> about the potential events that we can have in the months of November and
>>> December. I would like to share our thoughts with you and make some notes
>>> on it. Due to the request of the council that they need to be a part of
>>> decision making, we are asking the council to decide about them. But prior
>>> going to review them, please be advised that since the November’s event is
>>> VERY close, it cannot wait until council’s approval in the council meeting.
>>>
>>> *** I would like to ask Carlos to run a motion about it and ask for the
>>> vote of the directors ASAP that we can start organizing it if gets adopted.
>>> December’s events can be handled during the council meeting. ***
>>>
>>> *For November*, we are thinking that having a friendly gathering of
>>> graduate students who are concerned about their final exams and their
>>> experiences in Canada. They can share their ideas and start talking to one
>>> another and ease their pressure. Noting that this event is aimed for the
>>> upcoming mental health programs which we are working on and it is a start
>>> for that. We are thinking to organize this event in the last days of
>>> November before the final exams coming up.
>>>
>>> *For December*, we will be having an end of the semester party. This
>>> party could be a bar crawling or a student performance event. In example,
>>> karaoke or dancing. We actually have thought about a masquerade party as
>>> well. So one of these options will be our end of the semester party. For
>>> the rest of the days of December until the university is closed, after the
>>> exams, we will be having one or two smaller events in small groups of
>>> students. We talk small because we are aware that most of the students are
>>> not in Montreal during that time. These events could be throwing axes, rock
>>> climbing, escape rooms, etc.
>>>
>>> The last thing that I would like to discuss with you is that we can have
>>> “deep immersions” which is to bring students together based on their mutual
>>> interests. Some students might like movies, some might like soccer, and
>>> some might like running. We are planning to start with the running club to
>>> see how it will go. The advantage of this is that it does not cost a dime
>>> to GSA and it mainly focuses on social interaction between graduate
>>> students. Because each one of us might have an interest which we have not
>>> find in our close friends. This could bring the chance to find other groups
>>> of friends with those interests.
>>>
>>> Please take a look at the following attachment which is the minutes of
>>> today’s student life committee meeting.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Amir Sadra Khorramizadeh
>>> Vice President - External
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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