[GSA Council] Fwd: Events for November-December

[meeting facilitator]

Thanks Parth, can someone please second it?


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From: Parth Chandarana <chandarana.parth93 at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Events for November-December
To: meeting facilitator <meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com>


BIRT The minutes of meeting of Student Life Committee meeting to be
approved


On Nov 17, 2017 2:29 PM, "meeting facilitator" <
meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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