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A G E N D A -S R A 14H STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY

Sunday, O ctober 19, 2014, 6:30pm G ilm our Hall 111

PROCEDURE

Call o f th e Roll, A doption o f Agenda, Playing o f National Anthem , Announcem ents from th e Chair, A dop tion o f M inutes SRA 14F and 14G, Delegation from the Floor, Report Period, In fo rm ation Period, Question Period, Business Arising from the M inutes, Business, C om m ittee Business, Unfinished Business, New Business, Time o f Next M eeting, Call o f th e Roll, A d jou rnm en t

DELEGATION FROM THE FLOOR1. O ntario U ndergraduate Student A lliance (OUSA)2. O ntario Public In terest Research Group (OPIRG)

REPORT PERIOD1. Nursing Caucus2. Science Caucus3. Social Science Caucus4. External Affairs Commissioner5. University Affairs Commissioner6. Executive Board7. V ice-President Finance

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

1. Close MSU Seat on O ther C om m ittee

BUSINESS1, Recess fo r M eetings o f MSU and CFMU Inc2, C om m ittee o f th e W hole3, Year Plans4, Fall Break5, Close SRA Seats on Standing Com m ittees6, CASA Lobby Con Delegates7, OUSA General Assembly Delegates8, Open Seats on Award Com m ittees

COMMITTEE BUSINESS2. BYLAW 7 C - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

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SaullD'AngelaW ilsonSaullNestico-Sem ianiw Narro Perez Narro Perez Brodka

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MOTIONS

1. Moved b y N e s tic o -S e m ia n iw , seconded b y th a t th e A s s e m b ly c lo se o n e (1) M SU s e a t o n

th e E le c tio n s C o m m it te e .

2. Moved b y S au ll, seconded b y t h a t th e A s s e m b ly recess f o r m e e tin g s o f M SU Inc an d

C FM U Inc.

3. Moved b y D 'A n g e la , seconded b y t h a t th e A s s e m b ly m o v e in to C o m m it te e o f th e W h o le

t o d iscuss th e OPIRG p re s e n ta tio n .4 . Moved b y W ils o n , seconded b y Z a c h a re w ic z th a t th e A s s e m b ly a p p ro v e th e fo l lo w in g Y e a r P lans:

■ K in e s io lo g y C aucus

■ N u rs in g C aucus

5. a) Moved b y Sau ll, seconded b y t h a t th e A s s e m b ly re c o m m e n d th a t th e Fall B rea k

C o m m it te e p u rs u e a o n e -w e e k fa ll b re a k b e g in n in g in th e fa l l o f 20 15 .

b) Moved b y Sau ll, seconded b y th a t th e A s s e m b ly re c o m m e n d th a t th e Fall B rea k

C o m m it te e p u rs u e a tw o -d a y fa ll b re a k b e g in n in g in th e fa ll o f 20 15 .

6. Moved b y N e s tic o -S e m ia n iw , seconded b y t h a t th e A s s e m b ly c lo se SRA se a ts f o r th e

fo l lo w in g S ta n d in g C o m m itte e s :

■ B y la w & P ro c e d u re s (1)

■ E x te rn a l A ffa irs (2)

■ F ina nce (1)

■ O p e ra t io n s (1)

7. Moved b y N a rro Perez, seconded b y _________ th a t th e A s s e m b ly ra t i f y R o d rig o N a rro Perez an d

S c o tt M a llo n as th e M S U d e le g a te s to CASA L o b b y Con (N o v e m b e r 1 6 -2 2 , 20 1 4 ).

8. Moved b y N a rro Perez, seconded b y _________ th a t th e A s s e m b ly ra t i f y th e fo l lo w in g as th e M SU

d e le g a te s to O USA G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly (N o v e m b e r 6 -9 , 2 0 1 4 ): R o d rig o N a rro Perez, T e d d y Sau ll,

S p e n c e r N e s tic o -S e m ia n iw , Jessica S h o ke r, Joseph P a lla d in o , a n d th re e M SU m e m b e rs .

9. Moved b y B ro d ka , seconded b y th a t th e A s s e m b ly o p e n sea ts o n th e fo l lo w in g a w a rd

c o m m itte e s :

■ H o n o u r M (1 SRA, 1 M S U )■ R udy H e inz l A w a rd o f E x c e lle n c e ( l M SU )

■ M SU M e r i t S c h o la rs h ip (1 SRA, 1 M S U )

■ J. Lynn W a ts o n (1 SRA, 1 M S U )

■ M SU S p r it (1 SRA, 1 M SU )

10. Moved b y D 'A n g e la t h a t th e A s s e m b ly a d o p t BYLAW 7 /C - F IN A N C IA L AFFAIRS CO UN CIL as

c irc u la te d .

Student Representative Assembly Meeting 14H Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 6:30pm

Council Chambers, GH 111

Called to Order at 6:33pm

CALL OF THE ROLLPresent

Absent ExcusedAbsentLateOthers Present

Chair

AGENDA

Moved by Osazuwa, seconded by Seevaratnam that the Assembly adopt the agenda as presented.

Amendment

Moved by Narro Perez, seconded by Tweedie to amend motion 8 to read: "Moved by Narro Perez, seconded by that the Assembly ratify the following as the MSU delegates to OUSA General Assembly (November 6-9,2014): Rodrigo Narro Perez, Teddy Saull, Spencer Nestico-Semianiw, Jessica Shoker, Joseph Palladino, Michael Gill, Sarah Jama, Alan Rheaume, Christine Yachouh and Giuliana Guarna.

Passes by General Consent

Abbas, Brodka, Chennabathni, Craig, D'Angela, D'Mello, Dufault, Gill, Gillis, Guarna, Jama, Khanano, King, Kousoulas, Lehwald, Mallon, Modi, Mordhorst, Narro Perez, Nestico-Semianiw, Nolan, Oliveros, Osazuwa, Paul, Saull, Seevaratnam, Tambakis, Tweedie, Wilson, Zacharewicz Mazza, Mohamed, Soubas

Matthew Clarke (MSU Member), Kornelia Palczewski (SOCS President), Dylan DePodesta (MSU Member, MES), Sandy Kuarsingh (BTA Rep), Saad Syed (CRO), Adam Moniz (MSU Member), Nishan Zewge-Abubaker (Diversity Services Assistant Director), Inna Berditchevskaia (MSU Member), Cullum Brownbridge (MSU Member), Jennifer Wang (MSU Member), Omajc Akal (MSU Member), Shaarujaa Nadarajh (MSU Member), Ameema Saeed (PSL Coordinator), Sarah Quayyum (Diversity Services Director), Alex Medley (Observer), Jaydene Lauallie (Observer), Kathleen Quinn (MSU Member), Corey Helie-Masters (Kin Society President), Madison Giffen (MSU Member), Kevan McDougall (MSU Member), Mina Karabit (TAC Coordinator), Kaitlyn Gonsalves (MSS Exec), Megan Hsu (MSS Exec), Christine Yachouh (MSS Exec), Mary Boulos (MSU Member), Eamon Colvin (SASS Observer), Daniel McGuire (QSCC Coordinator),Shanthiya Baheerathan (WGEN Pilot Coordinator), Carly Hunter (MSU Member), Jeremy Cochrane (MSU Member), Miranda Clayton (Marching Band President), Chelsi McNeill (MSU Member), Ashleigh Patterson (CUPE 3906), Anisa Morava (MSU Member), Aquino Inigo (MSU Member), Gail Jamieson (MISCA), Evan Jamieson-Eckel (MISCA), Jimmy Long (Spark Coordinator), Natasha Sandhu (Services Coordinator), Alan Rheaume (University Affairs Commissioner), Lucia Jara (Farmstand Director), Lindsay D'Souza (First Year Council), Karis Graham (MSU Member), Boey Chak (MUNSS Observer), Laura Hidvary (MUNSS Exec), Matt Lozinksi (MSU Member), Kojo Damptey (OPIRG McMaster), Esmonde Jamieson (OPIRG McMaster), Diana Elborno (OPIRG McMaster), J, Bauman (Recording Secretary)Mike Cheung

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Amendment

SRA 14H Page 2October 19, 2014

Moved by Narro Perez, seconded by D'Angela to strike the OUSA delegation from the floor.

■ Narro Perez noted that due timing issues and the availability of the OUSA President and Executive Director, OUSA was not able to present at the meeting. Narro Perez hoped OUSA would present at SRA 141.


Main Motion

Moved by Osazuwa, seconded by Seevaratnam that the Assembly adopt the agenda as presented and amended.


ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

■ The Chair declared two vacancies on the Assembly - one in Health Sciences and one in Nursing. The Chair reported that these vacancies would be filled in a by-election. The Chair welcomed the observers, and asked those present to sign the observers list. The Chair reminded all member to keep side chatter to a minimum and to leave the room tidy.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

Moved by Zacharewicz, seconded by Narro Perez that the minutes of SRA 14F and SRA 14G be adopted as circulated.


DELEGATION FROM THE FLOOR

Moved by Mallon, seconded by D'Angela that the parameters for the delegation be 15 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes of questions.

■ Mallon stated that each group presenting would be given equal time. There would be a separate discussion for the OPIRG fee in committee o f the whole.

■ D'Angela thought the time was good, and if the OPIRG delegation disagreed with the times, the Assembly could change them.


1. OPIRG McMaster - Kojo Damptey, Esmonde Jamieson, and Diana Elborno presented

■ Damptey gave a brief overview of the organization. OPIRG McMaster was established in 1995 and was given five objectives:

o To engage in charitable non-profit research and activities to advance the welfare of the University community;

o To execute, sponsor and publish educational studies and programs to advance the welfare of the University community;

o To help and encourage students to develop their research and advocacy skills, to become active and informed citizens;

o To make diverse viewpoints available to the McMaster University community; and o To link the activities of McMaster OPIRG at the University of McMaster to the general community.

Damptey explained that everything OPIRG does is tied back to these objectives.■ Jamieson stated the entire administrative budget for OPIRG was around $52,000.


■ E lborno exp la ined th a t th e re w e re fo u r d iffe re n t kinds o f vo lun teers , and v o lu n te e r p rogram m ing costs around $46,000 a year.

■ Dam ptey no ted th a t th e re are ad d itiona l funds available fo r research p rogram m ing . A Public In te res t G rant(PIG) is available to all students. One o f th e m ost recen t PIG pro jects was th e beeh ive ho te ls on campus. Theto ta l fun d in g available fo r research p rogram m ing is $3700.

■ Jamieson exp la ined th a t th e cam pus ne tw o rk ing costs, budgeted a t $2500, is to a llow OPIRG to w o rk w ith o th e r groups on campus.

■ E lborno sta ted th a t s tud en t engagem ent includes s tud en t fun d in g and advertis ing costs. If s tuden ts need extra fun d in g fo r a p ro jec t, th e y can apply to OPIRG fo r fund ing . E lborno no ted th a t OPIRG runs advertisem ents in The Silhouette, and o ffe r a b u tto n m aker th a t s tuden ts m ay use. The to ta l exp en d itu re fo r s tuden t engagem ent was around $8800.

■ Dam ptey no ted one o f OPIRG's ach ievem ents was assisting in th e crea tion o f a m in o r in A frican and A frican Diaspora Studies. OPIRG hosts an annual Fair T rade Fest, and recen tly com p le ted "M a k ing Connections W eek", w h ich aim ed to ge t s tudents invo lved in social and en v iro nm en ta l justice . OPIRG's key even t is th e annual general m eeting , w here new board m em bers are e lected.

■ E lborno added th a t OPIRG em ploys one s tud en t over th e year th rou gh th e M cW ork program , and tw o s tudents in th e S pring /S um m er sem ester. The o ffice was w o rk ing tow a rds paying these studen ts a liv ing wage, so th e annual cost fo r s tud en t s ta ffing is a round $11,000.

■ Dam ptey h igh ligh ted th a t eve ry th ing OPIRG does is fo r th e b e tte rm e n t o f students, th e M cM aste r com m u n ity , and to link those tw o to th e g re a te r H am ilton com m u n ity . OPIRG w o rks to ensure th a t no m a tte r w h e re you com e fro m , yo u r ideas are pub lic to th e Un iversity. This is done th rou gh active pa rtic ip a tion , advocacy, and research.

Q uestions■ D'Angela thanked OPIRG fo r com ing in and presented to th e Assem bly. D'Angela asked how m any w o rk ing

groups OPIRG has, and how D 'Angela could ge t involved.■ E lborno sta ted th e re are ten w o rk ing groups: C om m un ity V o lun te e r A ction , Food For T hough t, Food Not

Bombs H am ilton , Fossil Free M cM aste r, G uatem alan S o lidarity , H am ilton Urban Beekeepers, Human T ra ffick ing Awareness In itia tive , M cM aste r Ind igenous S tuden t C om m unity A lliance, Susta inable Happiness Circle and ThreadW ork.

■ Dam ptey exp la ined th a t i f a s tud en t w an ted to create th e ir ow n w o rk ing group , th e y could fill o u t an app lica tion . A pp lica tions are accepted in S ep tem ber and January.

■ N estico-Sem ianiw asked if th e p ro jec ted p rogram m ing costs included th e funds fro m studen ts w h o op ted o u t o f th e fee.

■ Dam ptey s ta ted th a t OPIRG sets aside m oney fo r s tu d e n t refunds. This year, OPIRG budgeted $1000 fo r s tud en t refunds.

■ Kousoulas asked how OPIRG saw th e o rgan iza tion becom ing m ore accessible to students, as a nu m be r o f s tudents are unaw are o f th e services p rov ided by th e office .

■ Dam ptey no ted th a t OPIRG has a pu b lic ity and com m unica tions board m em ber. The o ffice has also reached o u t to th e MSU fo r advertis ing and p ro m o tio n a l op po rtu n itie s . Dam ptey hoped th a t w ith m ore pa rtic ip a tion fro m th e MSU Board o f D irectors and Assem bly m em bers, awareness w o u ld increase. Dam ptey sta ted th a t the V o lun te e r C o ord ina to r a ttends a lm ost all o f th e firs t-ye a r classes to te ll s tuden ts ab ou t OPIRG. OPIRG is always try in g to f ind new ways to engage w ith students, and are n o t a lone in th is struggle.

■ E lborno sta ted th a t OPIRG gets invo lved w ith C lubsfest, has an open d o o r po licy, and encourages its w o rk ing groups to p ro m o te th e o th e r o p p o rtu n it ie s o f OPIRG w ith th e ir m em bers.

■ Tw eedie ceded to Ashleigh Patterson. Patterson no ted she in te rv ie w ed OPIRG on th e CFMU Radio Show, This is Ham Ont, and encouraged m em bers to lis ten to th e in te rv ie w fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n .

■ Gill asked how OPIRG's budget com pared to o th e r in te res t research groups, such as those a t th e U n ivers ity o f T o ron to , W a te rlo o , o r Laurier.

■ Dam ptey no ted th e budgets w e re s im ila r, b u t it was de pe nd en t on th e s tud en t fee co llected. Dam ptey stated th a t th e re was a general m ee ting w ith o th e r OPIRGs to discuss issues, and M cM aste r hosts its ow n pub lic in te res t g roup and inv ites o thers to a ttend .


■ Tam bakis asked w h e re OPIRG advertised th e o p t-o u t in fo rm a tio n , as none o f th e studen ts he spoke w ith had seen any in fo rm a tio n on it.

■ Dam ptey s ta ted an ad ve rtise m en t was placed in The Silhouette. In fo rm a tion was available on th e w ebsite , OPIRG blog, and listed in th e MSU Alm anac. Dam ptey no ted th a t OPIRG has spoken w ith th e MSU to include th e specific o p t-o u t period in th e alm anac. In fo rm a tion was also advertised on th e M cM as te r U n ivers ity fees page, and was p rov ided du ring Clubsfest.

■ Saull added th a t fo llo w in g his m ee ting w ith th e OPIRG board , he spoke w ith th e MSU team , and th e Board is suppo rtive o f th e changes to th e almanac.

REPORT PERIOD

1. Nursing Caucus - Zacharewicz presented

■ Zacharew icz sum m arized his rep o rt. Zacharew icz w e lcom ed th e Nursing s tudents w ho w e re observing in the back, and hoped one o f the m w o u ld consider runn ing fo r th e open SRA seat. Zacharew icz has g reat plans fo r th e years, all ou tlin ed in th e year plan.

2. Science Caucus - Guarna presented

■ Guarna sum m arized her rep o rt. Guarna h igh ligh ted th a t in th e m ee ting w ith Dr. Baker, th e Science Caucus ta lked ab ou t find in g a place fo r science s tudents to go fo r socia lization o r studying. The goal is to advertise open spaces in BSB.

Questions■ Khanano no ted th a t a t o th e r schools, th e re was a service w h e re s tudents could check em p ty room s on cam pus

in any bu ild ing.■ Kousoulas s ta ted th e re was an app available, b u t on ly to s tudents on an A nd ro id device.

3. Social Science Caucus - Jama presented

■ Jama apologized fo r being beh ind in repo rting . The caucus m e t fo r th e f irs t t im e today, as the y had been strugg ling w ith fin d in g a m ee ting tim e . Jama s tated th e caucus w o u ld be focused on au d iting th e accessib ility o f bu ild ings in th e A rts Quad, and th e caucus w o u ld have a re p o rt fo r th e Assem bly shortly .

4. External Affairs Committee - Nestico-Semianiw presented

■ N estico-Sem ianiw sum m arized his repo rt.

5. University Affairs Committee - Rheaume presented

■ Rheaume sum m arized his repo rt.

6. Executive Board - Osazuwa presented

■ Osazuwa sum m arized his repo rt.

7. Vice-President (Finance) - Mallon presented

■ M a llon sum m arized his repo rt.

INFORMATION PERIOD


■ Saull repo rted th a t th e process to app ly fo r SLEF fun d in g had been revam ped, and given th e cu rre n t conversa tions on cam pus ab ou t how to make im p rovem en ts on campus, Saull encouraged all m em bers to p ro m o te SLEF. Subm issions w ill be accepted un til th e f irs t Friday o f Novem ber. Saull no ted th a t th e U n ivers ity p u t fo rw a rd a proposal to th e go ve rn m en t to bu ild a bu ild ing d o w n to w n , and is excited fo r th e op po rtu n itie s . Saull s tated th e MSU co-launched a program w ith Residence Life called "W eekend W a rrio rs ", w h ich focuses on keeping s tudents on cam pus du ring th e " o f f ' weekends. Saull no ted th a t w h ile th e S eptem ber program m ing was n o t successful, th e program has been re-im agined. The O ctobe r p rogram m ing w ill be a coffee house. Saull rep o rted th a t he sta rted th e LINK Conference, w h ich was designed fo r all in de pen de n t s tud en t groups on cam pus in response to w h a t w e n t dow n w ith th e Redsuits. U n ivers ity and s tud en t leaders saw a need to o ffe r tra in in g , w h ich was th e purpose o f LINK. Saull th o u g h t th e con ference was a success. Saull p rov ided an upda te on th e WGEN. The Executive Board, w ith consu lta tion and sup po rt fro m th e P ilot C oord ina to r, has decided to ho ld o f f on h iring a liaison position . The purpose behind th e liaison pos ition was to w o rk w ith th e U n ivers ity and advocate fo r th e need to h ire a traum a counc ilo r and find space fo r a sa te llite office . Executive Board and th e P ilot C o o rd ina to r agreed to have a Board m em ber take on th e advocacy role, and Saull was excited to re p o rt th e progress th a t had been made. Saull m e t w ith th e Dean o f S tudents, w hose p o rtfo lio houses the S tuden t W ellness Centre. The Dean o f S tudents was very excited to sup po rt th e in itia tive to h ire a specia list nurse o r traum a centre . W h ile th e deta ils have n o t y e t been con firm ed , Saull sta ted it was a g reat trans ition . Saull has also m e t w ith HRES to see i f a response co o rd in a to r pos ition w o u ld be best housed in th a t office , and the y are on board. Saull m et w ith th e President, w h o is responsib le fo r th e HRES O ffice fund ing , and P. Deane is excited ab ou t th e idea. Saull s tated th a t th e conversa tions w e re happening, and th e U n ivers ity is excited and responsive to w h a t th e MSU has been advoca ting fo r regard ing th e WGEN. Saull sta ted th a t th e needs o f th e WGEN are th e f irs t th in g on th e MSU's agenda w hen m ee ting w ith sen io r a d m in is tra tion . Saull repo rted th a t he had been w o rk ing w ith D iversity Services and HRES to develop a cam paign to boost m in o rity voices on campus. A steering co m m itte e was created to de te rm in e ho w th a t cam paign m igh t look. Saull m e t w ith T. Sullivan (D irector, Security and Parking Services) to discuss o f f cam pus safety, and Sullivan has been very he lp fu l w ith o f f cam pus safe ty in itia tives. One big step Saull no ted was a m ee ting w ith th e C h ief o f Police to voice som e o f th e concerns com ing fro m students, and to see if th e re is a w ay fo r th e MSU to sup po rt the po lic ing e ffo rts in th e com m u n ity . Saull sta ted he w o u ld be runn ing a focus g roup on O ctober 28 to give s tudents a n o the r o p p o rtu n ity to bring up anyth ing th e y are w o rr ie d ab ou t o r makes the m fee l unsafe, so Saull cou ld bring it up w ith th e Chief.

■ Narro Perez thanked th e studen ts w h o had com e o u t to th e m eeting and those w h o w e re w a tch ing from hom e. Narro Perez s ta ted th a t th e m un ic ipa l E lection Day was O ctobe r 27, and it was g rea t to see so m any s tudents engaging w ith th e issues and w ith candidates. The MSU w o u ld be hosting th e last m ayora l deba te in H am ilton fro m 3-5pm in th e MUSC. Q uestions are being co llected via social m edia, and all th e in fo rm a tio n s tudents need to know fo r vo tin g is ava ilable on th e M acVotes page. Narro Perez added th a t th e MSU has lawn signs available fo r s tuden ts to show th e y are engaged and going to vote . There w ill be an elections headquarters ou ts ide M ills w ith vo lun tee rs ava ilab le to w a lk s tuden ts to th e closest po lling sta tions. Narro Perez rep o rted he was w o rk ing on a cam paign w ith MIIETL on w h a t s tudents w a n t to see to im p rove th e ir learning. Narro Perez has also been w o rk ing on re w ritin g th e Recognition o f S tuden t G roups po licy w ith the Un iversity. The goal is to make th e po licy easy to understand , so any s tud en t leader could look a t th e po licy and understand th e rights and responsib ilities o f s tud en t groups. Narro Perez upda ted th e Assem bly on the p e e r-tu to rin g ne tw ork . Narro Perez had been w o rk ing w ith th e SSC to de te rm in e how th e MSU could suppo rt and im p rove th e ir cu rre n t p e e r-tu to rin g ne tw ork . It is im p o rta n t th a t th e ne tw o rk be financ ia lly accessible. Narro Perez rep o rted th a t th e O n ta rio go ve rn m en t announced $12M in fun d in g fo r p rogram s and services re la ted to m enta l health and students. Narro Perez no ted he w o u ld p rov ide updates to th e Assem bly w hen M cM aste r finds o u t i f the y are receiving any o f th e funds. Narro Perez has been in com m un ica tion w ith the p ro je c t leaders on th e U n ivers ity 's s tud en t we llness and w e llbe ing stra tegy. This g roup has been focused on th e landscape o f m en ta l health on campus. Narro Perez was happy to announce th a t m any o f th e needs s tudents have id en tified are go ing to be addressed.

■ Baheerathan was excited to be w o rk ing w ith th e U n ivers ity . There are th re e cam paigns WGEN has planned fo r th e firs t sem ester and tw o cam paigns in th e second sem ester, a long w ith a w eeklong w o m en 's festiva l. Baheerathan rep o rted th a t she was s till h iring her executives fo r WGEN. Baheerathan sta ted she was concerned ab ou t th e liaison pos ition . Executive Board decided it w o u ld be best to de lay h iring u n til th e y saw


how e ffec tive th e Board and Baheerathan could be in lobby ing th e Un iversity. Baheerathan stated th e m a jo r issue rig h t now is th e lack o f space. The th ird goal o f th e WGEN is to p rov ide a physical safe space fo r w om en and tra n s * peop le to com e in and fee l supported and va lida ted and have th e ir voices heard. Baheerathan fe lt th a t space was an essentia l p a rt o f th e service, and be lieved it was th e biggest concern th a t peop le id en tified w ith . Baheerathan be lieved th e re has n o t been enough acco un ta b ility in te rm s o f Executive Board h iring her on tim e o r p rov id ing th e liaison in fo rm a tio n to th e Assem bly. Baheerathan fe lt th a t th is con flic ted w ith her in te rests fo r th e n e tw o rk th is year, and w an ted to keep th e Assem bly upda ted. Baheerathan sta ted th a t because th e Assem bly vo ted fo r th e ne tw o rk , it m eant th a t th e y w an ted th e space on campus. Baheerathan hoped th e re w e re peop le on th e Assem bly w ho w o u ld ensure these th ings w e re happening.

■ Abbas s ta ted th e M cM as te r Science Society h ired an Inertia C oord ina to r. Ine rtia airs every Tuesday a t noon on CFMU.

■ Brodka rep o rted th a t th e Executive Board adop ted gu ide lines fo r th e SWHAT/SRA o ffice , and those gu ide lines w o u ld be posted in th e space shortly . Brodka a ttended a PACTP m eeting , and th e re was an upda te on th e bike share. There are six s ta tions p lanned fo r campus, w ith ap p ro x im a te ly 60 bikes. Brodka added he recently learned ab ou t th e bike lib ra ry , w h e re it w o u ld be free to use a bike, and he was go ing to m ee t w ith th is new group to see how th e y w o u ld w o rk w ith th e bike share. Brodka added th e bike lib ra ry ties in to MACycle and fro m w h ere those bikes w o u ld be com ing. Brodka no ted th a t som e m em bers asked fo r facu lty -spec ific in fo rm a tio n fro m th e W elcom e W eek survey, and he w o u ld be sending th a t ou t. Brodka repo rted he was in th e process o f h iring a MACycle d irec to r, and hoped to have som eone in place in th e com ing weeks. Brodka no ted th a t th e app lica tion fo r th e CLAY C o ord ina to r closes to n ig h t. Brodka stated th a t th e Board was m eeting on M onday to ta lk ab ou t th e State o f th e Union. If Assem bly m em bers have any ideas on how to make the State o f th e Union m ore engaging, please le t th e Board know. An idea th a t came fro m th e LINK Conference was th e crea tion o f a social life council, s im ila r to th e President's Council and Academ ic A ffa irs Council. Brodka was going to reach o u t to see if th e re was in te res t fro m th e facu lty societies. Brodka rep o rted th a t th e SWHAT executives w e re being tra in ed on how to use li f t keys, and once PSL vo lun tee rs are tra in ed , th e peer sup po rt line w ill be able to p rov ide text-based peer sup po rt via th e w ebsite . Brodka sta ted th a t th e space a lloca tion au d it was s till happening, and recom m endations w o u ld be m ade by N ovem ber 30. It is a h o t to p ic fo r all o f the MSU's services. Brodka sta ted he has been m ee ting regu la rly w ith Baheerathan to figu re o u t how space can be created fo r WGEN. Brodka sta ted th a t if th e re was n o t pe rm an en t space available, th e y could consider a swing space th a t could be used du ring lo w peak o r closed tim e . Brodka hoped to have an upda te soon.

■ D'Angela rep o rted th a t MUSC Board o f M anagem en t had th e ir f irs t m eeting , and th e Board received the fea s ib ility s tudy on MUSC im provem ents . D 'Angela stated th a t i f any m em bers w e re in te rested in ge tting the w o rd o u t on th e ideas and pric ing op tions, th e y could send him an em ail, and he w o u ld p rov ide the in fo rm a tio n . The do cum e n t is ava ilable on line.

■ Syed asked th e Assem bly to p ro m o te th e by-e lec tion fo r th e vacancies.

QUESTION PERIOD

■ Gillis asked i f th e re w o u ld be a cost to s tudents fo r th e p e e r-tu to r in g program .■ Narro Perez s ta ted th a t cu rre n tly , s tudents are requ ired to pay $20-40 per ho u r o f tu to r in g . The goal o f the

program is to have studen ts pay a round $5 per hour, and the tu to r w o u ld be com pensated $15 per hour, w ith th e d iffe rence being m ade up by th e U n ivers ity . Narro Perez sta ted it was im p o rta n t th a t cost n o t be a ba rrie r fo r s tudents.

■ Kousoulas asked if The Silhouette w o u ld livestream th e m ayora l debate.■ Narro Perez no ted he had spoken to th e Executive Editor, and th e paper w ill be th e re to livestream the

debate.■ D'Angela asked fo r an upda te on th e levy a lloca tion fo r facu lty groups, and i f th e re was a dead line fo r signing

th e MOU.■ M a llon sta ted th e dead line fo r signing th e MOU was Decem ber 31. The W elcom e W eek A dvisory C om m ittee

was in th e process o f rev iew ing th e financia ls. A recom m enda tion w o u ld then be sent to th e S tuden t Services C om m ittee . The dead line fo r fee subm issions is January, b u t M a llon hopes to have eve ry th ing w rapped up in December.

■ Khanano asked Baheerathan if p rov id ing p riva te sup po rt was p a rt o f th e WGEN's plan.


■ Baheerathan sta ted th a t if th e n e tw o rk w e re to p rov ide peer support, it w o u ld deal w ith sexual assault. C urrently , th e ne tw o rk is n o t in th e place to be ab le to p rov ide su ffic ie n t tra in in g to th e vo lun tee rs so th a t the y w o u ld be ab le to p rov ide th a t support. Baheerathan hopes to create a sup po rt tra in in g m anual fo r gendered vio lence on campus. Baheerathan no ted her focus was find in g safe space on campus.

■ Osazuwa asked how th e liaison pos ition w o u ld b e tte r he lp Baheerathan.■ Baheerathan sta ted th e liaison had th re e roles: to ta lk to th e U n ivers ity ab ou t space, to advocate fo r a

counse llo r, and to liaise w ith exte rna l partners. Baheerathan s ta ted th a t she was c u rre n tly bu ild ing re la tionsh ips w ith exte rna l pa rtners because she was h ired ea rlie r in th e year. Baheerathan w o rr ie d th a t w ith o u t th e liaison pos ition , th e WGEN w o u ld n o t ge t space on campus. Baheerathan sta ted th a t Saull had done a g rea t jo b w o rk ing to w a rd ge tting a sexual assault nurse and response co o rd in a to r on campus.

■ Abbas asked Saull w hen he w o u ld be ge tting Facebook.■ Saull s tated th a t th is to p ic cam e up, and as a Board, th e y addressed it a t th e beginn ing o f th e year. Saull s tated

he finds th e s ite to be dem ora liz ing , and he did n o t w a n t his personal life to co llide w ith th e professional decisions he has to make. Saull acknow ledged th a t he does n o t engage w ith top ics on T w itte r, and it is a fau lt.Saull s tated he m ade up fo r his lack o f social m edia presence in o th e r ways, like spending an ho u r each w eekin th e s tud en t cen tre to ta lk to s tuden ts ab ou t th e ir concerns. Saull no ted it was cha lleng ing to p rov ide a th o u g h tfu l response to questions asked on T w itte r in under 140 characters.

■ Gill asked Baheerathan if th e A dvisory Board had been he lp fu l in assisting to f ind space, as th a t was one o f the respons ib ilities o f th e board.

■ Baheerathan ceded to Ana Q arri. Q arri sta ted she m e t w ith Brodka, and it was on ly a fte r sending him a num ber o f em ails. The Advisory Board has n o t been asked to p rov ide inpu t; it has been Q arri having to ask Brodka fo r updates. Q arri s ta ted th a t th e p o in t o f th e A dvisory Board is to advise, b u t th e re has been no acco un ta b ility fro m th e VP Adm in to ask fo r advice. Q arri asked w hy an Advisory Board was elected i f they w e re n o t go ing to be asked to advise.

■ Baheerathan added th a t she fe lt th e capacity o f th e A dvisory Board was to advise, n o t to f ind space on campus. Baheerathan s tated it was d iff ic u lt to f ind space on cam pus, and it was n o t fa ir to ask s tudents w ho have vo lun tee red fo r those pos itions to do th e w ork.

■ Osazuwa ceded to Jyssika Russell. Russell asked Saull if he had considered crea ting a specific MSU President T w itte r handle to advertise his pro jects, o r to crea te o th e r p ro fessional avenues th rou gh w h ich peop le could con tac t him . Russell sta ted th a t s tudents are n o t always co m fo rta b le discussing issues in person.

■ Saull apprecia ted th e suggestions, and stated he w o u ld rev is it th e conversa tion w ith th e Board. Saull s tated hew o u ld m ee t w ith th e MSU's PR team to see w h a t could be done w ith th e MSU account to increase awareness.

■ D'Angela ceded to Ashleigh Patterson. Patterson sta ted she was vo lun tee rs a t th e M acVotes tab le as a S tuden tSuccess Leaders, and th e MSU vo lun teers w e re unable to answ er th e s im ple questions studen ts had, such as w here th e closest po lling s ta tion was and w h a t s tudents needed to vote . Patterson asked if a sheet o f im p o rta n t in fo rm a tio n could be p rov ided to all vo lun teers , and she did n o t w a n t to see studen ts tu rn e d away fro m th e tab le w ith o u t having th e ir questions answered.

■ Shoker sta ted th a t tra in in g was p rov ided fo r th e m em bers o f th e Advocacy S tree t Team. Shoker apologized, and s tated she w o u ld fo llo w up w ith all o f th e vo lun teers . S tudents w e re p rov ided w ith th e answers to those questions, and w e re also ins truc ted to p rovide th e con tac t in fo rm a tio n fo r various peop le, inc lud ing Narro Perez and herself, in th e even t a s tud en t w an ted ad d itiona l in fo rm a tio n .

■ Guarna no ted th a t in th e WGEN Advisory Board po licy, th e P ilot C o o rd ina to r was th e cha ir and wasresponsib le fo r calling th e m eetings. Guarna sta ted she was a m em ber o f th a t board, and had n o t heard from Baheerathan ab ou t a m eeting . Guarna asked Baheerathan if she was in te res ted in ho ld ing a m eeting.

■ Baheerathan sta ted she had inv ited Brodka and th e Services Com m issioner to th e m eetings, and did n o t knoww hy Guarna was n o t asked to a ttend.

■ Guarna asked if, now th a t it has been b ro ug h t to her a tte n tio n , Baheerathan in tended to ho ld a m eeting w here everyone was involved.

■ Baheerathan sta ted she w o u ld call a m ee ting and ensure Guarna received an in v ita tio n .■ G illis did n o t th in k it was fa ir to ho ld a PTM responsib le fo r know ing th e y w e re th e cha ir o f a com m ittee . Gillis

asked w ho was responsib le fo r in fo rm ing th e studen ts th a t th e y chaired a co m m itte e and th e com m ittee representatives.


■ Brodka s tated th e Assem bly was ge ttin g in to th e deta ils on how th e service and advisory board opera te . Brodka s tated he and Baheerathan w o u ld connect to discuss these concerns.

■ Baheerathan sta ted th a t th e tw o MSU/SRA m em bers o f th e A dvisory Board w e re present, and she did no t know w here Guarna th o u g h t she f i t in.

■ Tw eedie ceded to Carly H unter. H un te r exp la ined th a t th e re was an SRA m em ber on th e co m m itte e fo r the p ilo t rev iew , w h ich was Guarna. The tw o MSU/SRA m em bers on th e A dvisory Board w e re he rse lf and A. Qarri.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

1. Close MSU Seat on Elections Committee

Moved by Nestico-Sem ianiw , seconded by Khanano th a t th e Assem bly close one (1) MSU seat on th e E lections C om m ittee .

Nominations■ D'Angela nom ina ted Cullum B row nbridge - accepted.

Vote to Close


■ Cullum B row nbridge was acclaim ed to th e MSU seat on th e E lections C om m ittee .

BUSINESS

Moved by Brodka, seconded by D'Angela to am end th e agenda so th a t th e C om m ittee o f th e W ho le discussion becom es Business Item #1.

■ Brodka s tated th is was o u t o f respect fo r th e OPIRG de legation th a t was s till present.■ G illis disagreed, and s ta ted th a t th e s tud en t observers w e re p resen t to ta lk ab ou t th e party. S tudents fund

OPIRG. G illis s ta ted th e Assem bly should stick w ith th e presen ted agenda.■ N estico-Sem ianiw asked how long C om m ittee o f th e W ho le w o u ld take. If th a t discussion was go ing to be

m uch sho rte r, it m ade sense to have it firs t.■ Brodka s tated th e leng th o f th e discussion was up to th e Assem bly. If it was a f ru it fu l conversa tion , it w ou ld

take longer.

Vote to Amend Agenda

In Favour: 23 Opposed: 6 Abstentions: 1 Opposed: Saull, Kousoulas, Abbas, Osazuwa, Seevaratnam, Gillis

Abstentions: Guarna Motion Passes

1. Committee o f the Whole

Moved by D 'Angela, seconded by Khanano th a t th e Assem bly m ove in to C om m ittee o f th e W ho le to discuss the OPIRG p resen ta tion .


■ The Speaker declined th e Chair.■ Brodka assumed th e Chair.


M ove d by D 'Angela, seconded by Osazuwa to m ove o u t o f C om m ittee o f th e W ho le and to Rise and Report.

Passes by G enera l Consent

Rise and R eport

■ The Assem bly thanked OPIRG fo r com ing o u t and presen ting and very tho ro ug h and th o u g h tfu l p resen ta tion . The in te n t o f th e by law is in fo rm a tio n sharing, and OPIRG did a g rea t jo b o f c learly show ing w here th e funds are going, as w e ll as h igh ligh ting the w o rk being done on campus. The Assem bly no ted th a t OPIRG is a very im pactfu l g roup on cam pus, and has set a high standard fo r th e o th e r groups on campus. All o f OPIRG's financ ia l in fo rm a tio n has been aud ited and is ava ilable on line . There was a s ligh t issue w ith th e o p t-o u t, bu t th e re are plans fro m bo th th e MSU and OPIRG to make changes m oving fo rw a rd . The Assem bly com m ended OPIRG fo r s triv ing to pay s tudents a liv ing wage.

2. Recess fo r M ee ting s o f MSU and CFMU Inc

M ove d by Saull, seconded by Khanano th a t the Assem bly recess fo r m eetings o f MSU Inc and CFMU Inc.

Passes U n an im ou s ly

Recessed a t 8 :27pmCalled to O rde r a t 11 :08pm

CALL OF THE ROLL Present

A bse n t ExcusedA bsentLateO the rs Present

Chair

Abbas, Brodka, Chennabathn i, Craig, D 'Angela, D 'M e llo , D u fau lt, Gill, G illis, Guarna, Jama, Khanano, King, Kousoulas, Lehwald, M a llon , M od i, M o rd ho rs t, Narro Perez, N estico-Sem ianiw , Nolan, O liveros, Osazuwa, Paul, Saull, Seevaratnam , Tam bakis, Tw eedie, W ilson, Zacharew icz Mazza, M oham ed, Soubas

M a tth e w Clarke (MSU M em ber), Kornelia Palczewski (SOCS President), Dylan DePodesta (MSU M em ber, MES), Sandy Kuarsingh (BTA Rep), Saad Syed (CRO), Adam M on iz (MSU M em ber), Nishan Zew ge-Abubaker (D iversity Services Assistant D irector), Inna Berditchevskaia (MSU M em ber), Cullum B row nbridge (MSU M em ber), Jennife r W ang (MSU M em ber), O m ajc Akal (MSU M em ber), Shaarujaa Nadarajh (MSU M em ber), Am eem a Saeed (PSL C oord ina to r), Sarah Q uayyum (D iversity Services D irector), Alex M ed ley (O bserver), Jaydene Lauallie (O bserver), Kathleen Q uinn (MSU M em ber), Corey He lie -M asters (Kin Society President), M adison G iffen (MSU M em ber), Kevan M cDougall (MSU M em ber), M ina Karabit (TAC C oord ina to r), Kaitlyn Gonsalves (MSS Exec), Megan Hsu (MSS Exec), Christine Yachouh (MSS Exec), M ary Boulos (MSU M em ber), Eamon Colvin (SASS O bserver), Daniel M cG uire (QSCC C oord ina to r),Shanthiya Baheerathan (WGEN Pilot C oord ina to r), Carly H unte r (MSU M em ber), Jerem y Cochrane (MSU M em ber), M iranda C layton (M arch ing Band President), Chelsi M cN eill (MSU M em ber), Ashleigh Patterson (CUPE 3906), Anisa M orava (MSU M em ber), Aqu ino Inigo (MSU M em ber), Gail Jam ieson (MISCA), Evan Jamieson-Eckel (MISCA), Jim m y Long (Spark C oord ina to r), Natasha Sandhu (Services C oord ina to r), A lan Rheaume (U n ivers ity A ffa irs C om m issioner), Lucia Jara (Farm stand D irector), Lindsay D'Souza (First Year Council), Karis G raham (MSU M em ber), Boey Chak (MUNSS O bserver), Laura H idvary (MUNSS Exec), M a tt Lozinksi (MSU M em ber), Kojo Dam ptey (OPIRG M cM aster), Esmonde Jam ieson (OPIRG M cM aste r), Diana E lborno (OPIRG M cM aste r), J. Bauman (Recording Secretary)M ike Cheung


3. Year Plans

M ove d by W ilson, seconded by Zacharew icz th a t th e Assem bly approve th e fo llo w in g Year Plans: K inesiologyCaucus, Nursing Caucus.

■ W ilson s ta ted th e biggest goal fo r th e K inesiology Caucus was to reach o u t to s tuden ts and ge t the m m ore invo lved. They w ill also w o rk m ore closely w ith the M cM aste r Science Society and the K inesiology Society.

■ Zacharew icz apologized fo r sub m itting th e Nursing Caucus year plan late, b u t he p u t a lo t o f w o rk in to the plan.

V o te to A p p ro ve


4. Fall B reak

M ove d by Saull, seconded by D 'Angela th a t th e Assem bly recom m end th a t th e Fall Break C om m ittee pursue aone-w eek fa ll break beginning in th e fa ll o f 2015.

■ Saull s ta ted th a t he sits on a co m m itte e struck by th e AVP Faculty to discuss if th e Fall Break should exist.O the r m em bers on th e co m m itte e include various associate deans, th e Registrar, and th e Dean o f Students. The co m m itte e agreed th a t th e re should be a fa ll break, b u t th e decision is w h e th e r to pursue a fu ll w eek break o r keep it a t tw o days. Saull sta ted he was bring ing th e discussion to th e Assem bly to see i f s tudents w a n t a one-w eek break o r to keep it as a tw o -d a y break. Saull sta ted th a t th e Fall Break C om m ittee w o u ld be m aking a decision to m o rro w , fo llo w e d by recom m endations to th e Provost, Senate, and Board o f G overnors. Saull s ta ted th a t fo r th e w eek long break, it w o u ld be run the w eek fo llo w in g Thanksgiving so th a t th e Registrar on ly needs to f ind fo u r days in th e sem ester. In te rm s o f im pacts, classes w o u ld s ta rt on th e Tuesday o f W elcom e W eek, w h ich leaves on ly tw o o th e r days to find in th e sem ester. W elcom e W eek could see an ea rlie r m ove-in , w h ich w o u ld a ffec t a num ber o f th ings, and those have n o t ye t been fleshed ou t. A t th e end o f the te rm , th e sw ing day in be tw een w hen classes end and exams s ta rt w o u ld like ly d isappear, and exams w o u ld becapped a t 2 o r 2.5 hrs to p rov ide th e extra days needed fo r a break. A sho rte r tw o -d a y break w o u ld s till have all o f th e above im pacts as possib ilities, b u t th e y w o u ld n o t all needed to happen. The Registrar w o u ld make th e fina l decision.

■ D'Angela spoke in favo u r o f th e one-w eek break. M any Social Sciences m em bers w o u ld apprec ia te a one-w eek break. D'Angela stated th a t th e log istica l de ta ils regard ing changes to m ove in and W elcom e W eek p rogram m ing are concerns, b u t can be managed. D'Angela rem inded m em bers th a t th e level o f conversation should be ab ou t w h a t th e v ision fo r th e Fall Break is as s tud en t representatives. The U n ivers ity w o u ld be responsib le fo r figu rin g o u t how eve ry th ing w o u ld w ork . D 'Angela s ta ted th a t m any un ive rs ities are m oving to w a rd a one-w eek fa ll break. D'Angela asked th e Assem bly to consider th e break fro m th e perspective o f w h a t is best fo r th e en tire s tud en t po pu la tio n , and n o t how ind iv idua l courses w o u ld be affected .

■ Guarna was in favo u r o f a tw o -d a y break. Guarna did n o t th in k th e concerns regard ing m ove-in w e re triv ia l, and should be considered in th e conversa tion. Guarna s ta ted th is w o u ld increase th e stra in on students, as bo th parents, students, and reps w o u ld need to take ad d itiona l tim e o f f w o rk . Science studen ts are a lready s tre tched th in w ith tes ting , and an en tire w eek o f f w o u ld on ly exacerbate th e s itua tion . Guarna stated a w eek long break w o u ld on ly increase stress w ith th e cu rre n t tes ting models.

■ Narro Perez s tated th a t fa ll breaks have been im p lem e n ted across th e province. Narro Perez sta ted th a t a change to a w eeklong break w o u ld fo rce facu lty to reexam ine how studen ts are tes ted , w h ich was an exciting o p p o rtu n ity . Narro Perez stated a break was needed, and th e U n ivers ity w ill take th e Assem bly's recom m enda tion seriously. Narro Perez no ted th a t th e exam im pact w o u ld be th e m ost in flu e n tia l change fo r years to come. Narro Perez encouraged th e Assem bly to th in k ab ou t these th ings fro m a lens o f pedagogy and th a t som eth ing needs to change in th e w ay s tudents are tested .

■ Seevaratnam agreed it was a g reat o p p o rtu n ity fo r th e Assem bly to be in a pos ition w h ere th e y can in fluence facu lty . Seevaratnam was concerned th a t engineering students, w ho tend to have courses th a t are m ore


techn ica l, w o u ld be h indered by having a w eek o ff. A w eek long break w o u ld mean one less w eek th a t the s tudents could have access to th e fac ilities to learn those skills. Seevaratnam stated th a t th e one-day break be fo re the s ta rt o f exams is a stress re liever, and tak ing it aw ay fro m studen ts could make th e exam period m ore stressful. Seevaratnam argued th a t sho rte r exams w o u ld also increase stress, as studen ts no longer have th e extra tim e to reeva luate questions and rev iew th e answers. Seevaratnam agreed th a t changes to m ove in need to be considered because o f w o rk schedules.

■ King no ted th a t th e Assem bly was deba ting w h e th e r th e y w o u ld p re fe r sho rte r exams o r no t, o r changes to W elcom e W eek. King s ta ted th a t w ith e ith e r th e tw o -d a y break o r w eek long break, bo th changes to W elcom e W eek and th e exam period w e re possible, and th e U n ivers ity w o u ld be responsib le fo r m aking those decisions. King sta ted th a t if th e re w e re issues re la ted to techn ica l classes, it was a va lid concern to take in to considera tion .

■ O liveros stated th a t a w eek long break w o u ld be benefic ia l fo r s tudents w h o are n o t fro m H am ilton . O ften , the f irs t t im e those studen ts are ab le to go hom e is a t th e ho liday break.

■ Nolan asked i f th e w eek long break w o u ld extend in to th e class tim e in Decem ber, th e re fo re m aking exams run la te r in th e m on th .

■ Saull s tated th a t th e num be r o f in s tru c tion a l days w o u ld n o t change. Tw o days w o u ld com e fro m W elcom e W eek, one w o u ld be fro m th e sw ing day be fore exams, and th e last day w o u ld com e fro m packing m ore exams in to th e c u rre n t schedule.

■ Nolan was concerned th a t the c o n te n t w o u ld n o t change fro m how teachers are teaching. Nolan w o rrie d th a t a th re e -h o u r exam w o u ld have th e same c o n te n t and s tudents w o u ld be to ld th e y now had to w r ite th a t exam in 2 o r 2.5 hours.

■ Saull no ted th a t facu lty m em bers w e re represented a t th e Fall Break C om m ittee , and th e sen tim en t was th a t th e w ay exams are adm in is te red and im agined w o u ld have to change. Saull sta ted th a t professors w o u ld no t give s tudents th e same 3 -h ou r exam to w r ite in a sho rte r period.

■ M a llon sta ted th a t as a com m erce s tuden t, th e m a jo rity o f tes ting occurs a fte r Thanksgiving, and it w o u ld no t be bene fic ia l to have a w eek long break im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g Thanksgiving. W ith th e cu rre n t tim in g o f th e fa ll break, it d ivides the com m erce te rm . M a llon sta ted he w o u ld be in favo u r o f a tw o -d a y break.

■ Khanano supported a tw o -d a y break. Kinesiology s tudents are a lready facing w r itin g 5 exams in 4 days, b u t if an extended break a ffec ted the exam schedule, it w o u ld n o t b e ne fit K inesiology students.

■ Saeed encouraged th e Assem bly to th in k ab ou t w h a t w o u ld b e ne fit th e m ost s tudents. Saeed s ta ted th a t if she m oved in to residence earlie r, she w o u ld have missed pa rt o f W elcom e W eek, and knows a num ber o f o th e r s tudents w o u ld have been in th e same s itua tion . Saeed suggested m oving th e tw o -d a y break to the w eek o f Thanksgiving, as th a t w o u ld m ake a big d iffe rence .

■ Saull s tated he b rough t th is idea fo rw a rd to th e Registrar, and the y said it was possible. Saull encouraged the Assem bly to discuss th e tw o op tions presented.

■ Saeed asked w hy, w hen Laurier created a one-w eek break, th e ir W elcom e W eek schedule d id n o t change.■ Tam bakis no ted th a t Laurier does n o t have any program s w ith accred ita tion requ irem en ts .■ D'Angela sta ted th a t m ove in and courses w o u ld be changed if th e Assem bly recom m ended a one-w eek break.

E veryth ing w o u ld be re-im agined. D 'Angela sta ted th a t th e fa ll break w o u ld n o t look th e same as it d id th is year, and th e Assem bly should th in k ab ou t th e break in te rm s o f i f th e re should be a fu ll w eek break at M cM aste r U n ivers ity , and w h a t length o f break w o u ld b e ne fit th e m ost students.

■ Osazuwa ceded to Adam M oniz. M on iz sta ted th a t fo r th e same reason th e Assem bly vo ted against th e year- end concert fo r lack o f de ta ils , th e Assem bly should vo te against th is m o tio n . M on iz did n o t th in k the Assem bly could m ake a decision th a t w o u ld a ffec t W elcom e W eek w ith o u t th e details. M on iz did n o t th in k it was fa ir to base a decision based on unknowns. M on iz fe lt th a t m en ta l hea lth is im p o rta n t, b u t ex tend ing tw o days in to a w eek long break lum ps all s tuden ts in to th e m en ta l health category. M on iz did n o t th in k th a t all s tudents should be requ ired to o p t in to this.

■ Brodka s ta ted th e MSU is in a very good pos ition w hen th e U n ivers ity is com ing to us fo r s tud en t feedback. Brodka no ted th e concep t o f a w eek long fa ll break was b ro ug h t fo rw a rd to th e W elcom e W eek A dvisory C om m ittee (WWAC), and th e re w e re peop le a t th e tab le w h o had never heard o f it, ind ica ting how early the U n ivers ity is in th e decis ion-m aking process. The W W AC no ted th a t changes to W elcom e W eek w ou ld decrease overa ll costs and w o u ld m ake it easier to feed th e students. In general, W W AC supported a one- w eek break, know ing th a t th e re w e re a nu m ber o f logistica l concerns th a t w o u ld need to be w orked out.


Brodka no ted it w o u ld also be an o p p o rtu n ity to look c ritica lly a t th e p rogram m ing du ring W elcom e W eek and eva luations. Brodka s tated th a t stud ies show a perceived decrease in stress a fte r a break. Brodka w o u ld be vo tin g in favo u r o f a fu ll w eek break.

■ Narro Perez no ted th a t th e loss o f labs and tu to r ia ls fo r m ore techn ica l courses have a lready been accounted fo r in th e cu rre n t fa ll break system . Narro Perez sta ted th a t a one-w eek break w o u ld be a big push fo r the U n ivers ity to look a t how s tudents are ta u g h t and assessed, best teaching m ethods, and eva luating concepts. Narro Perez s tated it was an exc iting o p p o rtu n ity to see w h ere studen ts can he lp gu ide th e pedagogy.

■ Tw eedie s ta ted th a t be fo re Thanksgiving is n o t an ove rw h e lm ing tim e fo r students. Tw eedie s tated th a t losing th e day in be tw een exams is ove rw he lm ing because assignm ents and assessments p ile up a t th e end o f the te rm .

■ G illis and the e n tire Social Science caucus supported th e one-w eek proposal. G illis s ta ted th a t th e re w ere a nu m be r o f fac to rs to consider, and m en ta l hea lth was a serious concern. G illis no ted th a t to be ab le to take tim e o f f to read w ith o u t th e stress o f classes is very im p o rta n t to social science students. G illis no ted th a t a one-w eek break m ig h t n o t be th e best fo r everyone, b u t it was th e best op tio n fo r th e social science constituen ts.

■ W ilson was in favo u r o f a one-w eek break. A break w o u ld give studen ts a w h o le w eek w ith o u t classes and m eetings to s tudy fo r upcom ing m id te rm s.

■ Kousoulas s ta ted th a t w hen she was reaching o u t to students, she heard a nu m ber o f ideas ab ou t th e break ou ts ide o f th e tw o presented. M ost o f th e concerns w e re surround ing exams. M ost s tudents do n o t find o u t th e ir exam schedule un til last O ctober, and have one o f th e longest exam periods. Kousoulas no ted th a t some schools on ly have 11 days o f exams o r a w eek o f f be fo re exams. Kousoulas encouraged th e Board to con tinue to have those conversa tions w ith th e Registrar. Kousoulas th o u g h t th e re was room fo r im p rovem ents , and th a t th e re are o th e r conversa tions ou ts ide o f th e one-w eek versus tw o -d a y break.

■ Abbas asked w h y th e conversa tion is n o t ab ou t decreasing stress instead o f m oving stress. Abbas stated th a t s ta rting classes ea rlie r increases stress fo r upper year s tudents, as the y usually use those days fo r m oving back to Ham ilton .

■ D'Angela ceded to Cullum B row nbridge. B row nbridge liked th e idea o f a fu ll reading w eek in th e firs t sem ester. B row nbridge s ta ted th a t s tudents should be spending th e actua l day o f Thanksgiving w ith the peop le the y are th a n k fu l fo r, n o t trave lling . Some studen ts live m uch fu r th e r away and canno t make it hom e fo r Thanksgiving. B row nbridge s ta ted th a t th e c u rre n t break fa lls du ring H a lloween, and som e studen ts w ill n o t use it to catch up on w ork.

■ Osazuwa ceded to Adam M oniz. M on iz sta ted th a t his engineering program requ ired 12 weeks o f tu to r ia l fo raccred ita tion , and w ith th e c u rre n t break, tu to r ia ls needed to s ta rt du ring W elcom e W eek, and are held un til th e day be fo re exams. M on iz sta ted th e re is a lready a w eek long break in th e second sem ester, and asked the Assem bly if th e second te rm was m ore en joyab le and less stressfu l by having a w eek o ff.

■ O liveros s tated a w eek long break w o u ld n o t w o rk fo r In te rn a tion a l s tudents to go hom e because it was no tfinanc ia lly viable. O liveros s tated th a t th e exam schedule is released q u ite late, and m any flig h ts are a lready fu ll.

■ D 'M e llo asked if th e re was an o p p o rtu n ity fo r s tudents to ge t invo lved in th e decis ion-m aking process, asth e re are a num ber o f ideas on how to m od ify th e break to b e ne fit th e h ighest nu m be r o f s tudents.

■ Saull s tated he was go ing to a m ee ting to m o rro w m orn ing w ith th e recom m enda tion p rovided by the Assem bly and notes o f th e o th e r ideas.

■ Kousoulas asked m em bers to consider th e f irs t year s tuden ts w h o are tra n s itio n in g fro m high school to Un iversity. An o p p o rtu n ity to go hom e fo r a fu ll w eek in th e fa ll cou ld be very valuable. Kousoulas asked i f th is was som eth ing th a t could be sent to re fe rendum and have studen ts vo te fo r th e ir p re ference. Kousoulas stated she was rece iv ing m any questions fro m students.

■ Saull s ta ted th a t given th e very t ig h t tim e lines , as re fe rendum w o u ld n o t be feasible.■ Kousoulas s ta ted th a t s tuden ts w a n t to answ er th e question and w a n t to be m ore invo lved in the

conversation.■ Gill s ta ted it was n o t fa ir to com pare a break in th e firs t te rm to a break in th e second te rm . Gill no ted th a t

vacations b e ne fit stress levels fo r 3-4 weeks and yo u r b u rn o u t levels are lo w e r fo r longer. S tudies do no tconsider a sho rte r break to be a vacation , as th e re are no positive health benefits.


■ Craig no ted m any studen ts an tic ip a te th e break in th e second sem ester as a tim e to relax and see fam ily . Craig s tated she sees how m any studen ts look fo rw a rd to th e February break, and im agined it w o u ld be th e same if th e re w e re a break in th e f irs t te rm .

■ Tam bakis s ta ted th a t th e s tudents he spoke to saw th e break in th e second sem ester like a ligh t a t th e end o f a tunne l. It acts as a checkpo in t in th e sem ester to reca lcu la te and refresh.

■ Lehwald sta ted th a t a w eek o f f in th e fa ll w o u ld be very he lp fu l to hum an ities students. A t th e same tim e , the one-day break be fore exams is necessary. Lehwald sta ted she had a nu m ber o f assignm ents due on th e last day o f class, fo llo w e d by exams scheduled on th e f irs t days, and she w o u ld n o t have been able to handle the w o rk load w ith o u t th e extra day.

■ M o rd h o rs t sta ted th a t fro m th e o th e r s tudents she has spoken w ith , th e second sem ester seems to pick up a lo t fas te r than th e f irs t sem ester. M o rd h o rs t th o u g h t th a t due to th e pace o f classes th a t is w hy th e reading w eek in the second sem ester is a n icer break fo r students.

■ Saull advised th a t the U n ivers ity A ffa irs C om m ittee had a s im ila r conversa tion , and th e co m m itte e p re fe rred th e one-w eek break. Saull was d isappo in ted by the com m ents th a t th is was an o the r m o tio n th a t lacked deta ils, as th a t was an un fa ir ju dg m en t. Saull sta ted th a t he was n o t requ ired to bring th is m o tio n fo rw a rd , bu t he w an ted to bring a live conversa tion fro m th e U n ivers ity to th e Assem bly to ge t s tu d e n t feedback.

■ Seevaratnam asked if th e Assem bly recom m ended a tw o -d a y break if th e y could designate w h e re th e break w o u ld be placed in th e sem ester.

■ Saull no ted he addressed th is concern earlie r. Saull spoke to th e Registrar and ind ica ted it w o u ld be possible to have th e break m oved to th e same w eek as Thanksgiving, b u t th a t could n o t be guaranteed.

■ Tw eedie ceded to Adam M oniz. M on iz s tated he did n o t mean th a t th e lack o f de ta ils was because o f a lack o f th e w o rk Saull has done, b u t ra th e r th a t he did n o t th in k it was ap p ro p ria te to vo te on th e fu tu re o f th e fa ll break. M on iz sta ted th a t it w o u ld n o t be possible to shorten th e break in th e fu tu re i f a one-w eek break does n o t w o rk out.

■ G illis asked i f Saull w o u ld fee l com fo rta b le w ith d irec tio n fro m th e Assem bly fo r a tw o -d a y break to be du ring Thanksgiving.

■ Gill ceded to C hristine Yachouh. Yachouh sta ted th a t th e fa ll break a t Ryerson does n o t extend to Engineering students. Yachouh asked if M cM aste r's break w o u ld inc lude engineering students.

■ D 'Angela sta ted th a t th e fa ll break w o u ld be available to every s tud en t in every facu lty .■ Gill no ted th e num ber o f m em bers w ho ind ica ted th e y w o u ld w a n t a sho rte r break a t Thanksgiving surprised

him . Gill fe lt th e a rgum en t against a long break was th a t Thanksgiving was n o t a bad tim e fo r s tudents.■ Tw eedie ceded to Adam M oniz. M on iz s tated th e a rgum en t was to make th e break a b it longer at

Thanksgiving to give studen ts th e o p p o rtu n ity to trave l hom e if needed.■ Syed encouraged th e Assem bly to vo te on th e break itse lf and w h e th e r th e evidence shows th a t a one-w eek

break is b e tte r fo r s tud en t we llness and health o r no t. Syed sta ted th e one-w eek break was th e superio r op tion .

Vote on Motion

Moved by Saull, seconded by D 'Angela th a t th e Assem bly recom m end th a t th e Fall Break C om m ittee pursue aone-w eek fa ll break beginning in th e fa ll o f 2015.

In Favour: 18 Opposed: 9 Abstentions: 1 Opposed: Mallon, Oliveros, Guarna, Abbas, Osazuwa, Seevaratnam,

Dufault, Mordhorst, Zacharewicz Abstentions: Khanano

Motion Passes

Moved by Saull, seconded by Gill th a t th e Assem bly recess fo r ten m inutes.


Recessed a t 12:30am


Called to o rd e r a t 12:40am


A bse n t ExcusedA bsentLateO the rs Present

Chair

Brodka, C hennabathn i, Craig, D 'Angela, D 'M e llo , D u fau lt, G ill, G uarna, Khanano, King, Kousoulas, Lehwald, M a llon , M od i, M o rd ho rs t, Narro Perez, N estico-Sem ianiw , Nolan, O liveros, Osazuwa, Paul, Saull, Seevaratnam , Tam bakis, Tweedie, W ilson, Zacharew icz Jama, Mazza, M oham ed, Soubas

Abbas, GillisM a tth e w Clarke (MSU M em ber), Kornelia Palczewski (SOCS President), Dylan DePodesta (MSU M em ber, MES), Sandy Kuarsingh (BTA Rep), Saad Syed (CRO), Adam M on iz (MSU M em ber), Nishan Zew ge-Abubaker (D iversity Services Assistant D irector), Inna Berditchevskaia (MSU M em ber), Cullum B row nbridge (MSU M em ber), Jennife r W ang (MSU M em ber), O m ajc Akal (MSU M em ber), Shaarujaa Nadarajh (MSU M em ber), Am eem a Saeed (PSL C oord ina to r), Sarah Q uayyum (D iversity Services D irector), Alex M ed ley (O bserver), Jaydene Lauallie (O bserver), Kathleen Q uinn (MSU M em ber), Corey He lie -M asters (Kin Society President), M adison G iffen (MSU M em ber), Kevan M cDougall (MSU M em ber), M ina Karabit (TAC C oord ina to r), Kaitlyn Gonsalves (MSS Exec), Megan Hsu (MSS Exec), Christine Yachouh (MSS Exec), M ary Boulos (MSU M em ber), Eamon Colvin (SASS O bserver), Daniel M cG uire (QSCC C oord ina to r),Shanthiya Baheerathan (WGEN Pilot C oord ina to r), Carly H unte r (MSU M em ber), Jerem y Cochrane (MSU M em ber), M iranda C layton (M arch ing Band President), Chelsi M cN eill (MSU M em ber), Ashleigh Patterson (CUPE 3906), Anisa M orava (MSU M em ber), Aqu ino Inigo (MSU M em ber), Gail Jam ieson (MISCA), Evan Jamieson-Eckel (MISCA), Jim m y Long (Spark C oord ina to r), Natasha Sandhu (Services C oord ina to r), A lan Rheaume (U n ivers ity A ffa irs C om m issioner), Lucia Jara (Farm stand D irector), Lindsay D'Souza (First Year Council), Karis G raham (MSU M em ber), Boey Chak (MUNSS O bserver), Laura H idvary (MUNSS Exec), M a tt Lozinksi (MSU M em ber), Kojo Dam ptey (OPIRG M cM aster), Esmonde Jam ieson (OPIRG M cM aste r), Diana E lborno (OPIRG M cM aste r), J. Bauman (Recording Secretary)M ike Cheung

5. Close SRA Seats on S tand ing C o m m itte es

M ove d by Nestico-Sem ianiw , seconded by Osazuwa th a t th e Assem bly close seats fo r th e fo llo w in g Standing C om m ittees: Bylaws & Procedures (1), External A ffa irs (2), Finance (1), O pera tions (1)

N o m in a tio n s■ Soubas fo r Bylaws & Procedures.■ Seevaratnam nom ina ted D u fau lt fo r External A ffa irs - accepted.■ Abbas nom ina ted se lf fo r Finance.■ Lehwald nom ina ted se lf fo r O pera tions.■ Osazuwa nom ina ted D 'M e llo fo r External A ffa irs.■ Abbas w ith d re w his nom ina tion .■ Khanano nom ina ted se lf fo r Finance.

V o te to Close Seats


■ Soubas was acclaim ed to th e Bylaws & Procedures C om m ittee seat.■ D u fau lt and D 'M e llo w e re acclaim ed to th e External A ffa irs C om m ittee seats.■ Khanano was acclaim ed to th e Finance C om m ittee seat.


■ Lehwald was acclaim ed to th e O pera tions C om m ittee seat.

6. CASA Lobby Con Delegates

Moved by Narro Perez, seconded by D u fau lt th a t th e Assem bly ra tify Rodrigo Narro Perez and Scott M a llon as the MSU delegates to CASA Lobby Con (N ovem ber 16-22, 2014).

■ Narro Perez exp la ined th is was th e annual lobby ing con ference in O ttaw a. Narro Perez sta ted he, M a llon , and th e o th e r CASA delegates w ill be lobby ing MPs on a va rie ty o f issues, inc lud ing m en ta l health and financia l assistance. The External A ffa irs Com m issioner was inv ited and declined due to academ ic com m itm en ts . Narro Perez exp la ined th a t M a llon was a tten d in g because o f th e large decision th e Assem bly w ill have to make regard ing th e decision to stay as m em bers o f CASA o r leave. The o th e r Board m em bers have had an o p p o rtu n ity to a tten d a CASA Conference, and Narro Perez w an ted th e e n tire Board to have an op in ion .

In Favour: 28 Opposed: 0 Abstentions: 2 Abstentions: Mallon, Narro Perez

Motion Passes

7. OUSA General Assembly Delegates

Moved by Narro Perez, seconded by Nestico-Sem ian iw th a t th e Assem bly ra tify th e fo llo w in g as th e MSU delegates to OUSA General Assem bly (N ovem ber 6-9, 2014): Rodrigo Narro Perez, Teddy Saull, Spencer Nestico- Sem ianiw , Jessica Shoker, Joseph Palladino, M ichae l Gill, Sarah Jama, Alan Rheaume, Christine Yachouh and G iuliana Guarna.

■ Narro Perez s ta ted th a t GA w o u ld be a t Laurier U n iversity, and papers on m enta l health and w ellness w ere com ing fo rw a rd . Narro Perez s ta ted th a t th e re w e re app lica tions and in te rv iew s fo r th e de legation , and selecting th e de legates was a d iff ic u lt process.

■ N estico-Sem ianiw was very excited, and be lieved th e MSU had an incred ib le de legation a ttend ing .

In Favour: 25 Opposed: 0 Abstentions: 5 Abstentions: Saull, Narro Perez, Gill, Guarna, Nestico-Semianiw

Motion Passes

8. Open Seats on Award Committees

Moved by Brodka, seconded by G illis th a t th e Assem bly open seats on th e fo llo w in g aw ard com m ittees:■ H onour M (1 SRA, 1 MSU)■ Rudy Heinzl A w ard o f Excellence (1 MSU)■ MSU M e rit Scholarship (1 SRA, 1 MSU)■ J. Lynn W atson (1 SRA, 1 MSU)■ MSU S p irit (1 SRA, 1 MSU)


COMMITTEE BUSINESS

1. BYLAW 7/C - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Moved by D'Angela th a t th e Assem bly ad op t BYLAW 7/C - FINANCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL as c ircu la ted.

■ D 'Angela stated he and M a llon began w o rk ing on th is by law in M ay. The bylaw serves to fo rm a lize th e Finance Council th a t was sta rted last year. D 'Angela stated th a t th e co m m itte e s truc tu re was s im ila r to th e Presidents'


and Academ ic A ffa irs councils. D'Angela stated th a t a rep resen ta tive fro m th e Clubs d e p a rtm e n t was added to th e s truc tu re , as a num ber o f facu lty societies p u t th e ir clubs th rou gh th e MSU fo r risk m anagem ent purposes.

■ Abbas asked w h a t th e goals o f th e Financial A ffa irs Council w ere.■ D 'Angela sta ted th e g roup w o u ld ta lk ab ou t issues a ffec ting th e au tonom ous s tud en t groups on campus. This

year, th e focus w o u ld be on th e W elcom e W eek levy and financ ia l repo rting . Last year, th e VP Finance used th is g roup o f s tuden ts fo r feedback on Paradise Catering. D 'Angela stated th a t i f o th e r issues cam e fo rw a rd , th e g roup w o u ld discuss those.

■ Narro Perez s ta ted th is was a g reat o p p o rtu n ity to bring e lected rep resenta tives to th e MSU. The focus o f thegroup m igh t change every year, b u t th e re is m e rit to b ring ing s tudents toge the r.

Vote on Motion


TIME OF NEXT MEETING

Sunday, November 2, 2014 6:30pm

Council Chambers, GH 111


Absent ExcusedAbsentLateOthers Present

Chair

Abbas, Brodka, Chennabathn i, Craig, D 'Angela, D 'M e llo , D u fau lt, Gill, G illis, Guarna, Khanano, King, Kousoulas, Lehwald, M allon , M od i, M o rd ho rs t, Narro Perez, Nestico- Sem ianiw , Nolan, O liveros, Osazuwa, Paul, Saull, Seevaratnam , Tam bakis, Tw eedie, W ilson, Zacharew icz Jama, Mazza, M oham ed, Soubas

M a tth e w Clarke (MSU M em ber), Kornelia Palczewski (SOCS President), Dylan DePodesta (MSU M em ber, MES), Sandy Kuarsingh (BTA Rep), Saad Syed (CRO), Adam M on iz (MSU M em ber), Nishan Zew ge-Abubaker (D iversity Services Assistant D irector), Inna Berditchevskaia (MSU M em ber), Cullum B row nbridge (MSU M em ber), Jennife r W ang (MSU M em ber), O m ajc Akal (MSU M em ber), Shaarujaa Nadarajh (MSU M em ber), Am eem a Saeed (PSL C oord ina to r), Sarah Q uayyum (D iversity Services D irector), Alex M ed ley (O bserver), Jaydene Lauallie (O bserver), Kathleen Q uinn (MSU M em ber), Corey He lie -M asters (Kin Society President), M adison G iffen (MSU M em ber), Kevan M cDougall (MSU M em ber), M ina Karabit (TAC C oord ina to r), Kaitlyn Gonsalves (MSS Exec), Megan Hsu (MSS Exec), Christine Yachouh (MSS Exec), M ary Boulos (MSU M em ber), Eamon Colvin (SASS O bserver), Daniel M cG uire (QSCC C oord ina to r),Shanthiya Baheerathan (WGEN Pilot C oord ina to r), Carly H unte r (MSU M em ber), Jerem y Cochrane (MSU M em ber), M iranda C layton (M arch ing Band President), Chelsi M cN eill (MSU M em ber), Ashleigh Patterson (CUPE 3906), Anisa M orava (MSU M em ber), Aqu ino Inigo (MSU M em ber), Gail Jam ieson (MISCA), Evan Jamieson-Eckel (MISCA), Jim m y Long (Spark C oord ina to r), Natasha Sandhu (Services C oord ina to r), A lan Rheaume (U n ivers ity A ffa irs C om m issioner), Lucia Jara (Farm stand D irector), Lindsay D'Souza (First Year Council), Karis G raham (MSU M em ber), Boey Chak (MUNSS O bserver), Laura H idvary (MUNSS Exec), M a tt Lozinksi (MSU M em ber), Kojo Dam ptey (OPIRG M cM aster), Esmonde Jam ieson (OPIRG M cM aste r), Diana E lborno (OPIRG M cM aste r), J. Bauman (Recording Secretary)M ike Cheung

ADJOURNMENT

Moved by Abbas, seconded by Zacharewicz that the meeting be adjourned.


Adjourned at 1:00am

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Executive Director, Director of Communications, Research Analysts, Operations Coordinator


EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSean Madden


RESEARCH ANALYSTDanielle Pierre- she's new!


RESEARCH ANALYSTZak Rose


DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Jasmine Irwin


OPERATIONS COORDINATORArmin Escher


CONFERENCES &events

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STUDENT ADVOCACY CONFERENCE

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2) RESEARCH DRIVEN POLICY

Research as our foundation Primary research prioritized


3) EASY MEMBERSHIP

Easy to join: observer status, associate andfull membership

Easy to leave


APPROACHNon-partisan

Leverage sector partnerships Professional lobbying

Respected source for media commentary


AFFORDABLE MEMBERSHIP

OUSA’s annual fee for 2014-15 is

$2.goindexed to inflation.


MEMBERSHIP VALUEInfluence to set OUSA’s priorities and policies

Leadership role in the province Access to key decision makers

Resources for engagement Share best practices


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2014-2015 POLICY PAPERSStudent Mobility Student Health Accountability

Tuition LGBTQ

Mature Students

Teaching and Learning SubmissionTraining o f Faculty

Faculty Complement Recognition o f Teaching

Alternative Pedagogy Better Spaces for Learning

Better Evaluations - Both. Teachers and Students Learning Outcomes and Standards



THIS YEAR’S POLICY PRIORITIESTax Credit Reallocation/Financial Assistance

Work Integrated Learning Teaching and Learning

Open Educational Resources Mental Health

Student Union Autonomy

Questions?

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Which o f OUSA’s activities best demonstrate value for you and yourstudents?

What don’t we do that would demonstrate value?

What’re your priorities this year?

How can we help you engage your students on advocacy and theadvocacy part o f your jobs?

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Nursing CaucusFrom the office o f the...

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Nursing Caucus Leader, Zach Zacharewicz

SRA Report

October 19, 2014 - SRA 14H

Dear Assembly,

I'd like to begin by saying how excited I am to start the academic year. I look forward to the new school year and all the projects we have underway. We have an dynamic group that can change our students' experience for the better and I cannot wait to see what other caucuses have to offer to their constituents. In this report I will be briefly outlining our YearPlan and providing an update on the Nursing Caucus.

Our YearPlan has finally been circulated to the assembly, apologies for the delay. I revised the YearPlan when I transitioned as the sole member and caucus leader and I regret to report that Mitch will no longer be with us on the assembly. Our faculty society (MUNSS) is in the process of bringing in some viewing members to our biweekly SRA meetings and in accordance to our YearPlan. For the upcoming bi-election I will also be visiting nursing classes to promote the SRA and encourage student involvement. Currently, I am seeking out a new caucus member and hope that they can be integrated into the assembly seamlessly. I am also working to put together an SRA twitter page with updates on the work of the assembly and what's going on in nursing.

I am excited to fill the empty nursing seat and get the ball rolling on some of the goals in our YearPlan. If you have any questions please feel free to direct them to our caucus email ([email protected]). Look forward to our twitter page in the coming days (@SRAnursing). Best of luck on midterms and assignments over the coming weeks!

Cheers,

Zach ZacharewiczSRA Nursing Caucus [email protected]

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Dear Assembly,

On behalf on the Science Caucus I’d like to say how excited we are as a caucus to achieve our goals for the year! We’ve been very busy completing our yearplan and we are happy to have recorded a Random Acts of Kindness video, two VLOGS, and an office hour promotional video!

When we sat down in the summer we wanted to capitalize on the great work accomplished by last year’s Science Caucus. Anser worked in conjunction with the MSS VP Internal and the rest of the MSS to create a permanent home for Inertia (our science and technology radio show airing on CFMU!). We are very excited to welcome Rayu Bhatt, a first year student, to the position of Inertia Coordinator and we cannot wait to see what he accomplishes in this role!

We are also striving to increase the amount of students that we reach through our Twitter (@srascience) and Facebook pages. Both accounts have over two hundred followers, which is very exciting! Patricia has taken the lead on social media management. We will be posting a meeting summary on Facebook at the end of each meeting, and we do our best to live tweet meetings while they occur!

This year we have decided as a caucus to have one day dedicated to office hours. We shot a promo video with Alexander Young last week running off the theme “On Wednesday’s We Talk Science”. Look out for that promo video coming soon, and come visit us during our office hours Wednesdays from 11:302:30.

In addition, we will be launching a Science Survey at some point this year. Mirella has sat down with Mike Wooder to gain valuable insight on the survey creation process. Following feedback from both Mike Wooder and Rodrigo, we have decided to postpone our survey until second semester. We feel as this is best as we will be able to not only strengthen the survey, but to also gather feedback from first year students in regards to Science 1A03.

Lastly, as a caucus we have been trying to com e up w ith ways to create a space fo r science students to foste r community, w hether that be through academ ics or socializing. W e have a m eeting set up fo r Octobe 15th w ith Dr. Baker to discuss our ideas and w hat space is potentia lly available fo r student use.

It has been a very productive start o f the year fo r the caucus. If you have any questions, com ments, or concerns please feel free to tweet us, post on our Facebook page or email us at srasci@ m su.m cm aster.ca

Best,

G iuliana Guarna Science Caucus M cM aster S tudents Unionsrasci@ m su. mcmaster, ca



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External Affairs Commissioner

TO:FROM:SUBJECTDATE:

Dear Assembly,

I hope that you are all coming off of an enjoyable and refreshing long weekend and are ready to get back to work! For our first report the External Affairs Committee has several updates to share. They are as follows:

1. Municipal ElectionsThe municipal election is fast approaching, with Hamilton Ward Counselors and the

new city Mayor being elected on October 29th. In preparation for these elections, our committee has supported the MacVotes campaign in a variety of ways:

a. Updated all information on the MacVotes webpage including counselor and mayoral candidate breakdowns, elections facts and debate information. This can be seen on the Macvotes page at https://www.msumcmaster.ca/macvotes.

b. Engaged with Faculty Societies, the Maroons and Welcome Week planners in order to have substantial campus presence on election day. By reaching out to these individuals we hope to ensure that students are being directed and walked to off-campus polling stations.

c. investigated methods to incentivize student voting. Currently EA members are looking into providing tickets at polling stations to students who have voted, which would give them discounts at MSU services such as 1280 or Union Market.

d. In the buildup to the elections our committee will continue maintaining a strong social media presence by sharing any and all information related to the election, including the on-campus Mayoral debate on October 22nd, the MacVotes website, and further promotional material as developed by our committee and MSU Advocacy, Distribution of MacVotes lawn signs, maintaining an elections table in MUSC, and creating a promotional video are also projects we will engage in during the next week.

2. Policy RevampLast year previous External Affairs Commissioner Jimmy Long started the Maroon

papers, a series of shortened MSU policies (one-to-two pages) that were designed to improve readability and ease understanding for the average student. This year, our committee is focused on continuing and ideally, completing this initiative, by having all

Members of the Student Representative Assembly SRA External Affairs Commissioner SRA 13H Report

https://www.msumcmaster.ca/macvotes

MSU policies shortened. Before beginning this however, we have decided to update and improve the MSU policies, as many are outdated, poorly written, or include many gaps that we wish to address. As a result, each of our members has taken one policy to begin improving. The policies of focus are currently Social and Environmental Purchasing Policy (in collaboration with Operations Committee), Student Engagement and Retention, Election Plan, Student Housing in Near Campus Neighbourhoods, and Tuition.

3. OUSA PromotionOn Monday October 6th, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance had their

McMaster campus visit to engage with students and hold several meetings with administration. During the day, our committee took shifts at OUSA’s table in MUSC, where we handed out OUSA swag, promotional materials and added students to OUSA’s monthly newsletter. The day was a success, and OUSA’s President and Executive Director appeared on CFMU, met with various faculty and administration and held a focus group for its upcoming LGBTQ students’ paper. In addition, each member of our committee is scheduled to write and publish one-to-two OUSA blogs this semester, and we appreciate everyone sharing them when they appear on social media!

4. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Employment InitiativeSeveral weeks ago, the External Affairs Commissioner met with the Hamilton

Chamber of Commerce Policy & Research Analyst Huzaifa Saeed to discuss potentially partnering to better connect students with Hamilton jobs. The meeting was productive, but there still requires much additional work to flesh out these ideas. As this is a yearlong project, we hope to have further developments as the year progresses.

If you are interested in contributing to any of these projects or have a project you feel EA could help you with, please feel free to reach out! Keep in mind that our committee is still short two SRA members, so I strongly encourage anyone interested to please consider running for a position at the meeting! Our meetings are currently scheduled for 3:45 - 4:45 pm on Wednesdays in the MSU Boardroom, although this can be subject to change if necessary.

Sincerely,

Spencer Nestico-Semianiw SRA External Affairs Commissioner McMaster Students Union sraexternal@ msu.mcmaster.ca


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University Affairs Commissioner

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SRA University Affairs (UA) Commissioner

SRA 14H Report

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Dear Assembly,

Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the new members of our committee that joined after May: Sara King (elected as an SRA Member of UA at the last SRA meeting), Katie Lehwald, Mirella Mazza, David Cheng, Wayne Yeung, and Hiral Patel. Here are updates on some of the major projects UA has been working on in summer and the first half of the Fall Term:

Accessibility

This year, UA is excited to announce its partnership with MSU Diversity Services on the 1st Annual Open Accessibility Forum (title tentative), with this year's focus on The Accessibility of Learning. This event will take place on Thursday, November 27'" from 6:00pm - 8:30pm in CIBC Hall, and its purpose is to create a safe space for students to discuss accessibility issues in learning at McMaster, and to facilitate a discussion that can be used for research and awareness of these issues.We have confirmed David Lepofsky, the Chair of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Alliance as a guest speaker via Skype, as well as Tim Nolan, Director of Student Accessibility Services (SAS). After these speakers, there will be smaller breakout sessions about different accessibility topics related to learning (e.g. classrooms, tutorials, mobility between classes, scheduling, etc.), culminating in large group discussion facilitated by Sarah Jama and myself. We aim to build a repository of student feedback and knowledge regarding accessibility by ensuring this forum occurs every year, each year we will focus on a specific accessibility topic to allow for depth on certain topics. I will continue to update the Assembly on details of the forum through meeting updates and minutes uploaded to the MSU website.

Lifts on Campus

Since the creation of the MSU's manual lift key, UA has performed operating tests on five campus lifts, found in Bridges Cafe, Burke Science Building (BSB), MUSC, University Hall, and the Commons Building. Of particular concern, we found that *** . During one test, Sarah Jama and I got stuck in the MUSC lift for 40 minutes while security and eventually McMaster's lift repairman worked to free us. Since then, the repairman has been in constant contact with UA as the lifts on campus undergo repairs. All these lifts, he recommended, would benefit from more comprehensive operating instructions--a project now underway by our committee.

Local Food Day

In collaboration with Mac Farmstand, Mac Bread Bin, Mac Green, Meal Exchange, and the Hamilton Farmer's Market, LJA initiated a campus initiative called "Local Food Day" on October 16, 2014 outside of University Hall. The purpose of this initiative is to celebrate local food on campus for a day, while building awareness and interest of locally sourced foods and gathering student feedback about their "appetite" for local food options on campus.At the time of writing this report, this event has yet to take place, but it promises to be a big success, highlighted by free samples and giveaways, a blind local vs. non-local food taste test, trivia and other games, and lots of local food for sale—including 25 Local Food Bags (with vegetables, fruits, recipes, and info cards) for sale. As well, attendees will be given surveys that can be used by UA on future initiatives.

TwelvEighty Nutritional Information

Over the past month, Alexa Mordhorst, Sara King, and I have been working with Kornelia Palczewski and the TwelvEighty kitchen staff to perform tests on the nutritional content of the food items on TwelvEighty's lunch and dinner menu. This testing is nearing completion, and once the data is computed and synthesized, a full nutritional table and ingredient list will be posted on the MSU website. Similar tests are also planned to gather nutritional information for Twelveighty's new catering menu.

International Students Survey

In preparation for the MSU General Policy on International Students, Chukky (Gerald) Ibe and I have enlisted the help of Anser Abbas to develop a survey for International Students that will provide context and relevant research for our project to write a MSU General Policy on International Students. In creating this survey, we are using the framework provided by the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance's (OUSA's) International Students policy to determine which particular issues most plight McMaster's International Students, and making questions to quantitatively assess these issues. UA is also looking to run an International Students focus group to obtain qualitative narratives of International Students and the issues they are facing. I will be sure to inform the assembly when and where this focus group will take place.

Learning Portfolio

Recently, our committee participated in a focus group on the Learning Portfolio. The results of this focus group were documented, and now we are process of contacting and meeting with representatives from the Forward With Integrity (FWI) and the McMaster Institute for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning (MIIETL) to discuss these findings.

If you have any questions or comments about these or other projects, feel free to contact me!

Best,Alan RheaumeSRA University Affairs Commissioner McMaster Students Union [email protected]


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Members of the Student Representative Assembly Ehima Osazuwa, SRA Engineering SRA 14H Report October 14, 2014

Dear Members of the Assembly,

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and got to spend quality time with family, friends and loved ones. EB has met three times since the last SRA meeting. In that time, EB heard services report from Advocacy, Elections, SCSN, Shinerama/Terry Fox, Spark and Maroons. The PTM’s for these services are doing a great job of fulfilling their services mandates as well as keeping them in a stable financial position.

EB approved changes to the Job description of MACycle as well-approved Job Descriptions for WGEN Executive positions. EB approved tw o Sponsorship and Donation requests totaling $100 in cash, 120 wall calendars and five USB sticks.

Finally, the Finance Commissioner was asked to do wage reviews, one was for EFRT First Aid and the other was for the Silhouette Video Editor. A decision was made by the board to approve the increase in hours for both the Silhouette Video Editor as well as the EFRT First Aid instructors. In addition to that, the board decided to reimburse 50% of training fees for the EFRT First Aid instructors

If you have any question, please feel free to contact me or any other member of the Executive Board.

Warm Regards,Ehima

MSUMcMaster Studen

Vice President Finance

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S tudent R epresentative Assem bly V ice P resident (F inance)R eportO c to be r 14, 2014

Dear Assem bly,

It has been a w h irlw ind o f a sum m er in the MSU. There has been many p ro jects th a t m yse lf and the Board have been w ork ing on. T im elines have changed from the tim e th a t I w ro te m y year plan, how ever I still be lieve I w ill be able to com p le te them all. Below are som e updates on w here pro jects stand.

P a rtic ip a to ry B u d g e tin gTeddy and I bo th had th is included in our p la tfo rm s and year plans. It is m y pleasure to say th a t the m a jo rity o f w o rk fo r th is item has been com ple ted.W e revam ped the S tudent Life Enhancem ent Fund process to be m ore u se r/s tu de n t friend ly. Through th is s im p lifica tion process we are able to ga ther m ore s tuden t ideas and have them open fo r discussion via the SLEF w ebsite (w w w .enhance.m cm aster.ca). A t the tim e o f th is re p o rt we have a lready received 20 ideas. Once all subm ission period closes a t the end o f the firs t w eek o f Novem ber, Teddy and I w ill begin the next phase o f the process w hich is ga the ring feedback and su p p o rt from various un ivers ity departm ents. Once th is has been done the final step w ill be a vo te on the to p ideas during Presidentia l e lections.

T w e lv E ig h tyT w e lvE igh ty has had a fan tas tic s ta rt to the year. Food sales fo r Septem ber are up $50K from last year and liquor and beer sales are up $10K. On to p o f this, the c lub n igh t a ttendance num bers are up over previous years. A lo t o f th is success can be a ttr ib u te d to the new m anagem ent team w an ting to try ou t new in itia tives and s trong p rom o tions fo r the da ily specials and in advance o f big events. The ca te ring menu was also very successful during W elcom e W eek w hich resulted in revenue th a t we have no t generated in previous years.

http://www.enhance.mcmaster.ca

Ice RinkThe McMaster Outdoor Community Rink is mostly not going to be operational in time for the projected launch date of November 30 th. This is largely due to a few roadblocks we have encountered in our meetings with the various university departments. John and I are meeting with the team again next week and I will be able to provide an update on the status of the rink at our next meeting.

Reserves PolicyDaniel D’Angela, Maggie Gallagher, John McGowan, and I have been working on a reserves policy for the organization. Originally intended to be a standalone document it has now been incorporated into the Corporate Bylaw 3. We are meeting this week to further discuss this matter to finalize our recommendations for the floor, ceiling and priorities for reserves going forward. Once that happens it will go to Bylaws and Procedures and Finance Committees. We hope to have it in place by the end of the year.

Business UnitsThe rest of the business units are performing well. Underground has replaced all of its fron t of house technologies and service times are much better. Union Market has finally finished all o f the intended renovations from previous years and is now operating as is always has. CFMU and The Silhouette are doing well and volunteer numbers are up from previous years.

This is just a snapshot of the projects I have been working on these past four months. There are many other things that I have been working on that have not yielded tangible results yet. I encourage all of you to ask me questions about motions that come forward with a financial price tag, about the audited statements, regular business the MSU conducts, or anything else that comes to mind.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

Sincerely,

Scott MallonVice President (Finance)vpfinance@msu. mcmaster.ca


MEMOFrom the office of the...

President

TO:FROM:SUBJECTDATE:

Dear Assembly,

On October 20th, 2014 I have a Fall Break Committee meeting wherein a group of campus partners is seeking an opinion from the MSU regarding which of two versions of a fall break to recommend to the University’s governing bodies for the fall of 2015 and beyond. I felt this was something that the SRA should weigh in on rather than the BOD making such a large scale a decision on behalf of all students.

In this memo I will outline the facts surrounding both options and I hope that at our meeting we will be able to recommend that the Fall Break Committee pursue one of the two available options. Please note that given a series of constraints on time I will need to bring an opinion of the students forward on October 20th.

Option 1: A One Week Break

• The break would extend the Thanksgiving long weekend into a full week off, making the fall break earlier in the term than it is currently.

• All programs and faculties have given tentative approval for this (i.e., it does not disrupt their accreditation standards), namely Engineering and Science.

• Welcome week impacts: welcome week would start on the Thursday before the Labour Day weekend. This would shift move-in to Thursday and Friday. It would also force Faculty Day (under the current schedule) to the weekend which would pose problems for Faculty Day planning. Classes would begin for all students on the Tuesday after the long weekend, as compared to the traditional Thursday start.

• End of term impacts: reabsorption of the study day prior to final exams (i.e., usually there is a break day between classes and exams, now this will be gone).

• Exam impacts: all exams would be shortened from 3h to 2.5h or 2h (this detail remains to be figured out, among many others). This would increase the frequency of exams and would result in more students having back-to-back exams (i.e., two in the same day). Exams w ou ld end on December 22, 2015.

SRAPresident & CEO, McMaster Students Union Fall Break 2015 and Beyond October 19, 2014

Option 2: A Two Day Break (current model)

• The break would be scheduled during the third week of October.• All programs and faculties have given tentative approval for this (i.e., it does not disrupt

their accreditation standards), namely Engineering and Science.• Possible welcome week impacts: welcome week would proceed as per usual, with

move-in on Saturday and Sunday and classes starting on Thursday.• Possible end of term impacts: reabsorption of the study day prior to final exams (i.e.,

usually there is a break day between classes and exams, now this will be gone).• Possible exam impacts: all exams would be shortened from 3h to 2.5h or 2h (this detail

remains to be figured out, among many others). This would increase the frequency of exams and would result in more students having back-to-back exams (i.e., two in the same day). Exams could end on December 21, 2015 or December 22, 2015.

• Note, for the two day break, we will have some combination of the 3 options above but not all 3. The details will be decided later on in the process. For example, we mighthave the end of term and exam period impacts without disruptions to the currentwelcome week model, or vice versa, or another combination.

Motions to vote on:

Note: because our feedback is only directional if we choose between the two options provided,we will likely vote in favour of one of these motions and against the other.

It is moved by Saull, seconded b y that the Assembly recommend that the Fall BreakCommittee pursue a one week fall break beginning in the fall of 2015.

It is moved by Saull, seconded b y that the Assembly recommend that the Fall BreakCommittee pursue a two day fall break beginning in the fall of 2015.

Let me know if you have any questions,

Teddy SaullPresident & CEO, McMaster Students Union

McMaster Students

MSU MEMOFrom the office of the...

Finance Commissioner

TO: Members of the Student Representative AssemblyFROM: SRA Finance CommissionerSUBJECT: Creation of Bylaw 7/C - Financial Affairs CouncilDATE: October 19, 2014

Dear Student Representative Assembly,

On September 28th, the SRA Finance Committee unanimously passed a motion to create Bylaw 7/C - Financial Affairs Council. This approval came after agreeing and accepting the changes the SRA Bylaws & Procedures Committee made during their September 17th meeting.

The history of this Council dates back to Jeffrey Doucet, the previous Vice-President Finance. It was informally struck to gather feedback on university policy affecting student group finances and their accountability and transparency. Based off its initial success, it subsequently dealt with many other important issues including the Welcome Week (WW) Levy and student group catering. These important conversations helped lead almost directly to the SRA’s passage of a motion calling for an increased WW Levy Allocation for Faculty Societies and 1280’s new catering menu to compete with Paradise Catering. This new bylaw was initially drafted in early May 2014.

The structure of this committee is based almost completely off Bylaw 7/A and Bylaw 7/B which are Presidents Council and Academic Affairs Council (AAC). We have included almost all relevant student groups which collect independent fees, and have included the MSU Clubs Administrator or designate because many non-MSU student organizations use our club system for various logistical and risk-management reasons. Finally, we also require a 50% quorum; however that is only for voting purposes.

This Bylaw is very easy and straight forward way to improve coordination and facilitate meaningful conversation between the MSU and non-MSU student organizations and I recommend its passage. If you have any questions I’d be more than happy to answer them.

Regards,

Daniel D’AngelaSRA Finance CommissionerMcMaster Students [email protected], ca


BYLAW 7/C- Financial Affairs Council1. PURPOSE

1.1 To define the membership, duties, and procedures of the Financial Affairs Council

2. MEMBERSHIP

2.1 Membership shall comprise:

2.1.1 The Vice President (Finance) (Chair);2.1.2 Vice President (Finances) or designates of the following academic division societies:

2.1.2.1 The McMaster Humanities Society;2.1.2.2 The McMaster Science Society;2.1.2.3 The McMaster Engineering Society;2.1.2.4 The McMaster Kinesiology Society;2.1.2.5 The Society of Arts and Science Students;2.1.2.6 The McMaster University Nursing Society;2.1.2.7 The Bachelor of Health Sciences Society;2.1.2.8 The DeGroote Commerce Society;2.1.2.9 The McMaster Social Sciences Society;

2.1.3 The Vice President (Finance) of the Inter-Residence Council;2.1.4 The Vice President (Finance) of the Society of Off-Campus Students;2.1.5 The SRA Finance Commissioner;2.1.6 Clubs Administrator or Designate of Clubs Administrator;

3. DUTIES UNO PROCEDURES

3.1 The Council shall:

3.1.1 Discuss University issues and policies affecting undergraduate students at McMaster, with an emphasis on policies and issues affecting students and student group financial policies;3.1.2 Advise the MSU Vice President (Finance) on possible advocacy work in regards to improvements to University financial policies, fees and activities;3.1.3 Discuss financial issues which pertain to all student groups,3.1.4 Receive written or verbal reports from members outlining the activities and concerns of their constituencies and organizations;3.1.5 Provide recommendations to other councils, committees or organizations dealing with issues discussed at MSU Finance Council meetings;3.1.6 Meet a minimum of three (3) times per term:

3.2 The Council shall require a quorum of 50%

3.3 Attendance records and minutes shall be kept by the Chair, and posted on the MSU website.

m c m a s t e r u n i v e r s i t y : s e s s i o n a l d a t e s 2015-2016

MODEL #4: Usual sessional dates if there were no Fall Reading recess

Fall and Winter Terms 2015-2016

Fall Term(61 days)

Winter Term(63 days)

Courses Spanning both Terms(124 days)

Registration begins To be announced

Classes begin Thursday, September 10 Tuesday, January 5 Thursday, September

10

Last day fo r registration and changes in registration Friday, September 18 Wednesday, January 13 Friday, September 18

Thanksgiving: No classes Monday, October 12 — Monday, October 12

Mid-term recess —Monday, February 15

toSaturday, February 20

Monday, February 15 to

Saturday, February 20

Last day fo r cancelling courses w ithout failure by default

Friday, November 13 Friday, March 11 Friday, March 11

Test and Examination Ban (no tests or exams may be held during this period)

Monday, November 30 to

Monday, December 7

Monday, April 4 to

Sunday, April 10

Monday April 4 to

Sunday, April 10

Good Friday: No classes or examinations — Friday, March 25 Friday, March 25

Classes end Friday, December 4 Friday, April 8 Friday, April 8

Mid-Term Tests Level (I) — —

Tuesday, December 8 to

Tuesday, December 22

Final ExaminationsTuesday, December 8

toMonday, December 22

Monday, April 11 to

Thursday, April 28

Monday, April 11 to

Thursday, April 28

Deferred examinationsMonday, February 15

toSaturday, February 20

Monday, June 20 To

Thursday, June 23

Monday, June 20 To

Thursday, June 23

2016 Spring/Summer Term

SESSION 1(34 days)

SESSION 2(33 days)

FULL-TERMCOURSES(67 days)

Classes begin Monday, May 2 Monday, June 20 Monday, May 2

Last day fo r registration and changes in registration Friday, May 6 Friday, June 24 Friday, May 6

Victoria Day: No classes Monday, May 23 - Monday, May 23

Canada Day: No classes - Friday, July 1 Friday, July 1

Last day fo r cancelling courses w ithout failure by default Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, July 20 Wednesday, July 20

Civic Holiday: No classes - Monday, August 1 Monday, August 1

Classes end Friday, June 17 Friday, August 5 Friday, August 5

Final Examinations As arranged by instructor in class time

Deferred Examinations December 2016 Exam period

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