Presidents Report April 22nd, 2015 Judicial Board: Annual General Meeting Judicial Board conducted oral hearing on Friday on whether another AGM is required They will be issuing a written decision in the coming days Constitutional amendments can be made in the Fall, regardless of decisionGovernance Review Engagement letter has been signed and sent to Davis LLP Main point of contact with law firm is Union General ManagerGeneral Manager Review Completing a review of the Union General Manager policy states that it must happen by the end of March Last GM review was done 3-4 years agoTravel Cuts RFP Space Budget for next year assumes revenue from space as of July Council needs to give direction on which proposal the Executive should pursue and begin negotiations Board of Governors Student Experience Committee Presentation on varsity affairs by Tim Maloney, Director Varsity AthleticsExecutive Transition Executive Transition commenced on Monday Society Day being organized for May 1st meetings and a lunch meet and greet with Faculty, Levied and Type 2 and Type 3 societiesSUB Renovations/MOU MOU will be signed on April 23rd at meeting with University Project Development Committee meeting was held to sort out management and communication of project moving forward Financing documents being sorted out with the bank, and payment schedule is being put togetherSenate Planning and Governance Committee SPGC hearing from Deans as part of Faculty review, recommendations and implementation plans for each Faculty have been draftedMikmaq Memorial Attended Waye Masons participatory budgeting session Working with Native Education Counselling Unit to submit proposal to City to build memorial(s) along University avenue Holding focus group to get ideas from the community, to submit proposal by May 5thUniversity Finances Met with Ian Nason to discuss budget walkthrough for incoming Executive Pursuing Wagemark and Zero Tuition endorsement through the University Working with Ian to set up a space where faculty, staff and students can discuss what the ideal budget would look like and how to get thereThank You Gifts Getting gift baskets for staff at Union and Uni who helped us out and have done good work for studentsDMCRT Space Securing a space in the LSC over the summer for operationsCarleton Prayer Space Portion of Health Professions Lounge to be used for prayer Conversion of a portion of the space will take place in the coming monthsWomens Only Swim Womens only swim not well advertised low attendance during month of March Program will continue in September with Dal/Kings Swimming Society, and better outreach/promotion techniques are neededReservations Position Director of Reservations job will be posted online at dsu.ca/jobs Hiring will take place in May, conducted by incoming Executive

Communications Position Communications Manager position closed on Friday Hiring Committee has been organized with incoming and outgoing VPI, VPSL and General Manager Policy Researcher, E&A office member and Interim Communication Manager participating as non-voting member Offer expected to be made during transitionPeer Support Mental Health Program PSMHP ending second year of pilot project Future of project depends on funding - University being approached to help fund PSMHP Wrote letter of support for PSMHP for funding from Student Services and attesting that the Union will support the program moving forward University looking to set up Wellness Council to coordinate health initiatives on campus in partnership with students, societies and community actorsPolicy Review Executive, Financial policy amendments up for Council vote Procurement policy needs extensive changes, especially after RFP process is complete and a de-brief is conducted, so that an ideal RFP process can be added to the policySociety Space Agreements Finalizing space agreements in the SUB with societies, to be wrapped up before tender is awardedLoaded Ladle Kitchen Agreement Finalizing kitchen space agreement for Ladle use of agreement will need to be amended when new kitchen is built, important to get right as we are investing over $300,000 in spaceRoberts Rules Copies Ordered extra copies of Roberts Rules; Societies can borrow them from Society Coordinator in DSU OfficesBlack Canadian Studies Conference Looking to sponsor Black Canadian Studies Conference in May, and perhaps provide additional funding for speakers and event costs