GSA Council Meeting January 10, 2018 Page 1 of 9 Council Notice of Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Time: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Place: NH 3407 AGENDA Time Item Action 4:00 pm 1. Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks - 2. Adoption of the Agenda (Changes, if applicable, will be noted with **) For Approval 3. Declarations of Interest - 4:05 pm 4. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting a. November 15, 2017 b. December 12, 2017 – Special Meeting For Approval 5. Consent Items + a. Board Reports b. Executive Reports c. Committee Reports For Information 6. Council Membership Report For Information 7. University of Waterloo Committee Membership Report For Information 4:10 pm 8. Delegations a. Centre for Career Action Jennifer Woodside, Katie Denomme, Kira Brushke, and Erica Refling For Information 4:35 pm 9. Discussion Items a. CASA b. Cannabis on Campus Discuss 5:00 pm 10. Update from the Board For Information
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GSA Council Meeting January 10, 2018 Page 1 of 9
Council Notice of Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Time: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Place: NH 3407
AGENDA
Time Item Action
4:00 pm 1. Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks -
2. Adoption of the Agenda (Changes, if applicable, will be noted with **)
For Approval
3. Declarations of Interest -
4:05 pm 4. Approval of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting
a. November 15, 2017 b. December 12, 2017 – Special Meeting
For Approval
5. Consent Items+
a. Board Reports b. Executive Reports c. Committee Reports
For Information
6. Council Membership Report For Information
7. University of Waterloo Committee Membership Report For Information
4:10 pm
8. Delegations a. Centre for Career Action
Jennifer Woodside, Katie Denomme, Kira Brushke,
and Erica Refling
For Information
4:35 pm 9. Discussion Items
a. CASA b. Cannabis on Campus
Discuss
5:00 pm 10. Update from the Board For Information
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5:15 pm
11. Motions a. Motion to ratify the University of Waterloo Committee
Appointments b. Motion to approve the Terms of Reference for the
Reform Working Group c. Motion to appoint members of Council to the Reform
Working Group
For Approval
5:30 pm 12. Members’ Discussion
13. Notices of Motion -
6:00 pm 14. Adjournment -
+ Consent Items are those items that in the judgment of the Executive Committee require the attention of
Council but that neither require nor imply a decision by Council on any procedural or substantial matter. By adopting Consent Items, Council formally receives information for entry into the minutes. Council may discuss Consent Items at its pleasure. Lindsey Daniels Chair of the Council GSA-UW January 3, 2018
DELEGATIONS
Centre for Career Action Jennifer Woodside, Katie Denomme, Kira Brushke, and Erica Refling The Centre for Career Action will be informing Council on tips for graduate students to help market themselves, how graduate students can transition to academia or industry once obtaining their degree, and what tools are available to graduate student now to help facilitate their career
RESOLUTIONS 11a Motion to ratify the University of Waterloo Committee Appointments
BIRT the GSA-UW Council ratify the appointments as detailed in the report for item 7.
11b Motion to approve the Terms of Reference for the Reform Working Group
BIRT the GSA-UW Council approve the Terms of Reference for the Reform Working Group.
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11c Motion to appoint members of Council to the Council Reform Working Group. BIRT the GSA-UW Council appoint the following six (6) members of Council to the Reform Working Group:
Applied Health Sciences:
Arts:
Engineering:
Environment:
Mathematics:
Science:
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Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday January 10, 2018
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
University of Waterloo, NH 3407
Meeting attendance and Chair confirms that quorum is present. The Chair calls the meeting to
order at 4:06 pm. Vogt will record the minutes.
1. Chair’s welcome and Happy New Year to all.
2. The Agenda is approved. (Tannous/Van Bommel)
3. No declarations
4. Approval of meeting minutes:
a) November 15, 2017 minutes are approved. (Tadayon/Spasov). Reid and Salman abstain.
b) December 12, 2017 special meeting minutes are approved. (Tadayon/Van Bommel) Reid
and Salman abstain.
5. Consent Items:
a) Board Report
b) Executive Reports:
c) Committee Reports
Move that Council receives for information and/or adopts the Consent Items. (Tannous/Wass) Carried. Reid opposed and Cyr, Tadayon, Spasov abstain.
Questions about the guidelines for reading week (fall and winter) from the President’s report
may need to be deferred because the President is out of town and sent regrets for this
meeting.
6. Council membership report.
Councillors Starting January 1, 2018
Mei Lin Chen, Systems Design Engineering
Sushma Dusowoth, French Studies
Archisman Ray, Chemical Engineering
Councillors Retiring December 31, 2017
Patricia Huynh, School of Environment, Resources, and Sustainability
Guratam Singh Ahulwalia, Chemical Engineering
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7. University Committee Report.
There are five vacancies for University committees. Councillors or graduate students in their
unit may send an email to the Council Chair expressing their interest.
8. Delegations.
a) Centre for Career Action presentation by Jennifer Woodside, Katie Denomme, Kira
Brushke, and Erica Refling. Link to their website: https://uwaterloo.ca/career-action/
Council heard a presentation on tips for graduate students to help market themselves, how
graduate students can transition to academia or industry once obtaining their degree, and
what tools are available to graduate student now to help facilitate their career
9. Discussion Items
a) CASA-
Some background information was shared for new councillors.
There has been much discussion and many meetings where the cost/benefit of CASA for
the GSA was discussed, and whether the GSA should continue to be a member or exit the
organization. The cost includes membership based on enrollment (about $16,000
annually) plus the expense of sending one delegate to the four nation-wide conferences,
which last about one week each. (approximately $8,000.) and more if there is a second
delegate attending any of the conferences, such as the lobby conference in Ottawa.
The deadline to make a decision without penalty (that is paying for another year’s
membership) is March 1, 2018. There was a general feeling that there is little value in
CASA as one of two autonomous graduate school members. The general sentiment is
that federal lobbying for graduate students is not effective through CASA due to high
undergraduate student numbers. There is no guarantee to address graduate student issues.
It may be more effective to lobby to government directly.
If the intent is to focus internally then take a few years to evaluate advocacy goals, and
consider opportunities and other ways to lobby the government.
Generally, Council would be comfortable to make the decision in February Council and
asks for some information to be provided in time for the February meeting.
Board and Council need to have agreement (Yes vote) in order to exit CASA.
b) Cannabis on Campus
July 1, 2018 cannabis will be legalized in Canada and UW will begin having discussions
about how this will be dealt with on this on campus. In order to be effective in
representing the graduate student view, the President seeks feedback from Councillors
and their constituents.
10. Update from the GSA Board
Board Chair shares some good work done by the Board.
Board agendas, minutes and documents are on line and distributed the agenda for the next
Board meeting,
Board, in applying due diligence by seeking expert opinion, hired a consultant to evaluate