Opening:
The meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 12:30pm by Crystal in the BPK Conference Room. Minimum quorum of 4 executive members reached.
In Attendance:
Crystal Lefebvre ……….……………………………………………………………………………………. President
Emily Ponton .………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Secretary
Nicole Whittle .……………………………………………………………… Kin Department Representative
Amanda Zacharuk ………………………………………………………………………… BPK Peer Mentorship
Matt Cheung ………………………………………………………………………………… BPK Peer Mentorship
Justin Chen ..…………………………………………………………………………………… SFSS Representative
Arshpreet Grewal
Riley Welyk
Open Issues:
1) Approval of Previous Minutes
- Riley motioned to approve the meeting minutes of 2018-07-23. Arshpreet seconded. Minutes approved unanimously
2) BPK 101
- Thursday September 13th, 11:30 -1:30 (tentative)
- Will put up a doodle poll to have a better idea what works with people
- ask Brent (TA) and Diana (Prof) to speak
- Possibly Ryan Dill – BPK 142, Natalie – TA BPK 142, Amanda – TA BPK 207, Raymond – undergrad TA BPK 326, Leanne Ramer – BPK 326, Matt – TA BPK 407 and 142
- Darleen will do a small talk about BPK co-op during the event
- BPK Peer Mentorship is going to do a kick off event for incoming first year students the week before school starts (tours, help find classes, icebreakers, etc.)
- BPKSA member intro (15min) to discuss things to do and get involved in around campus during first year icebreakers
- introducing everyone (15 min)
- interesting fact about each person, human knot game (15 min)
- BPK/anatomy questions and models -> possibly in the Anatomy lab
- Prof & TA speakers (20min)
- Can do extra icebreakers if there’s extra time
- Rock-paper-scissor evolution
- Cookie game
- ask Diane (Faculty of Science) for Science swag and the department for BPK swag
- looking into purchasing some swag items:
- About $160 for 80 draw bags
- $207 for 300 click pens
- $217 for 150 round stress balls or $208 for 150 heart stress balls
- $230 for 200 for ruler with sticky notes
- lanyards or keychains
3) #XOSFU Card Decorating
- we’ll continue to decorate cards for incoming students
4) #XOSFU Event
- September 5th in the BPK Student Lounge, around 10am
- cookies and coffee
- the department is looking into funding the event
5) Wings Night
- postponing it until October so we don’t overcrowd events in September
6) Welcome Back BBQ Kickoff
- will advertise earlier in the semester to help with turn out
- email the Cardiac Lab – Peter Ruben, Glen Tibbits, Damon Poburko, Tom Claydon
- email Altitude Lab – Andrew Blaber
- Email biomechanics – Max Donelan
- Aging lab – Dawn Mackey
- Sensorimotor lab
7) Concussion Legacy Foundation
- A group from Canada and US that have student-run groups from universities that go into the community to do outreach info sessions at high schools
- Determine if we want to establish this group as a SFU club
- will train people who are interested
- Possibly involve healthcare professionals as speakers
- BNSS is interested, possibly involve other clubs related to the BPK department to help better advertise to people
8) World Cup Pool Results
- 1st place (Vic) Claydon Cardiovascular Physiology Lab
- 2nd place Tony
- 3rd Place Jim
9) Sensorimotor Neuroscience Lab Research Participants
- Amanda is looking for research participants for her lab research. It’s a 2 hour session the first week and 1 hour the second week. Email her at abakkum@sfu.caif you’re interested in participating.
10) Elected Positions
- all the BPKSA elected positions open up in September. Email bpksa@sfu.caif you’re interested in running for a position.
- Deadline: meeting after Clubs day
- Limited to members who have been in the BPKSA for at least a semester
- All positions are on the BPKSA website
11) BPKSA Retreat
- need to motion the expenses at a later date
Adjournment:
The meeting of the BPKSA was adjourned by Crystal at 1:45pm in the BPK Conference Room. The next meeting will be held at a later date (date and location TBD).