Minutes – January 16, 2018

Opening:

The meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 11:30am by Crystal in the BPK Conference Room. Minimum quorum of 4 executive members reached.

 

In Attendance:

Crystal Lefebvre ……….……………………………………………………………………………………. President

Emily Chinn.…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Secretary

Emily Boyco ………………………………………………………….………………… External Relations Officer

Brandon Lin ……………………………………………………………………………. Promotional Coordinator

Nicole Whittle

Emily Ponton

Leo Li

Avisa Mohannad-Hassani

Arshpreet Grewal

Jasmeet Bath

Camille Velasco

Ryan Wu

 

Open Issues:

1) Approval of Previous Minutes

  • Brandon motioned to approve the meeting minutes of 2018-01-09. Emily P seconded. Minutes approved unanimously

 

2) Careers in BPK

  • Tour of Dave Clarke’s lab has been confirmed
  • Survey to attend the event and lab tour has been sent to BPK undergraduate students
  • SFSS grant for $1357 was approved: $250 for AV and facility bookings, $810 for catering, $80 for catering, $80 for printing and ads, and $217 for speakers’ parking passes
  • Classroom presentations have been organized

 

3) February Climbing Social

  • Climbing wall is available on Wednesday February 7th 1-3pm or 7-9pm
  • BPKSA members voted on which time would be more popular
  • We believe more students will come from 1-3pm
  • Normal cost is $12 per person, but we will propose paying a set rate for the time frame booked, regardless of how many people attend

 

4) SUS Winter Formal

  • We will wait to see how many other DSUs contribute $50 before making a decision

 

5) Kin Cup

  • In the past, the event has been held during the week of March 5-9
  • We may have to push the event later in the month because the BPK Department External Review may conflict otherwise

 

6) Tentative Dates for Upcoming Events

  • Trivia Night – Feb 26-Mar 2
  • Kin Cup – Mar 12-Mar 16
  • Research Day – April 6th
  • Year End Party – Mar 26-Mar 30
  • Other events to plan around: Kin Games, Athlete Gala

 

7) Year End Party

  • BPKSA members voted to have this year’s Year End Party at Club Ilia
  • Last year DAC had more space than necessary and Club Ilia has a lower cost associated with booking
  • Smaller space will encourage people to interact more

 

8) Trivia Night Categories

  • OzTREKK/Australia
  • BPK
  • Pop culture
  • Olympics/sports rules

 

Adjournment:

The meeting of the BPKSA was adjourned by Crystal at 12:15pm in the BPK Conference Room. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 11:30am in the BPK Conference Room.