GESSA GENERAL MEETING - OCT 2009
Time: 5.45pm
Date: TODAY - TUE OCT 6th
Place: HNES rm 142

Agenda

1) Call meeting to order 6:10pm
-Introductions – before 6-6:10pm (see # 4)

2) Motion:  Adopt agenda for session I
- Joanne – amendment – move to accept amendment - #7 special guest speaker from other student organizations

-motion: Seconded and passed
3) Motion:  Review and adopt minutes from GESSA General Meeting held April 22, 2009.
-Joanne puts forward motion, Rupinder seconds – passed on vote

4) Introduction to Executive Members (before start of meeting)

Jana - student advocacy officer

-2008 Oct

-role: to improve student experience – better/clearer communication, events, eco art show – engage FES community

Cory – external communications

-website/updates website

-coordinate website with events and listservs

-wants to know good study places and stuff: external@gessa.ca

Nina – secretary/internal

Bimal – treasurer

• Distribute money evenly through groups

• Bring people to meetings b/c we decide where the money goes

Joanne –chair

Adam – research and travel fund officer

• Money for conferences, research expensive – see website to get fund/criteria

• 3 application periods

Pinder – social officer

• Plans the parties

• Events, bring students together – get to know each other students and faculty

• Wants new ideas for events

5) Discussion: GESSA Reps on Committees
-Cory explains positions

Tenure & Promotions;

• 1 self nomination – Laura Hartley - acclaimed

FES Faculty Council; 12 positions – 1^st thurs of month 12.30-2.45pm

• Nina Popova

• Myfanwy

• Jana Miller

• Vanessa Higgins

• Janina Schan

• Pinder Basi

• Adam Zendel

• Joanne Groumpos

• Coreen Jones

• Laura Hartly

• Dave Wellwood

• Jay Wilmot?

• --planning, pop ed, policy, law jay?, business -?

Executive Committee;

Committee of Instruction –Oct 22 next meeting – 1 position

• Myfanwy Parry– her area is changing curriculum

• Erin O’Neil –

• ---defer to next meeting b/c neither people are here

• Catherine – motion to defer, Jana seconds – passed on vote

FAAC: Faculty of Appointments Advisory Committee; - 1 position

-Cory nominated, appointed

MES Program & Curriculum Subcommittee; 2 positions

• Katheryn Komorowski

• Myfanwy Parry---- both acclaimed

MES/JD Program Subcommittee;

• Claire Yick, self nominated and acclaimed

Planning Program Subcommittee;

• Adam Zendel - acclaimed

Appeals;

• Jana Miller, self nominated - acclaimed

Research Committee; 1

• Coreen Jones – self nominated - acclaimed

FES Student Senator;

FGS Council; 

-Adam motioned to accept acclaimed, Bimal seconded – passed on vote

-- Bimal amends to add Dave Wellwood, Adam seconds – all in favour: passed

- Discussion: Report back after a committee – via email or in person at general meetings

-Motion: committee reps will report back to GESSA GM via email or in person – can put you on the agenda! – Jana motioned, Adam seconds – passed on vote

----all votes in favour for all motions (no one abstains)

6) Discussion: GESSA Social Events
-Thurs Oct 8 PotLuck – 12-3pm, room 140

7) Discussion: "Other Business" or "New Business"
-Intro to Various groups

Adam: Plan-it

- events: field trip, socials,

-Friday MES green roof tour, monarch at Kensington for pub night

-open to everyone

-email planit@yorku.ca to attend event

Alex: MALOCA GARDENS

Jana – Hi Fyi (food)

-tracy filopee

- healthy kitchen, healthy food

- pay what you can

- local food, organic, creative with recopies

- coordinate with other groups to provide healthy food

- you cook a dish and bring on Thursday – donations are split for people who brought food for that day

- Don’t have to commit to cook food but can come to donate and eat, counts as participations

JANA

• Coffee house event, about speaking with year 1-2, can someone help

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JANA – resigns, her position will be open as of next GM – send nominations to cory

8) Motion: Adjournment of GESSA's October 2009 GM, Session I 7pm - Joanne

- Second by Bimal – passed, all vote yes