NEWS

Read the full July Council package here.

The next Council meeting will take place August 22  in MC 110. *Please note this is in conjunction with a SOGS General Meeting.

Speaker’s Corner:4-5pm (prior to Council meetings, last Thursday of the month) @ the Grad Club. SOGS Council Feedback survey: tinyurl.com/SOGSCouncil.  For all Council related matters, contact speaker@sogs.ca.

Upcoming Events:

• The Grad Club is hiring a new trivia master/mistress. Email gradclub@uwo.ca if you’re interested 
• The Women’s Concerns Commissioner and the Wellness Education Centre want to organize a Parenting Support Group for Graduate Students. Please help by filling out this survey. 
• SOGS is commencing the Household Donation Drive on August 1-September 14. Bring your small to medium-sized household goods to the SOGS office. The department with the most donated items wins a sweet prize.
• Monthly Karaoke Nights: Aug 23, 7pm @ the Grad Club
• SOGS goes to Canada’s Wonderland! Saturday, August 17 (8am-8pm). $65 per person. Buy your tickets at the SOGS office AFTER the long weekend. 

Self-Care and Support

• SOGS Peer Advisor for Academic Matters: Ariana Potichnyj (advisor.academic@sogs.ca)
• Graduate Peer Support (GPS): drop-in will resume in the fall.
• Dissertation drop-in: Fridays from 10am-3:45pm. Bring your lunch, coffee and snacks, and write in a stress-free space all day in the SOGS multi-purpose room.

 SOGS Financial Support and Funds

• SOGS Non-TA Food Bank
• Academic Joint Fund
• Wellness Joint Fund
• Rexall Savings Card (20%)

Elections

• SOGS Ombudsperson: Martin LeFebvre was acclaimed.
• SOGS Racialized Commissioner: Mohammad Sharifi was elected.

Motions

• A motion was passed to call a SOGS General Meeting on August 22, 2019, to address proposed amendments to the SOGS Constitution. These amendments reflect changes in the SOGS membership structure affected by the Student Choice initiative and must be finalized before the SCI options are put into effect.
• A motion was passed to schedule the 2019 August SOG Council meeting to coincide with the general meeting on August 22, 2019.

For the full June Council package, see here.

The next Council meeting will take place July 25th in MC 110.

Speaker’s Corner: 4-5pm (prior to Council meetings, last Thursday of the month) @ the Grad Club. For all Council related matters, contact speaker@sogs.ca.

Upcoming Events:

• Monthly Bring Your Own Crafts: July 8th, 7pm @ the Grad Club
• Monthly Board Game Night: July 17th, 7pm @ the Grad Club
• Monthly Karaoke Nights: July 19th, 7pm @ the Grad Club
• VRcadia event July 25 (after council) (8pm – ?). Refreshments will be provided. VRcadia is the VR event space at Richmond St. and Oxford St. The owner is a previous SOGS member. Entire space will be booked off for SOGS members.
• SOGS goes to Canada’s Wonderland! Saturday, August 17 (8am-8pm). $65 per person. Buy your tickets at the SOGS office AFTER the long weekend. 

Self-Care and Support

• SOGS Peer Advisor for Academic Matters: Ariana Potichnyj (advisor.academic@sogs.ca)
• Graduate Peer Support (GPS): drop-in will resume in the fall.
• Dissertation drop-in: Fridays from 10am-3:45pm. Bring your lunch, coffee and snacks, and write in a stress-free space all day in the SOGS multi-purpose room.

 SOGS Financial Support and Funds

• SOGS Non-TA Food Bank
• Academic Joint Fund
• Wellness Joint Fund
•  Rexall Savings Card (20%)

Elections

• Speaker: Lola Wong was acclaimed as the new SOGS Speaker
• Call for SOGS Ombudsperson nominations (election to take place at July Council): SOGS members in good standing wishing to nominate themselves to the position must send their nomination (as well as an optional 1-page election poster/platform for inclusion in the SOGS Council mail-out) to the Speaker (speaker@sogs.ca) no later than July 16th  at 5:00 pm EDT. 

Motions

• A motion was passed to create the position of Racialized Students’ Commissioner.
• A motion was passed to provide an honorarium to the GSTA Committee Chair for his service in May-June 2019.
• A motion passed to delay the start of the Research Assistant position until January 2020.
• A motion to restructure and update Section 3.6 “Other Policies” and to relocate these policies into a new Chapter 4 entitled “Position Statements” was passed.
• Motions were passed to extend the Freedom of Expression committee’s term to Fall 2019 in order to plan and execute a Freedom of Expression event in mid-to-late September, and to allocate $200 from the President’s discretionary fund to this September event.
• A motion was passed to charge HST on SOGS membership dues.

Read the Council Summary

April 25, 2019

Continue reading “April Council Summary”

March 28, 2019

• Full March Council Package (includes reports and agenda).
• The next council meeting will be on Thursday, April 26, 6:00pm, Middlesex College, room 110.
• Speaker’s Corner will happen before every council meeting, Thursdays at 4pm in the Grad Club.

Continue reading “March 2019 Council Summary”