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BCLA/CLA Student Chapter Minutes

Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Room 491
11:00-11:30am

In attendance: Amy Ashmore, Greg Elliot, Leah Hopton, Ali Jones, Sumanjit Manhas, Shannon Ozirny, Naomi Schemm, Jeannine Stickle, Tara Stieglitz

Regrets: Alice Darnton, Alyssa Green, Jade, Roen Janyk, Annie Jensen, Cynthia Ng

1) Welcome

2) Approval of previous minutes (January 13, 2010).
-Approval of previous meeting’s minutes postposed pending clarification of the role of next year’s YAACS representative by the BCLA Student Executive at 11:00am.

3) Approval of agenda.
-Shannon motions, Jeannine seconds at 11:02am.

4) CLA Report (Jeannine)
-Possible volunteer opportunities at the CLA conference in Edmonton (June). More information will be available at a later date.

5) Communications and Website Report (Tara)
-Website updated with information from previous meeting

6) Tour Report (Alice, via Jeannine)
-Anyone interested in the position of tour representative for the 2010-2011 academic year is encouraged to contact Alice.

7) ALPS Report (Tara)
-Position of ALPS representative for the 2010/2011 academic year is still open.

8) YAACS Report (Shannon)
-Recap of Salon on Health Information and Youth Services (February 2, 2010, with SLAIS graduate Emma MacEntee)
-Next meeting of YAACS book club scheduled for March 16, 2010
-An e-mail soliciting interest in the position of YAACS representative for the 2010/2011 academic year will be sent out in April.

9) Old Business
-More postiitions still open for next year: Tour Coordinator, mentorship positions, Communications & Website Coordinator, ALPS representative.
-Sumanjit Manhas elected to position of Communications & Website Coordinator

10) New Business
-Reminder that year-end summaries will be due soon
-Unanimous approval of $50 donation to Career Expo (March 18-19, 2010)

11) Date and time of next meeting
-Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
-Meeting adjourned by Jeannine at 11:30am.