Archive for January, 2007
VP External Portfolio
Responsibilities: Lobbying, but with an external (read: government) focus. Working with the AMS policy advisor and President to produce lobbying tactics and strategies when meeting with government officials. Includes budget submissions, meetings, and lobbying day in Victoria Liaising with Translink around issues relating to the U-Pass Working with CASA, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations. [...]
VP Admin Portfolio
Primary Responsibilities: Overseeing the maintenance, renovation of the SUB. If there’s something wrong with the building, or any other issues relating to AMS buildings, that’s it. Chairing the Impacts committee, which handles sustainability Planning the Student Leadership Conference Oversee SAC – Student Administrative Commission. SAC is responsible for: Communicating with clubs, and organizing their activities [...]
Childcare at UBC: a small step forward
AMS Council Meeting was productive today. This is the 3rd last meeting before turnover. What came forward as an addendum to the Agenda was a motion for the AMS to contribute 100 000$ a year for the next 10 years to expand the childcare program at UBC, such that the current 2-3 year waitlist is [...]
Why VFM
So, dear reader, you may be wondering why in [deity]‘s name Gina Eom and Tim Louman-Gardiner are bothering with this here VFM project. First, they’re bored. Second, they happen to (perhaps naively) believe that AMS and UBC elections have a tremendous impact on student life, and that the student representatives, like it or not, are [...]
Who are these people
This is a completely self-promoting post which hopefully no one will read. If you’re wondering who the heck we are, I suppose this will give you a better idea. Tim is a law student, but prior to this obtained a BA Hons in PoliSci (also at UBC). He is interested in Canadian politics, sports, and [...]
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