EXECUTIVE MEETING

MARCH 28, 2013.

 

AGENDA

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes from last meeting

GSU stuff

End of year party

Brechtfast

Saddlemeyer Parker award

Theatre outing

Schedule end of year GM

Capital gift

Other business

 

MINUTES

  • in attendance: Cassandra, Cameron, Grace, Myrto, Johanna, Isabel, Monty
  • Grace moves to approve agenda – Isabel seconds – All in favour
  • Grace moves to approve minutes – Cassandra seconds – All in favour

 

GSU stuff

  • Isabel gives cheques to Monty – headgrant, FOOT, special cross-union event
  • GSU healthplan – they’re looking for new suppliers it seems like – also looking at changing what is covered – e.g. homeopathy debate as opposed to physio and mental health (cost more and need more sessions)
  • let’s ask around if anyone in our own department use it – we can ask at the GM

 

End of year party 

  • Johanna and Cam have been checking out venues –
  • Hair of the Dog – we can reserve upstairs Sunday to Wednesday, min spend $500 (including all drinks people buy) – seems that most places have this kind of minimum – can we get enough people to make sure we spend that?
  • make sure we chack CDTPS schedule and also inform Stephen ahead of time
  • DRA5001 retreat on April 10
  • April 7 mock conference for nikki’s class
  • april 15th – OGS
  • what about the day of the retreat? April 10th? Cass will ask Stephen – if on the 10th, then we can invite all to come to our retreat
  • Isabel – can we up the budget to $150 – we haven’t spent a lot of money this year.
  • Cass – maybe 3 rounds of $50 of nibles – to account for different arrival times

 

Brechtfast

  • $50 for Brechtfast – cass will go buy stuff
  • cam and myrts will wash dishes
  • some of us will stay to talk to the visiting prof
  • Justin wants to pass some info today to students at Brechtfast

 

Saddlemeyer Parker award

  • Isabel has to make a call and collect nominations
  • should be announced at the party
  • maybe a week for nominations and a week for votes
  • what about the fun awards? we’ll do an email thread.

 

Theatre outing 

  • Origato Tokyo – closes April 14
  • Myrts: maybe she she pop show? on the 19th? there’s also a relevant chat that day.

 

Schedule end of year GM

  • Grace expresses the desire to be union steward
  • April 12?
  • Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday is best – Grace might not be able to come?
  • Tuesday April 2 at 4pm – Grace will send

 

Capital gift

  • mats need to come in rehearsal room
  • we can start another email thread from last meeting
  • Grace will look through the minutes and talk to stephen before the GM – and if we have any brilliant ideas before then, let Grace know

 

Other business

  • Cross-union event – probably April 12, 2-4pm

 

Johanna moves to end meeting. Isabel seconds. All in favour.