Name: Chris Palmer Faculty: Haskayne School of Business Email: haskayne2@su.ucalgary.ca | palmercm@ucalgary.

ca January 2012 Monthly Report

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Student Legislative Council Meetings

SLC 69/25 January 10th, 2012 y I was absent for this meeting, as I had not yet returned from ICBC SLC 69/26 January 17th, 2012 y Approved a term excusal of Kinesiology rep Adam Wasylyshyn y Discussed the upcoming SU general election with the election CRO. I outlined the restrictions that apply within Haskayne, and asked that these unique restrictions were recognized in the manual SLC 69/27 January 24th, 2012 y Spoke about the academic plan with Provost Dru Marshall y Supported a term excusal based on academic need for Vet Medicine representative Scott Zaari SLC 69/28 January 31st, 2012 y Spoke extensively about tuition consultation at this meeting y The university has opted to not require new mandatory fees to require student approval prior to implementation, which was a root cause for conversation 2. Faculty Work (and connecting with constituents) Intercollegiate Business Competition (January 6th 8th) y Attended the 2012 ICBC event at Queens` University in Kingston, Ontario Haskayne AACSB Meetings (January 16th, 2012) y Represented students on the strategic planning meeting, Noting the advantages of having a student voice on the committee as we crafted the Haskayne strategic plan. y Was a member of the student review committee as well. Presidents Circle (January 20th, 2012) y Presented pending changes to Haskayne Clubs structure with CUS President Brittany Humphrey y Reviewed the current state of a new levy for Haskayne and sought input from the student club Presidents on the go-forward

Commerce Undergraduate Society Election Forums (January 31st, 2012) y Attended the CUS executive election platforms for each of the candidates for the executive team y Asked a number of questions related to the changes happening to the Haskayne clubs structure and new levy process

3. Committee Work Clubs Committee y I was absent for the first meeting. The committee approved a number of event applications and discussed the imposition of new standards regarding student clubs that use the names of corporations, non-profits or any other similar organization Haskayne Student Levy Committee y The committee met and finalized the reallocation of HSLC funds 4. Other

Calgary Leaders Dinner (January 27th, 2012) y Represented important student issues to members of the Calgary political community (ex. Tuition costs & Secondary suites) 5. Goals

Status of January Goals (if applicable). y Working with CUS to restructure club relationships o The clubs structure changes are set in place. The first stage of these changes occurs at the CUS executive elections on February 2nd, with further changes happening shortly thereafter o Administration, CUS, and the Haskayne student clubs have been fully consulted on this issue, and their concerns addressed y Working toward a new Haskayne Levy o Working to understand why the SU is unwilling to take on the levy o Working with other faculty reps in faculties that need a new levy to attempt to convince the SU to consider these levies My goals for February are: y Working with CUS to restructure Haskayne Club relationships y Working toward a new Haskayne Levy

The steps to be taken to achieve these goals are: y New Haskayne Student Levy (NHSL) o Work with the incoming and outgoing CUS presidents to establish a thorough contingency plan for student consultation o Continue to work with the SU executives to re-open discussions regarding faculty-specific levies