1. Vice-President Student Issues

2.  Past Events ◦ Enviro – Week ◦ Speaker Event: Ralph Nader ◦ Clubs’ Forum ◦ Philanthropy Week  Upcoming Events ◦ Mental Health Awareness Week ◦ Speaker Event # 2: Jeffery Tambor ◦ Volunteer Outing

3.  November 12  Hiking Trip – Komoka (3-6 pm).  November 13  Eco Scavenger Hunt.  Enviro Raffle at 4:00  Documentary Screenings  November 14  Electronics Drop Off  Local Solutions Speaker Event  Sustainability Events  November 15  Ralph Nader Event

4.  Hiking Trip ◦ This Hiking trip took place in the provincial park located in Komoka, just outside of London. ◦ Around ten people attended this event, and the overall feedback from participants was positive.  Eco Scavenger Hunt ◦ This event was organized by King’s College’s Environmental Intern with some assistance from the Environmental Commissioners. ◦ Feedback from this event was positive overall.

5.  Documentary Screening ◦ This event was organized by the Student Outreach Commissioners. ◦ 10-15 people attended this event. ◦ Feedback in relation to this event was generally positive.  Local Solutions Speaker Event ◦ The planning of this event entailed a cooperative effort between the Environmental Commissioners and the Eco Club. ◦ This event featured two speakers from the London community. ◦ Attendance for the first portion of this event was strong; however, attendance for the second part of this event was weak.  This can be attributed to advertising, scheduling and communication failures.

6.  Itinerary ◦ 730 pm –Keynote by Ralph Nader – (LH 105). ◦ 830 pm – Question and answer period. ◦ 9 pm – Reception in Labatt Hall Atrium.  Attendance ◦ Around 300 students attended this event.  Feedback from Students ◦ The vast majority of the feedback that I received from students in relation to this event was positive.

7.  This forum took the form of an In Camera committee meeting. ◦ Participants included – Club Presidents and KUCSC Exec’s. ◦ The Chair of this meeting will be the VP Student Issues. ◦ The purpose of this meeting was to generate clubs’ policy reform.

8.  Negatives ◦ Several members present at the meeting did not fully understand what to expect from the meeting. ◦ Some of the topics of discussion were very contentious, and worked to derail positive discussion.  Positives ◦ Through means of this forum, some positive decisions in relation to Clubs’ week were agreed upon amongst those participating in this forum. ◦ It was agreed upon by delegates of the forum that Clubs’ Forum meetings are something that should regularly occur in the future.

9.  Structure, Purpose and the Frequency of Meetings ◦ Since the occurrence of the previous Clubs’ Forum meeting, I have been meeting with/surveying Club Presidents in order to come to a decision in relation to the Structure, Purpose, and Frequency of such meetings.  Initial Thoughts  Forum should have a roundtable, open style, format.  General topics of discussion should be selected for such meetings through consultation with Club Presidents.

10.  Organizations Involved (Tentatively) ◦ Hospitality Centre ◦ Campus Ministry ◦ Food Bank ◦ Goodwill  Schedule (Tentative) ◦ Nov 25 – 30 – Donation Collections (LH Atrium). ◦ Nov 25 – Movie Night fundraiser.

11.  Donations (Items) Collected ◦ Campus Ministry  21 ◦ Foodbank  41 ◦ Hospitality Centre  11 ◦ Goodwill  49 ◦ Total Number of Donations Received  122

12.  Topic ◦ There’s Always Money Left in the Banana Stand: An Evening with Jeffrey Tambor  Venue  This event will take place in Kenney Theatre, SLC.  Time ◦ This event will start at 730 pm.  Capacity ◦ The capacity for this event will be 490.  Promotions  The advertising for this event has begun.  Ticket Sales  Tickets Will go on sale this upcoming week.  Tickets will be sold at the King’s connection.  Tickets will Cost $10.

13.  Planning is Ongoing  Tentative Itinerary ◦ Monday (Feb 10)  Coffee House  Presentation by King’s Support Services ◦ Tuesday (Feb 11)  Luncheon  Speaker Presentations  Video ◦ Thursday (Feb 13)  Movie Night  Possible Movies  Silver linings playbook  A beautiful mind  Goodwill Hunting

14.  Planning is Underway…  Organization of Interest  St. Luke’s Anglican Church.  Number of Students to Attend ◦ 5  Dates for Outings ◦ One of these outings will take place in February, and one will take place in March.

15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlTM7Mbk_ SU Contact Me: Phone: 226 – 374 – 6687 Email: student.issues@kucsc.com