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Hi everyone,

This is the time of the year we welcome new graduate students and elect the executive team of PSGSA. We are planning to have a welcome BBQ on Thursday May 7, at the plant science lawn (beside the atrium) between 12:00 and 1:00pm. It will be combined with the election for following positions:

1. President 

- Overall representative for plant science graduate students association        
-Liaison with all other departments (i.e. for faculty student events)
-Supervise all positions, ensuring proper responsibility is taken (i.e. ensure regular monthly activities are kept up, including departmental BBQ's)
-Maintain student morale
-One of two persons with signing authority for plant science graduate student association
-Organize the annual plant science graduate student symposium  (it is our turn- March 2009)
-Maintain lunch room clean up list and ensure volunteers follow through
-Oversee all other new responsibilities and delegate responsibility when needed

2. Treasurer

-Keeper of the cash box
-Maintain small level of petty cash on-hand
-Review all expenditures
-Balance cheque-book
-Fill out and send in the semi-annual GSA grant application form

3. Social Director

-Oversees PSGSA social committee
-Attend all departmental social committee meetings
-Present student input
-Keep students informed of general issues

4. Social Committee members (6 to 10 positions)

-Plan annual charity BBQ in July (Donations, etc.)
-Plan monthly activities
-Ensure activities are completed

5. Department of plant science council representative (1 meeting/month)

-Attend all departmental meetings
-Present student input
-Keep students informed about general issues

6. Advanced plant science seminar series rep (1-4 meetings/year)

-Attend all committee meetings
-Present student input for potential invited speakers
-Ensure graduate student participation during class

7. GSA representative (1 meeting/month)

-Attend all GSA monthly meetings
-Report important issues to plant science graduate students
    - i.e. written (e-mail) and oral/hallway discussion
-Keep plant science graduate students up-to-date with general issues

8. Sports representative

-Student representative for departmental sporting activities
    -i.e. collect prizes for annual point curling bonspiel (usually in March)
-Collect prizes for graduate student events
-Attend all departmental sports committee meetings

9. Depart of plant science safety committee (1 meeting/year)

-Attend all departmental meetings
-Present student input
-Keep students informed of general issues

10. Department of plant science computer committee (1 meeting/year)

-Attend all departmental meetings
-Present student input
-Keep students informed of general issues

11. Department of plant science library committee (1 meeting/year)

-Attend all departmental meetings
-Present student input
-Keep students informed of general issues

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If you are interested in any of these positions, or if you want to nominate some one, please forward your nominations to umbagava@cc.umanitoba.ca on or before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5.

Please get involved. PSGSA NEEDS YOUR SERVICE!

See you all there on Thursday.

Pl let me know if you have any questions regarding the election.

Thanks!

Muthu

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Bev Godard
Secretary 
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3T 2N2
Phone: (204) 474-8563
Fax:     (204) 474-7528
Bev_Godard@umanitoba.ca