Hi Bev,

Please forward this to all graduate students in plant science.

Thanks

Muthu

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Hi All,

Li Ru is interested in volunteering as the CRO for PSGSA elections. Please forward your nominations (self nominations are accepted) to her at umli267@cc.umanitoba.ca before 4:30pm Friday, May 2.  Nominations received after that period may not be accepted. It is very important to keep the deadline in order to plan the ballots.

The following positions are available:

1. President 

- Overall representative for plant science graduate students association        
-Liasion with all other departments (i.e. for faculty student events)
-Supervise all positions, ensuring proper responsbility 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 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 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
-Alltend 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

In case there are no nominations received for any position prior to the nomination deadline, nominations for those position (s) will be accepted from the floor during the election.  The end of winter BBQ (with the election) will be held sometime next week depending on the weather conditions. The date will be communicated shortly.

Thanks very much for your co-operation.

Muthu

-- 
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