Council Meeting 8 May 2007 (Meeting 2)
DRAFT MINUTES OF THE WUPA COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT 12.45 PM, TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007 IN BUILDING 115. Opened 12.53 PM. Meeting chaired by Steven Thor Gunnin. Minutes taken by Ken Finlayson.
Part A. Preliminary Business
A1. Attendance
| President | Steven Thor Gunnin | Present |
| Vice-President (Coursework) | Vacant | |
| Vice-President (Research) | Mark Havryliv | Present |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Ken Finlayson | Present |
| Women's Officer | Michelle Richards | Present |
| International Students' Officer | Vacant | |
| Indigenous Officer | Vacant | |
| Activities Officer | Sophie Yorkston | Present |
| Media Officer | Vacant | |
| External Students' Officer | Vacant | |
| Honours Students' Officer | Tegan Jones | Present |
| General Representatives | Jodi Lee | Present |
| Two Vacancies | ||
| Others Present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Publications & Promotions Officer | Dan Morgan | |
| Postgraduates | Limei Yang | |
| Pamela Schoen | ||
A2. Procedural Outline
Secretary-Treasurer gave a verbal summary of meeting procedure and the standing orders.
A3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
None available.
A4. Business Arising from the Minutes
Previous minutes not available.
A5. Correspondence Received
ATTACHMENTS 1–2
- Letter from the National Liaison Committee, dated 23 April 2007. (Attachment 1.)
- E-mail from Jason Hart, WUSA Advocacy Officer, dated 4 May 2007. (Attachment 2.)
A6. Arrangement of the Agenda
A7. Appointment of Vacant Positions
ATTACHMENTS 3–5
- Kerryn Hopkins to the position of External Students' Officer;
- M. D. R. Pradeepa Jayaratne to the position of Vice-President (Coursework);
- Emilie-Jane Ens to the position of General Representative.
A8. Election of International Students' Officer
ATTACHMENTS 6–7
The candidates, Pamela Schoen and Limei Yang, were invited to address the Council. Following this, the candidates left the room while the Council voted. Pamela Schoen received 4 votes, Limei Yang received 3 votes.
Jodi Lee leaves the meeting.
PART B. REPORTS
B1. President's Report
ATTACHMENT 8
Report tabled. Refer to attachment 8.
B2. Presentation of Financial Report
ATTACHMENT 9
Year-to-date financial report (to end of March 2007) tabled.
Petty cash and back bank account reports to
be circulated by e-mail.
B3. Office Bearer Reports
ATTACHMENT 10
- Vice-President (Research)
- Vice-President (Coursework)
- Secretary-Treasurer
Verbal report on Fare Go media event held at North Wollongong Station from 7.30am–9.00am Tuesday 8 May, attended by Ken Finlayson, Emilie Ens, and WUSA representatives. Tabled WUPA flier, as distributed at event. (Refer to attachment 10.)
- Women's Officer
- International Students' Officer
- Indigenous Officer
- Activities Officer
Suggested that a petition to support the Fare Go campaign be available at next WUPA barbecue. Discussed possibilities for a wine-tasting night and prize donation options for a WUPA trivia night.
- Media Officer
- Honours Students' Officer
- External Students' Officer
- General Representatives
B4. Staff Reports
ATTACHMENT 11
- Momentum Coordinator's Report
Refer to attachment 11.
- Rhizome Magazine Editor's Report
- Publications Officer's Report
B5. Business Arising from the Reports
None arising.
PART C. GENERAL BUSINESS
C1. Employment Status of Danial Morgan
ATTACHMENT 12
C2. Advocacy Officer
ATTACHMENT 13
C3. Marketing Officer
ATTACHMENT 14
C4.
CAPA
Affiliation
ATTACHMENT 15
C5. Presidential Grants Fund
C6.
Computer Purchasing
ATTACHMENT 16
Pamela Schoen leaves the meeting.
PART D. OTHER BUSINESS.
D1. Changing the Signatories
D2. Fare Go Postcard Campaign
Refer to correspondence
A5.1 A5.2
(attachment 1 2)
D3. Council Induction
Council induction will take place 4.00 PM Sunday 20 May 2007. Following induction the new Council shall go out for dinner in Wollongong.
D4. Next Meeting
The date of the next Council meeting is to be determined.
Meeting closed at 3.34 PM.
APPENDIX. ATTACHMENTS
- Invoice from the National Liaison Committee (NLC) and registration kit for NLC Annual Conference.
- E-mail from Jason Hart, WUSA Advocacy Officer, regarding WUSA's Fare Go postcard campaign.
- Application by Kerryn Hopkins for the position of Women's Officer.
- Application by M. D. R. Pradeepa Jayaratne for the position of Vice-President (Coursework).
- Application by Emilie-Jane Ens for the position of General Representative.
- Application by Limei Yang for the position of International Students' Officer.
- Application by Pamela Schoen for the position of International Students' Officer.
- President's Report.
- YTD Financial Report (Jan–Mar 2007).
- WUPA Fare Go Flier.
- Momentum Coordinator's Report, as circulated by e-mail.
- Danial Morgan position description (Operations Manager).
- Advocacy Officer position description.
- Marketing Officer position description.
- CAPA Invoice for annual affiliation fee.
- Report on computer purchasing options for the Postgraduate Resource Centre.
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