Student exam invigilators at UBC’s Centre for Accessibility have successfully unionized after a three-week campaign.
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Student leaders are trying to capitalize on the momentum of the Hungry for Change walkout, continuing to put pressure on UBC for more food security funding.
AMS VP External Erin Co and student representatives from UBC and across the province gathered in Victoria for this year’s provincial lobby week to address current key issues regarding university student welfare last month.
Recent online posts have drawn attention to a variety of problems, including wet floors and counters, clogged sinks and toilets and bad odours.
Hester was the most senior permanent staff member at the AMS. He oversaw its businesses, events, communications and financial and administrative affairs.
The Equity Enhancement Fund (EEF) is an initiative that supports faculty- and staff-led projects that amplify equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) at UBC across both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
UBC Student Housing and Community Services notified students living in Walter Gage, Brock Commons, Exchange, and tə šxʷhəleləm̓s tə k̓ʷaƛ̓kʷəʔaʔɬ residences of the thefts in an email sent on October 20.
While specific recommendations are still being refined, Co said the four main areas of focus of this year’s advocacy will be student employment, financial aid, mental health and Indigenous education.
Provost and VP Academic pro tem Gage Averill announced Helsley’s appointment on October 26 on the provost’s website.
The AMS’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday evening was the third in 40 years to reach quorum, with over 900 members attending and successfully passing all its motions.
A report outlining plans to deal with the $1.25 million AMS budget deficit was presented to the AMS Council in a private session on September 28 — but due to “sensitive” information in the report it was not publicly published, AMS President Eshana Bhangu said.
The AGM is held to inform students of important updates from the AMS. Unlike AMS Council or committee meetings, the AGM gives students the ability to provide direct input on things they care about.
The AMS unearthed a 1972 time capsule and put a new one in its place celebrating the Great Trek this Friday. The event took place at the Great Trek Cairn on Main Mall and included speeches from notable former AMS executives on the importance of student activism.
This one-time funding reduces the financial gap between last year's and this year’s budget allocation to food security, which cut UBC funding to the AMS Food Bank in half.
Last night, a short AMS Council meeting touched on the AMS's Annual General Meeting (AGM) updates and student advocacy plans.