GSS Weekly Newsletter: Elections Issue
Dear Graduate Students,
The newsletter comes early this week with a crucial message about the AMS & GSS Elections this week. A lot of work has gone into organizing these elections, and a lot is at stake. We hope you will take the time to participate. As you vote, do not forget to sign up for the Cypress ski trip or plan to celebrate the Chinese New Year with us!
Vote Now in the GSS Election
Voting is now open in the Graduate Student Society (GSS) Elections! As graduate students at UBC, we are all members of the GSS.
These elections will determine the Society’s Executive team: the President, Vice-Presidents, and two representatives to the UBC-Vancouver Senate. You can learn more information about the candidates’ goals, experience and platforms at:http://gss.ubc.ca/main/elections/gss-elections-2014/
Polls will remain open until Friday, January 31st at 5 pm – to vote, please go to:http://gss.ubc.ca/vote
Vote Now in the AMS Election!
As UBC graduate students, we belong to both the GSS and the Alma Mater Society (the AMS), and are encouraged to participate in both elections.
The AMS Elections will determine the Society’s Executive Team. This year there is also a referendum with questions on the structure of AMS fees, the Society’s Whistler lodge, and bylaw amendments. More information on the AMS Elections is available athttp://www.ams.ubc.ca/studentsociety/elections/.
Polls will remain open until Friday, January 31st at 5 pm – to vote, please go to:http://www.ams.ubc.ca/studentsociety/elections/
GSS Social & Recreational Reminders:
– This is a last reminder to sign up for the GSS’s Ski trip to Cypress on February 8th! Febuary 1st is the Registration deadline. Space is limited.
– The GSS and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) warmly invite you to our Spring Festival Gala on February 2nd to celebrate the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Horse!
– Thank You to those of you who came out to the GSS New Term Party last Friday. We appreciate you.
If the fog around Vancouver is getting to you, just remember to vote. 
warmest,
Ngwatilo