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Course Evaluations

Hello All,

Last Friday I went to a meeting with a handful of student representatives and Dr. Kathryn Harrison, the Associate Dean of Arts, regarding course evaluations. The reason for the meeting was simple – response rates  have been dropping steadily every semester since evaluations were put online. As it stands, the completion rate for the faculty is somewhere around 50%.

The Dean’s office is working hard to fix to this problem, but the solution ultimately rests with students. I know you have probably heard this before, but course evaluations really, really matter. Departments take them extremely seriously when deciding whether or not to promote professors, and when assigning merit pay. Professors, for their part, really care about how they are evaluated by their students. Your professors are here to help you learn but remember,  they see the classroom from a very different perspective than you do, so student feedback is critical for them to make their classes the best they can possibly be.

Please, do your part to make UBC the best it can be for its student community and fill in your course evaluations. It will only take 10 minutes of your time – both your peers and your professors will be thankful.

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Elections Information

The History Students Association is looking to recruit new Executive Members for the school year of 2011-2012. The following positions will become available at our annual elections currently set to take place April 6th, 2011.

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President: In charge of the social and management aspects of the club. Oversees membership queries and is the powerhouse behind the organization of most HSA events. Also oversees/works with the Vice-Presidents of Internal & External Affairs. Is the Department Liaison and attends most Departmental meetings and works with the Professor-Department Liason.

Vice President External: Is AUS (Arts Undergraduate Society) Representative. Works with various AUS members on AUS projects (such as Clubs Days and Arts Week). Oversees the organization of the PHP Conference at Thompson Rivers University. Works with other Clubs in joint events such as Fourgy (a Bzzr Garden).

Vice-President Internal: Works largely in tandem with the President, but oversees the HSA Blog and Facebook pages, and sends out monthly newsletters.

VP Finance: In charge of our yearly budget. Works with the AMS and Departmental liaisons.

VP Administrator: In charge of keeping weekly minutes and helping the VP Internal with the monthly newsletter.

Atlas Editor & Assistant Editor: Editor is in charge of overseeing and organizing the layout and design of the Atlas (our undergraduate journal). Also in charge of organizing the Reviewers/Editors in order to meet important deadlines for publishing.  Assistant Editor will assist the Editor in advertising and promoting the submission of essays (from mid-October to mid-December), recruit a committed team of editors by the end of December, and help organize all submissions to be edited by the end of winter break or January. Both the Assistant Editor and the Editor will narrow essays down to be reviewed and it will be their job to help organize meetings between professors and the editors/reviewers. Deadlines are crucial in order for the journal to be published

Social Coordinator: Helps organize/oversee various HSA events. Will be the HSA’s bookings representative – which means you’d be responsible for booking an appropriate space for our events and meetings when necessary in addition to ensuring that there is appropriate licensing at any events where alcohol is being consumed. Is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate sound & entertainment equipment is present at events.

Grad Representative: Represents graduating History Majors and the various processes involved in graduating (such as taking grad photos, etc.)

Sports Representative: In charge of all things sports related. Organizes team events for games like Dodgeball, Badminton, or even Storm the Wall, in addition to organizing evening games nights (eg. going out to watch Varsity Hockey, etc.).

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All positions are expected to attend club meetings and be active members. You will receive as much support as possible in your roles; we want everyone to have a good year and to have fun! Team effort is emphasized to decrease stress levels. We know that everyone will be very busy, especially during essay and exam time. This is all about having a fun UBC experience!

If you are interested please don’t hesitate to email us at <ubchsa@gmail.com> Also, if you are available, please come to our weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 11:30am in Buchanan Tower (11th Floor room 1126) or visit us in the History Lounge on the 12th Floor. We recommend that anyone interested in running for a position attend at least one meeting before elections.

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Welcome Back!!! Want to get involved??

Hey All!!!

Long time no hear!! So the summer is rolling to an end and it’s that time of year where everyone is gearing back into school.

So! In case you don’t know, first day back in Imagine Day which is an opportunity for new students to get a feel for the university and also to take a look around and scope out different clubs that will be promoting themselves. The History Students Association will be no exception!! We want your involvement!! So come see us at our booth on Imagine Day and join us in our trivia and candy prizes!

Also, if your declaring your major soon and it’s in History, there’s a ‘Welcome Back History Majors’ meeting that’s being held at Buchanan Block A in room 102 at 11:30am on Monday September 7th, where important questions such as graduation, how to declare a major/minor, how to make sure your transfer credits apply or even how to join us, the HSA, will be answered.

Also! Another important announcement! The HSA is looking for new executive members.  If you are interested in working with a group of people that organizes and participates in events  such as the Annual Wyne+Cheese Lecture Series, or the Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Conference then you might be interested in joining our team!!

The HSA promotes, directs and/or sponsors such activities—whether they’re academic, social, athletic, or professional—that will benefit its members and also enhance communication and networking within the Department of History between students, professors, alumni, and relevant community contacts. The HSA works to make aware to History students the various graduate programs, post-graduation employment opportunities, and current job and volunteer opportunities, that are relevant,  are available to students of History.

So, in lieu of this we’re looking for someone who is interested in positions that might encompass the following job aspects:

– Maintaining the HSA blog & Facebook page

– Overseeing the bi-weeklyl HSA newsletter

– Organizing events such as the Annual Wyne + Cheese Lecture Series

– Organizing Bzzr Gardens, Pub Nights or Film Nights

– Helping organize the Thompson Rivers University Undergraduate Conference – be part of the team that reads, selects and helps students present exceptional papers to  History faculty and students

If you have any other suggestions of great events or ideas, they are most welcome too!!!!

If you are interested in being part of the executive, email us at ubchsa@gmail.com.  Tell us a little about yourself and why you’re interested in becoming apart of the HSA Team. Also, tell us what events or other activities you might be interested in becoming involved with.

Looking forward to hearing from you!!!!!

History Students Association

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