Friday, August 24, 2012
Friday, August 17, 2012
friday friday
Wow I can't believe we're more than half-way through August. This summer went by waaaay too fast, but I am SO EXCITED for everyone to arrive!! I can't wait for the rest of my roomies to move back in, for campus to be full of students and most importantly FROSH! We're less than 3 weeks away from Welcome Day and it's just crazy - I can't wait to experience Frosh Week all over again. This week has been so crazy busy because there are so many things to finish up for Frosh Week, but also for the launch of The Inn and for planning for the rest of the year. My office kind of dabbles in everything and it's all kind of happening at once, so it's been pretty crazy.
Speaking of events, our Grand Re-Opening Party will be on September 14th feat. WRISTPECT and Sir Lancelot! Wristpect put on the biggest party of the year last November, and this is what Wristpect has to say about X "I don’t know what was up with these kids but this was definitely one of the wildest campuses we’ve ever played in Canada.. Hats off to the students at St. Francis Xavier University (your school sounds like it is a secret institution for X-men by the way), they party their asses off.." The Grand Re-Opening is going to be unreal, and I CAN'T WAIT!
I am working on getting the Wall Calendar proofs together to send to our printer next week - working with Wylder, we've tried to solidify as many events as possible for the year so that the calendar includes as many dates as possible. We also have all the home varsity games listed and other important University dates on there, so it will be a one-stop shop for dates. These Wall Calendars will be available on Welcome Day and on Society Night (September 10th) for free!
We had some pretty exciting developments with the Inn this week, especially with the announcement of our extended food service hours. We will be open Wednesday through Friday from 4pm-8pm for dinner! We've also added some new menu items (ahem, SPINACH DIP, BUFFALO CHICKEN BACON WRAP, YUPP). Be sure to like our official page, and check out the menu and events.
Speaking of events, our Grand Re-Opening Party will be on September 14th feat. WRISTPECT and Sir Lancelot! Wristpect put on the biggest party of the year last November, and this is what Wristpect has to say about X "I don’t know what was up with these kids but this was definitely one of the wildest campuses we’ve ever played in Canada.. Hats off to the students at St. Francis Xavier University (your school sounds like it is a secret institution for X-men by the way), they party their asses off.." The Grand Re-Opening is going to be unreal, and I CAN'T WAIT!
I've been working on and off to develop the preliminary stages of our Movember campaign. This year is going to be one for the books for Movember on campus! I've been in contact with Jesse from Movember Canada as well as Sheridan College who ran a great campaign last year. We've got some great events in the work for the month, some awesome awareness pieces, t-shirts designs going on, etc. It's going to be unreal, so stay tuned for more on that! MO LOVE
If you haven't seen, there have been some great new additions to our clothing store, now rebranded as The Shop! Be sure to follow The Shop on Twitter (@u_theshop) to keep up to date on new inventory (be sure to check out those NEON SNAPBACKS)!
Today I finished up the designs for the X-Ring Eligibility forms ahhh, so terrifying that it's only 107 days until that golden ring will be on our fingers! Other projects on the go include updates to theu.ca, development of a Social Media Policy for the Students' Union, and listening to as much DOWN WITH WEBSTER as possible!
That's all for now, have a great weekend folks!
Kaleigh
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Acadian Coach Lines Closure
As many of you have heard, Acadian Coach Lines has announced that
they will be stopping operations on November 30th of this year.
Below is the article from the Chronicle Herald to that affect:
There have been many responses to this closure and below is
the Alliance of Nova Scotia Students Association (The name of this organization
will soon to be changed, stay tuned!) response to the closure:
And finally, I had the opportunity to speak on Maritime Morning
Weekend Edition with Erin Trafford on 95.7 yesterday morning. Here is
that segment. Have a listen:
We want to know your thoughts and feelings about this!
Please email me (su_pres@stfx.ca) and tell
me what you are feeling. As well, there is a discussion posted on the Social Network,
so that you can voice your concerns.
In other news, the countdown is on: 21 days until…
If you haven’t bought your Frosh Kit yet, do it today! They
are selling fast!! Do that at:
That is all for now!
All the Best,
Nick
Friday, August 10, 2012
Update from Union Services Office
Hello all!
It has been awhile since my last blog post, I apologize. A lot has been going on in office and the summer is flying by, I have no idea when it became August. 23 DAYS UNTIL FROSH WEEK?! Wow. I hope you are all as excited as we are!
If you are arriving on campus that week, please feel free to call the Frosh Week Info Line at 867-4111 brought to you by your Students' Union and Peer Mentors. Call the line for any inquiry you may have, tall or small. Whether it be what building "NH" stands for, where the night's event is located, or if you just want someone to chat to, the Peer Mentors on the other end will be happy to give you some answers and resources!
Wednesday and Thursday of this week, alongside the Student Life team, Nick, Rachel, Jessie and I all took part and completed the Mental Health First Aid training. It was an extremely informative few days! The Students' Union understands that the Mental Health of our students a priority on campus. This training allowed us to understand the importance of minimizing the stigma of mental health and gather more awareness on various disorders and conditions, also gaining the confidence to spread that awareness as well. When I was at The Campus Trust conference in Toronto earlier in the summer, we talked about how important it is for campuses to have resources for student's mental health and we are trying to work towards that goal.
Speaking of The Campus Trust, just a reminder to all you folks out there that already have insurance coverage you HAVE TO OPT OUT OF YOUR HEALTH AND DENTAL PLAN beginning SEPT 1ST - SEPT 30TH 2012! We will have stations set up in the KMC on Welcome Day, and for the remainder of September at the Info Desk of the SUB in the Bloomfield centre, you will need to have proof of coverage with you. You can also opt out online at: www.studentbenefits.ca! (Sorry for yelling...)
Lastly, I wanted to put it out there that we are looking to hire more DriveU Drivers come September and will be putting up the application on our website *theu.ca* the week before Frosh Week, so please if you are interested, keep your eyes open for the application!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sun and has a very lovely weekend :)
Tessa
If you are arriving on campus that week, please feel free to call the Frosh Week Info Line at 867-4111 brought to you by your Students' Union and Peer Mentors. Call the line for any inquiry you may have, tall or small. Whether it be what building "NH" stands for, where the night's event is located, or if you just want someone to chat to, the Peer Mentors on the other end will be happy to give you some answers and resources!
Wednesday and Thursday of this week, alongside the Student Life team, Nick, Rachel, Jessie and I all took part and completed the Mental Health First Aid training. It was an extremely informative few days! The Students' Union understands that the Mental Health of our students a priority on campus. This training allowed us to understand the importance of minimizing the stigma of mental health and gather more awareness on various disorders and conditions, also gaining the confidence to spread that awareness as well. When I was at The Campus Trust conference in Toronto earlier in the summer, we talked about how important it is for campuses to have resources for student's mental health and we are trying to work towards that goal.
Speaking of The Campus Trust, just a reminder to all you folks out there that already have insurance coverage you HAVE TO OPT OUT OF YOUR HEALTH AND DENTAL PLAN beginning SEPT 1ST - SEPT 30TH 2012! We will have stations set up in the KMC on Welcome Day, and for the remainder of September at the Info Desk of the SUB in the Bloomfield centre, you will need to have proof of coverage with you. You can also opt out online at: www.studentbenefits.ca! (Sorry for yelling...) Lastly, I wanted to put it out there that we are looking to hire more DriveU Drivers come September and will be putting up the application on our website *theu.ca* the week before Frosh Week, so please if you are interested, keep your eyes open for the application!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sun and has a very lovely weekend :)
Tessa
Thursday, August 2, 2012
^.^
Hey Everyone!
I was on vacation for the majority of July so there isn't too much to update but I wanted to post a few things today as we countdown the days until everyone is back on campus! As I'm sure you've all been dying to see.. I snapped a few shots of the new Mini Moes set up to add to the reno pictures in my last post.
As you can see in Kaleigh's post below we have some awesome events to look forward to during Frosh Week, if you haven't checked out the events here are the facebook links:
I was on vacation for the majority of July so there isn't too much to update but I wanted to post a few things today as we countdown the days until everyone is back on campus! As I'm sure you've all been dying to see.. I snapped a few shots of the new Mini Moes set up to add to the reno pictures in my last post.
Anyways, besides campus muploads I have been keeping busy in the office since my return from vacation. Besides planning for training week I have started working on a House Council Handbook. This will be available online for all students who are interested in getting more involved within their residences for the coming year.
Next week I will be participating in Mental Health First Aid Training with Nick, Rachel, and Tessa. Mental Health is a growing concern on campuses nationwide and we hope to take a lot away from this training to benefit students.
I will also be doing Risk Management and Event Planning training next week which will be relayed back to the House Presidents and Residence Staff.
For tickets to all of these events and sweet frosh week swag don't forget to order your Frosh Kit! Tickets to most events will also be available at the Info Desk during the first week of school.
That's all for now - see you soon!
Jessie
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
august?! august!
Wowzaas, it's already August! I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by! It's only 32 days until Frosh Week but more terrifying only 124 days until X-RING ahhh
This week has been so busy, and it's only Wednesday (5 weeks til FIRST WING NIGHT BACK) with September creeping up quickly!
On Monday we announced our headline band for the Frosh Week concert is Down With Webster! The response so far has been great, and I am super excited to see these guys live... been watching their videos a lot over the past few months it should be an unreal show!
One of my favourite aspects of my position is putting together the artwork for events. It's a fun creative outlet, and the past few weeks has been very busy creating artwork for events, the Glow t-shirts, Frosh Kits and other promotional material.
Today we also announced the event for the Thursday of Frosh Week which is Yuk Yuk's On Tour Comedy Showcase with Graham Kay, Bryant Thomson and Paul Warford. Wylder and I saw Graham perform at COCA and he was hilarious. This guy has performed on MuchMusic's Video on Trial and on shows with Dave Chappelle and Sarah Silverman - guaranteed to make you giggle. You can find the event page here!
This week has been so busy, and it's only Wednesday (5 weeks til FIRST WING NIGHT BACK) with September creeping up quickly!
On Monday we announced our headline band for the Frosh Week concert is Down With Webster! The response so far has been great, and I am super excited to see these guys live... been watching their videos a lot over the past few months it should be an unreal show!
One of my favourite aspects of my position is putting together the artwork for events. It's a fun creative outlet, and the past few weeks has been very busy creating artwork for events, the Glow t-shirts, Frosh Kits and other promotional material.
Today we also announced the event for the Thursday of Frosh Week which is Yuk Yuk's On Tour Comedy Showcase with Graham Kay, Bryant Thomson and Paul Warford. Wylder and I saw Graham perform at COCA and he was hilarious. This guy has performed on MuchMusic's Video on Trial and on shows with Dave Chappelle and Sarah Silverman - guaranteed to make you giggle. You can find the event page here!
Besides Frosh Week I have also been working on The U Wall Calendar. This project is pretty big as it involves adding in every event on campus for the entire year with sponsorship, graphics, etc - but it's starting to come together! We will be distributing the calendars (for free) on Welcome Day and at Society Night, so be sure to stop by and pick yours up!
One exciting addition to the wall calendar this year is that dates to order your Local Food Box from Voices Antigonish. Voices Antigonish is a "volunteer community group working to bring about local, healthy, and sustainable food options for residents, particularly in the downtown core, of Antigonish". They offer a local food box program where you order a box of locally grown produce - an awesome opportunity for students living Off-Campus or in Apartment Style or Govs to support local food and get some lovely produce for cheap! You can find out more info about this program at their site. I ordered mine today and I'm excited for it arrive in August (nom nom).
One exciting addition to the wall calendar this year is that dates to order your Local Food Box from Voices Antigonish. Voices Antigonish is a "volunteer community group working to bring about local, healthy, and sustainable food options for residents, particularly in the downtown core, of Antigonish". They offer a local food box program where you order a box of locally grown produce - an awesome opportunity for students living Off-Campus or in Apartment Style or Govs to support local food and get some lovely produce for cheap! You can find out more info about this program at their site. I ordered mine today and I'm excited for it arrive in August (nom nom).
Also today I heard from out contact at the Student Life Network that they have done an upgrade to the design of their Networks. This means that our Social Network has a new streamlined look which I am pretty excited about. It is easier to locate discussions, to filter the marketplace for exactly what you're looking for and all the features are a bit more accessible. For those of you who haven't checked out the Social Network, it is StFX's exclusive social network for X students. It has some unique aspects such as The Marketplace - a perfect place to buy and sell textbooks, coordinate drives to Hali, and more; and Discussions - a place for students to discuss hot topics on campus, seek advice from fellow Xaverians and more. Be sure to check it out at http://social.theu.ca!
Other things I've been working on are putting together out Ad Package for the year, working with the Marketing Team to get them ready for the school year, putting together some training documents for HP/VPs and Society Presidents as they relate to the Comm Office, working through a few more updates to theu.ca and a re-branding strategy for our clothing store! There will be more updates coming from me soon related to The Inn and more, we'll keep you posted!
Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday,
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