Referendums and committees
Student Administrative Council is up and
running and we are now at 100 per cent
capacity after filling in the remaining vacancies
for information technology and motive
power representatives. Currently the SAC
reps are getting to know their class reps and
scheduling meetings with them to gain feedback
on Fanshawe and Fanshawe Student
Union services.
SAC has started a few committees that will begin meeting very shortly. One of these committees is the Club Policy Review Committee. The club policy is currently outdated so we need to bring it into 2010, especially because we're seeing more activity than ever with our clubs this year. Last year we held an open forum with all club presidents, so we're looking to do that again to get the feedback we need to improve this policy.
We have also started an Extended Health Care Committee. Currently we pay about $150 annually for a health and dental plan that includes $2,000 in drug coverage and $500 in dental coverage (plus a free cleaning). Not bad for a student health plan, but not perfect either. We're hearing a lot of requests for vision care, so we will be looking to add that to the existing plan. The other big coverage on this new plan would be for vaccinations. We have many students in the school who need to get vaccinations for their programs and currently pay out of pocket. This would help them and anyone else who would like to get their shots. Since this will include an increase to the health plan fee, we will be taking this to a referendum. This means you get to vote and decide whether you want it or not. When this committee has finished its work, we will have a better idea of the coverage and cost associated with the new plan, so stay tuned! The vote for the extended health coverage will take place at the same time as the executive elections next semester.
The other committee we have created this year is the Strategic Direction Committee. This committee will create a suggestion for a new (or continued) direction for the FSU. This is what I am looking forward to working on most for the remainder of my term. We will be looking at the FSU, what it is that we do for students, what we could be doing better, and setting out that direction for the years ahead. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, check out Fanshawe College's strategic direction at tinyurl.com/fanshawestrategic.
Next semester, we will have a few more committees created. Every year we have a Budget Committee to set the budget for next year, and we also have a Constitutional Review Committee to go over our constitution annually. We can only change our constitution once a year, at the last SAC meeting of the year, so this will be another big project we will be taking on next semester.
If you have any issues you would like to have brought up in any of these committees please let us know. We may also be looking for a few students-at-large to take part in these committees, so if that sounds like something you'd be interested in, you know how to get a hold of me.
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
SAC has started a few committees that will begin meeting very shortly. One of these committees is the Club Policy Review Committee. The club policy is currently outdated so we need to bring it into 2010, especially because we're seeing more activity than ever with our clubs this year. Last year we held an open forum with all club presidents, so we're looking to do that again to get the feedback we need to improve this policy.
We have also started an Extended Health Care Committee. Currently we pay about $150 annually for a health and dental plan that includes $2,000 in drug coverage and $500 in dental coverage (plus a free cleaning). Not bad for a student health plan, but not perfect either. We're hearing a lot of requests for vision care, so we will be looking to add that to the existing plan. The other big coverage on this new plan would be for vaccinations. We have many students in the school who need to get vaccinations for their programs and currently pay out of pocket. This would help them and anyone else who would like to get their shots. Since this will include an increase to the health plan fee, we will be taking this to a referendum. This means you get to vote and decide whether you want it or not. When this committee has finished its work, we will have a better idea of the coverage and cost associated with the new plan, so stay tuned! The vote for the extended health coverage will take place at the same time as the executive elections next semester.
The other committee we have created this year is the Strategic Direction Committee. This committee will create a suggestion for a new (or continued) direction for the FSU. This is what I am looking forward to working on most for the remainder of my term. We will be looking at the FSU, what it is that we do for students, what we could be doing better, and setting out that direction for the years ahead. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, check out Fanshawe College's strategic direction at tinyurl.com/fanshawestrategic.
Next semester, we will have a few more committees created. Every year we have a Budget Committee to set the budget for next year, and we also have a Constitutional Review Committee to go over our constitution annually. We can only change our constitution once a year, at the last SAC meeting of the year, so this will be another big project we will be taking on next semester.
If you have any issues you would like to have brought up in any of these committees please let us know. We may also be looking for a few students-at-large to take part in these committees, so if that sounds like something you'd be interested in, you know how to get a hold of me.
Editorial opinions or comments expressed in this online edition of Interrobang newspaper reflect the views of the writer and are not those of the Interrobang or the Fanshawe Student Union. The Interrobang is published weekly by the Fanshawe Student Union at 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd., P.O. Box 7005, London, Ontario, N5Y 5R6 and distributed through the Fanshawe College community. Letters to the editor are welcome. All letters are subject to editing and should be emailed. All letters must be accompanied by contact information. Letters can also be submitted online by clicking here.
