Tech Rep Meeting November 18, 2015

Teresa Place, FSA President x 7558 Silvia Raschke, FSA Vice President x 7597

Tech Rep Meetings take place on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (Sept-May)*, 2:30 - 4:20pm.

*Upcoming exceptions: April (1st Wed)

Your Tech Reps

Please let us know if there are any changes to your Tech Reps so that we can update contact

lists and information on the website!

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Agenda 1. Announcements 2. President’s Report 3. State of the Union 4. Tech Rep Open Discussion/Forum; Drop Box;

Draw – Topic of the Month: Best practices (tips & tricks)

of how your Dept. schedules around the December holidays

5. Special Guest: BCIT Planetarium Star Show, Bill Burnyeat

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Announcements

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Feedback & Draw

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• Fill out the Tech Rep Meeting Quiz Form – Help the FSA improve these meetings!

• You will be entered in the draw – You must be present to win – We will draw two winners today for FSA SWAG

Tech Rep Meeting Venue • We want these meetings to be more dynamic

and participatory and we are starting by changing venues – Jan, March & April will be in Town Square C – We are still looking for a location for February

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Celebration of Life

• Brian Thom Celebration of Life – Friday, December 4 at 1 pm at First Memorial

Burkeview Chapel (Port Coquitlam)

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Member-Led Survey Andrea Matthews, Jeff Verbeem, and James Peterson

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• Looking to develop support resources for BCIT instructors teaching to classes which include non-native English speakers.

• Specifically, we would like to offer resources that assist teachers with enhancing the acquisition of learning outcomes for non-native speakers.

• Your participation in a brief survey will help us determine what types of resources to offer.”

Please complete the survey by Wednesday, November 25th. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete.

Link to survey is also on the Loop & was sent to TRs by the FSA http://bcit.fluidsurveys.com/surveys/bcit-ltc/supporting-international-students-faculty-survey/

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United Way

United Way

Please Pledge

United Way YOU ARE POSSIBILITY You are making a difference in your

community. Thank you for supporting United Way of the Lower Mainland!

President’s Report Teresa Place

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President’s Report

• January TR Meeting – BCIT Travel Policy

• Vice President Academic • Be part of potential tours

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President’s Report • Cooking for our Aboriginal students

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State of the Union Paul Reniers, Executive Director

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State of the Union

• Economic Stability Dividend • Office Systems Review • Student Employees • Government Relations • Downtown Campus

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Draw, Open Forum, & Drop Box

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Open Discussion/Forum This is your opportunity to ask any questions for

your department or share any concerns. Please introduce yourself with your name &

department for those who may not know you!

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Topic of the Month: Share best practices (tips & tricks) of

how you schedule around the December holidays in your

Department.

Thank you! Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions/concerns!

Teresa Place, FSA President x 7558 Silvia Raschke, FSA Vice President x 7597

FSA Staff, x 8695 or fsa@bcit.ca

Next Tech Rep Meeting Wed, January 13, 2016

2:30 – 4:20pm Town Square C

Guest: BCIT Planetarium! Bill Burnyeat

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