UMSU holds speaker series

Student groups get advice on finances, websites and CFS

MICHAEL OLSON STAFF

Throughout the month of November, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) Student Resource Centre has been hosting various student group speaker sessions.

The speaker sessions, which were thought up by UMSU in October, are intended to provide students with information on how to put together and improve their student groups.

In total, five sessions will be held. The topics will cover such fundamentals as how to initiate a student group, how to raise funds, and how to co-ordinate social events.

“The incentive was to inform student groups of the resources UMSU can provide via the Student Group Resource Centre,” said Melanie Rollins, vice-president student services for UMSU.

The session scheduled for Nov. 16 was intended to be a Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) information session. However, that session was cancelled due to the fact that members of Parliament had come to the campus to speak with students.

UMSU currently holds monthly meetings of the Student Group Executive Caucus (SGEC), which give student groups and UMSU a chance to exchange ideas. Rollins said UMSU hopes to incorporate a CFS information component into one of the meetings in the new year.

Average attendance at the speaker sessions has ranged from about five to 10 students per session. At the end of each session, students in attendance have been asked to fill out feedback forms.

“The general feedback has been that the sessions are great, but that we need to find ways to get the information to more students,” said Rollins. “For example, the ‘financial planning’ session had awesome feedback, but one of the suggestions was to implement this session into a SGEC meeting so that more students could hear about it.”

The final speaker session will be held on Thursday, Nov. 30, and will go over how to construct a student group website.

Rollins said that UMSU hopes similar sessions will be held annually in the future so that student groups will be able to function more efficiently.





Volume 94 Issue 15	The Official University of Manitoba Students' Newspaper Website	November 29, 2006

Home About Us Advertise Contact Staff Current Issue PDF Employment Letters to the Editor Meet the Staff Online Archives Personals Volunteer	Font Size Respond Email Print-Friendly UMSU holds speaker series Student groups get advice on finances, websites and CFS MICHAEL OLSON STAFF Throughout the month of November, the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) Student Resource Centre has been hosting various student group speaker sessions. The speaker sessions, which were thought up by UMSU in October, are intended to provide students with information on how to put together and improve their student groups. In total, five sessions will be held. The topics will cover such fundamentals as how to initiate a student group, how to raise funds, and how to co-ordinate social events. “The incentive was to inform student groups of the resources UMSU can provide via the Student Group Resource Centre,” said Melanie Rollins, vice-president student services for UMSU. The session scheduled for Nov. 16 was intended to be a Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) information session. However, that session was cancelled due to the fact that members of Parliament had come to the campus to speak with students. UMSU currently holds monthly meetings of the Student Group Executive Caucus (SGEC), which give student groups and UMSU a chance to exchange ideas. Rollins said UMSU hopes to incorporate a CFS information component into one of the meetings in the new year. Average attendance at the speaker sessions has ranged from about five to 10 students per session. At the end of each session, students in attendance have been asked to fill out feedback forms. “The general feedback has been that the sessions are great, but that we need to find ways to get the information to more students,” said Rollins. “For example, the ‘financial planning’ session had awesome feedback, but one of the suggestions was to implement this session into a SGEC meeting so that more students could hear about it.” The final speaker session will be held on Thursday, Nov. 30, and will go over how to construct a student group website. Rollins said that UMSU hopes similar sessions will be held annually in the future so that student groups will be able to function more efficiently.


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