bear, mosquito, salmon game: similar to rock paper scissors
2. Check – in:
what would you be out of the three animals of the game and why?
Alex: mosquito, range is expanding (they are versatile)
Dana: bear to play (especially as a bear cub) and hibernate
Elle: bear to play and be cozy
Chris: salmon to experience the world through water
Leah: mosquito to be a fly on the wall
Megan: bear because it’s at the top of the food chain
Travis: bear because it’s similar to him and what he enjoys in life (i.e. eating salmon and berries)
Sacia: bear to get picnic baskets and lumber around
3. Deep Bay celebration discussion (internal).
Contact Chris with questions.
4. Recruitment days debrief:
-Set up and tear down – fairly easy both days. Minimal difficulties setting up and retrieving solutions materials
-displays: checklist was excellent, eye catching, useable more than once, good use of space, engaging from a distance
-vision board was not as engaging as desired, small amount of interest.
-benefit of having the two days of set up – everyone has an opportunity to help with some aspect of the process (even if for a half an hour). Doodle poll was helpful in organizing everyone’s schedule to help.
-signing up new members by allowing them a doodle schedule to fill out – good way to find schedule of potential members
quiz: engaged and introduced people to what Solutions focuses on. point of participation is important
-good time in the semester to engage people – students and faculty are not too busy.
5. SFU Sustainable Campuses conference reminder.
When: February 16th – 19th (the Thursday to Sunday before VIU’s reading week)
Cost: $60
Where: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC.
From the website: This year’s theme is “Campus as a Living Lab:” How can campuses move from places of learning about sustainability, towards learning by doing? How can we find what we need, where we are? More importantly, how can we develop and leverage local culture, knowledge, and innovation with opportunities available to us on and off campus?
Meeting notes on the conference: Chris and a number of other Solutions members have participated in previous Western Sustainable Campuses Conferences; past conferences were great networking opportunities for those looking for new sustainability ideas for their campus as well as opportunities to develop leadership skills in relation to the field of campus sustainability. Also looks like fun!
Options on the registration page offer billeting for students from out of town (so don’t worry about accommodation costs).
Link for more information: http://sustainablesfu.org/scc2012/
roles for next meeting (Thursday, January 19th, building 250 room 215):
facilitator: Elle
note taker: Travis
snack provider: Sacia
time keeper: Megan
Can’t wait to hear about everything you guys learn at Deep Bay!
See you next week :)
Sacia
Leah: go to yoga every week, already started!
Elle: make more meals
Chris: to be stoked about school
Kimberly: graduate and find a job
Travis: go to bed at a decent hour
Celia: floss, no email while doing homework, only check email 5x/day
Elise: Become ambidextrous (use right hand as well)
Jesse: go to the gym
Alex: be more active with CHLY
Dana: go on more adventures
Sasha: to say thank you more
Megan: eat healthier, live each day to the fullest 3. Semester at a glance
Planned in advance to make sure key events/activities happened this semester. See Solutions website for the outline: http://solutions.viu.ca/ (under “Executive Meeting”)
4. New Solutions website
Elizabeth is a student who volunteered to make our new Solutions website her graphic design project- thanks! Talked about what we liked about the new site and what we might like to add.
5. Recruitment kick-off
-table, tent, sound system, library space all rented for Jan 10th, 11th (Tues/Weds) from 10-2, table will be active 11-1
-need volunteers! Please fill out the doodle: http://www.doodle.com/h46p7giuwcmdwcv5
-person at the booth can bring their own high energy music to play while volunteering
-display preparing powwow, Sunday at Chris’s house 1-3pm! Email clauren1@gmail.com for the address. Bring your ideas for images, activities etc.
6. Deep Bay Celebration
-Deep bay field station is a part of VIU’s campus focused on shellfish research, progressive green building in a beautiful spot
-have been offered the opportunity to spend the weekend there for free!
-big thanks to the facility for accommodating us and to Michael Carpenter for chaperoning!
-goals: celebrate what we’ve done so far, integrate new members, skill share workshops
-start looking forward to: whale skeleton, tide pool tanks (play with sea cucumbers), tour of building, cool artwork, movie night, breakfast
7. SFU sustainability conference: “Campus as a living lab”. Feb 16-19th- three awesome days of sleepovers, food, workshops, networking, and bonding. Discussed what past conferences were like, more details about this one will be available in the coming weeks.
8. Events and Updates
i. ALTRA, bike shelter successes- check out the new Bike Fixation beside the gym. More development of VIU’s bike community (getting the full tool kit ready to rent, workshops) to come this semester.
ii. Go Beyond 2012 teach in. Theme: carbon neutrality on campus. Will discuss how to create a project for a course that relates to carbon neutrality, then report back and celebrate with Go Beyond at the end of the year.
iii. Campus Food Strategy group: Cool speaker/kick off in February. Mini symposium during international development week about universities helping to end hunger- put on through the UN, wants to collaborate with Solutions and other groups at VIU.
9. Wrap up game: human knot
Next week’s meeting is focus groups, building 250 room 215.
Facilitator: Leah
Snack Provider: Alex
Time Keeper: Celia
Note Taker: Sasha
The Bike Fixtation Public Work Stand is a repair stand built for the needs of the urban landscape. Like all Bike Fixtation products, the Public Work Stand is built to withstand the elements and misuse. Aircraft cable is used to permanently tether eight common bicycle tools to help riders get to their destination. Thick walled DOM tubing is powder coated to ensure this stand will be looking great for years. The Public Work Stand’s unique I-beam construction prevents bicycles from being locked to it. An instructional label quickly indicates what the Public Work Stand is for and how to hang your bike from it.
For more details on the fixtation product line check out: http://bikefixtation.com/
And look out for upcoming workshops and events for cycling in and around Nanaimo!
present: Chris, Jesse, Leah, Megan, Vlad, Alex, Emily
- Signing Authority
We established consensus agreement for Jesse Alexander to become an executive member and signing authority. He will be added to our signing authority list or replace Chris LoScerbo, if needed.
Chris will submit this documentation to Chris Bergen at Stu-U. - Spring Semester at a glance:
January
2-6th (first week) – Kick-Off planning (Jesse overseeing event planning and Megan helping)
5th – first meeting of semester: general – present “Spring Semester at a glance” to all members, Intro to new website and Kick-Off prep, Celebration – Skill Share ideas, presentation of “Solutions Coordination Reference Guide”; other
10th & 11th – Kick-Off (Recruitment) tabling just outside Upper Caf (Jesse will book tables etc.)
12th - second meeting: focus groups (Food Symposium event planning – Celia and Leah; Celebration – Skill Share ideas; Community Garden)
14-15th – Celebration at Deep Bay: http://viudeepbay.com/; http://www.viu.ca/deepbay/ Skill-share, site and bldg tour, big screen movie and sleepover! (Chris overseeing events planning)
19th – third meeting: general
26th – fourth meeting: Mentoring Workshop, ACER event Feb 21 Solutions 45min workshop – interest? Focus groups (Food Symposium event planning – Celia and Leah; Community Garden; Recycling/Compost Pilot Project from Jaylene and other Tour and Rec students)
February: *Piggy-Back Food Symposium Event!
2nd – fifth meeting: Speaker: Josie Osborne from Tofino Botanical Gardens: http://www.tbgf.org/gardens/
with short general meeting to follow!
9th – sixth meeting: focus groups (Community Garden; Recycling/Compost Pilot Project from Jaylene and other Tour and Rec students; Food Purchasing Policy, other)
16th – 19th – Sustainability Campuses Conference: Vancouver Field Trip!!!! http://sustainablesfu.org/scc2012/
20th-24th <<Reading Break>>
March
TBA – Field Trip to Alderlea Farm and OUR Ecovillage (Leah organizing)TBA – Speaker: __________
2nd – eighth meeting: focus groups (Community Garden; Recycling/Compost Pilot Project from Jaylene and other Tour and Rec students; Food Purchasing Policy, other)
5th-17th Go Beyond – 2012 Teach In - http://go-beyond.ca/changes?utm_source=Default+Newsletter&utm_campaign=52b369ed40-December_Newsletter12_21_2011&utm_medium=email
9th – ninth meeting: general
16th – tenth meeting: focus groups (Community Garden; Recycling/Compost Pilot Project from Jaylene and other Tour and Rec students; Food Purchasing Policy, other)
23rd – second last meeting:
30th – last meeting:
April
TBA – ?Speaker: __________?
TBA – End of semester Celebration Field Trip: Tofino Botanical Gardens
5th – Last day of classes
6th – No meeting – Study Break!
23rd – Last day of Exams!
notes:
- connect with Jawn about regular bike mechanic workshops (and tool kit promo)
- connect with Worldbridger about films for us to host – add dates to “at a glance”
- Interest to connect with CHLY (and Changes show) about Radio opporunities?
- Interest to connect with the Nav about regular column?
Woo…
Liz
Woo...
P.S…. The links need to be fixed still….. They don’t fit!! D:
Time keeper: Megan
Note taker: Chris
Snack Provider: Elle
1. Energizer: cup game – Yeah Megan leading!!!
2. Check in: Something awesome you’re doing over winter beak
Jesse: a lot of snowboarding and partying in Quesnell
Megan: back to Alberta for the holiday and a drive to Grand Prairie
Elle: go to Van to visit with freinds and enjoy the reunion!
Alexandro: Back to Duncan, hanging with friends and putting insulation in my cabin!
Chris: Seeing family in Calgary for early celebrations and then back to Nanaimo – love it (gingerbread, clear frosh/frozen landscape, slushy walks)!
Dana: Climb Mt Benson!!!
3. Next week’s meeting: Exec meeting to prepare for next semester – agreed a minimum of 3 people showing up and them having make an outline plan to present at the first meeting of spring semester and Solutions meetings would have that plan to work from throughout the spring.
4. Next Semester Meetings: Elle will compile the doodle decision and book rooms for all of next semester.
5. Cherry Point Celebration: after 11am on Sat – Chris will book it and email those interested – please email clauren1@gmail.com! 5 people confirmed!
6. Question: Aside from political and social issues, Is there enough nitrogen and space available in our world to produce food for our current (and growing) population without industrial agricultural practises.
AMAZING question!!! and we had a great discussion.
7. Upcoming Events/Community Reminders:
Rights and Democracy Club Local food Bake Sale tomorrow (Thursday) 11am – 3pm
Sustainability Seafood paid position this Spring Semester – apply!!!
ACER meeting on Friday 11:30am ICR (above Jump’n Java)
8. Focus Groups:
Bike Tool Kit – Chris
- Booklet presented: Went over what needed to still be done – assigned tasks for over the break
Garden Spring Prep – Alex
- This weekend plant bulbs, dedicate/expand garden area for culinary use (winter greens, bulbs etc.)
- Next semesters coordinator position shared between 3+ people.
- Leaf bagging party at 3pm in the garden
Next Semester recruitment tactics – Jesse
- brain storming next semester
- table and Q&A in the first few weeks
- posters
9. Wrap Up – Good luck on finishing up our semester everyone!
Just putting up a notice to let you all know that the site is under construction. So don’t get nervous if you see random changes.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
By Jenn McGarrigle – Nanaimo News BulletinPublished: November 26, 2011 6:00 AM
For three Vancouver Island University students, encouraging more people to eat locally produced foods begins on campus.
Celia White, Jesse Alexander and Leah Chesterman hope to encourage more local and sustainable purchasing practices at the university.
They have funding from two national organizations, Meal Exchange and Sierra Youth Coalition, to start a campus food strategy group. The university is one of five campuses across Canada chosen for the funding.
When an institution as big as VIU starts buying from local farmers, it encourages these farmers to grow more food to meet this demand, said White.
It also raises awareness in the community about the benefits of eating local, sustainable food, she added, as opposed to food mass produced by large industrial companies using unsustainable methods, and highlights food security issues – much of the food consumed on Vancouver Island is produced elsewhere.
“Eating locally doesn’t just affect our community, it minimizes the harm elsewhere in the world,” said White.
As co-facilitators of VIU’s food strategy group, the students are charged with bringing together a broad range of stakeholders involved in the food system on campus and initiating discussions and connections that help make local food choices more accessible for students.
“There’s no mandatory participation from anyone on campus,” said Chesterman. “The more local we can get the better.”
She envisions using land at the G.R. Paine Horticultural Centre as an organic vegetable garden, employing students and providing food to the cafeteria, and an institutional mandate that a certain percentage of foods on campus must be acquired locally.
“I think it’s going to be incremental,” said Chesterman.
About a dozen student groups, programs and departments on campus have already agreed to participate in meetings organized by the students, said White, as well as a community group – Nanaimo Foodshare.
White, Chesterman and Alexander are paid to spend about 10 hours a week on the project and given a $600 budget for expenses incurred by the group over the next two years.
Chesterman said the first step is meeting with as many groups as possible and determining how much food on the campus is already produced locally, then the group will look at where different departments and groups can work together to expand this.
Having that discussion at a post-secondary institution is vital, added Alexander, because young educated minds will become society’s future leaders and policy makers.
Our next meeting will be on Nov 30, Wednesday as usual at 2:30-4pm in the Royal Arbutus Room. The Executive will attempt to find a meeting time to work through some things and if you are interested in attending please email me directly at clauren1@gmail.com
Thanks and my apologies again.
Chris