Upcoming Events You Should Know About!
2009/09/05
CMNSU Fall Meetings:
The CMNSU will be holding meetings this semester at Harbour Centre on Mondays from 12:30-1:30 in the Teck Gallery (on the main floor in front of the large window). For more information please contact Brianna (bdb2@sfu.ca).
The Spread the Net challenge launch event – September 10:
Rick Mercer will be here to film a segment featuring SFU for his hit CBC TV program The Rick Mercer Report and to kick off the Spread the Net campaign. Every $10 donation collected for Spread the Net goes toward the purchase a bed net for a child in Africa.
President Michael Stevenson will welcome Mercer along with guests from UNICEF Canada and SFU students and faculty involved with Spread the Net.The SFU segment will air on The Rick Mercer Report this fall--so let's show the rest of Canada our Simon Fraser University spirit!
Communication Frosh – September 11 & 12:
Communication Frosh 2009 is an exciting two-day orientation to the School of Communication for first year students (aka Froshees). This amazing program is put on by the Communication Student Union (CMNSU) and is a chance for Froshees to meet new people, discover valuable resources and have the time of their lives all before the end of their first week at SFU! For more information visit www.cmnsfrosh.com. Frosh is taking place September 11-12.
SFSS Club Days – September 15 & 16:
Visit the CMNSU during Club Days in Convocation Mall! Drop by our table on September 15 to pick up one of our coveted McLuhan t-shirts, a CMNSU pen, and our latest edition of InContext. This is also an excellent opportunity to see how you can get more involved with your student union!
Sad Magazine Launch Party – September 17:
A new arts and culture magazine is launching this fall in Vancouver, a sparkling new venture called Sad Magazine. The independent publication is the work of emerging writers and visual artists based in Vancouver, many of whom are students or graduates of SFU Communication.
Join Sad Mag at their launch party on September 17 at he ANZA Club (#3 West 8th Avenue at Ontario) to get a first look at their premier issue.
Interested volunteers and contributors can contact Sad Mag's editor at info@sadmag.ca for more information. For submission and query information, visit www.sadmag.ca.
Arts and Social Science Social – September 18:
Organized collaboratively among departmental student unions and the SFSS. 300 people, beer, music, vino, pizza, free snacks. See you Friday, September 18 in Atrium Cafeteria (more details to come).
CMNSU Bi-Elections – September 28:
The CMNSU will be holding bi-elections to fill the following positions: treasurer, SFSS Forum Representative, First Year Representative and Membership Coordinator (marketing). If you would like more information about the CMNSU and these positions please contact Brianna (bdb2@sfu.ca).
Media Democracy Day (MDD)- October:
The CMNSU is actively supporting MDD. MDD is an event to highlight citizen action action around democratizing the media - making the media responsive to the people, not corporations; to become the media. MDD will be taking place Saturday, October 10 at the Vancouver Public Library. If you would like to learn more about MDD or get involved, please feel free to sign up on their wiki: http://mdd2009.pbworks.com/
posted by Brianna @ 8:32 PM,