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Council

Who run the world? Council do! That might be overstating things, but you know, we do things around here. We’re students just like you, and if you’re really interested in what we get up to, come to our Wednesday evening meetings, happening twice monthly during the school term.

Who is Council?

AMS Council, also known as Student Council, is the governing body of the AMS and is made up of student representatives chosen in Constituency elections (elections in Arts, Science, Engineering, etc.), along with the AMS Executive and student representatives from the Board of Governors and Senate.

All AMS Council members follow the Council Handbook, which serves as a guide, as well as offering background for those interested in what Council is, what we do, and how things work around here.

Another way of getting a good understanding of Council is by attending meetings of Council. Meetings take place every second or third Wednesday evening, at 6 pm, in the Michael Kingsmill Forum (Room 4301) in the AMS Student Nest. Meetings are open to all, and there’s even food!

If you would like to make a statement to Council, please notify Joanne Pickford, the Administrative Assistant (joannepickford@ams.ubc.ca), or show up early to the meeting and speak to the Speaker before the meeting is called to order.

Here is a list of upcoming meetings for 2019-2020:

Council meeting dateMeeting agenda
Food served
*Vegetarian options available at all meetings
August 21, 2019AGENDA, AUGUST 21, 2019Beef or veggie lasagna
Garlic bread
Caesar salad
Coffee, tea, and water
September 11, 2019AGENDA, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019Mac &Cheese
Coffee, tea, and water
September 25, 2019AGENDA, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019Pulled Pork
Smoked Tofu
Coffee, tea, and water
October 9, 2019AGENDA, OCTOBER 9, 2019Chicken Casserole
Braised lentils with smoked tofu
Market vegetables and olive oil
Coffee, tea, and water
October 23, 2019AGENDA, OCTOBER 23, 2019Beef or veggie lasagna
Coffee, tea, and water
November 6, 2019AGENDA, NOVEMBER 6, 2019Beef or veggie chili
Coffee, tea, and water
November 27, 2019Agenda TBDFried chicken
Smoked tofu 
Coffee, tea, and water
January 8, 2020Agenda TBDBraised lentils with smoked tofu
Market vegetables and olive oil
Coffee, tea, and water
January 22, 2020Agenda TBDGreek chicken
Veggie Chili
Coffee, tea, and water
February 5, 2020Agenda TBDFood TBD
February 26, 2020Agenda TBDFood TBD
March 11, 2020Agenda TBDFood TBD
March 25, 2020Agenda TBDFood TBD
April 1, 2020Agenda TBAFood TBD

CounciL timelines

CounciL Summaries

You can hear a roundup of what happened in a Council meeting by browsing through the Council Summaries here. 

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes

Council agendas, presentations and minutes are listed below for you to browse. For additional agendas, presentations and minutes, please contact the AMS Archivist, Sheldon Goldfarb at archives@ams.ubc.ca.

Student Council Members 2019-20
Kareem Ibrahim Speaker of Council
Chris Hakim President
Julia Burnham VP Academic
Cole Evans VP Administration
Cristina Ilnitchi VP External Affairs
Lucia Liang VP Finance
Ian Stone Student Services Mgr
Riley Baechler Architecture
Sean Thorne Arts
Andy Wu Arts
Shadi Saberian Arts
Kia Teimouri Arts
Kevin Zhang Arts
Vacant Audiology
Jeanie Malone BoG
Max Holmes BoG
Priscilla Chan Commerce
Andrew Huang Commerce
Vacant Dentistry
Nicholas Haterre Economics
Derek Bennett Education
Tyra Philips Engineering
Katherine Westerlund Engineering
Matthew Epstein Forestry
Vacant Graduate Studies
Arash Shadkam Graduate Studies
Nevena Rebic Graduate Studies
Vacant Graduate Studies
Vacant Journalism
Keira Britto Kinesiology
Kelvin Au Land & Food Systems
Vacant Law
Joella Allen Library/Archival
Ravi Parhar Medicine
Anican Yu Music
Tanner Gjosund Nursing
Osaro Obaseki Ombudsperson
Vacant Planning
Wendy Song Pharmacy
Vacant Population & Public Health
Ian Gilbert Regent College
Julia Chai Science
Michelle Marcus Science
Riley Ty Science
Alex Gonzalez Senate
Matthias Leuprecht Senate
Mark Leung St. Mark‘s
John Segui Social Work
Muse Greenwood VST

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2019

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Minutes

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2018
Council Meeting Minutes 2018 (Full Year)
AGENDAS & Presentations

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2017
2017 Council Meeting Minutes (Full Year)
AGENDAS & Presentations

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2016
2016 Council Meeting Minutes (Full Year)
AGENDAS & Presentations

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2015
2015 Council Meeting Minutes (Full Year)
Agendas and Presentations