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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.

Council Minutes

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.

Due to the current situation with COVID-19, Council meetings are now taking place virtually.

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

Council meeting date	Meeting agenda	Food served *Vegetarian options available at all meetings
August 21, 2019	AGENDA, AUGUST 21, 2019	Beef or veggie lasagna Garlic bread Caesar salad Coffee, tea, and water
September 11, 2019	AGENDA, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019	Mac &Cheese Coffee, tea, and water
September 25, 2019	AGENDA, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019	Pulled Pork Smoked Tofu Coffee, tea, and water
October 9, 2019	AGENDA, OCTOBER 9, 2019	Chicken Casserole Braised lentils with smoked tofu Market vegetables and olive oil Coffee, tea, and water
October 23, 2019	AGENDA, OCTOBER 23, 2019	Beef or veggie lasagna Coffee, tea, and water
November 6, 2019	AGENDA, NOVEMBER 6, 2019	Beef or veggie chili Coffee, tea, and water
November 27, 2019	Agenda, November 27, 2019	Fried chicken Smoked tofu Coffee, tea, and water
January 8, 2020	Agenda January 8, 2020 AMS AGM Minutes 2019 Club Membership Report Delay Code changes 2020 constituency elections EUS Fall By-Elections 2019 Results HR committee December Report Motion Rationale Code Changes 2020 Constituency Elections NUS Elections 2019 Results	Braised lentils with smoked tofu Market vegetables and olive oil Coffee, tea, and water
January 22, 2020	Agenda, January 22, 2020 Steering Committee December 2019 Report HR committee January Report Steering Committee January 2020 Report Governance January Report Governance December Report CRC Metrics Submission Code Changes 2020 VP Admin Duties Code Changes 2020 Presidents Council Meetings Code changes 2019 managing director’s signing authority	Greek Chicken Veggie Chili Coffee, Tea, and Water
February 5, 2020	AGENDA, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 AMS Bylaws Indigenous Seat 2020 AMS Operations Committee January 2020 Monthly Report AMS Student Life Committee January 2020 Monthly Report AMS Finance Committee Report May-December, 2019 Club Membership Rules Update Code changes 2020 funds and fees update Code changes 2020 Senators and BoG reps revised Academic Experience Survey Policy 1-12 November 8, 2017 January Advocacy Committee Report Motion to Suspend Policy 1-12 Proposed changes to AMS Bylaws for 2020 Summary of Bylaw Changes February 2020	Salad Salad with Cod Veggie Chili Garlic Bread Organic Mixed Greens Coffee, Tea, and Water
February 12, 2020	AGENDA, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 AMS Bylaws Indigenous Seat 2020 Proposed Changes to AMS Bylaws for 2020 (Revised February 6, 2020) Summary of Bylaw Changes February 2020 (Revised February 6, 2020)	Pizza Coffee, Tea, and Water
February 26, 2020	Agenda, February 26, 2020 UCRU 2020 V2 Final Version Q3 Report Q3 Budget Source NUS 2020 Referendum Report HR committee February Report Heffel Art Sale May 2020 Final Code changes 2020 Funds and Fees Update CUS Board Elections 2020 Results Code changes 2019 budget process Final AMS Reforecast February 20, 2019	Salad Salad with Cod Pulled Pork Garlic Bread Smoked Tofu Assorted Farm House and Salt Spring Island Cheese with Crostini, Compotes and Mustard Organic Mixed Greens Coffee, Tea, and Water
March 11, 2020	Agenda March 11, 2020 AMS Submissions on support for Wet’suwet’en January 27, 2020 Advocacy Committee minutes February 3, 2020 Advocacy Committee Minutes January 8, 2020 Council Minutes January 22, 2020 Council Minutes January 31, 2020 Executive Committee Minutes AMS Recreation Facility Presentation April 3, 2020 Climate Strike Presentation – AMS Council 2020 AMS Elections and Referendum Official Results 2020 AMS General Elections and Referendum Results Code changes 2020 remote Council meetings	Salad Salad with Cod Fried Chicken Garlic Bread Smoked Tofu Coffee, Tea, and Water
March 25, 2020	Agenda March 25, 2020 ALLS Election and Referendum Results AMS COVID-19 Response & Actions Submission AMS Peer Support Presentation AMS Peer Support Service Proposal Capital Projects SUB Repairs Code Changes LASSA General Elections 2020 Results OPERATIONS COMMITTEE POLICY MANUAL UPDATES PhUS General Elections 2020 Results Policy I-7 Changes Student Life Committee ToR changes	Beef Lasagna Garlic Bread Veggie Lasagna Salad Salad with Cod Organic Mixed Greens Coffee, Tea, and Water
April 9, 2020	Agenda TBA	Food 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.

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

Council

Who is Council?

CounciL timelines

CounciL Summaries

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes

Student Council Members 2019-20

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2020

Meeting MInutes

Agendas & Presentations

Agendas, Presentations & Minutes 2019

Agendas & Presentations

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