Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology Student Association
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Opening:
The meeting of the BPKSA was called to order at 12:30 pm by Loryn in room K9622.
In Attendance:
Loryn, Erina, Garveen, Jake, Daniella, Madison, Selina, Megan, Sabrina
Open Issues:
KIN Cup:
Loryn motioned to reimburse Debbie for Kin cup ($120). Erina seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved
–KIN Cup Review
-small turnout compared to previous years; UNDERGRADUATES WON!
-both teams met for numbers & everyone enjoyed themselves,
-no snacks this year and no one seemed to miss them
-if there was a 3 hour time slot then snacks may be worth it
-might be better to have an established rule book as it took time to establish
rules before the games started
-central gym undergoing renovations caused a lot of delay in planning the
event; this wont be an issue next year
-next year whoever is in charge could get t shirts printed out for the event as it is an annual event
-could also do championship t-shirts – would have to do registration to
determine how many t-shirts we need
-will have to establish an early cutoff for registration to have enough time to order t-shirts
-we could include other sports such as floor hockey for next year
-Tony talked about doing a summer KIN Cup – for outdoor summer sports
such as kickball; more on this later
YEP:
-we need to promote in classes for YEP
-Richard and Loryn will deal with the games
BPKSA Summer 2016
-If you would like an interim position in the BPKSA for summer, send Loryn an email (lbohne@sfu.ca)
Meeting with Dr. Angela Brooks Wilson
-Dr. Angela Brooks-Wilson will be the new BPK Chair as of May 2016
-Erina & Megan will meet with Angie to talk about any issues with the BPK undergraduate programs
-we will send out a web survey to ask the entire undergraduate population if they think there are any issues & whether there is something they want us to bring up
-career planning and options available, need to advertise more other career paths aside from PT and Med
–topics of discussion as of right now include:
-main pressing concern is that many BPK majors don’t know what to do with
their degrees
-need to have BPK majors aware of jobs in demand as of right now
-BPK is also lacking in training undergraduates so they have better practical skills
when they graduate or when they apply for co-op positions
-BIF is also coming up with more lab oriented courses
Adjournment:
The meeting of the BPKSA was adjourned by Loryn at 1:20pm in room K9622. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 30 2016 in room K9622.