So this is it, the last big run. Although the semester is just starting we're really getting into the home stretch around the office. Only a few days back and I'm heavy into planning this semester's events. Maybe this would be the time where I could look ahead and say, "well the job is almost finished so I can start to take it easy." But I would much prefer to look at it and say, "well the job is almost finished so here is my last big chance to make an impression and put my stamp on things." That's just what I'll be attempting to do.
This month (Two weeks from today) our winter carnival will be getting under way. This is our chance to work for students and remind them that although we're all back hard at work, we're here to have fun as well. Myself, the DSU and our committees will be doing our best to emphasize this in the next little while.
Winter Carnival this year will include a charity open mic in support of Shinerama, fully loaded with our very special DALebrity judges. Sue Johanson from the Sunday Night Sex Show will be making here annual appearance here at Dalhousie on Thursday the 22nd and be sure not to miss the Music Society Night at the Grawood as well as our Annual Charity Ball on Saturday the 24th. Check out Facebook and dsu.ca (update to come) for more information on this and other events.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=41625454463 (Winter Carnival)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=53020791534 9 (Charity Ball)
Also keep an eye out for the Monroe Day Ski Trip on February 6th, Student Appreciation Night on March 13th and the Residence Charity Hockey Game on March 14th.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Monday, November 17, 2008
Student Life Flourishes Before The Break
Maybe flourishes isn't the best word to use but it's definitely alive and active. Since the start of the year the number of well attended events on campus has been astonishing, and in the past 2 weeks just as impressive. To put things in perspective here is a list of some of the events that the DSU has been host or co-host to since September 1st
The second reason I chose to bring this up in my latest blog is I seriously doubt that a large portion of the student body has or had knowledge of a lot of these events. Yes we market them, yes we publicize these events ahead of time and do everything we can to get the word out, and yes our target audience is our students. Our funding for these events comes from student fees and it is my opinion that every student on campus should have the opportunity to at least be informed about said events and services offered by their student union. There are countless ways to get the word out to the campus community about how we are trying to give back to the students that gave us these jobs in the first place but above anything else, word of mouth is the most effective. So if you have been to an event, plan on going to one, or even if you aren't, tell someone about it. Tell them a few things the DSU has done this year, tell them what's coming up and feel free to tell us what types of things you'd like to see that we haven't done yet. Of all the organizations you will deal with in your entire life I guarantee the DSU is one of the few (if not the only one) that will listen to what you want and try and give it to you without looking at their own agenda first and what is best for them. Let me tell you one reason why that is so... what is best for the students we serve is what's best for us. And as I said before when I see a bar, concert venue, lecture hall, the quad, anything full of people that are happy because of the work I've done, I owe every person there a big thank you for making me smile.
- Big Ticket Concert - Wintersleep
- Big Ticket Concert - Ill Scarlette (Free)
- Big Ticket Concert - Bedouin Soundclash
- Big Ticket Concert - Joel Plaskett (Free)
- First Class Bash
- Society Fair
- Oktoberfest BBQ and Games
- Hockey Home Opening Celebration
- Dal-O-Ween
- Public Federal Election Debate
- Federal Election Results Party
- SUB's 40th Birthday Celebration
- Tony Lee Hypnotist Show
The second reason I chose to bring this up in my latest blog is I seriously doubt that a large portion of the student body has or had knowledge of a lot of these events. Yes we market them, yes we publicize these events ahead of time and do everything we can to get the word out, and yes our target audience is our students. Our funding for these events comes from student fees and it is my opinion that every student on campus should have the opportunity to at least be informed about said events and services offered by their student union. There are countless ways to get the word out to the campus community about how we are trying to give back to the students that gave us these jobs in the first place but above anything else, word of mouth is the most effective. So if you have been to an event, plan on going to one, or even if you aren't, tell someone about it. Tell them a few things the DSU has done this year, tell them what's coming up and feel free to tell us what types of things you'd like to see that we haven't done yet. Of all the organizations you will deal with in your entire life I guarantee the DSU is one of the few (if not the only one) that will listen to what you want and try and give it to you without looking at their own agenda first and what is best for them. Let me tell you one reason why that is so... what is best for the students we serve is what's best for us. And as I said before when I see a bar, concert venue, lecture hall, the quad, anything full of people that are happy because of the work I've done, I owe every person there a big thank you for making me smile.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Fall Fest is over and it's looking like winter is around the corner
So what kind of trouble have I been getting myself into since the last post? I think an infinite amount of trouble is always the best answer to that question or similar ones.
Fall Fest was quite a success if I do say so myself. I think we made some good headway in actually informing students that this is an annual event that the DSU holds each year. On Wednesday the 15th we treated our fellow students to a free exam-stress-relieving Oktoberfest BBQ and celebration. Free food including hot dogs, sausages, cotton candy, and pastries from The Gingerbread Haus on Queen Street were distributed to over 200 students. Thursday's event on Carlton had to be canceled due to scheduling conflicts. However Friday's Hockey Home Opener was a huge success. The stands in the DAL Arena were full, and in a collaborative effort between the DSU and the Dalhousie Athletics Department enthusiastic fans were treated to free beers, free hot dogs, free pizza and I myself distributed several prizes courtesy of the athletic department to the louder fans. Of course the Tigers won 4-3 in overtime and as a result students who attended the after party enjoyed $9 pitchers of beer. I'll admit I indulged a little bit myself.
The Bedouin Soundclash concert on Saturday night was nothing short of incredible. With a crowd of over 400 people in attendance the two opening acts Mishka and Zaki Ibrahim warmed up the crowd with unique music all of their own until at about 11:15pm Bedouin took the stage. At this point I was nothing short of tipsy but I can confidently say the last time I saw the Grawood that packed for a concert and with that much energy was when Matt Mays played a show about 2 or 3 years ago and tickets were only $5. All in all it was one of the best shows I've been in attendance for in a long time.
Next on the agenda is the SUB's 40th Birthday. So join us on Friday November 7th in the SUB lobby around lunch time for some celebrations including a big birthday cake, prizes, games and no party would be complete without loot bags! That evening we will be celebrating in a little more style (or lack there of) in the Grawood with a HUGE Glow Party. There is NO COVER, cheap drinks (cause I mean come on we're all poor students, and even if your not less is more) and the Jagerettes will be on site with "drink samples" and prizes to give away. If you've got any suggestions on how we can make this super special day even better drop me a line
So all this behind us, winter is rolling around the corner which means, snow, shorter days, cold and all that fun stuff. But it also means the Holidays are on their way as well, which are easily my favorite time of year (given nothing comes along to ruin it for me i.e. illness, totally not getting what I asked for, or some heartless she-devil stomping all over Christmas. Yes you hit a nerve when bringing that up. What? I brought it up! Get out of my office!). So as finals start creeping up keep in mind that there's a lot of good things on their way as well so no need to stress too much ;) Until next time,
Kris
Fall Fest was quite a success if I do say so myself. I think we made some good headway in actually informing students that this is an annual event that the DSU holds each year. On Wednesday the 15th we treated our fellow students to a free exam-stress-relieving Oktoberfest BBQ and celebration. Free food including hot dogs, sausages, cotton candy, and pastries from The Gingerbread Haus on Queen Street were distributed to over 200 students. Thursday's event on Carlton had to be canceled due to scheduling conflicts. However Friday's Hockey Home Opener was a huge success. The stands in the DAL Arena were full, and in a collaborative effort between the DSU and the Dalhousie Athletics Department enthusiastic fans were treated to free beers, free hot dogs, free pizza and I myself distributed several prizes courtesy of the athletic department to the louder fans. Of course the Tigers won 4-3 in overtime and as a result students who attended the after party enjoyed $9 pitchers of beer. I'll admit I indulged a little bit myself.
The Bedouin Soundclash concert on Saturday night was nothing short of incredible. With a crowd of over 400 people in attendance the two opening acts Mishka and Zaki Ibrahim warmed up the crowd with unique music all of their own until at about 11:15pm Bedouin took the stage. At this point I was nothing short of tipsy but I can confidently say the last time I saw the Grawood that packed for a concert and with that much energy was when Matt Mays played a show about 2 or 3 years ago and tickets were only $5. All in all it was one of the best shows I've been in attendance for in a long time.
Next on the agenda is the SUB's 40th Birthday. So join us on Friday November 7th in the SUB lobby around lunch time for some celebrations including a big birthday cake, prizes, games and no party would be complete without loot bags! That evening we will be celebrating in a little more style (or lack there of) in the Grawood with a HUGE Glow Party. There is NO COVER, cheap drinks (cause I mean come on we're all poor students, and even if your not less is more) and the Jagerettes will be on site with "drink samples" and prizes to give away. If you've got any suggestions on how we can make this super special day even better drop me a line
So all this behind us, winter is rolling around the corner which means, snow, shorter days, cold and all that fun stuff. But it also means the Holidays are on their way as well, which are easily my favorite time of year (given nothing comes along to ruin it for me i.e. illness, totally not getting what I asked for, or some heartless she-devil stomping all over Christmas. Yes you hit a nerve when bringing that up. What? I brought it up! Get out of my office!). So as finals start creeping up keep in mind that there's a lot of good things on their way as well so no need to stress too much ;) Until next time,
Kris
Friday, October 3, 2008
So I finally have a blog!!!
So after about six months of me being nothing but lazy as far as this blogging thing goes, I've done it, I'm on here, I'm out there, which may or may not be a good thing.
Let's sum up the past six months as quickly as we can, I spent 90% of my time planning Orientation Week, 8% planning Dalfest, 1% on a party for the summer students and 1% was free time.
Now that we're all caught up the project I'm currently putting most of my time into is our Fall Fest celebration from Wednesday Oct.15th to Saturday Oct.18th which will be closed off with a Bedouin Soundclash concert in the Grawood! The show will be Saturday the 18th, tickets are only $15 and available at the information desk in the Dalhousie Student Union Building. A full schedule of events for all three campuses can be found at this link: http://dsu.dal-acm.ca/campuslife/fallfest
But I should be sure to mention to keep an eye out around campus for specially labled hockey pucks which you can collect and bring to the Grawood on Friday Oct.17th during the Hockey Home Opener Pre Party and redeem for a free beer!
That's it for now, I don't want to get into too much right away. New update soon!
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14TH
Let's sum up the past six months as quickly as we can, I spent 90% of my time planning Orientation Week, 8% planning Dalfest, 1% on a party for the summer students and 1% was free time.
Now that we're all caught up the project I'm currently putting most of my time into is our Fall Fest celebration from Wednesday Oct.15th to Saturday Oct.18th which will be closed off with a Bedouin Soundclash concert in the Grawood! The show will be Saturday the 18th, tickets are only $15 and available at the information desk in the Dalhousie Student Union Building. A full schedule of events for all three campuses can be found at this link: http://dsu.dal-acm.ca/campuslife/fallfest
But I should be sure to mention to keep an eye out around campus for specially labled hockey pucks which you can collect and bring to the Grawood on Friday Oct.17th during the Hockey Home Opener Pre Party and redeem for a free beer!
That's it for now, I don't want to get into too much right away. New update soon!
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14TH
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