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TableofContentsTheTeam.......................................................................................................................................................................3RicoGarcia...............................................................................................................................................................3DuncanPeterson...................................................................................................................................................4T.K.Pritchard..........................................................................................................................................................5

MainCampaignPoints.............................................................................................................................................61-AMSAccessibilityandApproachability.................................................................................................62-JDUCRenovations.......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .....73-KeepingOrientationWeekStudentRunandFroshConcertonCampus................................84-JobBankandTaxReturnHelp...................................................................................................................95-CourseRegistrationWaitlist.......... ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .106-KeepingNon-AcademicDisciplineStudentRun.............................................................................117-PrioritizingMentalHealth........................................................................................................................128-FinancialTransparencyandEasyAccesstoInformation...........................................................139-QueensRugbyLeague...............................................................................................................................1410-ClubResources,JDUCInfoKiosk,andRoomBookingSystem...............................................1511-FirstYearAlfiesNight..............................................................................................................................16

12-PlanaSmoothReturnofHomecoming............................................................................................1713-ASustainableAMSandStudentLifeCentre...................................................................................1814-EnsureUniversitysFinancialSituationDoesNotJeopardizeAcademics........................1915-SupportingStudentAthletics................................................................................................................20

AMSCommissions......... ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....21AcademicAffairsCommission(AAC)........................................................................................................21CampusActivitiesCommission(CAC)......................................................................................................22CommissionoftheEnvironmentandSustainability(CES).............................................................23CommissionofInternalAffairs(CIA)........................................................................................................24MunicipalAffairsCommission(MAC).......................................................................................................25SocialIssuesCommission(SIC)...................................................................................................................26

AMSOffices................................................................................................................................................................27

CommunicationsOffice...................................................................................................................................27HumanResourcesOffice.................................................................................................................................28I.T.Office................................................................................................................................................................29MarketingOffice.................................................................................................................................................30StudentCentreOffice.......................................................................................................................................31

AMSHospitalityandSafetyServices..............................................................................................................32CommonGround(CoGro)..............................................................................................................................32TheAMSPubServices(T.A.P.S.)..................................................................................................................33QueensStudentConstables(QSC).............................................................................................................34Walkhome.............................................................................................................................................................35

AMSMediaServices...............................................................................................................................................36C.F.R.C.....................................................................................................................................................................36QueensTV............................................................................................................................................................37QueensJournal...................................................................................................................................................38YearbookandDesignServices(YDS)........................................................................................................39

AMSRetailServices................................................................................................................................................40PublishingandCopyCentre(P&CC)..........................................................................................................40TricolourOutlet..................................................................................................................................................41


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TheTeam

RicoGarcia Ricoisa3rdyear

studentdoingamajorinEconomicsandaminorinGlobalDevelopmentStudies.HewasbornandraisedinMonterrey,MexicoandmovedtoCanadain2009topursuehisundergraduatestudiesatQueens.

Sincefirstyear,Ricohasexpressedaninterestinstudentgovernment,startingwithrunningforPresidentoftheASUS2013YearSociety.HewassuccessfullyelectedtothisroleanditprovidedhimwiththeopportunitytoorganizeeventsforhisclasswhilelearningabouthowASUS,theAMS,andtheUniversityasawholeoperate.

Inhissecondyear,hewaselectedasaStudentSenatorfortheUniversitySenate.ItwasthroughthispositionthathewasabletomeetSeniorAdministrators,representstudentsinanimportantdecision-makingbody,andlearnabouttheAcademicprioritiesoftheUniversity.AsaSenator,RicosatondifferentCommitteesadvocatingforstudentinterestssuchastheUniversityStudentAppealsBoard,theSenateOrientationActivitiesReviewBoard,andtheArtsandScienceFacultyBoard.

Inthirdyear,RicoGarciabecamethePresidentoftheArtsandScienceUndergraduateSociety(ASUS).LeadingthelargestFacultySocietyatQueenshasbeenachallengingyetfunexperience.InhiscapacityasASUSPresident,Ricohasresolvedconflict,negotiatedcontracts,andledacohesiveteamofCommissioners,Officers,andChairs.HewasalsoamemberoftheQueen'sCenterStudentWorkingGroup(QCSWG)andwasthuspartofthenegotiationssurroundingtheQueensCenterCapitalContribution.

Byvirtueofoccupyingthisandhispastpositions,RicohasbeenavotingmemberoftheUniversitySenate,FacultyBoard,ASUSAssembly,AMSAssembly,andtherespectivecommitteesalreadymentioned.Finally,Ricohasalsobeeninvolvedinnon-governancematterswhileatQueens.HehasheldaweeklyradioshowofSpanishmusiccalledIftheNorthweretheSouthsincetheFallof2009,participatedinbothQueensModelParliamentandQueensModelUnitedNations,differentintramuralleagues,andhasbeenaGaelduringFroshWeek.RicocurrentlylivesinVictoriaHall,whereheisaResidenceDon.


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DuncanPetersonDuncanisa5th

yearBiologystudentfromNanaimo,British

Columbia.DuncanwasoriginallyattractedtoQueensbythisuniversitysverystrongsenseofcommunity.Afteratwodaytripinhisgrade12year,heknewimmediatelythatthiswastheplaceforhim.

Duncanbecameinvolvedinstudentgovernmentasachancetomakenew

friendsandlearnmoreaboutthedifferentopportunitiesavailableatQueens.Ultimately,however,DuncansfirstexperiencechairinganASUScommittee

ignitedapassionforstudentgovernmentthatledhimtoorganize,plan,andleadsuccessfuleventsandinitiativesthathavebenefittedthestudentcommunityatQueens.

AftergainingsuccessivelylargermanagementandleadershiprolesintheArtsandScienceUndergraduateSocietyandeventuallybecomingtheSocietysAcademicsCommissioner,Duncansfocusshiftedtowardrepresentingstudentsneedsandopinions.Hewasabletofulfillthisdesirethroughhiscurrentpositionas

theSocietysVice-PresidentandChiefFinancialOfficer.Duncangainedasubstantialamountofexperienceinthefieldsofbudgeting

andplanningbycreatingtheSocietysfull-yearbudgetoverthesummermonthsof2011.ThislearningprocesscementedDuncansbeliefsinfinancialaccountabilityandtransparencythroughtheopenviewinganddiscussionofASUScurrentfinancialstandingandfuturefinancialstability.

DuncanwasrecentlyelectedtotheStudentLifeCentreCouncilbyAMSAssemblyandhasobservedsomeoftheinteractionsandinitiativesbeingundertakenbyadiversegroupofstakeholdersatthisuniversity.


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T.K.Pritchard T.K.isa4thyearstudentworkingonamedialinDramaand

English.HeisfromBarrie,OntarioandcametoQueensafterheattendedanenrichmentprogramoncampuswhenhewas12andfellinlovewiththeschool.

T.K.sinvolvementwiththeAMSbeganinfirst-year,whenhewasageneralmemberoftheEducationonQueerIssuesProject(EQuIP),acommitteeintheSocialIssuesCommission.Inhissecondyear,hewasaGael,chairedQueensPrideProject,

wasamemberofPerformanceOutreachforStudentsSocialEducation(POSSE)andcontinuedwithEQuIP.Inhisthirdyear,hechairedEQuIP,continuedwithPOSSE,andwasnominatedforaPositiveSpaceAward.

Currently,T.K.isamemberofAMSCouncilinthefull-timepositionofSocialIssuesCommissioner.Inthisposition,heoverseesavarietyofcommitteeswhodoequitywork,aswellastheAMSPeerSupportCentreandtheFoodCentre.Healsositsonseveralcommittees,includingtheStudentAffairsMentalHealthWorkingGroup,theQueensUniversityInternationalCentreCouncil,theCouncilforEmploymentEquity,andtwoCouncilofOntarioUniversitycommitteesthatworkondomesticviolenceandaccessibility.

TheopportunitieswhichT.K.haspursuedoverthepastfouryearshave

helpedhimtolearnhowtoeffectivelyleadlargegroupsofpeoplewithavarietyofopinionsandviews,theimportanceofteamworkandsupport,andhowtoproducepositiveresultsunderpressureandinnegativesituations.


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MainCampaignPoints

1-AMSAccessibilityandApproachabilityHowcanwecallourselvesastudentgovernmentwhenstudentsdontfeel

comfortableapproachingtheirstudentleaders?TeamGPPbelievesinanAMSthatisopenandaccessibletostudents.WebelievethattheAMSExecutiveshouldbepeoplewhomstudentsatlargecaneasilyapproachwiththeirquestionsandconcerns.

FromspeakingwithmanypeopleandourownexperiencewiththeAMS,we

haverealizedthat,despiteeffortsinthepast,theAMSExecutivestillremainssomewhatinaccessibleandhardtoapproach.OneofthekeyissuesisthatallthreeoftheExecutiveshaveanextremelybusyschedule,packedwithmeetingseveryweek,andstudentswhowishtomeetwithAMSemployeesmustscheduleameetingbeforehand.Wedontbelievethatthisisaneffectivewaytooperate,andwethereforewantachange.

AsTeamGPP,wewillhaveatleastoneopenhour

everytwodayswherewedonthaveascheduledmeeting

andwekeepourdooropenforstudentstocomeinwithout

makingapriorarrangement.Wewanttobereadilyavailabletostudents.Infact,wewanttosetupadesk

outsideoftheofficeonceaweeksothatpassingstudentscantalktous.IfstudentsdontfeelcomfortablewalkingintotheAMS,wewillmakesuretheyarestillableto

meetwithuselsewhere.Studentsshouldnotbetheoneshavingtogooutoftheirwayandclearing

theirschedulestomeetwithustochat.Onthecontrary,weneedtorememberthatweareheretoservestudents,andweshouldbetheonesgoingoutofourwaytomakesurethatstudentscansuccessfullymeetwithusandsharetheirconcerns.Whilewerecognizethatwewillhaveextremelybusyschedules,wecannotbeagoodstudentgovernmentifstudentshaveahardtimecontactingusandsettingupmeetings.

However,accessibilityandapproachabilitydontendwithus.Wewillmake

surethatourCommissioners,Directors,andOfficersfollowasimilarguidelinesothatstudentsknowwhentheyarefreetochatwithouttheneedofarrangingforameeting.

Finally,wewanttoconvincetheAdministrationtooperateinasimilar

fashion.WevebeentoldthatPrincipalHitchcockusedtohaveasetofopenofficehoursonceamonth.Howcoolwoulditbeifwecouldstartthisonceagain?Wewanttobringaccessibilityandapproachabilitytothenextlevel.


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2-JDUCRenovations

Thispastsemester,theAMSresolvedoneofthelargestissuesthatithas

facedinthelastfewyears,theAMSCapitalContributionFee.Therehadbeenongoingnegotiationssincelastyear,anditisgoodtoseethatthisissuehasfinally

settlednowthatAMSAssemblyhasapprovedtheagreement.TheAMSsettledonanamountwiththeUniversityof10.5milliondollars,but

1.3millionofthatsumaretobeinvestedinrenovationprojectswithintheJohnDeutschUniversityCentre(JDUC).AsTeamGPP,

wewanttomakesurethatthe1.3milliondollarsareused

torenovatetheJDUCandprovidesomemorebookableand

performancespaceforstudents.Aftermeetingwith5differentpeoplefromPhysicalPlantServices,wehave

receivedafewestimatedcostsandideasaboutwhatcanbedevelopedwiththismoney.Inthesemeetings,wefoundoutthatthecurrentperformancespaceinthenorthendoftheJDUCwillmostlikelynolongerbeavailabletostudentsinthecomingyearbecauseofcurrentnegotiationswithsometenants.Thisbeingsaid,werecognizethatthiscampusislimitedintheamountofperformance/studiospaceavailableforbookingandthereforewanttodevelopPigeonAlleyintoabookabletheatre/performancespace.

AftermeetingwithcontractorsandengineersfromPPSwehaveacquireda

roughideaoftheestimatedcostsofsuchproject.Thespacethatweplantorenovateis30x60feetinsizeandtheapproximatecostofconstructionpersquarefootis

$350.Thisrepresentsanapproximateinitialconstructioncostof$630,000.Inadditiontothis,weneedtotakeintoaccountthecostofarchitecturaldesignandengineeringwhichisapproximately10%oftheinitialconstructioncost.Moreover,weneedtocontemplatethePPSfeesandconstructionpermits;thiscanaddanother$150,000totheproject.Similarly,weneedtotakeintoaccountthatacostwillhavetobeincurredtorelocatethecurrentsteamlineandplumingtubesthatexistundergroundinthisspace.Finally,addinga20%contingencymarkupandanexpectedyearlycostof$30dollarsforutilitiespersquarefoot,theprojectcanrepresentatotalcostofslightlyunder$1.1milliondollars.

WehadinitiallycontemplatedexpandingtheQueensPubontopofthis

performancespacebutaftermeetingwithvariouspeoplewerealizedthiswasntattainablewiththecurrentfunds.Havingsaidthis,wewanttomakesurethatthenewperformancespaceisbuiltonagoodfoundationtosupportaQPexpansioninthefuture.

Formoredetailsonwhatthingswilltakeplaceinthisproposedspace,please

takealookatoursectionontheCampusActivitiesCommission.


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3-KeepingOrientationWeekStudentRunandFroshConcertonCampus

QueensOrientationWeekisoneofthebesttraditionsofourUniversity.

OrientationWeekisanexcellentwaytostarttheyearandintroducenewstudentstoboththeacademicandsocialaspectsofQueens,butalsothecityofKingston.

WhattrulymakesOrientationWeeksuchauniqueexperience,unlikethatofotheruniversities,isthatitisentirelystudent-run.

TeamGPPiscommittedtopreservingOrientation

Weektraditions,makingsurethatitremainspurely

student-run,andthattheFroshConcertremainsoncampus.

TherearedifferentbodiesthatoverseeOrientationWeekbutthemost

importantoneisaSenateCommitteecalledtheSenateOrientationActivitiesReviewBoard(SOARB).ThiscommitteereviewsOrientationWeekonayearlybasis,

presentsareporttoSenatebeforetheendoftheFallterm,andmakesrecommendationsforfutureyearstofollow.Ithasthepowertobancertainactivitiesand/orallowforexemptionstooccur.Thecompositionofthisbodyismeanttohaveastudentmajority,butgivenalackofunificationfromthestudentmembersatSOARB,thismajorityhasntreallybeenseeninpractice.

AsTeamGPP,wewanttomakesurethatthestudentswhositondifferent

Universitycommitteesareawareofthestronginfluencetheycanhaveinthedecision-makingprocessonissuesthatgreatlyaffectstudents.Havingsaidthis,wewanttobeabletoobtainfeedbackfromstudentsaboutwhattheywantandletthemembersofthesecommitteesknowthat.AfterspeakingwithmanyOrientation

LeadersandPresidentsofrespectiveFacultySocieties,ithasbecomeevidentthatstudentswantOrientationWeektoremainstudent-run,andFacultySocietieswanttomaintaintheirautonomyandcontroloverthismatter.AsanAMSExecutive,andthroughthefacilitationoftheOrientationRoundTableCoordinator,wewillmakesurethattheseinterestsarepreservedandthatOrientationWeekremainsuniqueandspecialamongstCanadianUniversities.

Finally,itisclearthatholdingtheFroshConcertoncampuswasagreat

successbothinlogisticalandfinancialaspects.TheeffortsofRachelShindman,PatrickDenroche,andtherestofORTshouldbecommended.Holdingtheconcertoncampusallowedforthousandsofdollarsinsavingsandforasafeandcloseenvironmentwheretransportationliabilitieswerenotincurred.Wearecommittedtocontinuethis,and,afterspeakingwithbothSeniorAdministratorsandtheKingstonMayor,wearepositivethatitcanbedone.


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4-JobBankandTaxReturnHelp

MostQueensstudentstrytofindajobinKingstonatleastduringonepoint

throughouttheiryearsatQueens.GiventhechallengesthatstudentsundergowhenseekingemploymentinKingston,wewanttocreateaJobBankwherestudentscan

lookupjobopportunitiespostedbyemployersinKingston.WhiletherearealreadyseveralKingston-basedservices,suchasCareer

ServicesandKEYSjobboard,thathavesimilargoals,

wewouldliketocentralizeasmanyopportunitiesaspossibleinonepagesoastoprovideaone-stopwebsitefor

students.ThisJobBankwilladvertiseAMS,University,and

localbusinessespositions.WhenwemetwiththeMayorofKingston,MarkGerretson,wewereexcited

tolearnthattheCityofKingston,inconjunctionwiththeKingstonEconomicDevelopmentCooperation(KEDCO)wouldbeinterestedinsupportingsuchaproject.OneoftheprioritiesoftheCityofKingstonistoretainQueensstudentsupongraduation,andagoodwayofdoingthisisbyofferingvaluablejobopportunitiesandinternshipstocurrentstudentsthroughouttheschoolyearandsummer.Byofferinghighqualityjobstostudentsyearround,morestudentswillbeinterestedinstayinginKingstonpost-graduation,increasingtheattractivenessandeconomicwell-beingoftheCity.

ThisJobBankwillfallundertheMunicipalAffairsCommissionandwillbe

overseenbytheEmploymentOpportunitiesFacilitator.Similarly,

wewanttocreateaseasonalservice(monthsofMarch

andApril)wherestudentscanattendworkshopsthatguidestudentsonhowtofillouttheirtaxreturns.

Currently,theQueensUniversityInternationalCentre(QUIC),doesthisfor

internationalstudents.Theyholdseveralworkshops/sessionsonfillingouttaxreturnsinwhichtherearealsoseveralretiredCanadaRevenueAgenciesemployeesandothervolunteerswillingtohelpoutwithmorespecificandambiguousquestions.

TeamGPPwantstofacilitatethisforallstudents,notjustinternationalones,

sothatdoingyourtaxescanbeaneasytask,ratherthananintimidatingchallengeduringfinalexams.TheworkshopswillbefreeofchargetoallAMSstudents,butinordertohelpoutotherservicesatQueens,wemightaskforcanneditemsatthedoortosupportservicesliketheFoodCentre,etc.


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5-CourseRegistrationWaitlist

Registeringforcoursesisalwaysastressfultimeforstudents.Becauseofour

currentregistrationsystem,studentsdontalwaysendupwiththeirdesiredcourses.Wethereforebelievethat

havingaCourseRegistrationWaitlistwillbebeneficialfor

boththeStudentsandtheAdministrationbecausewewill

thenbeabletoknowwhattheexactdemandforcertaincoursesisandthususethisinformationtoadjustour

supplyofcertaincoursesinfutureterms.AfterspeakingwithJo-AnneBrady,theformerUniversityRegistrarwho

oversawtheimplementationofSOLUS,wehavelearnedthatthesystemcanhandlesomethinglikeacourseregistrationwaitlist,anditonlytakeseachoftheFacultiestolettheRegistrarsOfficeknowthattheywishtodosomethinglikethis.She

describeditasbeingamatterofchangingindividualFacultyPolicyratherthanhavingtoalterthewaySOLUSoperates.

Consequently,inameetingwiththeDeanofArtsandScience,Alistair

MacLean,wedecidedtoaskhimwhathisstancewasonhavingacourseregistrationwaitlistandhesaidthatTheFacultyofArtsandSciencewasactuallylookingintothepossibilityofhavingatrialyearofsomesortbecausetheythinkthathavingthisinformationcouldbequitebeneficialtothemaswell.KnowingwhatcoursesstudentsaretryingtogetintoisinvaluableinformationfortheFaculty.

Inordertoaccomplishawaitlistaspartofthecourseregistrationprocess,

wewillfirstbeworkingcloselywitheachoftheFacultySocieties.WeunderstandtherolethattheAMSservesandthatwhichFacultySocietieshaveandthuswanttodosomethingthatweareallinagreementwith.WewillalsoneedtheirsupportbecausethesechangeswouldhavetobeapprovedbyeachspecificfacultyandthusmotionswillhavetobemovedateachoftherespectiveFacultyBoards.

Insummation,westronglybelievethathavingaCourseRegistrationWaitlist

isbothbeneficialtotheadministrationandstudentsbecausestudentswouldhaveahigherchanceofgettingintothecoursestheydesirewhiletheadministrationlearnsmoreaboutwhattypeofcoursesstudentswantandthusadjustsitssupplyofcoursestomeetstudentdemand.


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6-KeepingNon-AcademicDisciplineStudentRun

QueensisprivilegedtobetheonlyUniversityinNorthAmericawithan

entirelystudent-runNon-AcademicDisciplineSystem.Thissystemhasbeeninplacesince1898,butthefactthatitsbeeninexistenceforover100yearsisneitherthe

strongestnorthemainreasonforwhyitshouldremainthatway.

Webelieveintradition,buthavealsoconducted

enoughresearchtodeterminethatitisinthebestinterestofstudentstokeepNon-AcademicDisciplineinstudent

hands.Themainreasonforwhythesystemoughttobedefendedisbecauseofits

fourmainpillars:itscomplaint-driven,peer-adjudicated,non-adversarial,andrestorativeinnature.

AsyourAMSExecutive,weplantokeepNon-AcademicDisciplineinstudenthandsbecausewebelievethatstudentsonbothsidesofthesystemhaveachanceatexperiencinglearningandpersonalgrowth,preventingthemfromhavingrecurringsanctions.Infact,afterspeakingwithMarkPreston,theCommissionerofInternalAffairs,andGregMcKellar,theAMSInformationOfficer,wehavelearnedthattheamountofrecurringoffensesisextremelylowforthistypeofsystem.

SinceCoronerSkinnerreleasedhisreportonMay31stof2011,Non-

AcademicDisciplineatQueenshasbeenunderreviewbytheNon-AcademicDisciplineWorkingGroup,acommitteethatwillreviewthecurrentsystemandmakeanyrecommendationstotheProvostwithinthenextfewweeks.Basedonthe

recommendations,theProvostwillthendecidewhatneedstobechangedand/orkeptandthesealterationsmustthengothroughtheSenateCommitteeOnNonAcademicDiscipline(SONAD)andUniversitySenate.TheintentionbehindthisreviewistoavoidanypotentialliabilitiesgiventheexistentCoronersreport.

Wefirmlybelievethatareviewandimprovementtothesystemcanbedone

withoutalteringitsfourmainpillarsanditsstudent-runnature.WewillmakesurethatSONAD,Senate,andtheAdministrationareawareofthebenefitsofhavingastudent-runNon-AcademicDisciplinesystemsothatadecisioninthebestinterestofstudentsisachievedwhilereducingliabilityforboththeAMSandtheUniversity.


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7-PrioritizingMentalHealth

TeamGPPiscommittedtoensuringthateverystudentatQueensfeels

supported.Wewantstudentstohavetheresourcestheyneedinordertotakecareoftheirmentalhealthandwewanttocreateanenvironmentwherestudentsfeel

comfortableseekingsupportandspeakingout.Fromateamwithpersonalexperienceinmentalhealthissues,weunderstandtheneedtoprovideeffective,appropriate,readilyaccessibleandongoingsupport.

AsreferencedintheSocialIssuesCommissionportionoftheplatform,TeamGPPwillworkextensivelywiththeAMSPeerSupportCentre.Nowinitsfourthyearofexistence,thecentrehasgrownsubstantially.Ithaschangedfromseeingnopeersinthefirstyear,tonowconsistentlyseeingpeersonaregularbasisandhavingenoughdemandtohavetheDirectorpositionmadeintoapart-timepaidpositionfor2011-2012.TeamGPPwouldliketocontinuetogrowthecentrebyexpandingthehoursfrom3pm-1amto2pm-2am.ThiswillmakethePSCa12houraday,seven

daysaweekserviceavailabletostudents.Further,

TeamGPPwouldliketosolicitstudentfeedbackinordertodeterminewhatsupport/discussiongroupsstudents

wouldliketohaveatthePeerSupportCentre."

Currently,thecentrefacilitatestwosupportgroups:adepressionandanxiety

group,aswellasagraduatestudentgroup.Wewouldliketoknowwhatkindsofothergroupsstudentsneed/want;forexample,theremaybeinterestinagriefsupportgrouporothersofasimilarnature.Wewanttoprovidestudentswithsafespacestodiscusstheirexperienceswithothers,andwewanttomeettheirneeds.

Further,TeamGPPwouldliketohelpsupportandfurthertheMentalHealth

Caucusinitiativebroughtforthbyastudentatlarge,andtheMentalHealthAdvisoryGroup.TheCaucusisanefforttobringtogethervariousstudentgroupsoncampusthatworkwithmentalhealth,includingAMScommittees,suchastheMentalHealthAwarenessCommittee;servicessuchastheAMSPeerSupportCentre;clubs;andfacultysocietyrepresentatives.Itprovidesspaceforthesegroupstofindcommongoals,collaborateonprojects,workoncrosspromotion,anddevelopcampus-widestrategiesforsupportingstudents.Thecaucusisstillintheveryearlystages,andTeamGPPwillworktogrow,expand,andsolidifythisextremelyimportantinitiative.

TeamGPPwillworkwithuniversity-providedservicessuchasHealth,CounselingandDisabilityServices(HCDS),oncollaborativestrategiestobesthelpourpeers.WewillprovideHCDSwithstudentinputandfeedback,andseeksimilarfeedbackaboutourownservices,inorderfortheUniversityandtheAMStobeprovidingstudentswiththemosteffectiveservicespossible.TeamGPPiscommittedtosupportingstudentsinallaspectsoftheirwellbeingandhealth.


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8-FinancialTransparencyandEasyAccesstoInformation

AmazingstrideshavebeenmadethisyearbythecurrentAMSExecutiveto

breakdownlargebudgetlineitemsintomoredetailedandexplicitlines,but,aswithanything,moreworkcanbedonetoimprovewhathasalreadybeenaccomplished.

ThefurtherbreakdownwillalsomakebudgetinginfutureyearsmucheasierascostsforvariousaspectsoftheCommissionsandcommitteeswillbemucheasiertotrackandanticipate.Withthisinmind,theAMSwillbebetterabletoaccomplishitsgoalofusingstudentfundsinthemostefficientwaypossible.

Whenitcomestofinancialtransparency,itsimportantthattheAMScanbeheldaccountablebytheAMSBoardofDirectors,AMSAssembly,andanystudentthatwishestolookintowhattheirAMSisplanninganddoing.However,thegovernmentsideoftheSocietydoesnotcurrentlypostanywebsiteupdatesonthecurrentfinancialstatusoftheCommissionsandOffices.Inaddition,theproposedCommissionandconsolidatedbudgetsareonlyeasilyaccessibletomembersofAMS

Assembly.TeamGPPstronglybelievesthatthismustchange,and

wepledgetoopenupthegovernmentsideoftheSocietysfinancestocreateafinancialtransparentsystemthatis

availabletoallstudents.

Inordertoaccomplishthisgoal,proposedCommissionbudgetswillbe

postedontheAMSwebsite,andamonthlysnapshotoftheCommissionsbudgetswillalsobepostedonline.ThiswillallowsanystudenttoviewthecurrentfinancialstatusofallAMScommittees,services,andprojectsthatfallunderthegovernmentsideoftheSociety.

TeamGPPrealizesthatweareunabletoreleasethefinancialinformationof

thecorporatesideoftheSocietyasthatwouldexposesensitiveinformationtoourcompetitorsatQueensandintheKingstoncommunity.However,

wepledgetocreateabriefoverviewofthefinancialstatus

ofoneservicepermonthinordertokeepstudentsaware

andinformedonwhatisoccurringintheirAMSservices.


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9-QueensRugbyLeague

ItisclearthatintramuralsatQueensarealwaysinhighdemand.Whenever

thesign-uplistsareopened,leaguesarequicklyfilledupandmanystudentsendupbeingwaitlistedand/orwithoutateam.

Afterspeakingwithmanystudents,itseemsthatpeoplesignupfor

intramuralsmostlytostayfit,makenewfriends,havesomefun,and/orpracticeasportthattheyusedtoplayinhighschool.

TheideaofestablishingTheQueensRugbyLeaguecamefromastudentwho

mentionedthatrugbyisoneofthosesportsthatmanypeopleplayedinhighschoolbutthencouldntcontinueplayinginUniversitybecauseofthehighlevelofdemandandcompetitionassociatedwithbeingaVarsityathlete.TheexampleoftheEngineeringSociety(EngSoc)havingitsownrugbyteam(EngRugby)thatcompeteswithotherSchoolsinCanadawasprovided,anditgaveusanideaofhowtogo

aboutdoinganintramuralRugbyLeagueofourown.

TeamGPPwouldliketoworkwithAthleticsandRecreationtocreateashortrugbyleagueinthefallof

2012andthusmeetthisdemandinourcommunity.

Weunderstandthatinordertoestablishaprogramlikethis,itwouldhaveto

bedoneinconjunctionwithAthleticsandRecreationbecauseoftheirexclusivityandoversightofsportingeventshappeningoncampus,andtheirbetterknowledgeonthesubjectandtheliabilitiesassociatedwiththissport.Havingsaidthis,afterspeakingwithbothJeffDownieandDuaneParliamentfromAthleticsand

Recreation,webelievethatanagreementcanbereached.Werecognizethatitishardtoaccomplishsomethinglikethis,andthatithasbeenattemptedinthepast,however,ifkeyliabilityconcernsareaddressed,AthleticsandRecreationhasexpressedaninterestinlookingintothisassoonasthenewAMSExecutiveiselected.

AfterresearchingthefeasibilityofhavingaRugbyLeagueatQueens,we

havefoundthatafewschoolshavesometypeofnon-varsityrugbyprogram.Forexample,theUniversityofTorontohasaMensRugbyIntramuralTeamthattravelsandplaysatotherschools(muchlikeEngRugby).

WehavecontactedCameronTurner,theEngRugbyCoordinator,andhehas

toldusthatitispossible,andthereisenoughdemand,tocreatealeaguethatwouldlastnomorethan4weekendsandplayonSundaysduringtheFall(muchliketheUniversityDistrictHockeyLeague).Cameronexpectstheretobeenoughdemandforatleast4teamstobeformed.


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10-ClubResources,JDUCInfoKiosk,andRoomBookingSystem

WiththeAlmaMaterSocietyhavingcontroloverspaceallocationandroom

bookingsintheStudentLifeCenter,weneedtomakesurethatweareofferingourclientsandtenantsthebestservicepossible.Afterseekinginputfromeveryclub

listedontheAMSwebsite,theStudentCenterOfficer,andotherstudentgovernmentsfromotherCanadianUniversities,wehavedeterminedthatmoreClubResourcesareneeded,abetterroombookingsystemneedstobeimplemented,andthattheJDUCsfrontdeskshouldalsoserveasanInfoKiosk.WhenspeakingwithAMSratifiedclubs,especiallythenewerones,itwassurprisingtoseehowmanyofthemmentionedthattheywantedsomesortofClubsGuideoutliningimportantresources.TeamGPPwouldliketohavesomethingsimilartotheEventPlanningGuidecreatedbytheCampusActivitiesCommission,butforClubs.AfterspeakingaboutthisideawithMarkPreston,theCommissionerofInternalAffairs,welearnedthataClubsManualhasbeenintheworksforover2yearsnow.

AsAMSExec,wewillguaranteethecompletionofaClubsGuidesothatClubscaneffectivelytransitionfrom

yeartoyearandunderstandthedifferentresourcesthatboththeAMSandtheUniversityhavetoofferthem.

Similarly,wewanttomakesurethatClubsareawareofthedifferentfunding

opportunitiesthatareavailabletothemsothattheydonthavetostruggletofindthisinformationandwewanttonegotiateforcheaperandaccessibleoff-campusstoragefortheclubsthatneedit.

InadditiontothecompletionoftheClubsGuidethatCraigDraeger,theAMS

ClubsManager,hasbeenworkingon,weseealotofpotentialinthedevelopmentoftheJDUCsfrontdeskintoauniversity-wideInfoKiosk.WecurrentlyhaveanonlinecalendarwhereCampusgroupscanuploadtheireventsforotherstosee,however,fromspeakingwithmanystudents,noteveryoneaccessesthisinformation.

WewanttheJDUCsfrontdesktobeasourceof

informationforstudents.

TheUniversityofWesternOntariohasanInfoSourcewherestudentscan

goaskquestionsaboutclubs,campuswideevents,sportsevents,andmanyotherdifferentservicesandresources.Bycentralizingthisinformation,studentswillbeabletogotoonelocationwiththeirquestions.Wedonthavetohavealloftheanswers,butweneedtobeabletopointstudentsintherightdirection.

Finally,aftermeetingwiththeStudentCenterOfficer,GillianShields,wehave

learnedthattheAMSisalreadylookingatdifferentoptionsforaroombookingonlinesystem.EventServicescontrolsRoomBookingsthroughtheEventBusinessManagementSoftware(EBMS),however,becauseourbookingsaremostlyfreeof


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charge,weneedamoreefficientanddifferentsoftwaresystem.EffortsandnegotiationsforthisarealreadywayunderwaybutitlookslikethisnewalternativewillnotbereacheduntiltheFallof2012.

Wewillensurethatthisyearseffortsarecontinuedand

thattheissueofroombookingintheStudentLifeCenterisresolvedasquicklyaspossible.

11-FirstYearAlfiesNight

Theinformationusedforthedevelopmentofthispointwithinourplatform

wasmostlyobtainedfromaproposalforaBanRighClubhousedevelopedbyGeorgeHuangandMichaelJYWang,fromMainCampusResidenceCouncil(MCRC).

Afterexperiencingfirstyearafewyearsback,andafterspeakingwithpeople

fromMCRC,ithasbecomeevidentthatthereisahighdemandandneedforanall-agesnightclubinKingston.WhilewedonotintendtomakeAlfiesanall-agesnightclub,weareproposingamonthlyAlfiesnightdedicatedtofirst-yearstudents.ThiswillgivethemtheopportunitytoenjoyanightclubexperiencewithouthavingtoobtainfakeIDsand/orpartyinResidencewhileviolatingResidenceRules.

Everyyear,thereareover3,500firstyearstudents,andaccordingto

ResidenceLife,morethan90%ofthemarebelowtheageof19whentheybegintheschoolyear.

WewouldliketoworkwithMCRCandtheJean

RoyceHallCouncil(JRHC)tosuccessfullyimplementthismonthlynightatAlfiessothatfirstyearscanenjoyasafe

andfunatmosphere.Whilewemightfacecriticismaboutalackofrevenueduetonoalcoholsales,

webelievethatourcostswouldalsodrasticallydecreasebecauseofthevolunteerparticipationofMCRCandJRHCCouncilMembers.Moreover,theMCRCstudyconductedafewyearsagoconcluded(bysurveying189firstyearstudents)that87%ofthemwouldbewillingtopayupwardsto$5dollarstoattendsuchevent.

Furthermore,thismonthlynightshouldbeseenasaninvestmentand

marketingstrategythatwillhopefullyconvincefirstyearstudentstobecomeregularAlfiesclientswhentheybecomeofage,generatingfuturerevenuefortheSociety.Finally,thisventurewouldbeaservicefornearlyofourstudentpopulation,andbecausewewouldbeprovidingaservicetomembersofMCRCandJRHC,costandrevenuesharingisapossibilityworthlookinginto.TheexactlogisticsandfixeddatewillbedecidedincollaborationwiththerespectivestudentleadersofMCRCandJRHC.


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12-PlanaSmoothReturnofHomecoming

ManyofushavebeentoldwhatagreattimeHomecomingis,yethavenever

experienceditinourtimeatQueens.Forexample,RicoiscurrentlyinhisthirdyearatQueens,andgiventhesuspensionofHomecominguntiltheFallof2014,hewill

potentiallygraduatewithouteverexperiencingit.TeamGPPunderstandsthecomplicationsandintricaciesofthishottopicandhasthusdecidedtotakearestorativestanceonthematterinordertomakesurethatwhenHomecomingreturnsin2014,itdoessoforgoodandinasafeandpositiveenvironmentthatboththeadministrationandstudentsareproudof.

TeamGPPbelievesthatHomecomingisnotabout

theAberdeenstreetparty,butisacompletelydifferent

eventwherealumnicaninteractwithcurrentstudentsandsharetheirpassionandQueensexperience.Thisiswhywe

feelthatHomecomingcansuccessfullyreturnin2014with

asetactionplan.WehavemetwithpeoplefromtheAlumniAssociation,QueensStudent

AlumniAssociation(QSAA),andtheAdvancementOffice,andtheresabeliefthatHomecomingcaneffectivelyreturnwiththeAberdeenStreetPartybeingavoidedandthatitcanevenbecomeawayfortheUniversityanddifferentcampusorganizationstoraisemoneyfortheircauses.

AfterspeakingwithRectorNickFrancis,asimilarideawassuggested.Nick

suggestedthatitwouldbepossibletoorganizesomesortofeventonUniversityAv.thatisregulatedandcontrolledbyboththeAdministrationandtheAMS.Thisevent

canfeaturedifferentclubsandhelpconnectstudentswithalumniwhoperhapsparticipatedinthoseextracurricularactivitiesand/orspecificprograms.WewouldliketohelptheUniversityplansomethinglikethissothatstudentscangetintouchwithalumniwhoperhapsgraduatedfromtheirownprogramandwhocansharetheirexperienceandadvice.

TeamGPPhasalsolearnedfromsomeSeniorAdministratorsthatifthe

AberdeenStreetPartycomesbackin2014,whenthesuspensiononHomecomingislifted,thenHomecomingmightbegoneforgood.Giventhis,wewillworkcloselywithResidenceLife,FacultySocieties,andtheAdministrationtocreateeffectiveeducationalcampaignsandalternativeeventsforpeopletoattendinsteadofgoingtoastreetpartyinAberdeen.Webelievethatifafunanduniquealternativeiscreated,wherestudentscaninteractwithalumni,thentheAberdeenStreetPartycaneffectivelyfadeawayintheverynearfuture.

WewantHomecomingbackandwewantittostay!


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13-ASustainableAMSandStudentLifeCentre

TeamGPPiscommittedtoensuringthattheAMSisassustainableand

environmentally-friendlyaspossible.WiththeshiftoftheSustainabilityOfficetoacommission,theAMShasshownthatsustainabilityisakeyitemofimportancein

therunningofthegovernment.TeamGPPseestheenvironmentasapriority,andwillconsidertheenvironmentinbothnewandcurrenteventsanddecisions.

AsdiscussedintheCommissionofEnvironmentandSustainabilityportionoftheplatform,wewillworktochangeourStudentLifeCentreBuildingsovertousingsensorlights.

Wehopetodecreaseourenergyusagethroughonlyusing

lightingresourceswhenstudentsareactuallyinourbuildingsandtheirvariousrooms.

Aftertakingtheleadtomakeourbuildingsmoresustainable,wehopetolobbytheuniversitytoaddmoresensorlightstotheirbuildingsaswell.

Further,afterspeakingwiththeStudentLifeCentreOffice,TeamGPPwilldoanassessmentofthewindowsinourbuildings.Currently,wearelosingheatthroughthewindows,especiallyolderbuildingsliketheJDUC.Wewilldeterminewhatwindowsneedtobereplacedinordertoreducetheamountofenergythatweareusing.IncollaborationwithPhysicalPlantServices,

wewillworktoassesswhatneedsthereareintheSLCin

termsofreplacingandfixingwindowsinanefforttobeas

sustainableaspossible.

Finally,asidefromgenerallysupportingthetransitionandcreationoftheCommissionofEnvironmentofSustainability,TeamGPPwillworkcloselywiththeSustainabilityAssessmentTeaminordertotakenoteoftrendsacrossAMSevents.TheSustainabilityAssessmentTeamwillbelookingatAMSeventsandnotingwherechangescouldbemadeinordertoimprovesustainability.TeamGPPwillexaminethisdataandworktotackleproblemswhichspantheAMS,inordertocomeupwithcollectivesolutionswhichcanbeappliedatalllevelsofthegovernment.Wewillencouragethatthefindingsoftheteambeconsideredcarefullybyallofoureventplannersinallaspectsofwhattheydo.


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14-EnsureUniversitysFinancialSituationDoesNotJeopardizeAcademics

ThiscurrentacademicyearisthethirdyearinwhichtheUniversityis

projectingadeficitbudget.Toalleviatethisandotherfuturefinancialthreats,theBoardofTrusteeshasaskedtheUniversitytobalanceitsbudgetforthefirsttimein

thelastfewdecades.Thiscanonlymeanthatthebalancedbudgetin2012-13willonlycomeataconsiderablecostandwillrequiredifficultdecisions.

InJune2010,theUniversitymovedtoaProvostmodel,makingonepersonin

chargeofboththeFinancialandAcademicmattersoftheUniversity.Similarly,theQueensUniversityPlanningCommitteewasinauguratedinthisverysameyeartodiscusskeyfactorsimpactingthecurrentandproposedbudgets.WithmanyofthesechangeshappeningatSeniorAdministrationlevels,

TeamGPPwillhaveastrongstanceinthefinancial

issuesthatareaffectingtheacademicnatureofour

educationandwillensurethatnewSeniorAdministratorsareawareofthestrong,historicimpactandsaythat

studentshaveatthisinstitution.

Wewillbearepresentativevoiceinmanyimportantcommitteestoadvocate

forwhatstudentswant.However,balancingthebudgetandthenegativeacademicimpactthatthiscanhaveisnotthemostsignificantbudgetarychallenge.AccordingtotheUniversitys2011-12BudgetReport,thepensionplandeficitisthelargestfinancialproblem.Inthecurrentacademicyear,Queenspaymentstothepensionplanhavealreadyincreasedby$8milliondollarsdespitethesolvencyrelief;thiswillincreaseto$17millionby2013-14and$34millionwhenthesolvency

paymentsarescheduledtobegin.TeamGPPisinterestedinthisgreatchallengebecauseweknowthatthemoneyhastocomefromtheOperatingBudget,meaningthatsomethinghastobecutinordertocompletethesolvencypayments.AsyourAMSExecutive,TeamGPPwillbeastrongvoicewiththeadministration,makingsurethatthequalityofaQueensdegreeismaintained.

Finally,TeamGPPunderstandsthat,sincehewroteWhereNext?,Principal

WoolfhaswantedtogivetheUniversityasenseofacademicdirection.GiventhefinancialsituationtheUniversityisin,itiseasytoseewhyPrincipalWoolfbelievesweneedtodolesswithless.However,TeamGPPdoesntbelievethatweneedtodolesswithless.WeneedtoinnovateandfindmorecreativewaysofobtainingrevenueinordertokeepprogramssuchastheBachelorofFineArtProgramalive.Themuch-discussedAcademicPlanhasjustbeenrecentlyapproved,andmanystillbelievethatithasntchangedanythingyet.TeamGPPwillrepresentstudentsandlobbyforthepreservationofhighacademicqualitywhenmeatisaddedtothebones,whathasbeenreferredtoasbymanySeniorAdministratorsastheAcademicPlan.


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15-SupportingStudentAthletics

AthleticsareabigpartofstudentlifehereatQueens.TeamGPPrecognizes

theimportanceallofourcompetitiveandrecreationalsportsteamsplayinfomentingagreatQueensspiritandspreadingthewordacrossCanadaabouthow

greatourathleticandacademicprogramsarehereatQueens.SomethingthatwehavetorecognizeaboutQueensathletesisthattheyare

allstudent-athletes;thismeansthattheUniversityconsidersthemstudentsfirstandthenathletes.Ifonedoesnthavegoodacademicstandingthenitdoesntmatterhowgreattheyareattheirrespectivesport,theywontbeallowedtoplay.ThismeansthatstudentathletesatQueensfacethetremendouschallengeofbalancingtheirdrainingtrainingsessionsanddifficultclasswork.

TeamGPPrealizesthatAthleticsandRecreationalreadyhasavastamountof

resourcesforvarsityathletessuchastheStudentAthleteAcademicMentors

(SAAMs);however,

wewouldliketodevelopalargerpartnershipwithA&RsothatwecangetmoreathletesinvolvedwiththeAMSandso

thatstudentathletesareawareofthedifferentacademic

andnon-academicresourceswehavetooffer.Similarly,wewanttosupportourAthleteswhentheyplayathomeandaway.

WiththenewpartnershipthathasbeensignedwithQueensTVandA&Rwewantmorepeopletogetexcitedaboutattendinghomegamesandpotentiallyawaygamesaswell.WealsowanttopartnerwithA&RtoorganizeabusthatgoesfromMain

CampustotheMemorialCentreSkatingRinkwhenourGaelsteamsplaythere.AcknowledgingthatwewontbegettingaskatingrinkonMainCampusanytimesoon,wewantourhomegamesattheMemorialCentretofeellikehome.


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AMSCommissions

AcademicAffairsCommission(AAC)

TheAcademicAffairsCommissionisavailabletosupportstudentsthroughouttheiracademiccareerhereatQueens.Thecommissionlobbiestoimprovetheeducationalexperienceaswellasprovideacademicresourcesforstudents.TheAACrunseventssuchastheLastLectureonEarthseriesandFacultyJeopardy,aswellasrunningtheAcademicGrievanceCentre.

First,TeamGPPwillensurecontinuedsupportforstudentsthroughoutthetransitionfromQCARDtoSOLUS.GoingforwardintothesecondyearofusingtheSOLUSsystem,manystudentsstillhavequestions,andTeamGPPwillworktoprovideanswersandassistanceinorderfortheprocesstobeassmoothaspossible.WewillworkwithstudentsandtheUniversityRegistrartoprovideaclearguide

andtohavethemosteffectiveresponsestostudentinquiriesoverthesummermonthsandintotheterm.

Further,TeamGPPwillcontinuetosupportandaddressconcernsthatstudentsmayhaveregardingtheGPAchangesaswellasthenewtuitionschedulepaymenttimeline.ItisimperativetoTeamGPPthatstudentsareinformedandfeelcomfortablevoicingconcernswiththevariouschangesoverthepastfewyearswhichaffecttheiracademicsandtuition.Further,wewillcontinuetoworkwiththeAlternatePaymentArrangement(APA)whichwasputintoplacethispastyearduetothechangesinthepaymentscheduletoallowstudentstodefertheSeptember1sttuitionduedate.Wewillworktoensurethatthisprocessisinitsmosteffective

formforstudents.TheAcademicGrievanceCentreisatoppriorityforTeamGPP.Wewantall

studentstobeawareoftheserviceandwhatitcandoforthem.WewouldliketoincreasethetrainingoftheOfficers,includingworkingmorewiththefacultysocieties,aswellasanti-oppressiontraining,inordertoservestudentsaseffectivelyaspossible.TeamGPPwillimplementawidespreadmarketingcampaignfortheAcademicGrievanceCentrethroughtheAMSMarketingandCommunicationsOffices.

Finally,TeamGPPwillworkwiththeOntarioUndergraduateStudent

Alliance(OUSA),ofwhichQueensiscurrentlyamember,toensurethatweareeffectivelylobbying.TeamGPPwillsolicitfeedbackandstudentinputtotaketoOUSAsothatQueensstudentsareeffectivelybeingrepresentedinourcollectivelobbyingefforts.


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CampusActivitiesCommission(CAC)

TheCampusActivitiesCommissionprovidesstudentswithvariousfunsocial

activitiesthroughouttheyear.OneofthelargesteventsthattheCACoverseesisOrientationWeek,withtheOrientationRoundTableCoordinatorworkingdirectly

fromtheoffice.Further,thecommissionorganizesvariouseventssuchasQueensModelParliament,BestDarnSingeronCampus,CharityBallandCatchMeifYouCan.ThevariousactivitiesthattheCACrunsofferstudentstogetinvolvedinfun,safeandpositiveways.

OrientationWeekisthefirsteventthatmoststudentsinteractwithhereatQueens.Yougettheopportunitytomeetupperyearsinyourprogram,aswellasmakefriendsinyouryear;youlearnaboutopportunitiesoncampus;yougetlostrepeatedlyuntilyoucanfinallylocatetheJDUC;and,mostimportantly,youbegintofindyourhomehereatQueens.ItisextremelyimportanttoTeamGPPtoensurethatOrientationweekcontinuestobestudent-run,andthatweprotectthe

traditionsthatplaysuchakeypartinOrientationWeek.WewillworkwiththestudentrepresentativesontheSenateOrientationActivitiesReviewBoard(SOARB)toensurethattheyfeelcomfortablevoicingstudentopiniontothegroupandthattheyareseekinginputfromthestudentbody.Further,wewillworktokeeptheFroshConcertoncampus,asitwasverysuccessfullastyear,withthemayorofKingstonagreeingthattheeventwentwellandprovidinguswithpositivefeedback.Wearecommittedtokeepingtheconcertoncampusforthecomingyear.

TeamGPPwillalsocreateanewcommitteeundertheCAC,entitledthecommitteeforCreativeStudentTeachingandLearning.Thiscommitteewillbeinchargeofbookingstudentteachersforthenewperformancespace/bookablespace

intheJDUC.Thesestudentteacherswillofferfreeclassestostudentsinareassuchasyoga,dance,improv,acting,pilates,creativewritingandotherareasofinterest.Thestudentteacherswillhavethechancetogainexperienceteachingclassesandteachingsubjectsthattheyarepassionateabouttoothers.Studentswhoattendtheclasseswillhavetheopportunitytopickfromvarioustypesofclasses,severaltimesaweek,freeofcharge.


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CommissionoftheEnvironmentandSustainability(CES)

ThenewestcommissionintheAMS,theCommissionoftheEnvironmentand

SustainabilitywascreatedunderTeamCESin2011.TheshiftfromtheSustainabilityOfficetoacommissionhasshownthattheAMSisdeeplycommitted

tosustainability,whichTeamGPPsupportsfully.FromretrofittingyourUniversityDistricthometosaveenergy,toteachinglocalyouthandQueensstudentsaboutsustainabilitytoensuringthateventsoncampusarebeingassustainableaspossible,theCEStrulyworkstocreateeco-friendlychangeoncampusandinourcommunity.Theyalsoworkonsustainableprojects,anddistributefundstostudentswhoarelookingtodothesame,aswellasrunningtheBikeShop.

TeamGPPiscommittedtoensuringthattheCommissionofEnvironmentandSustainabilitycontinuestogrowandbecomeestablishedwhilebuildinginstitutionalmemorytosolidifythecommissionforyearstocome.OurteamwillfullysupportandcultivatetheprojectsoftheCESaswellasworkingtoensurethat

theAMSissustainableinalloftheeffortsandprojectsweundertake.TeamGPPwillworktoprovideforalloftheneedsofthecommissionsothattheyarefullysupported.

TeamGPPwouldliketoundertakeaprojectwiththeCESinordertorunourStudentLifeCentrebuildingsinasustainablemannerbyworkingtoinstallsensorlightsthroughoutourbuildings.Currently,therearemanyplaceswherelightsstayon,regardlessofwhetherornotstudentsareinthatarea.Thesesensorlightswouldensurethatweareonlyusingtheenergythatweneedandconservingwhenwecan.TeamGPPisalsocommittedtoleadingthisproject,andthenlobbyingtheuniversitytomakemorechangesintermsoftheirlightsaswell.

Finally,TeamGPPwouldliketoworktoevolvetheBikeShop.Theshopisa

placewherestudentswillbeabletotaketheirbikesinordertolearntofixthemandbeassistedinthoserepairs,undertheguidanceofthevolunteers.TeamGPPwouldliketoaddadimensiontothisservice,whichwouldbebikerental.Theshopwouldobtainolder,usedbikeswhichthevolunteerscanpracticetheirrepairskillsupon,andthenthesebikeswouldbemadeavailableforstudentstorent.


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CommissionofInternalAffairs(CIA)

Contrarytopopularbelief,theCIAisnot,infact,thesecretserviceofthe

AMS.TheCommissionofInternalAffairsdoes,however,overseeextremelyimportantaspectsofthegovernment.TheCIAconsistsoffourmaincomponents:

electionsandreferendums,clubs,theNon-AcademicDisciplineSystem,andAMSAssembly.AstudentwouldcometotheCIAforeverythingfromaninquiryabouthowtorunforanelectedpositiontohavingaquestionregardinghowtocreatetheirownclub.TeamGPPwillensurethatallaspectsoftheCIAcontinuetogrowandimprove.

First,TeamGPPwillprotecttheNon-AcademicDisciplineSystem.Since1898theAMShashadtheresponsibilityofadministeringtheNADsystem,asgiventothembytheUniversitySenate.ItisofgreatimportanttoTeamGPPthattheAMSremainincontrolofNADandthatthesystemcontinuestoruneffectivelyandsmoothly.TeamGPPiscommittedtoworkingwiththecurrentExecutive,

CommissionerofInternalAffairs,andJudicialAffairsDirectortocontinuetoworkonthechallengesfromthisyearandensurethatwefacethecomingchallengesheadon.

Second,TeamGPPwillworktoensurethatassemblyisaccessible,welcoming,andcomfortableforallstudents.AssemblyisthebimonthlymeetingofAMScouncil,representativesfromthefacultysocieties,thestudentsenatecaucuschair,rectorandthestudenttrustee.Electedstudentrepresentativesonthisbodyhavetheabilitytovoteonvariousissueseffectingstudents.TeamGPPwantsallstudentstoknowthattheyhaveavoiceatAMSAssemblyandaremorethanwelcometocomeouteveryotherweekinordertobeinformedandexpresstheir

opinions.TeamGPPwillassignastudenttogreeteachmemberatlarge(astudentwithoutanelectedorcouncilposition)atthedoorandbereadytoansweranyquestions.

Finally,TeamGPPwantsalloftheclubstofeelsupportedbyandconnected

totheirAMS.CurrentlytheClubsOfficeconsistsoftheClubsManager,aswellastwounder-utilizeddeputypositions.TeamGPPwouldliketorevampthesepositionsinordertogiveeachdeputyasetnumberofclubsthattheydirectlyoversee,makingthemthefirstpointofcontactfortheseclubs.ThisdivisionwillallowforgreaterclubsupportandwillcreatealiaisonbetweenclubsandtheClubsManager.


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MunicipalAffairsCommission(MAC)

TheMunicipalAffairsCommissionisknownbymanyasthehousing

commission.ThetruthisthattheMACprovidesmanyvaluableprogramsandservicesasidefromworkingonhousingissues.AstudentcangotheMACwith

questionsregardinghousing,leases,landlordsandthelike.HowevertheMACalsooffersopportunitiestovolunteerintheKingstoncommunitythroughprogramsuchasGenerations,Kaleidoscope,theBreakfastClubandUnitedWay,aswellasprovidinghandyserviceslikeHolidayHouseCheckandtheStudentPropertyAssessmentandDwellingEducation(SPADE)program.Thisyear,thecommission(alongwiththeCAC)developedtheUniversityDistrictHockeyLeague,andtheyareworkingtostarttheStudentMaintenanceandResourceTeam(SMART).

TeamGPPisinterestedinworkingwithSMARTtocontinuetodeveloptheprogram.TheteamwouldbegoingtohousesintheUniversityDistrictinordertodosmallmaintenanceprojectsandupkeepforstudenthouses.Thisprogramwillhelp

toensurethatrealchangeistakingplaceinthestudenthousingarea,tocoincidewiththerebrandingoftheareaastheUniversityDistrict.TeamGPPiscommittedtosupportingthisprogram,aswellascontinuingtotransitionthenewnameforthehousingarea.AftermeetingwithMayorGerretsen,wefeelextremelypositiveaboutthesupportheandvariousindividualsonthecitysidewillprovidefortheprogramandrebranding.

Further,TeamGPPiscommittedtoworkingwiththepositionoftheEmploymentOpportunitiesFacilitatorintheMACinordertoensurethatQueensstudentsarebeingmadeawareofpotentialsummerandpost-graduatejobsinthecityinthemosteffectivewaypossible.TeamGPPwillworktocreateadatabaseof

jobsforstudentstoreviewandwillworkwiththecity,aswellastheKingstonEconomicDevelopmentCooperation(KEDCO)toensurethedatabaseisexpansive.Theserelationshipscanalsoprovideopportunitiessuchasjobfairsoncampusforstudents.

TeamGPPisalsocommittedtoworkingwiththecitytogainmorestudentrepresentationonCityCouncilcommitteesandworkinggroups.AfterspeakingwithMayorGerretsen,TeamGPPfeelsthatisimportantthatstudentsberepresentedmorewidelyonthevariousgroupsthatthecityhas,asuggestionthemayorwasopento.Asstudents,Kingstonisourhome,anditisimportantthatwearehavingasmuchinputaspossible,andbeinggiventheopportunitytovoiceourneeds,opinionsandconcerns.


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SocialIssuesCommission(SIC)

BornoutoftheEducationCommission,theSocialIssuesCommissionwas

formedin1996.Nowwell-established,theSICprovidesavarietyofopportunitiestoengagewithequityandanti-oppressionworkthroughvariouscommittees,services

andevents.Thecommitteesincludemandatestoworkwithissuessuchasmentalhealth,racism,poverty,sexism,queerissues,(dis)abilityissues,religiousaffairs,andgender,whichtheyfulfillthroughvariouseventsorintheformofapublication.TheservicesincludetheAMSPeerSupportCentreandtheFoodCentre.

InordertoseecontinuedgrowthandeffectivedeliveryoftheSICmandate,TeamGPPwouldencouragethecurrentinitiativesoftheSICtotheirfullextentaswellasimplementchangeswhichwefeelwillbeextremelypositive.

First,TeamGPPwouldliketoaddaclothingdonationsectiontotheFoodCentre.TheFoodCentrecurrentlyprovidesfreshandcannedfood,aswellassome

hygieneproducts,toundergraduateandgraduatestudents.TeamGPPwouldliketoseethisexpandedsothatclothingitemscanbedonatedtotheFoodCentre.Thisaddedresourcewillensurethatwearecontinuingtoworktomeetstudentneedsinavarietyofways.

Secondly,TeamGPPwillexpandthehoursoftheAMSPeerSupportCentre,aswellasprovidetheopportunityforstudentinputonthecreationofmoresupport/discussiongroups.Currently,theAMSPeerSupportCentreprovidesindividualpeersupportsevendaysaweekfrom3pmuntil1am.TeamGPPwouldliketoseethisservicebeopen12hoursadayfrom2pmuntil2am,sevendaysaweek.Thecentrehasseenamassiveincreaseinuseoverthepasttwoyears,and

mostnoticeablyinthefallsemesterofthisacademicyear.WewouldliketoensurethatthePeerSupportCentreisprovidingasmuchsupporttostudentsaspossibleandthattheyareopenandavailableforanextendedperiodoftime.Further,TeamGPPwouldliketosurveystudentsinordertoseewhattypesofsupportgroupstheywouldliketoseethePeerSupportCentreproviding.Currentlythecentrerunsadepressionandanxietysupportgroup,aswellasaGraduatestudentgroup.Wewouldliketogagestudentinterest/needforothersupportgroupsandensurethatthecentreismeetingthatinterest/need.

Finally,TeamGPPwouldliketocreateaSpecialProjectsDeputywithintheSocialIssuesCommission.Thisdeputywouldallowthecommissiontoreachmorestudentsbyrunningmoreeducationalcampaignsonissuesofequityandoppression.Further,thecreationofthisdeputypositionwouldallowstudentsatlargetoworkwiththecommissionontheirprojectsandaccessSICresources.


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AMSOffices

CommunicationsOffice

TheAMSCommunicationsOfficeisofextremeimportanceforthesmooth

runningandoperatingoftheSociety.Afewyearsago,thisOfficeusedtooperateasaCommission,butitsstructurewaseventuallychangedtothatofanOfficeunderthedirectsupervisionofthePresident.TheCommunicationsOfficeristaskedwithbothreceivingandcommunicatinginformationthatisrelevanttothestudentbody,theUniversity,andtotheSocietyasawhole.TheOfficerworkscloselywithQueensCommunicationsandanyoutsidemediathathasexpressedaninterestinwritingarticlesthatrelatetoanyoftheSocietysbusiness.

Overthelastfewyears,andwiththeincreasingroleofsocialmediainstudentlife,theresponsibilitiesoftheCommunicationsOfficehaveincreasedwhileitshumanpowerhasdiminished.WhentheOfficewasaCommission,theCommunicationsCommissionerhadasizeablenumberofpeopleworkingunderthemtoconductdifferentprojectsandfacilitatetheCommissionerswork.Withthecurrentstructure,theCommunicationsOfficeonlyhasadeputyandaninternworkingwithinthisimportantOffice.AfterspeakingwiththecurrentOfficer,AmandaJudd,ithasbecomeevidentthatthisOffice,alongwiththeMarketingOffice,couldbenefitfromthecreationofaStreetTeamthatallowsthemtoconductspecialprojectsandreachouttothestudentbody.

Withthenewwebsite,theCommunicationsOfficecouldreallybenefitfrom

theadditionofanewWebDeputy,capableofupdatinginformationontothewebsite

inarapidmannerandreachingouttoFacultySocietiesandClubssothattheireventscanbefeaturedonthefrontpageoftheAMSWebsite.Itisimportanttoconsidercommunicationintwoways:onepartbeingthe

AMScommunicatingthingstostudents;andtheotherpartbeinghearingfromstudentsandfacilitatinghowtheycommunicatetheirneedstousasstudentleaders.


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HumanResourcesOffice

TheHumanResourceOfficeisoneofvitalimportanceforthesmoothrunning

oftheSocietyasawhole.AsboththeGovernmentandCorporatesideoftheAMShasincreaseddrasticallyovertheyears,theamountofworkandimportanceofthis

officehasincreasedaswell.ThemainportfoliosoftheHROfficearetraining,hiring,andrecruitment.In

additiontothis,theofficedealswithemployeedevelopment,staffandvolunteerappreciation,disciplineandconflictresolution,policyadvising,andafewmorethings.

AfterspeakingwithAlexMiller,thecurrentHumanResourcesOfficer,it

seemslikethingsaregoingfairlywellwiththeOffice.However,therearestillafewareasinwhichtheOfficecangrowandimprove.

Forexample,wewanttomakesurethatongoingtrainingcontinuesthroughouttheschoolyearsothatouremployeesarealwaysfollowingthehigheststandardssetbytheSocietyandtheyareasqualifiedastheycanbe.

Moreover,wewouldliketohavetheHumanResourceOfficeconductan

anonymouscensusofouremployeesinordertolearnaboutthedemographicsofthestudentswhoworkfortheAMS.

Finally,wewanttoimplementonlineapplicationsstartinginthefallof2012

hiringperiodinordertoreducepaperwaste,increaseefficiency,andfacilitateaccessibilitythroughouttheapplicationprocess


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I.T.Office

TheITOfficeisintegralinthesupportandrunningoftheAMS.Notonlydo

theyprovidetechnicalsupporttotheAMSofficesandservices,butafteracquiringtheequipmentfromQueensIT,theynowalsorentoutaudiovisualequipmentto

studentsandstaffatasmallcost.TheITofficewasparamountinthecreatingandrunningofthenewmyAMS.org.Alongsidetheexecutive,Marketing,andCommunications,theITofficeworkedwiththeexternalcompany,Envision,torunthemosteffectivewebsiteforstudents.Theycontinuetoworkwiththesite,andworkwithAMSemployeessothattheycanproperlyusetositetoservestudents.Further,theITofficeworkswiththeservicestomeettheirvariousweb-basedneeds.

TeamGPPwillensurethecontinuedeffectivemanagementoftheITOffice.WewillworktohavegoodrelationsbetweentheIToffices,andalloftheotherAMSofficesandservices.ITisanextremelyimportantpartoftheAMS,andwewillmake

surethatthisisapparent.Further,wewillworkwiththeofficesinordertoensurethatmyAMS.orgcontinuestoruneffectivelyandsmoothly.Finally,wewillhelpfacilitatetheneedsofourservices,suchastheweb-basedorderingsystemforTricolour,inthecomingyear.


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MarketingOffice

TheMarketingOfficehasincreasedtremendouslyoverthelastfewyears,

andithasdoneagreatjobsofarundertheleadershipofAndrewBaldanza.WebelievethatgiventheamountofworkandhowusefulthethingstheMarketing

OfficehasworkedonthisyearhavebeenfortheSocietyasawhole,thepositionshouldcontinuebeinga12monthposition.

TheMarketingOfficehasbeenworkingcloselythisyearwiththe

CommunicationsOfficerandmanyourplatformpointsthereforeoverlap(particularlythatoftheStreetTeam).ThemainareaofimprovementfortheMarketingOfficecouldbetheutilizationofaStreetTeamthatprovidesthemwiththeavailabilitytogoseekstudentsandobtaintheirfeedbackandinputfordifferentAMSrelatedproducts.

ThisStreetTeamhasbeendescribedintheCommunicationsOfficesection

anditissomethingthattheMarketingOfficecouldalsotakeadvantageofandthuscouldworkcloselywiththroughouttheschoolyear.

WeneedtolookintoMarketingnotonlyasatooltomakeourevents(and

thoseofclubs,othersocieties,etc)lookbetterandmoreappealing,butalsoasanOfficethatstudiesthemarketthatstudentscomprisesothatweareorganizingeventsthatstudentswanttoattend.Wewanttomakesurethatweareusingmoneyinwaysthatstudentswantustouse,andthusthisOfficeshouldplayavitalroleinobtainingthatinformationthroughvariousmarketstudies.


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StudentCentreOffice

TheStudentLifeCentre(SLC)isthenameusedtodescribeseveralimportant

buildingsoncampusthatcontainalargenumberofstudent-usedspacesthatcontainactivities,clubspace,andstudentgovernance,justtonameafewthings.

ThebuildingsthatcontainthesethingsaretheQueensCentre,JDUC,MacGillivray-BrownHall,and51BaderLane,alsoknownastheGreyHouse.

ThemanagementoftheStudentLifeCentrein2010-2011isthenewestadditiontotheAMS,andaswithanynewaddition,adjustmentsandchangesarerequiredinordertoimproveourabilitytoofferservicestostudents.ThecurrentmanagementstructureofSLCisrunthroughtheStudentCentreOffice,whichisheadedbytheStudentCentreOfficer.Afterreceivingfeedbackfromthecurrentmanagement,itisclearthattheOfficerpositionneedstobetransformedintoaDirectorpositioninordertoallowforthemanagementstructuretobemoreindependentandforthenewStudentCentreDirectortohavemorepullinthe

managementandgovernanceofthisveryimportantservice.BygivingthenewStudentCentreDirectoranincreasedamountofindependence,decisionscanbemadefasterandmanagementwillbecomemoreeffective.

TeamGPPwillalsocompletethecurrentmanagementstransitiontoanewonlineroombookingsystemforSLCbookablespaces.Itsimportantthatstudents,clubs,andothercampusorganizationsareabletoefficientlyandeasilybookspaceinourstudent-managedspacesinordertofacilitatetheireventsandactivities.

WiththeopeningoftheQueensCentre,weveseenadrasticdecreaseinstudentfoottrafficthroughtheJDUC.TeamGPPrecognizesthatsignificantefforts

havebeenmadethisyeartopromoteactivitiesandprogrammingwithintheJDUC,andwedliketobuildonthiscurrentyearssuccesswithanemphasisonincreasingthefrequencyoffunactivitiesandeventsthatwilldrawstudentsbackintotheJDUC.TheJDUCisahistoricmonumenttotheabilityofstudentstoworktogetheratanytime.JustasstudentsworkedtogetheraftertheJDUCburntdownin1947tofundraiseenoughtorebuildit,wedliketoigniteasimilarpassioninstudentstouseSLCspacesasgatheringplacesforfun,conversation,andasharedQueensexperience.


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AMSHospitalityandSafetyServices

CommonGround(CoGro)

CommonGroundisanotherAMSservicesuccessstory,afterimproving

significantlyoffofthe2010-2011revenuenumbers;itisalsoontracktomeettheAMSBoardofDirectorstargetsforthe2012-2013year.Thecurrentmanagementhasmadeimmensestridesincreatingaconcretefoundationthattheserviceisrunoffof,withonlyminormodificationsneededtooptimizeitspotentialrevenue.Specifically,CommonGroundwilltargetcustomersduringsomeofitsslowerbusinesshours,whichareduringdinnertimeandlaterintheevening.Increasingtrafficduringthoseslowtimesisakeyareaforimprovementthatcouldhaveasignificantimpactonrevenue.PossiblewaysofdoingthisaretocreateconsistentactivitiesorotherprogrammingintheCommonGroundloungeareatocreatealargerbaseofcustomerstodrawfrom.Inaddition,aconstantemphasisonefficiencyandconsistencyincreatingfoodanddrinkproductswillcontinuetobeoneofthemanagementsfocusesintheupcomingyear.

TheCommonGroundExpresshasalsoincreaseditsdailyrevenuetothepointwhereitisnowcompletelysustainableandiscreatingahealthyprofit.AcontinuingprojectistoattractconsumerstothislocationduringthebusylunchhourinordertomakeroomforadditionalcustomersatthemainCommonGroundlocation.TeamGPPwillcontinuethisyearsprojectofexpandingpremadeoptionsavailableattheCommonGroundExpress.

TeamGPPisalsoveryexcitedtoseecompostingcometotheCommon

GroundthisJanuary,andfullysupportsthisimportantenvironmentalinitiative.WerealizethatcompostingatourAMSservicescanbecostlyanddifficultlogistically,butTeamGPPiscommittedtocreatingandmaintainasmanygreenpracticesaspossibletooffsetourimpactontheenvironment.


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TheAMSPubServices(T.A.P.S.)

AstheproviderofboththeQueensPubandAlfiesNightclub,TAPSisamajor

partofmanystudentsQueensexperience.Fromgrabbingaquickbitetoeatbetweenclasses,watchingsportsontheweekends,orenjoyingaWednesdaynight

ofdancingwithfriends,TAPSprovidesallthisandmore.

Withthisbeingsaid,itsimportanttorealizethattheseserviceshavestiffcompetitionfromcompaniesintheHubareaofKingston,especiallywhenitcomestoAlfiesonFridaynights.IncreasingattendanceonthisnightisahighpriorityforTeamGPP.ThecurrentmanagementhasbegunadvertisingathemeforeveryFridayAlfies,whichisanexcellentstartandcanbeexpandedonbyconciselyremindingstudentsofeverythingthatAlfiesoffers,mainlyastudentrunvenuethatprovidesexcellentserviceandgooddrinkpricesinafriendlyatmosphere.ItsalsovitalthatstudentsareactuallyawareofwhereAlfiesislocated.ItspossiblethattoursofAlfiesmaybeincludedduringOrientationweektofamiliarizestudentswith

thegeneralfeelofthisgreatvenue.AnimportantissuethatTAPSmanagementwillneedtokeepaneyeonisthe

AlcoholWorkingGroupandanydocumentsthattheyproduce.AnysuggestionsorrecommendationsthatthisworkinggroupmakescouldhaveasignificantimpactonTAPSabilitytooffertherangeofservicesthatitcurrentlyoffers,whichwillaffectourcustomersexperience.


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QueensStudentConstables(QSC)

Aftertheintroductionofnewprovinciallicensingrequirementsfor

individualsperformingsecurityrelatedtasksin2009-2010,theQueensStudentConstableshavebeengrapplingwithimmenselyincreasedcostsoftrainingnew

StudentConstables,whichhasimpactedtheirbottomline.Inordertomakethisstudentservicemoresustainableinitscurrentform,thecurrentStudentConstableleadershipandHospitality&SafetyServicesDirectorhaveplannedfortheimplementationofaflatcharge-outrateforconstablesofallsenioritylevels.TeamGPPsupportsthischangeandwillcompletetheimplementationofthischange.Inaddition,corporatesponsorships,grants,andothersourcesofrevenuewillbepursuedtoworktowardsmakingthisservicebreakeven.

AsStudentConstablesareoftenoneofthefirstfacesthatgreetpatronsinourAMSPubServices,TeamGPPbelievesthecontinuationofcustomerservicetrainingisanexcellentideainordertomakethebestimpressionpossible.Thistraininghas

alsoimprovedthegeneralimageofStudentConstables,butTeamGPPbelievesthattheresstillroomforimprovement.Wehopetocreatealastingpositiveimage(especiallyamongstfirst-yearstudents)oftheStudentConstablesamongstthestudentbodyatlargethroughyearlymarketingcampaigns,possiblyinconjunctionwithCampusSecurityandQueensFirstAid.Wefeelthatamorepersonableandface-to-facestrategywillreachawideraudienceofstudents(ratherthankeepingmostofthemarketingconstrictedtoQueensJournalads),aswellascreatingastrongerimpactamongstudentsthatarereached.


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Walkhome

Walkhomeisanimportantsafetyserviceoncampusthatprovideswalks

aroundcampusandtheUniversityDistrictduringtheeveninghours.ThisAMSserviceisunparalledinitsusagecomparedtoanyotheruniversityinCanadawith

morewalksperformedthananyothersimilarservice.Withtwelvethousandwalkslastyear,weveseenacontinuousincreaseinthenumberofwalksandTeamGPPbelievesthatthisservicecancontinuetoplanforgreaterusageintheyearstocome.Withthissaid,itsstillimportanttocontinuebuildingthisbrandandtheknowledgeofitamongthestudentpopulation.

Witharecentlyincreasedstudentfee,thisserviceisinexcellentfinancialconditionandwilllikelybemeetingitsbudgetedtargets.TeamGPPwillcontinuetobudgetforapproximatelyaroundzerodollarsinprofitasweunderstandthatthegoalofWalkhomeistoprovideanimportantstudentserviceandnotogenerateanysortofprofit.

Asalways,oneofthegreatestchallengesofWalkhomeistryingtopredictthe

nightlyusageoftheserviceinordertoscheduleasufficientnumberofwalkteamstomeetpatrondemand.Withprevioususagedata,nextyearsWalkhomemanagementteamwillcontinuetoplanoutthepredictedpatronneed.TeamGPPalsobelievesincontinuingtomaketheWalkhomekioskawelcomingandfriendlyplacethatisasapproachableaspossible.


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AMSMediaServices

C.F.R.C

AsoneofthemostuniqueservicesundertheMediaServicesportfolio,CFRC

isacampus-communityradiostationthatservicesbothstudentsandthegreaterKingstoncommunity.Withthisinmind,itsveryimportanttoproperlybalancetheprovisionofpositionstobothstudentsandcommunitymembers.Inaddition,theCFRCmustcontinuetoensurethatallCanadianRadio-televisionTelecommunicationsCommission(CRTC)rulesregardingtheoperationofthestationandcontentrequirements.Inordertocontinuethegrowthandmaintenanceofthisservice,oneofthelargestissuesthatneedstobeaddressedistheissueofstudentfunding.DuetothefactthattheCFRCistheoldestcampus-communityradiostationinCanadaat90yearsoldandthatCFRCoffersauniqueexperienceandskillsthatcantbefoundanywhereelseonthiscampus,theAMSneedstoreviewifthemodeststudentfeeof$4.93shouldbeincreasedconsideringthefinancialneedofthishistoricandimportantservice.

Underthecurrentmanagement,thedecisionhasbeenmadetomovetheCFRCscurrentcollectionofCDsandvinylrecordstothedigitalformatinordertocreateamoreefficientdigitalaudiolibrary.TeamGPPsupportsthismovetoamoremodernsystemthatwillincreasetheefficiencyofCFRC.

Inaddition,TeamGPPalsorealizesthatCFRCprovidesvolunteeropportunitiestomorethantwohundredindividuals,whichgivesthemanopportunitytolearnhandsonskillsrelatedtoradioandmedia.AsQueensdoesnt

offeranequivalentprogramorcourse,wefeelitsimportanttoprotectthislearningopportunitiesforstudents.


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QueensTV

QTVhasseenimmensegrowthinthelastyear:itnowfeaturesdailyonline

contentreleases,inadditiontobreakingnewsandlivesports.ThishascreatedanaudiencethatismoreawareofandengagedintheQueenscommunity.However,

therearestillpositivechangesthatcouldbemadetothisservicetoallowcommunitymemberstotakegreateradvantageofit.

WehopetobringQTVclosertotheeverydaylivesofstudents,aswellprovidethemwithup-to-datenews,entertainmentandcontentthroughtheintroductionofmobileapplicationsandpodcasts.

However,toaidinthecontinuationofconsistentcontentcreation,weplantoinvestigateadditional,morepermanentstudiospace.ThispermanentstudiospacewouldallowQTVtocreatemoreelaboratecontent,inadditiontoallowingbreakingnewscoveragetohavealocationtofilm.

TomakethegrowthofQTVrealistic,currentandadditionalfundingsources

willneedtobeevaluatedintermsoftheamountofadvertisingrevenue,videofactoryproductionrevenue,studentfees,andexternalsponsorship.Acombinationthatinvolvesvideofactoryrevenueandexternalsponsorshipisidealinordertooffsetthenecessityofincreasingtheamountofadvertisementscurrentlyincludedincontent.Wewillalsobepursuinganotherlive-streamingcontractwithQueensAthleticsandRecreationfortheupcomingyear,whichwillprovidesubstantialfinancialbenefittoQTV.

ThepaidQTVBusinessManagerwillcontinuetobuildrelationshipswith

bothoff-campusandon-campusgroups,inordertosustainthedemandforvideofactoryservices.Ittakestimetosecureconsistentusefromadiversecustomerbase,butvideofactoryrevenuehasluckilybeenincreasingatanexcellentrate.


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QueensJournal

AsoneoftheoldeststudentnewspapersinCanada,theJournalconsistently

strivesforhighqualitystudentjournalisminadditiontoprovidingopportunitiesforstudentstodevelopskillsthatarenottaughtintheclassroomatthisuniversity.

Withsuchvaluableopportunities,TeamGPPbelievesinstronglysupportingtheAMSmediaservicesinordertoprotecttheirabilitytoofferstudentsadiverseexperiencethatwillgivethemusefultoolsintheirfuturecareersorendeavors.

Inordertoprovidethisservice,anongoingstruggleinthecurrenteconomyisfindinglocaladvertisersthatarewillingtospendmoneyonaconsistentbasis.Withthisbeingsaid,theQueensJournalhasbeencontinuouslyupdatingandreinforcingitswebbasedcontent,whichalsoallowsspaceforthemorepopularformofonlineadvertising.TeamGPPbelievesthatacontinuedemphasisonwebbasedcontentandpresentationisespeciallyimportantasoursocietycontinuestoshifttoamoreweb-centricneedforinformationandnews.Tofurtherthis,the

alreadyplannedmobileapplicationwillalsoallowsmartphoneuserstocontinuetoconnecttoandviewQueensJournalcontent.

TeamGPPrealizesthatQueensJournalwillbefinanciallyaccountablethroughtheJournalBoardandcontinuestobelievethateditorialcontentshouldbeunderthepurviewoftheEditorsinChief.


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YearbookandDesignServices(YDS)

AfterarebrandingoftheTricolourPublicationServicetotheYearbookand

DesignServices(YDS)in2011,itsimportanttotryandrebuildthebrandandincreasestudentrecognitionforwhatYDSisabletoofferthem.Theprimary

focusesofthisserviceinthecomingyearsarethatwedlikestudentstorecognizethatwhentheyattendaneventhostedbyorganizationsoncampus,theycanfindandtagthemselvesinphotographsontheYDSFacebookpage.Ideally,wedlikestudentstotreattheYDSFacebookpageasthegotolocationforprofessionalphotographstakenatcampusevents.Thiswouldhopefullyincreaseinterestintheyearbookastheyearendpublicationthatincludesphotosofcampuseventsandactivities.

Everyyear,YDStriestodistributeapproximately5200yearbookstostudentswhodidntoptoutoftheQueensYearbook.Thiscanbeanespeciallydifficulttaskconsideringthatmanystudentsdontknowwhereorhowtopickup

thisvaluablememoryofastudentsQueensexperience.Thisyearsmanagementhasdevelopedaneffectivesystemforyearbookdistributionthatwillcarryontonextyear,andhopefullycontinuetobeimproved.


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AMSRetailServices

PublishingandCopyCentre(P&CC)

WithanotherestimatedstrongfinancialyearforthePublishing&Copying

Centre,thisserviceisontracktomeettheAMSBoardofDirectorstargetsthathavebeensettobereachedin2012-2013.ThisismostlyinthankstoanincreaseinprofessoruseofcoursepackswhenQueensdecidedtonotrenewitsagreementwithAccessCopyrightduetoasubstantialincreaseinfees.

Inaddition,withatrendingincreaseinbackshopprintingandareductioninself-servicecopying,TeamGPPagreeswithP&CCmanagementthatanincreasedamountofspaceshoulddedicatedforbackshopprintingandservicestoallowthisservicetoexpandandservestudentsbetter.Inordertoachievethis,asummerrenovationwilloccurtoincreasebackshopservicespace,whichwillprovideadditionalstorageandworkspaceinadditiontomoreroomforbackshopmachines.Bysimplyfollowingtheongoingtrendofreducedself-serviceprinting,wecanprovidestudentswithfasterandmoreefficientservices,whichwillhopefullyleadtoincreasedgrowthandrevenueinthebackshopareasofP&CC.


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TricolourOutlet

AftertheTricolourOutletcreationin2010-2011,thisservicehasbeendoing

itsbesttore-branditselfamongthestudentpopulation,andcreateaconsistentneedforsomeofitsservicesonayearroundbasis,ratherthanjustinSeptemberor

January.Somesuccesshasbeenfoundasthisserviceisprojectingtolosslessmoneythanlastyear,butsignificantmeasureswillneedtobetakeninorderfortheTricolourOutlettomeettheAMSBoardofDirectorstargetsin2012-2013.

OneofthebiggestadvantagesthatthisservicehasonitssideisitspositiverelationshipwithCoachCanada.ItisimmenselybeneficialtostudentsthattheTricolourExpressisabletopickstudentsuponcampusratherjustatthebusstationonJohnCounterBoulevard.Thisyear,theAMSwillalsohaveanewonlineticketportalinconjunctionwithCoachCanadathatisthefirstofitskindinCanada.Thatbeingsaid,theamountofprofitgeneratedoffofeachTricolourExpressticketisquiteminimal,whichleadsTeamGPPtobelievethatinupcomingnegotiations

withCoachCanada,theAMSwillneedtobargaineffectivelyonbehalfofstudentstolowerCoachCanadastakeofeachticketsale.

ItisalsovitalthattheTricolourOutletcementitsmarketingbrandoncampuswiththeadditionalsupportandresourcesoftheAMSMarketingOffice.Aneffective,recognizable,andrememberedbrandiskeyforthegrowthofthisservice,especiallyconsideringhownewitis.

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