News from NUGSS

Angela Kehler
President | NUGSS

here is an old saying (or possibly a
country song) that goes along the lines
of “how can I miss you if you won't go
away?” This is precisely how I feel about
Prince George--I am happy to live, work, and
study here, but it is necessary to leave town
periodically in order to continue appreciating
it. Getting away for the holidays allows us to
face the new semester with new energy and
bravery.

There is lots to look forward to in January:

Winterfest and Neon Ski-On (January

23 and 24) and Green Day (January

27). NUGSS is also raising funds to
support a free day of transit during the
Canada Winter Games, so stay tuned for
opportunities to contribute to the cause!

January is also the time to begin thinking

about elections, coming soon to your friendly
neighborhood student society. NUGSS
elections will be held in March, giving you

an opportunity to elect a new board for

next year or possibly run for a position
yourself! Serving on NUGSS is one of the

Winter update: NBCGSS

Rahul Poojary
Acting President | NBCGSS

FF of all I would like to wish all the
students, faculty, and staff a very happy
New Year on behalf of the Northern British
Columbia Graduate Students’ Society
(NBCGSS) at UNBC. My name is Rahul Poojary
and I am the Acting President at NBCGSS. I
was elected in October 2014, and 1 am happy
to have a great team to work with, including
the executive and council members of the
graduate society. Together we have set out
to achieve some new goals for this academic
year in order to take the graduate society to
greater heights.

One of our primary goals has been to increase
visibility of the graduate society. As part of
this initiative, we produced our very first
NBCGSS clothing; hoodies with the NBCGSS
logo embroidery on the sleeve which reads
‘UNBC Grad’. Our second goal for this year

is to make graduate students aware of all

the services that are available to students
through the society. If you are a graduate
student, then you can take advantage of all

the great events that are being put up this
year by our Director of Student Affairs. One of
them was our Annual Semi-Formal Graduate
Ball, which was a great success; we will

also be having a bowling night this month,

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and our annual ski-trip will be coming up
soon. The other services that are available
to students from the graduate society are
250 free print outs every semester, and free
desk space to carry out their research.

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In these ways, the graduate society tries

to help its students with their research

and gives them opportunities to come out
to events to relax and have fun in a stress
free environment outside of their research.
As another initiative towards community
service, the graduate student society is
proud to continue its Annual Blanket Drive.

At the graduate society it is our belief that
all graduate students at the university are
part of a society, a family, a community which
we have to take care of and provide services
for. So as the first step towards this, we have
placed two gift-wrapped boxes outside the
NBCGSS Office (7-168), and I would take

this opportunity to request that you donate
blankets and clothes to less fortunate people
who need it the most and encourage your
family and friends to do the same so that
together we can give back to the community.

With this note I would like to wish all
the students good luck for this semester.
Play hard, study harder, and dream big!