Welcome

From George

Dear Students,

elcome to the University of Northern British

Columbia for all of you who have arrived
for the first time at UNBC! For those of you in
Residence, there is a chance we had a chat during
this year's move-in welcome. It is a real pleasure for
me to welcome you to the best small university in
Canada (this side of the Maritimes, if you want to
be technical. See Maclean's magazine). | hope your
experience at UNBC will be a rich one, learning and
experiencing new things and making lifelong friends.
We have over 10,000 alumni around the world
now, and many of them have shared with me how
wonderful their experience was when they were in
your shoes. It was not always easy, but the alumni
reached out and found the help and support they
needed. | hope you will follow their example and as
a result will find your learning experience with us a
memorable accomplishment and stepping stone to
each of your professional careers.

If you are returning to UNBC, welcome back! It is
great to see you back again. We've missed you. |
hope your summer has been rewarding in more ways
than just monetary. The weather in BC has been

Dear Students,

Warr to another school year at the University
of Northern British Columbia.

The UNBC Northern Undergraduate Student Society
(NUGSS) is the official undergraduate student society
here at UNBC. All full and part time undergraduate
students attending UNBC at all campuses are

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exceptionally fine this year, so | hope you took every
chance to play as well as work. | know that for you
graduate students, summer is a chance for research.
| trust this was successful, adding to your important
thesis work.

Remember, this is your community. | hope you wil
reach out to someone who may seem like they need
a bit of help or encouragement, as much as you
might reach out for a hand yourself. We all need that

from time to time.

Take care; do say hello when you see me in the
hallway. I'll do the same. Let us have a great year
together.

George

PS: Please come out to the games, they're really fun.
And it is a real boost to the teams to see you in the

stands. GO TIMBERWOIVES!

Alden Chow: NUGSS Welcome Back

members of NUGSS. NUGSS represents you to the
university, including various committees, as well as to
all levels of government.

NUGSS has accomplished several initiatives over
the years. The Northern University Student Centre
is student owned space with study and meeting

rooms, and houses the Thirsty Moose Pub. In addition,

NUGSS has also been working with other student
societies from across the province to advocate on
issues affecting post-secondary students, such as
student debt.

Student debt is at an all time high in British Columbia
and across Canada. We need to find ways to work

together to lobby the government to address student
debt.

This year, the NUGSS agenda books have been
redesigned with full colour at a lower cost than
previous years. The 2013/2014 agenda books are
also printed on 100% recycled paper with 100%
vegetable based inks to help do our part to make

UNBC be Canada’s Green University.

NUGSS will be hosting a number of events in
September 2013, including:

Backyard BBO - Friday, September 6, 2013: NUGSS
will be offering a free Backyard BBO lunch at noon
beside the NUSC. From 7pm to 10:30pm, NUGSS will
be hosting the annual Backyard BBO with The Wild

as the opener and the Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker
(USS) as the headlining act. Doors open at 6pm
beside the NUSC.

xzClubs Days - Wednesday, September 1], 2013
and Thursday, September 12, 2013: All UNBC
clubs will have tables set up for Clubs Days in the
Wintergarden for the entire two days. Feel free to
check them out or join a club.

Shine Day - Saturday, September 14, 2013: As
part of our Shinerama campaign at UNBC, NUGSS
organizes this annual event to fundraise for Cystic
Fibrosis research and treatment. During the day,
hundreds of UNBC students volunteer their time to
shine shoes, wash cars, and collect bottles throughout
Prince George.

Also in September, NUGSS will be seeking student
volunteers for the Events Planning Committee (EPC),
Monetary Affairs Commission (MAC), and the

Northern Transportation Improvement Commission

(NTC),

| encourage you to visit or contact us to learn more
on how to get involved in your student society.
Have a great year and drop by the office anytime.
Sincerely,

Alden Chow

President

UNBC Northern Undergraduate Student Society

nugss-president@unbc.ca