Notice to Membership: Proposed Bylaw Amendments

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NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP

Students’ Association of Red Deer College – Proposed Bylaw Amendments

 

As per Article 13 of the Association Bylaws, notice of Bylaw changes must be submitted to the Membership 21 days prior to Council’s final vote. The Association’s Bylaw Amendment Review Committee submitted the following proposed changes to Council on January 25, 2021, for review and consideration. Council will be discussing these changes on February 8, 2021; conducting a final vote on February 22, 2021. If you have any questions about the proposed changes, please contact Brittany Lausen, SARDC President at saprez@rdc.ab.ca. If you would like to attend our Council meetings on February 8th and/or February 22nd, please email Brittany to make arrangements.

View the the proposed bylaw amendments here.

Notice to Members: Proposed Bylaw Amendments

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NOTICE TO THE MEMBERSHIP

Students’ Association of Red Deer College – Proposed Bylaw Amendments

 

As per Article 13 of the Association Bylaws, notice of Bylaw changes must be submitted to the Membership 21 days prior to Council’s final vote. The Association’s Bylaw Amendment Review Committee submitted the following proposed changes to Council on December 7, 2020, for review and consideration. Council will be discussing these changes on January 11, 2021; conducting a final vote on January 25, 2021.

If you have any questions about the proposed changes, please contact Brittany Lausen, SARDC President at saprez@rdc.ab.ca. If you would like to attend our Council meetings on January 11 and/or January 25, please email President Lausen to make arrangements.

View the Proposed Bylaw Amendments here.

Your 2020/2021 Student Executive Team has been Elected!

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On March 19th, Red Deer College students elected their 2020/2021 Students’ Association student executives in the annual general election!

The team consists of:

  • President Brittany Lausen,
  • Vice President Academic Shannon Humphreys,
  • Vice President External Logan Beauchamp, and
  • Vice President Community & Wellness Nathan Fleck (resigned- July 2020).

All newly elected members of executive council will take office on May 1st, 2020.

“We are grateful for those students who took the time to participate in this election, either by voting, attending forums, or expressing their priorities,” said returning President Brittany Lausen.

“I’m especially appreciative of this year’s candidates. It takes real courage to put oneself out there and campaign while maintaining a focus on academics. The hard work they all put in demonstrates how passionate they are about their education and the future of Red Deer College. We know 2020/2021 will bring many challenges navigating the novel Coronavirus; however, I have the utmost confidence in this team.”

The current executive team (Brittany Lausen, President; and Vice President Operations; David P. Anderson) will remain in office until April 30th.

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You’re Invited: President Installation Ceremony

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The Red Deer College Board of Governors invites you to the installation of RDC’s 11th President, Dr. Peter Nunoda.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Ceremony: 3:00 pm
Mainstage | RDC Arts Centre
Reception to follow in the Arts Centre Foyer

Everyone is welcome to attend this celebration. Complimentary parking is available in the West Public Parking Lot on RDC’s main campus.

Notice of 2019 Annual General Meeting

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The Students’ Association would like to invite all Members to attend the 2019 Annual General Meeting.

The AGM will take place on Wednesday, October 30th at 12:00 p.m. in the Far Side Bar & Grill.

Agenda Items Include:
– Release of 2018-2019
Annual Report
– 2019/2020 Execute Council Mid-Term Reports
– Proposed Bylaw Amendments

2019 AGM Agenda

Your 2019-2020 Student Executive Team has been Elected!

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On March 28th, Red Deer College students elected their 2019-2020 Students’ Association student executives in the annual general election!

The team consists of:

  • President Brittany Lausen,
  • Vice President Academic Esther Schilling (resigned- November 2019),
  • Vice President Operations David Anderson, and
  • Vice President Community & Wellness Jessica Hennelly (resigned- January 2020).

All newly elected members of executive council will take office on May 1st.

“We are grateful for those students who took the time to participate in this election, either by voting, attending forums, or expressing their priorities,” said outgoing President Chaise Combs.

“I’m especially appreciative of this year’s candidates. It takes real courage to put oneself out there and campaign while maintaining a focus on academics. The hard work they all put in demonstrates how passionate they are about their education and the future of Red Deer University. I have the utmost confidence in this team.”

The current executive team (Chaise Combs, President; Esther Schilling, Vice President Academic; Brittany Lausen, Vice President Community & Wellness) will remain in office until April 30th.

Students’ Association proud to support the Canada Winter Games

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The Students’ Association’s membership has donated $500,000 to the Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness & Sport.

“This is truly a monumental time in the history of Red Deer College,” said Students’ Association President Maryanne McGrath, at the construction launch for the Centre Friday, March 11. “Student leaders carry the duty of honoring the decisions of past students, an obligation to build on those decisions in the present, and the responsibility of anticipating the needs of future students.

“For over 15 years, the students of Red Deer College have been investing a portion of their fees in the Building Trust Fund – in anticipation of being a key player in the future growth of Red Deer College. That day has come.

“I am honored to announce that the students of today have committed to investing five hundred thousand dollars to Red Deer College’s ‘Shaping our Future’ campaign.”

The donation was approved by the membership at the Students’ Association Spring General Meeting March 1.

“By investing in our own futures, students are guaranteeing that those who follow in our footsteps will have every opportunity to succeed at Red Deer College. Students hope to further the vision of what is to come for Red Deer College, through the Shaping our Future campaign, the bid to become a Polytechnic University, and the execution of the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

“Thank you for standing with students as we shape our future together.”

In recognition of the students’ contribution, Red Deer College has generously offered to re-purpose meaningful space, allocated for use by the Students’ Association and its Members.

RDC establishes cannabis free policy across campuses

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Red Deer College, like all post-secondary institutions across the country, has had to carefully consider our position about cannabis use on campus. After looking at what this means for RDC and all of the people who use our campuses, we have established that RDC will be cannabis free across our campuses, including all Residence units.

We have a diverse population of people of all ages who are at our campuses each day, and we also know that we will have equally diverse opinions about the decision for RDC to be completely cannabis free.

To provide background on this decision:

  • RDC’s campuses are subject to City of Red Deer bylaws, including the recently updated Smoke Free Bylaw, which prohibits consuming cannabis in public, including smoking and vaping cannabis.
  • This bylaw applies to all areas of campus except our Residence units. As a landlord, RDC has jurisdiction under the Residential Tenancies Act of Alberta to decide whether or not to allow cannabis use in Residence. RDC is banning cannabis use and consumption in Residence because we believe it is the best way to serve the health, safety and wellness needs of all people living in Residence, including families and children.
  • Safety is another important factor, as students, faculty and staff all operate and use a wide variety of potential safety hazards in our shops and labs. We want to provide a safe place for people to learn, work and have success at RDC.

The new Cannabis on Campus Policy has been created to address our position. Additional details are also available on the Cannabis on Campus page on RDC’s website and on the Health, Safety & Wellness page on TheLoop.

The legalization of cannabis in Canada is new for our society, and RDC has made the decision to be cannabis free because we believe it is in the best interest of our College community. We want to provide a safe place for people of all ages to learn, work and live, and creating a cannabis free campus is another way to achieve this.

 

If you have questions, please contact me at Shelley.Ralston@rdc.ab.ca or at 403.314.2472.