Jana Menard is a Bachelor of Arts student currently studying Political Science and English while residing in Waterloo, Ontario. Originally enrolling in AU’s marketing program, she quickly realized her true passion was politics and writing, hoping to advocate on important issues from tenant rights to climate change.
As a learning enthusiast, Jana is often listening to podcasts, watching documentaries, and reading books or articles. When not studying in a coffee shop or working, you can find her hiking or traveling, capturing all those moments on camera, and yes, sometimes even writing about it.
You can find Jana’s photography at http://www.janalise.com or shoot her an email at jmenard3@athasbasca.edu.
As the chair of the meeting, President Karen Fletcher called the meeting to order on March 16th, 2023, reminding everyone that Executive Director (ED) Jodi Campbell is the accessibility officer and to contact him if they require assistance. President Fletcher explained that accessibility assistance does not always have to be related to a disability; if… Read more »
President Karen Fletcher was absent due to travel, so Executive Director Jodi Campbell chaired the February 16th, 2023 meeting, which commenced at 6:03 PM MT; Councillor Allie Wojtaszek was not in attendance either. Executive Director Campbell called Governance and Advocacy Coordinator Duncan Wojtaszek to assist with accessibility moderation as he may be occupied with chairing… Read more »
President Karen Fletcher called the meeting to order on January 19th, 2023, at 6:01 PM MT, calling attendance; Councillors Allie Wojtaszek and Rebecca Wuebbolt were absent with regrets. Financial Audit President Fletcher introduced Chad Knippel and Natalia Toth from Kingston Ross Pasnak (KRP), who completed the 2021-2022 financial audit. As the representatives from KRP may… Read more »
The meeting commenced at 6 PM MT on December 15th, 2022, with the usual land acknowledgment. President Fletcher called attendance, noting that VP External and Indigenous Circle Representative (VPEX & IC Rep) Trishtina Godoy-Contois was absent. The previous meeting minutes were passed without changes; the agenda was passed with a friendly amendment from Councillor Cilhane… Read more »
With the student council by-election coming up, you may wonder about the student council, what they do, and if you should run. The Voice Magazine got to chat with a few council members about their experiences. I was joined by a Councillor, Cilhane Ahmed, the Vice President of Community and Wellness (VPCW), Natalia Iwanek, and… Read more »
Although illness, course crush, and the holiday season created a significant delay, we are finally able to bring you the report about the November 17, 2022 Council Meeting. Fortunately, the meeting turned out to be quite short on activity, though it was a long session. The meeting was called into order on November 17, 2022,… Read more »
While the meeting on October 20th was shorter than usual, it was certainly an interesting and emotional meeting. The meeting started out as usual, with President Karen Fletcher running through the usual business of attendance, agenda, and previous minutes. Changing Positions AUSU’s position policies manual was up for review and being updated; Vice President of… Read more »
On September 15, 2022, at 5:32 PM Mountain Time, Karen Fletcher, President of AUSU, started, covering the usual items such as land acknowledgements and attendance. During the agenda discussion, Advocacy Coordinator Duncan Wojtaszek advises postponing policy reviews; you need a mover and seconder to approve the agenda, then a member can move to table an… Read more »
The AUSU student council meeting was called into order on Thursday, August 25th at 6:30 pm. AUSU President Karen Fletcher announced the appointment of Jodi Campbell as the Accessibility Officer and ran through the land acknowledgements, took attendance, and asked for member input. Amending the Agenda Karen proceeded to move to adopt the agenda. Vice… Read more »
An election was called on August 6, 2021, by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Canadians will head to the polls on September 20, 2021. This leaves many voters asking, who should I vote for? As students, our concerns often focus on what each party will do regarding tuition and student debt. This is every party’s platform… Read more »