KPIRG to seek new directors at AGM
Nomination period announced
The Kwantlen Public Interest Research Group, the umbrella social justice organization at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, is seeking new directors for its 2016/17 year.
They’ve now put out the notice of the nomination period, according to Richard Hosein, the Administrative and Resource Coordinator for KPIRG. There will be nomination packages available for pick up in the Social Justice Room, which is located in the Birch building on Surrey campus. These packages will also be available online. The nominations period will run from Feb. 10 to 24, and the KPIRG annual general meeting will take place on Mar. 10 at noon.
As far as advertising goes, KPIRG has purchased an advertisement in this issue of The Runner, and put notice out on their Facebook pages, which is just short of 500 likes as of press time. Hosein also says that they will be putting up posters around campus to advertise the nominations period.
The successful nominations will turn into board positions at their next annual general meeting, where the society will aim to make bylaw changes, such as increasing the number of board positions from five to seven. They’ll also be bringing in live music in a hope to boost attendance. KPIRG will need 50 students in the room to make these changes.
“Overall, we’re a social justice and environmental justice organization, we’re hoping that candidates who are passionate about each of those realms can step forward to take the leadership opportunity available at KPIRG,” says Hosein.
“We’re looking for somebody with strong leadership skills who can facilitate the actions of the board.”
Hosein further notes that KPIRG needs directors for financial, student life, community affairs, anti-oppression and board organizer portfolios.
When asked if any previous board members were running again, Hosein didn’t want to say anything for certain.
“I really couldn’t say,” he says. “Nothing definite though . . . I know there are a few people in the KSA right now that are interested in running for KPIRG when we have our elections. To my understanding, there won’t be any discrepancies or conflicts with respect to each of our bylaws and regulations.”
