Burgers and Wings at the' Wood

The Grawood is proud to announce the return of Wednesday Wing Night and the Burger Special on Thursday nights.

Starting on February 18th the Grawood will be offering wings for $0.40/each (with the purchase of a beverage) from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Appetizers will also be available from 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

The special will continue every Wednesday that the Grawood is open.

Starting on February 19th the Grawood will be offering its burger special (double draft, burger, and fries) for $5.50 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Appetizers will also be available from 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

The special will continue every Thursday that the Grawood is open.

So please come check out the Grawood's newest features every Wednesday and Thursday!

ANSSA Meets New Minister

Today Board Members and the Executive Director of the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations met with the new Minister of Education, the Honourable Judy Streatch.

The meeting was our opportunity to present to the Minister the areas that we would like to see the Department of Education advance and to pass along more information to us on.

We discussed 4 many areas:

1. Provincial Review of Student Financial Assistance - follow up

2. Direct Lend Efficiencies

3. Infrastructure Spending

4. Comprehensive Review of Post-Secondary Education

Overall the meeting went well and we are looking forward to developing a partnership with the new Minister that ANSSA has had in the past with other Ministers of Education.

DFA Supports DSU Food Bank

The Dalhousie Student Union is proud to announce the partnership between them and the Dalhousie Faculty Association.

During the Fall 2008 Semester the DSU and DFA met to discuss opportunities to partner together. Through a generous contribution of a DFA member and the support of the DFA executive, the DFA were able to raise $450!

The $450 donation will be put directly into the DSU Food Bank which is a service open to the Dalhousie community. Through generous donations the DSU is working to provide a more accessible food bank.

If you are interested in donating to the DSU Food Bank please contact Daniel Boyle, Vice President (Internal), at dsuvpi@dal.ca or 902.494.1276

Imagine Campaign 2009

The DSU has been working with a strategic plan for the past 3 years. The plan is very flexible in terms of the actual 'events' that take place within it but the purpose stays the same - to engage with Dalhousie students to create conversations around topics of interest and gain feedback on ways we can enhance their union to better serve them.

Today is the official launch of the DSU's Imagine Campaign. It runs Monday February 2 - Thursday February 5 (with Munro Day being on Friday February 6).

This time around we decided to go with a different 'event' and try a few methods that could take the strategic planning process to the students.

Currently in the lobby of the SUB we have volunteers running carnival games and giving out free treats - while at the same time informing students that the campaign has begun and how they can submit feedback to the DSU.

We also have an online survey at: http://www.dsu.ca/campuslife/imagine/imagine-2009-what-else-can-the-dsu-do-for-you

Comment cards and a 'wall' have been created to allow students who are on the run between classes to quickly jot down their suggestions to the DSU.

Once all of the information has been collected we will be creating a report of the recommendations and then passing it along to DSU Council and it will also be presented at the Candiates Cafe (a meeting of election candidates and outgoing executives/Board of Governors representatives/Senate representatives).

There are a lot of opportunities to get involved in the campaign and I hope you will at least fill out our survey.

If you would like to volunteer please contact me at dsupres@dal.ca

Also please visit our facebook event.

Together we can make a stronger, better union!