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GSU Elections

Hello fellow graduate students,

The GSU elections are coming very soon in March and many graduate students here at Memorial are unaware of what the Executive Directors positions entail. Each week during February we are going to profile ONE Executive Director position through the list serve and on our GSU website.

If you're curious about what each of your Executive Directors do or are thinking that you'd like to become involved with the GSU and perhaps run in the upcoming election please read up on the profiles and see if anything interests you!

First up this week, Vice-President Academic! Here's what your current VP Academic Sebastien Depres has to say about the position:

Aldrich Conference 2010: Call for Papers

The Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) is pleased to invite intellectuals and researchers from across campus to attend the 2010 Aldrich Interdisciplinary Conference which will be held on March 27th - 28th, 2010. This conference makes connections within the academic circle and provides information about the research that is currently being carried out at MUN. This conference also provides an excellent opportunity for student-researchers to gain invaluable experience in presenting in a semi-formal setting.

Haiti Earthquake Donation

On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks struck off the western coast of Haiti, causing buildings to collapse and chaos as people fled the damage. Families need your help -- food, shelter and other supplies -- in the aftermath of the worst disaster to strike the region in years.

If you would like more information on the crisis or to donate feel free to visit these sites for further information:

http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=33898&tid=001

http://www.mercycorps.org/haiti

If you are a Rogers Wireless customer, you can donate $5 by texting "HELP" to 1291. This donation will go to Partners In Health: Haiti and other Haitian relief organizations.