AESUS @ Mac

Make It Happen: March 28 - April 1

2011-03-24T13:05:00.001-07:00

Make It Happen: March 28 - April 1

2011-03-22T07:13:00.000-07:00

Make It Happen: March 28 - April 1

2011-03-17T12:31:00.001-07:00

Bottled Water Free Day - Thursday March 10

2011-03-08T16:42:00.001-08:00

University stakeholders are currently working to reduce unnecessary bottled water consumption on campus!

March 10 is Bottled Water Free Day, visit our website at http://www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/get-involved/bottled-water and take the poll;
McGill Food and Dining Services sells reusable bottles at cost as an alternative to buying individual bottles of water
McGill Redbird Sports Shop (at Athletics downtown) will be selling reusable bottles at a 10% discount on squeeze bottles and stainless steel bottles March 10 ONLY
Macdonald Campus Bookstore will be selling their collapsible water bottles at a discount for $4 each for this event

Keep an eye out in the LINK for a new water fountain that will have a filtered bottle filling station in the next month.

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle!

SPROUT: An Ag-Awareness Event

2011-02-14T12:34:00.000-08:00

Blood Drive in the Ceilidh

2011-01-11T13:53:00.001-08:00

Blood Drive

Wednesday, Jan 12^th,

In the Ceilidh,

from 9:30am-3:30pm

Give Blood Give Life!

Brought to you by AESUS

Workshop #1 – Safer Spaces: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

2010-12-02T13:03:00.003-08:00

Description: This workshop aims to enhance the acceptance and integration of people of all
sexual orientations and gender identities in the McGill community. An interactive workshop for
faculty, staff, and student leaders, it addresses topics such as heterosexism, homophobia, and
transphobia on campus, pursuing the following aims:

• To help participants become more sensitive to the needs of a diverse community involving
people of many different sexual orientations and gender identities
• To affirm the sexual and gender diversity of the community; and
• To raise awareness of how forms of prejudice such as heterosexism, homophobia, and
transphobia can adversely affect spaces of work and learning at McGill

Date: Wed., Jan. 19th 2011
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Faculty Lounge, Macdonald-Stewart Building (Macdonald Campus)
Register: Please send an email to tynan.jarrett@mcgill.ca

N.B. This workshop is based on the Safe Space workshop first designed and implemented by the
McGill Equity Subcommittee on Queer People. Participants in this workshop may choose to
participate in our Safer Spaces Allies program.

2010-11-08T12:57:00.001-08:00

Seeking Adventure? Interested in Conservation?

On Monday, November 15th at the Downtown Campus at 12:40pm in Brown Student Services Building (3600 McTavish), Room 5001; and at the Macdonald Campus at 4:00pm in Macdonald-Stewart Building, Faculty Lounge (MS2-022), Dr. Justin Hines of the field research organization Operation Wallacea will be giving a presentation about opportunities available for students next summer. Choice of location includes the cloud forests and coral reefs of Honduras, the lush tropical rainforest and immense coral reefs of Indonesia, the rivers and estuaries of the Peruvian Amazon, the bush of northeastern South Africa, the desert & coral reefs of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt and the coral reefs of Cuba. For 2011, we are very excited to announce our new projects in Guyana and Mexico!

Opportunities include:

Learning to dive on an uninhabited tropical island among world class coral reefs
Jungle trekking in pristine un-surveyed rainforests, seeking out species new to science
Working on sustainable community development projects with the locals (Indonesia, Honduras)
Monitoring turtle nesting and behavioral patterns (Cuba, Peru)
Surveying birds and reptiles at a World Heritage Site (Egypt)
Surveying river dolphins, manatees, uakari and spider monkeys and macaws along the Peruvian Amazon
Performing big game counts and assessing bush habitat (South Africa)

There are over 40 projects available for research assistants and over 150 individual research projects. So come to the talk and hear more about what this exciting project has to offer!

How to Visit a Farm...

2010-09-09T20:03:00.000-07:00

...without getting stinky or dirty. If you're curious about animal agriculture, try checking out this website.
http://www.farmissues.com/virtualTour/

Following this URL, you'll be able to virtually visit different types of farms, from the standard dairy, beef, pork and poultry operations to the more exotic emu, rhea and ostrich farms. Throughout the tour, some questions concerning environmental impacts of animal agriculture, animal welfare issues and land/feed use for livestock are also adressed. Very informative and fairly accurate, this virtual visit provides a balanced point of view concerning some hot topics in animal agriculture today. Enjoy!

Welcome to New Council 2010-11!

2010-04-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

The 2009-10 AESUS council would like to welcome the incoming council of 2010-11.

Executive
President: Conor Cleary
Vice-president: Samantha Wong
Secretary: Elysia Mignelli
Treasurer: Lauren Anderson
Social events coordinator: Nita Kommula

Representatives
Participate and assist in AESUS activities, represent their respective departments.
· MCSS: Vivienne Steele
· Animal Science: Alexandre Jalbert
· Agricultural economics: OPEN
· Agricultural engineering: OPEN
· Bioresource engineering: OPEN
· Natural resources: OPEN
· FMT: Stephanie Booth
· Plant science: OPEN
· General agriculture: OPEN
· Biological science: Sonia Gavin

Open positions are open for grabs! Pick up a nomination form from MCSS and get the signatures of 10 other students.

AESUS Elections!

2010-03-17T10:42:00.001-07:00

Nominations open for 2010/2011 AESUS council

2010-03-14T17:54:00.000-07:00

If you're interested in getting involved with Mac campus life, you should definitely consider joining the AESUS council for next year! All positions are open.

Executive
President: Chairman of the AESUS executive/committee and AESUS as a whole. Call and preside over all meetings pertaining to AESUS. Maintain communication with other clubs, societies, and MCSS.
Vice-president: Assume the duties of the president in the absence of the president and assist the president in performing duties related to AESUS.
Secretary: Keep minutes of all meetings, responsible for all correspondences not under the care of the treasurer.
Treasurer: Manage the finances of AESUS, keep records of all monies received and disbursed.
Social events coordinator: Organize activities in accordance with other AESUS members.

Representatives
Participate and assist in AESUS activities, represent their respective departments.

MCSS
Animal Science
Agricultural economics
Agricultural engineering
Bioresource engineering
Natural resources
FMT
Plant science
General agriculture
Biological science (environmental biology, zoology, microbiology)

Nomination forms are available at the MCSS counter as of Monday March 15 and are due Friday March 26.

If you have any questions, please email us at aesusatmac@gmail.com

Centenial Centre Café Closure

2009-12-02T13:38:00.001-08:00

The Centenial Centre Café is being closed as of April to make space for the planned Dietetics Food Labs. We will be losing food services and student space in the CC!

We want to hear your input and suggestions about how we can go about finding a solution.

Please go to http://macstudents.ca/cafconcern for more information, or contact vp.comm.mcss@gmail.com

Free Pancake Breakfast!

2009-11-28T14:21:00.000-08:00

AESUS, MCSS, DHNUS, and MCGSS are very excited to present a

free pancake breakfast

for all students (including grad students), faculty, and staff. Exams suck, but free pancakes are awesome!

Date: Monday November 30
Time: 10:00 a.m. until noon
Location: Ceilidh, Centennial Centre

There will also be coffee, tea, juice, fruit, and some great music! So come relax with your student societies before the stress of exams and have a bite to eat on us!

Engineers Without Borders: 4th Annual Fair Trade and Locally Made Holiday Craft Fair

2009-11-20T20:30:00.000-08:00

Engineers Without Borders is hosting their 4th Annual Fair Trade and Locally Made Craft Fair at Mac Campus in the Ceilidh on Wednesday November 25th!

Come check out the local artisans as well as the fairly traded crafts from around the world. Its the perfect place for your one stop ethical holiday shopping.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 25th
WHERE: Ceilidh, Centennial Centre, Macdonald Campus
TIME: 9 am - 4 pm

The Pre-Vet Club presents Dr. Laurie Dunbar

2009-11-18T18:40:00.000-08:00

Macdonald Campus's Pre-Vet Club invites everyone to a special discussion on the veterinary profession and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association led by Dr. Laurie Dunbar of the Pierrefonds Animal Hospital.

This will take place on Thursday November 19 at 7:30 pm in Raymond 3-048.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the Pre-Vet Club at mcgillprevetclub "at" gmail.com.

2009-2010 AESUS Council

2009-11-12T06:08:00.000-08:00

Green Pledge Week with CERES!

2009-11-10T16:27:00.000-08:00

Have you taken the Green Pledge?

Find out more at the CERES website.

Dr. van Hoven and EcoLife Expeditions - Oct. 22

2009-10-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

On October 22, AESUS is honoured to present Dr. Wouter Van Hoven, who will be coming to Macdonald campus to give a talk about wildlife conservation and veterinary medicine in South Africa and the Vets in the Wild program. Dr. Van Hoven is the director of the Center for Wildlife Management at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, as well as the director of EcoLife Expeditions, an organization offering hands-on study abroad trips to Africa such as Vets in the Wild, Vet Nurses in the Wild, and Wildlife Management expeditions.

If you are interested in veterinary medicine, wildlife conservation, or environmental studies, you definitely do not want to miss this presentation by a recognized leader in the field of wildlife management throughout Africa. Among other things, Dr. Van Hoven has studied the management of wild elephant populations, the economics of wildlife ranching, the management of wildlife diseases, and spearheaded Operation Noah's Ark, an organization which re-establishes populations of wild animals in areas which have been devastated by war, drought, or poachers.

This three-hour presentation will take place on Thursday October 22 at 5:30 p.m. in Raymond 2-045. As there is a limited number of seats, please contact AESUS at aesusatmac@gmail.com to reserve your spot. Refreshments will be served!