Reports

1. Association Report

• Potentially record meetings and post them online.

2. Financial Report

• Currently in the process of getting back access to the bank account.
• Will start doing events once access is gained.
• Spare funding may be available if we get enough interest (info from carl).

3. SCC Report

• Rhys and Caleb currently both have keys.
• More keys will be made for any executive members who want them.
• Budget for renovating the room has been requested from Carl.
• Depending on the surplus it looks like that could be possible either this year or next.
• There are a lot of items within the SCC need to be dealt with (thrown out or given away).

4. Website Report

• If anyone is interested in helping with the website feel free to reach out to an executive member.
• Currently, the website is using Gatsby.
• Mykal is interested in doing a re-write and changing frameworks.
• Gatsby has some quirks with GraphQL and the barrier to entry may be a bit high.
• We are currently considering using AstroJS.
• Since Mykal and Caleb are both graduating this semester, we are looking for someone to take over as webmaster and for overall help with the website.

5. Communications Report

• Instagram account has been created and we currently have 33 followers.
• Josh also posted executive team intros on Instagram.
• Announcements channel and Instagram are how to keep up to date with the CSA.
• New Gmail account has been created and emails are being forwarded to it.

6. Projects Report

• Looking for someone to do a logo redesign.
• Recruiting for the CSA is still in progress.

7. Events Report

• Results for event survey that was posted on Discord.
  • Social and Gaming events had the most interest (85%).
  • People are also interested in hearing from industry guest speakers (85%).
  • Academic and guest speakers with (69%).
  • Recruiting events were also fairly popular (60%).
  • People were least interested in doing board game events (46%).
• Based on feedback the CSA Will do more social and gaming events in the future.
• October 30th at 6 PM is the tentative time for the first fund raising event.
• Gaming events will be played through discord.
  • Party games (jackbox, drawful, etc).
  • Low barrier to entry games.
  • Esports may be on interest.
• All events done are open to all students of UFV.

8. Expansion Report

• For the first time in two years the CSA was back at the Campus Engagement Expo!
• Event went well and it was good to finally have a presence at an association event.
• We are also doing a collaboration with Physics Student Association (PSA) for a corn maze event.
• They are looking for people to help with planning for the event.

9. Department Report

• Caleb attended the department meeting for the School of Computing.
  • Recently rebranded and now Carl is head of the department.
  • Potentially more research budget for students and faculty.
  • There will be a course audit to update curriculum and ensure the course requirements make sense.
  • More degree options being looked at.