Pride Collective provides a short update about supplies available and upcoming events

NSU Firekeeper shares an introduction and reports that the NSU is looking to engage with non-Indigenous students

GEM shares important dates, including January 22nd, where there will be a collective meeting and volunteer open house and referral hours starting next week on Thursdays.

Andrew reports success with the pancake breakfast event, and notes that puppy playtime and free hot lunch are upcoming

Foster and Katie King also give updates.

Jonah Arnold discusses health and dental student plan and reports complaints about the logistics for opting out, and is working towards helping explain that process better to students

Moving on to portfolios, Michael Caryk reports on pressuring politicians about various issues concerning students, including reduced rates for BC Ferries and the Food Security Grant

Following no questions, the meeting turns to reports

Foster returns as chair and opens question period

The Board passes changes to Board of Directors Policy that will impact office hours for lead directors

The Board approves the motion to be brought to the 2026 SAGM, to remove all mention of Faculty Representatives from the Constitution and Bylaws

Foster steps down as the chair and hands the floor over to Jonah Arnold for the next section of the meeting

The motion to support the proposed Student Food Security Grant passes

Motion to open nominations for the Electoral Committee open. Lindsey Andrew nominates herself and is elected to the committee

K'sana Wood Lynes-Ford has been ratified as the NSU firekeeper following the resignation of the previous firekeeper, Lauren Aimoe

The minutes of the previous meeting have been adopted

The agenda has been amended to include some reports

The agenda has been amended to increase the call for one nominee for the Electoral Committee to two, seeing that Foster has stepped down from this position

Griffin Foster begins the meeting with a land acknowledgement and makes a special mention of Dr. Angela Jaime, who has been appointed Vice-President Indigenous (VPI), noting that this is important progress for the university