February | 30th Board

February was a more relaxed month but exciting nonetheless. We started the month with the wonderful Aprés-ski themed COP IV and the German bangers that came with it (an acquired taste I must say). The second week of the month was busier, with the Board drinks in the Monday, the Valentin’s game quiz on Tuesday with Ouranos and the Half-year GA on Thursday. A lot of interested members came by the board drinks where we had a chance to explain what tasks we carry out as board and saw the interests of potential candidates, Helix will be in good hands next year. The valentine’s day event was a lot of fun, where we had the chance to get to know and compete with law students from the association Ouranos. In the GA we presented our half year report to our members and they had a chance to ask their questions and give us comments on how we have been doing so far. The statuten changes were all voted in so a meeting with the notary is in the horizon and the house rules were updated (with most of the GA being in flavor).
Next to the Helix events I attended several meetings regarding sustainability at UM. On the 28th of February, the second meeting of the Sustainibility network took place, in which we learned about how to use the business model canvas to carry out projects and I got the chance to meet other students working towards a more sustainable FHML. For now, a work group has been created for sustainable projects at FHML and we will collaborate in the organization of the sustainability week within the faculty. Additionally, Alicia and I met with the director of education Jan Theys to discuss how Helix and the educational institutions within FHML will interact in the future. For now I cannot give many details but I can say that I am very pleased with how the meeting went and Jan’s proposals. I will give more information once I have it. A presidents of Randwyck also took place in which Santè’s Placebo’s and Pulse’s presidents were present. We discussed some common issues that we are all having and we started working on a plan to get involved in the university and faculty elections to represent our members in these institutions.

Kind regards,
Javier