NUGSS

Are you considering purchasing new binders for September? Before spending your hard-earned money, visit the NUSC Building and stop by the Free Store or Textbook Shelf at 6-348. Pick up as many binders as you need.

We have loads of sizes and types, and it is absolutely free! Additionally, we may have some other items you need for your classes or personal needs. Save some money, reuse items, and help reduce waste at the same time.

📢 Join NUGSS Volunteer Team and Make a Difference with Us! 📢

Why Volunteer?
🌟 Support exciting events and initiatives
🌟 Gain new skills and experience
🌟 Develop student leadership
🌟 Connect with like-minded individuals
🌟 Give back to the community

How to Sign Up:
🔗 Use the provided link to sign up for our General Volunteer List today: https://forms.office.com/r/RueiqyenTU
🔗 Link can also be found on our website.

📬 Members on the volunteer list will receive email notifications about the latest available volunteer opportunities and details on how to get involved.

Our Office and Food Bank will be closed on Monday, August 5, for BC Day.

We hope everyone has a great long weekend and has a chance to do something fun.

Stay safe and we will be back on August 6 to assist you.

We encourage everyone to participate in local activities and events organized in your area. These events showcase the diversity and culture of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis culture and are put on by amazing people who want to share their culture with you.

"On June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize and celebrate the history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis across Canada" Source: Government of Canada.

Picture wording: NUGSS recognizes and celebrates Indigenous culture, heritage, and contributions. June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day.

"June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, an opportunity to learn about the unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. It's a time to honour the stories, achievements and resilience of Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on this land since time immemorial and whose presence continues to impact the evolving Canada." Source: Government of Canada

We at NUGSS encourage everyone to take some time to participate in one of the many different events and opportunities taking place in your local area, visit one of your local cultural centres, watch videos or movies or read a book by one of the many Indigenous authors available at your local library, school, lending library, or other source.

English image for Instagram with 3 illustrations: an eagle representing First Nations, a narwhal representing Inuit, and a violin representing Métis. These illustrations are placed around the sun and surrounded by multicoloured smoke that represents Indigenous traditions, spirituality, inclusion and diversity.

NUGSS extends a massive shout-out and congrats to all of this year's students crossing the stage today, tomorrow, and next week at various UNBC campuses.

Thirsty Moose Pub will be open on Friday, May 31, but since we are a student pub, most of our students are no longer in PG. This means our office team will be working to allow everyone to sit down and share some memories with family, friends, staff, etc. (Go easy on us as we may be a touch slower 😉)

Image text: Happy Graduation! From all of us at NUGSS, we extend warm congratulations to this year's graduating class! Our office and food bank will be closed on Friday, May 31, due to our staff working in the Thirsty Moose Pub during this time.

As noted on the Government of Canada website, "Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity for us to learn more about the diverse culture and history of Asian communities in Canada, as well as to acknowledge the many achievements and contributions of people of Asian origin who, throughout our history, have done so much to make Canada the country we know and love."

We encourage everyone to take the time to learn more about the people in Canada and their contributions. Take part in activities or events to learn more about Canada's diverse culture and people during every month of the year, whether it's in person, or online.

Voluntary opt-in is available for students starting their studies at UNBC in the May semester. The voluntary opt-in is open from May 1 to 21, and your coverage will be from May 1 to August 31, 2024.

You must self-enroll at Studentcare.ca (select NUGSS and then select the self-enrollment option on the right-hand side menu). The fees are paid directly to Studentcare (this is not paid via UNBC or your UNBC student account). The fee is pro-rated at 1/3 the regular fee, with exact fees available online.

If you have more questions you can stop in at the NUGSS office (6-370), email us at [email protected] or phone us at 250-960-6427.

Reminder to please empty your locker and return your lock to the NUGSS office during our regular hours in order to get your locker deposit back. The deadline to return your lock is April 22nd. If you have any extenuating circumstances please email [email protected]. Thank you!

Even if you don’t have magic hair that glows when you sing come join us for our Tangled movie night!! By only two votes Tangled beat out Ratatouille for our animated movie pick. The movie will be on Tuesday April 2nd at 6:00 P.M in the Canfor theatre but come a few minutes early as undergraduate students will get a free snack and drink with valid student ID

Representatives from BC Transit will be at table #5 across from the UNBC Bookstore to answer questions and provide educational materials surrounding Umo, the new electronic fare system that is being introduced for Prince George. Info sessions will be on Wednesday, March 20, and Thursday, April 4, both days from 10:00 – 12:00 pm.

The election results are in!

Congratulations to Syeda Emaan Iftikhar (President), Armaan Jamwal (Vice President), Sapan Dave (Director), Ayaan Punjani (Director), and Adrien Zimmerman (Director) on your successful election to the Board of Directors.

We welcome our new CEDI Councillors (Jayesh Wadhwani and Saiesh Raviraj Shetty) and look forward to having a by-election in the Fall 2024 Semester to fill the remaining positions.

Boo! As decided by our Instagram followers we will be watching Insidious for our horror themed movie night! The movie night will be on Thursday, March 21st starting at 6:00p.m. in the Canfor Theatre. As always come a bit early as undergrads with student ID can have a free snack and beverage! Come for the thrills, chills, scares, spooks, or just to hear a Tiny Tim track in a movie soundtrack.

Keep your eyes peeled for our next movie night poll, our followers voted and the genre will be animated!

We promised another Undergrad Appreciation Evening for March so here it is! Come on down to the Thirsty Moose on Tuesday, March 12th from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Bring your undergrad student ID for 15% off food and non-alcoholic drinks! We are super extremely thankful for all the support from our undergrad students!

Aca-awesome! Our next movie night as decided via Instagram poll is Pitch Perfect. The movie night will be on Wednesday, March 6th at 6:00 p.m. but as always feel free to arrive a bit early as undergraduate students get a free snack and drink. Come on out and get pitch-slapped with some laughs!

The next poll will be for a Horror flick as decided by our genre poll so keep an eye on our stories on March 4th.

We want to thank our undergraduate students for their feedback on the Thirsty Moose survey and financial support of the Thirsty Moose Pub.

We will be offering 15% off food (excluding the $9.99 feature) and non-alcoholic beverages this Tuesday (Feb 13) from 3 to 7 pm (Show us your undergraduate UNBC student ID). Seating inside the pub is 19+ but takeout is all ages.

We are hosting another appreciation evening in March if you miss this one, although everyone is welcome to come out to both!

Some of the booths from our recent SLO days! Everyone at NUGSS would like to give a huge thank you to all the SLO’s for creating an engaging and fun community!

The third and final flick of our 80s movie night series is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The movie is on Wednesday, February 7th starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Canfor Theatre, make sure to arrive a few minutes early as undergraduate students get a free snack and beverage with student ID. The following day Thursday, February 8th we are having an 80s-themed pub night in the Thirsty Moose starting at 7:00 p.m. There will be a costume contest for the best 80s look, 80s-themed, trivia, we will be serving drink features that were popular in the 80s, and we will be spinning some 80s hits.

There is an upcoming WUSC referendum for undergraduate students. There will be 2 information sessions where students are able to ask any questions they may have. The sessions will be on Tuesday, January 23 from 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. in the NUSC Event Centre and Thursday, January 25 from 11:30a.m. - 12:30a.m. online via a link sent in a NUGSS President email. A voting link for the referendum will be sent on January 30 via a NUGSS President email. The voting period will run from 9:00a.m. on January 30th and end February 1st at 9:00 a.m. Make your voice heard and remember to vote!

Referendum question:
"Are you in favour of a $1.50 increase to the WUSC semester fee (effective May 2024), along with a CPI index increase on an annual basis beginning May 2025?"

Here is the schedule for the upcoming S.L.O Days as of this moment (more S.L.O's may sign up in the next couple days). As a reminder the days run from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00p.m. and will be in the Winter Garden/Student Services Street.

Announcing part 2 of our 80s movie night series the Breakfast Club! Enjoy the all time classic on Tuesday, January 23 in the Canfor Theatre at 6:00 p.m. Come a few minutes early as undergraduate students can receive a free snack and drink with valid student ID.

S.L.O Days are fast approaching! Stop by the Winter Garden/Student Services Street area on January 17th & 18th between 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Sign up and learn more about the student led organizations that help make our campus community great!

"Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads." Join us for a screening of Back to Future as the first movie in our 80s movie night series. The movie will be screened in the Canfor Theatre at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11. Arrive a few minutes early as undergraduate students get a free snack and drink with valid student ID.

To welcome new students and those returning for the winter semester we are having a free pancake breakfast in the NUSC Event Centre (6-350). We will be providing pancakes, tea and coffee. UNBC Student Life is generously providing a hot chocolate station. Forget about making your own breakfast and pop on by between 9:00a.m. - 11:00a.m on Tuesday, January 9th.

We hope you have a fun, safe, and responsible New Years Eve! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Happy Holidays! The NUGSS office and foodbank will have some adjusted hours for December. Our last day of regular hours is December 21st. We will be closed from the 22nd-26th. We will have regular hours on the 27th -28th and will close 2 hours early on the 29th. We will be closed on January 1st and then back to our regular hours on the 2nd.

We are on linking up with Residence Life for a food/supply drive from December 1st -20th. We are looking for non-perishable food items, hygiene products or grocery store gift cards. The boxes in residency will be going towards creating house-warming care packages for new students with the extra supplies going to the NUGSS foodbank. The other boxes will be going directly to the NUGSS foodbank. In addition if you donate $25 at the NUGSS office you will be given a $5 gift card for Degree's Coffee/The Thirsty Moose Pub.

The last general meeting didn't meet quorum so we are now having the annual general meeting on Wednesday, November 22 at 1:30 p.m. in the NUSC Event Space (6-350). Just like last time snacks and drinks will be provided!

We are hosting our third Star Wars movie night Thursday, November 23 at 6:00 p.m. arrive a few minutes early as Undergraduate students get a free snack and drink with valid student ID. The movie will be Episode VI Return of the Jedi.

After the movie on Friday, November 24th the Thirsty Moose Pub is hosting their own Star Wars Pub Night starting at 7:00 p.m. Costumes are highly encouraged. Trivia will be hosted by Luke Anakin (he promised that is his real name). There will be prizes you won't want to miss out as well as an opportunity to try CrossRoads Brewing Dark Vader Black Lager.

Students from ENVS 101 Intro to Environmental Citizenship will be in the Winter Garden November 1st & 8th from 11:20-4:00 collecting items for our Free Store. Now is the time to take a look through your closet and finally get rid of that sweater you don't wear or the pair of pants that just don't quite fit right.