Dear members,
We hope you liked the Michaelmas Welfare Packs and CUMSA T-Shirts!
This is a friendly reminder for all new CUMSA members to join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/CambridgeMSA/ for various event updates and posts by other CUMSA members. All graduate members who are interested in running for the position of Graduate Representative are also kindly reminded to submit their manifestos by tomorrow, 11 November 2016.
Best,
Bridget Zhang
Secretary 16/17
1. BNP Paribas 2017 Graduate and Summer Internship Opportunities
2. CUMSA Michaelmas Formal
3. CUMSA Extraordinary General Meeting 2016
4. Oxbridge Games
5. CUMSA Ski Trip
[Opportunities] 1. BNP Paribas 2017 Graduate and Summer Internship Opportunities
The BNP Paribas 2017 Graduate and Summer Internship Opportunities are currently open for applications. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
The deadlines are as follows.
Graduate Application deadline: 31 Jan 2017
Summer Internship Application deadline: 30 Nov 2016
Please refer to the attached documents for more information on the opportunities available, as well as the BNP Paribas Asia Pacific Graduate Programme.
[Events] 2. CUMSA Michaelmas Formal
CUMSA’s Michaelmas Formal will be held on 16 November 2016, at Hughes Hall. The details are as follows.
Date: 16 November 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm pre-dinner drinks in the Peter Richards Room, followed by dinner at 7.30pm
Tickets have been sold out. All members who have successfully bought tickets are kindly reminded to make payment by 10 November 2016, 11.59pm to secure their place. If payment is not made by then, your place may be given to someone on the wait list.
[Events] 3. CUMSA Extraordinary General Meeting 2016
The President has called for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to elect the Graduate Representative on the CUMSA Committee. All members are welcome to attend.
Date: 19 November 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Venue: Christ’s College, Yusuf Hamied Theatre
The Graduate Representative represents the graduate student community in CUMSA, and takes part in organising events for CUMSA. Our incumbent Grad Rep, Yeo Meilin, organised various dinners, formals as well as the Malaysia Singapore Research Conference (MSRC) to facilitate greater exchange between our graduate members and with those from other UK universities.
All members of CUMSA who are currently engaged in full-time graduate studies at the University are eligible for this position; this includes Masters and PhD students. Candidates will require a proposer and a seconder, and should submit a manifesto to secretary@cumsa.org by 11 November 2016 (Friday). If you would like to hear more about what the position entails, please contact Meilin at ym328@cam.ac.uk or speak to any committee member.
All members of CUMSA will also have the opportunity to propose amendments to the Constitution, which will need to be provided in writing to secretary@cumsa.org by 11 November 2016 (Friday). Any proposal will require a proposer and a seconder, and shall be carried by a majority. The proposer will be expected to be present at the EGM to present his/her proposal, and to answer any questions from members.
[Events] 4. Oxbridge Games
Oxbridge Games will be taking place at Oxford on 12 November 2016. For those who are going, please make sure that you are in the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1676560755989122/. All Oxbridge-related information are available in the group (rules and regulations, schedule, bus timings spreadsheet), and updates will be posted there as well! Also, please remember to fill in your bus arrival timings as there will be Oxford representatives to bring you to the gathering point.
[Events] 5. CUMSA Ski Trip
For seniors who would still like to loan out or sell your equipment, please key in the details of your items here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iQMhHK1uj-Ceo7bhVpRpNXOu-w3s603XapSXqtPYyCM/edit#gid=0. Please remember to change the status of your item once it has been loaned out or sold!
If you have any queries, please contact me at secretary@cumsa.org.
Best wishes,
Bridget Zhang
Secretary 16/17