AIESEC KPU Newsletter

May/June 2012

Issue 3

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Newbies

Events

Portfolio Party

Conference Mania

AIESEC KPU Newsletter

February/March 2010

What’s up?

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Message from the EB

Summer is approaching and while other LCs are

taking a break AIESEC KPU continues to work

hard. We appreciate all of the effort everybody put

into last recruitment, and are excited to see where

we take AIESEC KPU next. Let us continue to

discover our potential and help other youth

develop theirs.

As the late Bob Marley spoke, “The people, who

were trying to make this world worse... are not taking

a day off. How can I? Light up the darkness”.

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Newbies

Summer recruitment is over, and although we did not

reach our goal of six new members for the semester we

acquired TWO quality recruits. Ryan will be helping CR

and getting us more TNs, and Kiran will be working with

TM to help keep us all sane. Welcome to the team!

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Events

Back 2 School Event

The back 2 school event will no longer be happening. Our

COMMrades have realized that the work we put in to

make this event happen will have little return on

investment.

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Stand Out!

TM is organizing a 2 hour seminar about how to be

different among our colleagues. It will be held in the

Surrey conference center on Friday June 29th from

10:30am-12:30pm. This event is mandatory due to the fact

that we will have external speakers

and attendance is a way to show

respect, gratitude, and legitimize our

organization.

If you have any ideas or would like to

help please contact Amrita

KED Talks

Beginning the second week of September we will be

hosting a seminar series called KED (Kwantlen

Educational Development) Talks. This series is a way for

us to connect the KPU community of various disciplines,

with AIESEC. Not only this, but our public & university

relations, credibility, branding, and overall experience will

be heightened as a result of this event.

The following is a list of the seminars:

1. Sept. 13: Social Media & Technological Advancement

2. Sept. 20: Finance Management

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3. Sept. 27: Networking & Communication

4. Oct. 4: Creativity & Thought

5. Oct. 11: Emotional Intelligence

If you would like to get involved or have any ideas

please contact Hardeep

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Portfolio Party

OGX

Unfortunately, one of our raised EPs did not correctly fill out some paper

work and was unable to begin her developmental traineeship in Brazil. But,

through the hard work of our OGX team, we were FINALLY, after three

years, able to match our first EP!

Recently, one our AIESEC KPU exchange participants, Irwin Chahal, was accepted

for a traineeship with LC Manama for The Colors of Bahrain Project – AIESEC

Bahrain in April, 2012 for a total period of 6 weeks. He will be returning in early

June, 2012.

The Colors of Bahrain Project objective is to create the largest scale-map of a

country ever made as proportion to the country area by adding up individual

drawings of school students displaying their ideas about Arab culture. The map is

intended to get the certification by Guinness World Records Ltd. The map is being

assembled at the Prince Khalifa park.

For this internship, the

team gathered from all

parts of the globe to

immerse them in the

AIESEC culture and

improve their

leadership skills. They

are also running a short

film, which describes

Bahrain in a coherent

manner to the

international audience;

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the film will be short, in Bahrain, and will contain the adequate journey of a man

as he discovers the fine offerings of the country and also finds himself along the

process.

Irwin participated in a press conference on Monday, May 14th, 2012 unveiling the

plans of the The Colors of Bahrain Project at the Movenpick Hotel, Muharraq,

Bahrain, with fellow international interns as well as the local committee members

of Manama, Bahrain. The press conference was featured in the local publication,

The Gulf Daily News.

To quote Irwin on our last interaction “[I’m] legit as the first KPU OGX tell Saveena

to have my picture on the wall ready and my letter of recommendation.” Irwin’s

request is currently pending.

AIESEC KPU looks forward to Irwin’s return and the many experiences and stories

he brings back with him to share.-Richard Hosein

COMM

Our website is looking amazing. It is finally presentable!

Facebook likes appear to be increasing weekly as we

move into our Stand Out! Campaign. However, our Twitter

feed is dead. Let’s talk to more Tweeple!

We had great presence on Richmond and Surrey campus

during welcome week and orientation. Comm, TM and

even CR came out and represented us exceptionally well.

Most students and professors are recognizing the AIESEC

brand and beginning to understand our purpose. Let’s

keep it going!

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Finance

After successful submission of lengthy paperwork to (

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada) by

the Finance team, AIESEC KPU, for the very first time

have been picked out of many competitors and granted

sponsorship for a summer marketer by the government of

Canada.

CR/ICX

Unfortunately, AIESEC KPU will no longer be working with

SEEDs. On the bright side though, we are getting close to

matching our TN with Kitply Industries. The company has

found someone they like and we may be welcoming

someone from Morocco once Kitply makes their final

decision.

The position for a summer marketer has not been filled so

if you need a summer job this is a great opportunity.

For more information Please contact Derek

TM

The June 24th GA is optional as it will be a social GA.

Further details regarding location will be e-mailed by

George.

Personal Development Talks (PDTs) with TM have begun.

Remember to think about your personal goals and your

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goals within AIESEC. Please schedule your PDT time with

George as soon as possible. TM needs to do these once a

quarter, so the faster we get it done the more time we

have to focus on everything else.

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Conference Mania!

AIESEC International Public Relations Conference

AIESEC SFU had the opportunity to act as the North American

hub for the AI PR Conference late April. Our VP COMM, Hardeep,

represented KPU before AIESEC, SFU, UBC, Toronto, Seattle,

and Peter G. our former MCP.

Together we came up with three strategies on how to improve

consistency among public relations and marketing of the AIESEC

Brand worldwide.

NLDC 2012

NLDC came and went early May. Saveena, Sam, and Brian

attended on behalf of KPU. Unfortunately they did not experience

the same level of awesomeness that delegates to previous

NLDCs have experienced. Brian did get the opportunity to have

dinner with someone very interesting though!

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WRC 2012/NC 2012

AIESEC SFU will be hosting WRC 2012 in October. This means

no flight fees for us! WOO!

AIESEC Edmonton won the bid to host NC 2012 at the end of

December. Cheap flights! WOO!

For those of you who have yet to attend a conference WRC is the

cheapest option. It can be free if you choose to use your school of

business conference fund. Talk to your employers, family, any

other obligations now. Further details will be provided close to the

dates.

And that, KPU, is what’s up.