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And that concludes our last assembly of the year- thank you to all students, assembly members, and faculty for an amazing year in ComSoc!

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Jeremy Brock clarifying that mid term exams could easily become two sided

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Andrew clarifying that Bullfrog Power monitors how institutions use carbon, they then release oxygen to counteract the carbon effect

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And that concludes Andrew's presentation, we now move to the question period

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Implementation process: support from assembly, engage stakeholders, create timeline, monitor & execute

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VPSA initiatives: partnering with Bullfrog Power (a carbon neutralizing company), opt-in for new towels at conferences

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Assembly initiatives: mitigate waste on assembly snacks, increase overall awareness

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In class initiatives: opt-in/opt-out of receiving hard copy syllabus, double sided exams

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Goodes initiatives include: compost bins, Starbucks cups initiatives

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Andrew's 4 solution pillars include: Goodes initiatives, class initiatives, assembly initiatives, VPSA initiatives

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Our last discussion of the night is by Andrew, Intern to the President on improving sustainability within Commerce

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John clarifying that context is important and that if the nature of the committee is more Commerce based, it can remain internal

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Zach, Senator asking if there is a benefit for internal committees to become external if their primary purpose is to serve Commerce students

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John mentioning how many conferences we have currently have universal benefits and can benefit all students

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Elaine, CIO asking how conferences/clubs that focus on Commerce specific aspects will extend their reach beyond Commerce

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That concludes John's discussion item we now move to the question period

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Other recommendations include: continue improving data collection for external surveys

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Other recommendations include solve issues related to hiring external reps (ESRO solutions: personal networking, etc.)

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Recommendations for next year's ESRO: encourage effective external promotion methodologies (external reps, school resources)

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Reasons for the conferences uninterested in external affairs include: an internal focus and the nature of the organization