Cambridge University Geographical Society (Cugs)
About Cambridge University Geographical Society (Cugs)
We’re the student-run society for anyone with an interest in Geography at Cambridge University! We host a number of social and speaker events every term, including an annual Garden Party and Christmas Ball!
Cambridge University Geographical Society (Cugs) Description
We host a number of events throughout the year such as an Annual Dinner, Garden Party and Careers Event. We also put on a variety of physical and human talks each term with past speakers including Danny Dorling, Klaus Dodds and Saskia Sassen.
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Congratulations to our new CUGS Treasurer Laura Hawrych!
We look forward to a financially sound year with lots of spreadsheets :)
Keep an eye out for full committee positions opening soon!
Starting shortly at Las Iguanas!
Voting is now open for your new CUGS Treasurer! Follow this link to have your say: https://www.vote.cusu.cam.ac.uk/geographi c…/19-20/treasurer/ Voting will be open until 6pm tonight (11/3) and results will be announced tomorrow Happy Voting xx
Stash has arrived! In order to respect students who wish not to cross the picket line, stash collection will be held on the ground floor of Waterstones cafe from 12-5pm. Come along and pick up your orders!
At the close of nominations for CUGS Treasurer we have 1 candidate, Laura Hawrych a second year from Emmanuel
Voting will be open from 8am-6pm on Wednesday 11th March
Geography love xx
... P.S. if you had trouble voting last time and didn't let me know, please get in touch asap or you may not be included on the electoral roll
P.P.S. if you would like a plain text version please let us know x
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Less than 24 hours left to nominate yourself for CUGS Treasurer!! Simply send your name, crsid and A4 manifesto to Caitlin Arnold (cja62) Deadline for nominations is tomorrow (8/3) at 6pm and the vote will be held on Wednesday (11/3) If you have any questions about the role or the election process please do pop me a message
We still need a Treasurer!!
There is 1 place left on the CUGS 2020/21 Executive - if you're someone who doesn't mind dealing with spreadsheets, a lot of money and who checks their messages relatively frequently, then this is for you!
Please send your name, crsid and A4 manifesto to Caitlin Arnold (cja62)
... Deadline for nominations is this Sunday (8/3) at 6pm and the vote will be held next Wednesday (11/3)
If you have any questions about the role or the election process please do pop me a message
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The results are in... the new CUGS President is Faith Borland and Vice President is Anna Gardner!
Congratulations to Faith and Anna, and all the nominees! It was a hotly contested race, and went to the fourth count in both elections.
If you feel inspired by the candidates passion for geography, keep an eye out for the rest of the CUGS committee positions which will be advertised soon.
... Geography love xx
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Voting is now open for your new CUGS President and Vice President! Follow this link to have your say: https://www.vote.cusu.cam.ac.uk/geographi c…/…/cugsexecutive/ Voting will be open until 6pm tonight (4/3) and results will be announced tomorrow Happy Voting xx
After the close of nominations, there have been three candidates for the role of President, and three candidates for the role of Vice President. No candidates were declared for the role of Treasurer.
Please find below the manifestos for each candidate.
Voting will open at 8am on Wednesday 4th March, and close at 6pm. Results will be announced the following day, as will the opening of nominations for a by-election for the role of Treasurer.
Tickets for Charity Formal at Medwards on the 10th March close at midnight tonight so if you haven't got one yet please get buying!! https://fixr.co/event/509950947
If you have bought a ticket please fill out the form on this link https://forms.gle/B4EZhJK2QNctNMcC9 ASAP as we will need your college and dietary requirements in order to ensure your booking. Thanks!
Stash Orders close in one hour! This is your last chance to order!
https://cugsfleece.getqpay.com/
Join us for our charity formal in collaboration with SolidariTee National on March 10th!
Tickets will be going live at 5pm via FIXR, with £2 from each ticket going to charity.
Need an excuse for another day of pancakes? Join us in the department for some delicious (belated) pancakes on Thursday!
Stash samples will also be there for people to try! This will be your last chance to do so!
A brief (but important!) note, that nominations for the CUGS Executive Committee and the Research Europe Travel Grant have been extended to midnight on Thursday 27th February. The same deadline will also apply for stash purchases, so be sure to get your order in soon!
If you would like to run for the position of President, Vice President or Treasurer, please send an email to president@cugs.co.uk with your name, college, position you are applying for and no larger than an A3 P...DF manifesto.
If you would like to apply for the Research Europe Travel Grant, the form is https://forms.gle/EE7HhekoxWBkktnD8.(Your travel plans don't necessarily have to be in Europe!)
And finally, if you'd like to order stash, you can do so at cugsfleece.getqpay.com.
Have a great week!
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