AFSA Goes for Gold 2019!

Hey SAF!

It is the start of a new school term which means the season for conferences! If you want to represent the University of Waterloo at various accounting, finance, and business conferences across Ontario, then AFSA Goes for Gold is for you. AFSA External brings SAF Students the Goes for Gold Conference Subsidy Program!

Our Case Competitions are an excellent way to practice your case-writing and presentation skills, and gain professional competencies though our networking events! And best of all... all of your costs are 80% subsidized, so don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

Applications are now open and close on Sunday, September 29.
Apply here: https://forms.gle/pgEGijXoCnD3xiMh9

For more information on the conferences under AFSA G4G, visit: http://www.uwafsa.ca/afsa-goes-for-gold/

If you have any other questions, please feel free to send an e-mail to vp.external@uwafsa.ca

AFSA Committee Fall 2019 Applications

Attention all SAF students!!

Applications have officially opened for you to join the AFSA family!

Please fill out the respective forms of the committees you would like to apply to. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email the VP listed within the google form.

***Apply now to a maximum of 3 committees! ***

Admin & KM: https://forms.gle/ByLV3W6SQLuCXjvHA

Education: https://forms.gle/u4S9FxzyR5DLHt8UA

External: https://forms.gle/oXrCCwh7x2VKBjfU6

Finance: https://forms.gle/4CjkN1cMCFz5N1Bp7

Internal Events: https://forms.gle/kkXhM1vaPNPAGjqe9

Internal Services: https://forms.gle/6kF5Kt2nam5ZqjHn9

Marketing: https://forms.gle/Rwmu6DnfSUJdbjW87

Applications are due on September 22nd, 2019 at 11:59 PM! We are looking forward to reviewing your applications!

SAF Volunteers Needed!

SAF is seeking 3rd and 4th year volunteers to help students for a few hours during the résumé critique sessions at this year's Co-op Ready event on Saturday, September 7th, 2019. For more event details, and to register, please visit this link.

If you are interested, please register by Wednesday, August 28th. If you do register, please select the correct ticket as there are different options (Non-Fellowship). One of the questions you will be asked is the times you are available to volunteer, we have three options: all day, morning session (10:40-12:20pm), or afternoon session (1:50-3:30). As well there will be a training session on Tuesday, September 3rd from 3-4pm.

 If you have any questions please contact Jackie Jones (saf-events@uwaterloo.ca).

AFSA By-Election Information

AFSA 2019 By-Elections

The AFSA by-election process has now begun!

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS I CAN RUN FOR?

There are 3 seats remaining on the AFSA Board of Directors . For a complete description of roles and responsibilities, refer to http://www.uwafsa.ca/executive-and-bod.

WHEN ARE THE DEADLINES?

Sat June 15th – Deadline to submit applications @11:59pm
Sun June 16th – Candidates vetted and announced
Mon June 17th – Campaigning begins
Sun June 23rd – Campaigning ends @11:59pm
Mon June 24th – Voting begins at 8:00 am and ends at 11:59 midnight*
Tues June 25th – Results announced

*Please note that the voting period for these by-elections will be held on one day only.

WHAT IS THE BY-ELECTIONS PROCESS?

1.       Anyone enrolled in the School of Accounting and Finance (AFM, Math-CPA, Bio-CPA, and CFM) for September 2019 in 2A and up are eligible to run! The only exception is for the position of President, where the student must also expect to be on campus for his/her study term for at least 8 months that year. Candidates who applied in the general election are welcome to apply again in the by-election.

2.      The elections process formally starts with the submission of an application for the position you wish to run for (one position per person), the links for which can be found below.

3.      Once applications are approved by the elections committee (you will receive an email along with further rules and regulations), the campaign period begins. During the campaign period, candidates can promote their platform (online only) and SAF students can participate through the elections forum (http://safstudentvote.freeforums.net/).

4.      Once the campaign period ends, voting will begin. During this period, all SAF students (including MAcc) can vote (or abstain from voting, i.e. not vote for any candidate) for all positions as well as any referendums. The vote will be anonymous and held online through Feds (the link will be provided at a later date through uwafsa.ca and AFSA’s Facebook page).

5.      Subsequently, the votes will be tallied and the successful candidates will be contacted through email while the final results will be announced on www.uwafsa.ca.

6.      If there are still positions open after the by-elections, the remaining executives will be appointed by the current Board of Directors.

Direct Link to the AFSA BOD By-Election Application Form:

AFSA BOD application: https://forms.gle/XAoid7rgaavS432BA

 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Elections Committee at elections@uwafsa.ca  

Spring 2019 AFEF Endowment Fund and AFSA Levy Fund

The Accounting and Finance Endowment Fund (AFEF), formerly known as the Accounting Endowment Fund (AEF), has and will always be for the betterment of the students of the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF). AFSA is no longer the organization that is the sole fiduciary of the fund, and is instead managed by the AFEF Board of Directors, who evaluate proposals each term.  Students enrolled in the SAF contribute $20 to the fund for each term they are on campus. Contributions made to the AFEF are fully tax-deductible and tax receipts are issued by the University of Waterloo prior to each tax season through Quest. For those students who do not want to contribute AFEF, refunds are now available for the period of Spring 2019: https://uwaterloo.ca/forms/finance/endowment_request 

Students also contribute $30 to the Accounting & Finance Association fee (previously voted in by referendum by the SAF student body during 2014-15). It should be noted that you are not eligible for conference subsidies should you request a refund. Furthermore, additional restrictions may be added up to the discretion of the AFSA team. If you have any questions or concerns about the AFEF or refunds, please do not hesitate to contact the VP Finance, Mansi Patel, at vp.finance@uwafsa.ca.

You can request a refund for the $30 contribution to Accounting & Finance Association here from May 14 – May 31st (midnight). The first step is to state your reasoning for requesting a refund and the second step is to provide your information as well as confirm your acknowledgement of the consequences of the refund. Note that you cannot participate in any AFSA events or services, including the conference programs, if you have opted out of the fee. (AFSA runs its Goes for Gold program which subsidizes 80% of a conference fee and travel, and its subsidy program which subsidizes up to 75% of a conference’s registration fees.)

AFSA 2019 Elections

The AFSA election process has now begun!

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS I CAN RUN FOR?

There are various elected positions on the AFSA executive team, AFSA Board of Directors and AFEF Board of Directors. For a complete description of roles and responsibilities, refer to http://www.uwafsa.ca/executive-and-bod.

WHEN ARE THE DEADLINES?

Sat, May 18th – Deadline to submit applications @11:59pm
Sun, May 19th – Candidates vetted and announced
Mon, May 20th – Campaigning begins
Sun, May 26th – Campaigning ends @11:59pm
Mon, May 27th – Voting begins
Tues, May 28th – Voting ends @11:59pm
Wed, May 29th – Results announced

WHAT IS THE ELECTIONS PROCESS?

1.       Anyone enrolled in the School of Accounting and Finance (AFM, Math/CPA, Bio-tech/CPA, and CFM) for September 2019 in 2A and up are eligible to run! The only exception is for the position of President, where the student must also expect to be on campus for his/her study term for at least 8 months that year.

2.      The elections process formally starts with the submission of an application for the position you wish to run for (one position per person), the links for which can be found below.

3.      Once applications are approved by the elections committee (you will receive an email along with further rules and regulations), the campaign period begins. During the campaign period, candidates can promote their platform (online only) and SAF students can participate through the elections forum (http://safstudentvote.freeforums.net/).

4.      Once the campaign period ends, voting will begin. During this period, all SAF students (including MAcc) can vote or abstain from voting (i.e. not vote for any candidate) for all positions as well as any referendums. The vote will be anonymous and held through the Feds Online Elections system (link will be provided at a later date through uwafsa.ca and AFSA’s Facebook page).

5.      Subsequently, the votes will be tallied after the voting period and communicated to the elections team. The successful candidates will be contacted through email, while the final results will be announced on www.uwafsa.ca.

6.      If there are still positions open after the by-elections, the remaining executives will be appointed by the current Board of Directors.

Direct Link to the AFSA Application Forms:

AFSA Executive application: https://forms.gle/kLwoqqiCmoSCvNNF7

AFSA BoD application: https://forms.gle/WkMQ2sg1bkwwdpBq6

AFEF BoD application: https://forms.gle/a7PrW9MvzgGmxjmV9

 If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Elections Committee at elections@uwafsa.ca  

Fall 2018 AFSA Committee Applications!

Join the AFSA family and get involved in SAF!

You may apply to a MAXIMUM of 3 committees of your choice! 

Fill out the respective forms for the committee you are applying to. Please include all attachments that are required.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email the Vice President listed in the chosen typeform.

Names and emails of all Vice Presidents may be found here.

Typeforms:

ADMIN & KM: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/Fukwyd

EDUCATION: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/ebZuMy

FINANCE: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/QBtVOp

MARKETING: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/LE9srx

INTERNAL EVENTS: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/SvI8zu

INTERNAL SERVICES: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/drZS3X

EXTERNAL: https://afsa.typeform.com/to/Pf5Mkr

We look forward to reviewing your applications!

All forms are due September 16 at 11:59pm!

Winter 2019 AFEF Endowment Fund and AFSA Levy Fund

The Accounting and Finance Endowment Fund (AFEF), formerly known as the Accounting Endowment Fund (AEF), has and will always be for the betterment of the students of the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF). AFSA is no longer the organization that is the sole fiduciary of the fund, and is instead managed by the AFEF Board of Directors, who evaluate proposals each term.  Students enrolled in the SAF contribute $20 to the fund for each term they are on campus. Contributions made to the AFEF are fully tax-deductible and tax receipts are issued by the University of Waterloo prior to each tax season through Quest. For those students who do not want to contribute AFEF, refunds are now available for the period of Winter 2019: https://uwaterloo.ca/forms/finance/endowment_request 

Students also contribute $30 to the Accounting & Finance Association fee (previously voted in by referendum by the SAF student body during 2014-15). It should be noted that you are not eligible for conference subsidies should you request a refund. Furthermore, additional restrictions may be added up to the discretion of the AFSA team. If you have any questions or concerns about the AFEF or refunds, please do not hesitate to contact the VP Finance, Cedric Leung, at vp.finance@uwafsa.ca.

You can request a refund for the $30 contribution to Accounting & Finance Association here from January 9th – January 25th (midnight). The first step is to state your reasoning for requesting a refund and the second step is to provide your information as well as confirm your acknowledgement of the consequences of the refund. Note that you cannot participate in any AFSA events or services, including the conference programs, if you have opted out of the fee. (AFSA runs its Goes for Gold program which subsidizes 80% of a conference fee and travel, and its subsidy program which subsidizes up to 75% of a conference’s registration fees.)