Difference between revisions of "GSA Minutes 2009-01-29"

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GSA meetin minutes 2009-01-29 GSA Meeting Minutes 01 January 2009

Contents [hide] 1 Officers' Reports 1.1 Adam Wilson(Graduate Student Symposium Committee) 1.2 Nic Tippery(GSA Treasurer) 1.3 Tsitsi McPherson (Welcome Committee) 1.4 Kat Shaw(T-shirt committee) 1.5 Maxi Polihronakis (Grad-Invited Seminar Committee) 1.6 Sarah Treanor (Monday Evening Seminar) 1.7 Vanessa Boukili (GSS Representative) 1.7.1 Graduate Student Unionization

[edit] Officers' Reports [edit] Adam Wilson(Graduate Student Symposium Committee) Based on the survey sent out to students, March 21st was selected as the date for the symposium. Nineteen grad students replied. This did not coincide with the preferences of the faculty. IN response to the survey, the faculty gave reasons why they didn;t come last year: family commitments, it shoudl be during the wekk, it should be during spring break. Another suggestion was to present some king of faculty award. This was discussed as a possiblity. We should encourage undergraduate participation. There was not much interest, so far, in the speed presentations. There was a suggestion about having a "recycled" poster session at the symposium. This would be an opportunity to use all the amazing posters grad students have presented throughout the year and hang them up for all to see. We need to find a way to display them, possibly renting easles? The committee will look into it. A budget has been submitted to the GSS for next year, asking for funds to support 70 attendants because of the trend of increasing attendance. [edit] Nic Tippery (EEbedia club) The EEBedia club has suggested a student website design contest. The best graduate student page will be voted on by a survey. The top five will give short presentaitons at the gad student symposium. An email will be coming soon about the contest (after the EEBedia club meets again). This is a great way to encourage student webpage design and to highlight our efforts. It was suggested that Paul Lews get the special faculty award at the symposium for all of thework he has done for EEbedia and for highlighting the work of grad students. [edit] Tsitsi McPherson (Welcome Committee) Who updates the grad student handbook on EEBedia? It was discussed that here and there people make changes to the handbook as they notice something should be changed. If a major overhaul needs to be done, the EEBedia club can look into it. [edit] Nic Tippery (GSA Treasurer) There is currently $488.42 in the budget.

[edit] Graduate Student Unionization

[edit] Sarah Treanor (Monday Evening Seminar)

[edit] Jason Hill (GSS Representative)