Graduate Student Council General Meeting

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1 Graduate Student Cuncil General Meeting February 3, :30pm 8:00pm Jenn Nguyen Burns Healy Mike Charlie g.tufts.edu/gsc GENERAL UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Friends f Tufts Libraries Authr Talk Featuring Weiping Wu n February 12th at 3:30 PM in the Hirsh Reading Rm, Tisch Library New changes are suppse t take place frm the library. Actin Item: Mike ut these flyers Chris frm UPass Universal pass, wuld mean free T passes fr all fulltime students Culd be small student fee, r a subsidized T pass. Currently wrking n pilt prgram Early March a meeting with administratin t start mving frward. Pssible timeline fr implementatin wuld be in the next schl year. Grad Student Research Cmpetitin deadline Feb Light at the End f the Tunnel Wrkshp - February 14, :00-2:00 p.m., Lcatin: Burden Lunge, Andersn Hall May be called Critical Skills fr surviving grad students Graduate Student Awards and Pht Cntest Submissin February 28, 2014 Guest Visit frm Library Representative and U-Pass Initiative Representative COMMITTEE REPORTS:

2 Student Life Cmmittee M and Brew Feb. 4 frm 4-6pm Clidge Rm, Ballut Hall ^Beer and cheese Use t be called Meet yur Deans event, and this is a great event t learn wh t talk t abut it. Survey Cming ut t get sme data-driven t help us leverage. Pilt versin ging ut t reps and students fr us t access and make sme cnclusins t pwer a larger university wide survey. Scial Cmmittee Karake/Pub Night recap Valentines Day event (jint scial & cmmunity utreach event) Candygrams vlunteering at a hspital Ptential events in March: Speed Friending and Fajita s and Rita s Ptential events in April/May: Flatbread fr grad appreciatin week Mre ideas, Mlly May graduate student bbq Start training nw! Academic Cmmittee Tufts Ignite February 6, 2014 frm 6-8pm in Halligan 102 Call t Prfessrs t be judges, r there are a few pen slts left. Graduate Research Sympsium! Cmmunity Outreach Cmmittee GSC 5K n Saturday, May 10, 2014 Jin my cmmittee/vlunteer t help as we start planning! Greater Bstn Fd Bank event in February/March Outreach event idea: Rent Feb Bring a perishable OFFICER REPORTS

3 Treasurer GSO reminders Next deadline is in March Ticket sales BSO and ballet tickets are still n sale. Secretary Department Reps returning and new meet with me after Vice President Cnstitutinal/Bylaw Amendments Office f Vice President will maintain strategic plan and cmpile meeting minutes Striking requirement fr smene t shw up fr 60% Vting n what qurum is(certain percentage f hw many). Passes unanimusly!! ½ versus 2/3 f vte fr disslving cmmittees. Passes unanimusly! Strategic Plan Update This is fr the GSC specifically n hw we want t develp ver years. It has the issues we want t advcate fr. Please think abut and add any issues yu d like, we will prvide a draft next meeting. President Curtis Hall Updates Dean Berger Sweeney will need t apprve it. Dean Reitman was the ne wh helped give us this pprtunity. It wuld nt hurt t talk abut space being a graduate student issue, and hw valuable it is t have 24/7 dedicated quiet space. Structure f Curtis Hall will be taken care f facilities. NAGPS Reginal Cnference

4 We are hsting the Nrtheastern Reginal cnferene March 14-16(leading int spring break). We are currently n track, Friday(a mixer/bar crawl), Saturday(cnference), Sunday(g t the parade?). Actin Item: Jenn send a blurb abut this and where we need vlunteers. BGLO(Bstn Graduate Leadership Organizatin) Event Feb. 20 frm 7pm-1am at The Liqur Stre in Bstn. Drink tickets t be wn, $5 cver at the dr. Upcming electins Officer psitins are paid (Actin item: Mike put these details n the website) NEXT MEETING: President Catch all psitin, lts f cntact with the deans and administratrs, supervise the ther fficers Vice-President Steps in fr the president, wrks with cmmittee representatives, maintain strategic plan, cmpiles reprts Secretary Wrk n website, send ut mnthly s, rganize agendas, take care f dept. reps. Treasurer Respnsible fr GSC budget, wrk with campus life finance fficer, respnsible fr graduate student lunge. Student Life Take care f deans cffee hur, keep track f majr student (advcacy) issues. Academically and Career Develpment Graduate Research Sympsium (and ptentially TuftsIgnite like events) Scial Organize cllabrative events with different departments r ther Tufts graduate schls. Cmmunity Outreach Graduate Student 5K in the Spring, in the Fall the Thanksgiving fd drive. Mnday March 3, 2014 frm 6:30pm-8:00pm

5 Graduate Student Events! g.tufts.edu/gsc Upcming Events M and Brew Feb. 4 frm 4-6pm Clidge Rm, Ballut Hall Tufts Ignite February 6, 2014 frm 6-8pm in Halligan 102 Frieds f Tufst Libraries Authr Talk: Weiping Wu Feb. 12 at 3:30pm in Hirsch Reading Rm, Tisch Valentines Day event (TBD) Light at the End f the Tunnel Wrkshp - February 14, 2014 Register Next General Meeting Mnday March 3, 2014 frm 6:30pm-8:00pm General Infrmatin: GSC Lunge is lcated in West Hall in the Basement and pen 24/7. Tickets are available fr sale fr varius events(like Apple Picking!) in the GSC Lunge. General Meetings the First Mnday f every Mnth in the Campus Center! Mailing list sign up: r scan this QR cde