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Graduate Student Association Northwestern University

Graduate Student Association Northwestern University. Winter General Meeting 12 January 2011. Meeting Agenda. Introduction Fall Quarter Re-Cap Upcoming Events Discussion!. Introduction. Graduate Student Association Advocates for students on the Evanston and Chicago campuses

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Graduate Student Association Northwestern University

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  1. Graduate Student AssociationNorthwestern University Winter General Meeting 12 January 2011

  2. Meeting Agenda • Introduction • Fall Quarter Re-Cap • Upcoming Events • Discussion!

  3. Introduction • Graduate Student Association • Advocates for students on the Evanston and Chicago campuses • Fosters relationships between graduate students, the university as a whole, and the surrounding communities • Officers, 2010-2011 • Kate Bjorkman, President • OPEN POSITION, Secretary • Justice Alaboson, Treasurer • Jeremy Gouldey, Operations Chair • Anna Terwiel, Co-Advocacy Chair • Stacey Parrott, Co-Advocacy Chair • Lisa Kelly, Co-Social Chair • Qiuping Yu, Co-Social Chair • Laurel Childress, Service Chair • Jenna Luque, Communications Officer

  4. Fall Quarter 2010 Events • Service Events • Larimer Park Clean-Up • Fairy Tale Trails at Women’s Club of Evanston • Social Events • GSA/KSA Tailgate at NU/Purdue football game • Weekly Trivia at Bar Louie • Monthly Happy Hours at Nevin’s • Ice Skating at Millennium Park

  5. Board of Trustees Meeting • The Graduate Leadership Council (GLC) compiled the results from the Annual Survey, and wrote a report (posted on our website) to present to the Board of Trustees in November • Three major “big ticket” items: • Conflict Resolution, with the creation of a Ombudsman office to better assist students with conflicts • Transportation, for improving the Intercampus Shuttle and a partial subsidy of the U-Pass • Childcare, for an on-campus facility affordable to graduate student parents

  6. NAGPS Conference • This fall, the GLC also submitted a grant to join the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) and attend the annual conference at MIT • NU presented on two topics: • GLC Annual Survey • Increasing graduate student representation at the University level • Met several other graduate student representatives for future contacts and collaboration • Christine McCary was elected to Employment Concerns chair Will add some pictures here

  7. NEW GSA Forum!! • The GSA Forum is designed to provide a platform to discuss graduate student concerns, as well as be a direct link to the GSA Board and your program/department representative • Access at nugsa.home-forum.com, or from the Dept Reps tab at our website, nugsa.com • Open to all graduate students, just use your NU email account to register • Two major sections • Information for department reps, and other general postings by GSA officers • Discussion for all graduate students to post topics and concerns

  8. Movie Night in GSC! • Winter Quarter Social on Friday, January 28th in the Graduate Student Commons at Seabury • Doors open at 7:30 pm, feature begins at 8 pm • Snacks will be provided • YOU pick the movie we watch! Register for the GSA Forum and vote in the poll until next Wednesday, January 19th(nugsa.home-forum.com) The Princess Bride Jurassic Park Wayne’s World Roxanne Psycho The Goonies The Silence of the Lambs Back to the Future Let Me In E.T. The Godfather Star Wars

  9. More Upcoming Events! • Volunteer with GSA at First Look for Charity at the Chicago Auto Show with the Cradle -- February 10, 2011 (sign-up sheet) • Tax Seminar with GSA – TBA • GSA 5K/10K Run and Walk – May 22, 2011 • Weekly Trivia at Bar Louie in Evanston – Wednesdays at 9 pm • Monthly Happy Hour at Nevin’s -- 1st Thursdays 5:30 – 7:30 pm

  10. Communications • Advertise your event through the GSA Listserv! • Goes out around 1st and 15th of every month • E-mail the following information to nugsacommunications@gmail.com • Name, Date, Time, and Location of Event • Sponsoring Organization • Small Blurb Describing Event • Contact Information

  11. Contact Information Interested in getting involved in GSA? Want to know more? www.NUGSA.com northwestern.gsa@gmail.com Questions about advocacy issues? AnnaTerwiel2014@u.northwestern.edu Questions about service opportunities? lbchildr@u.northwestern.edu Questions about social events? LisaKelly2013@u.northwestern.edu yqp2009@gmail.com Questions about financial seminars? j-alaboson@northwestern.edu

  12. Open Discussion • Extending representation for students • Conflict resolution progress • Ideas for the GSA Forum? • Ideas for new GSA events?

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