Keaton Miller

February 3rd General Assembly

Call the Meeting To Order /

Approval of the Minutes and Agenda

Agenda in Brief

1. Approval of Minutes and Agenda

2. Officer Updates (20 minutes)

3. Report on COGS Fees Request (20 minutes)

4. Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week(10 minutes)

5. Discussion: Crime Alerts and Campus Safety (20 minutes)

6. Election of New Senators (5 minutes)

OFFICER REPORTS

Vice President of University Relations

• Spring 2014 Survey Roll Out• Fees Committee Update (w/ Ben Klein)

Vice President of Internal Relations

• Orientation Planning• Career Networking Events Planning

Vice President of Communications

• Submission to Graduate School Interdisciplinary Initiative

GEC Representatives Update

• GEC Meeting Report• Roommate Database Update• Stress Symposium Update• Constitution & Bylaws Revision

Executive Vice President

• Committees Call for Participation• Student Health Advisory Committee• Student Senate Update

Vice President of Finance

President• Research Showcase with Graduate School on April 8th

(Northrop)• Graduate Student Teaching Award & CTL Partnership• Graduate Student Learning Outcomes• Awards & Awards Ceremony (due FRIDAY MARCH 14TH)

– Leadership Award– Outstanding Faculty Award– Graduate Student Teaching Award– Travel Grants

Grad & Professional Student Appreciation Week

• Career Networking Workshops and Breakfast• Dr. Robert Fuller on Dignity in Advising Relationships• Graduate Student Research Showcase• Family and Friends Bowling Night• Ice Cream Social• Outing to the Walker• Symposium on the Social Impact of Stress• Ticket Giveaways to Cultural and Sporting Events (Roller Derby?

Northrop Opening Events?)• Possible Community Building Event

Report on COGS Fee Request

Overview• Over 89% of budget request honored by

the fees committee (unanimous decision) $107,000 budget

• Cuts in budget request were made:– Leadership and Faculty Award Plaques

($700)– Co-Sponsoring Pool ($1000)– GEC Rep Stipends ($1500)– New Fixed Travel Grant Program ($5000)– Appreciation Week ($5000)

GAPSA Budget• Initial deliberations, only 47% of budget request honored because of refusal to answer questions

• After pressure from executive board, responded to questions, reinstating pass-through funding but providing 35% penalty for lateness, resulting in 53% funding levels

• Assessed to all GRD students as well as professional students

• Total fee level: about $27

Operational Expenses

• $1800 in Payroll Taxes• $6842 in Officer Stipends• $15,000 in administrator salary• $23,642 total, or approximately 22% of

budget

Grant Programming

• Competitive Travel Grant Program ($60,000)

• Fixed Amount Travel Grant ($22,500)• Intellectual Community Building ($5000)• Social Community Building ($5000)

Event Programming• GA Meetings ($3300)• CIGS Seed Funding ($1500)• COGS Sponsored Workshops ($3000)• Online Workshop Series ($2000)• Teaching Award ($425)• Appreciation Week ($2300)• Research Symposium ($4500)• Research Showcase ($750)• Awards Ceremony ($1250)• Family & Friends Bowling ($2000)• Hang Out & Happy Hours ($300)

Potential Options Remaining

• Leave the budgets as is ($3-4 increase in total fee)

• Appeal the assessing of the GAPSA fee to GRD students

• Ask GAPSA to reduce their budget by $50,000

• Reduce our budget by about $25,000 (potentially by eliminating redundant grant programs)

Crime Alerts & Campus Safety

Update

• Student Leaders Meeting with Mayor Hodges• Campus Safety Forum on January 29th

• Campus Safety Forum in February• Letter from six organizations calling for elimination

of reporting of race for Cleary Act crime alerts• Discussion of Issues: Should we take a position?

Grad & Professional Appreciation Week Update

Career Networking Workshops• Friday, April 4, 2014     

9:00 - 11:30 a.m.                             McNamara Alumni Center

• 200 Oak Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455• Meet representatives from industry, business, government and non-profits – up to 80

companies and organizations are expected to attend.• Connect with executives and recruiters interested in meeting graduate students,

postdocs and alumni from all academic disciplines considering career options.• Bring your business card or résumé and network with employers who have

regional, national and international presence.• Option to attend employer panels focusing on job-search strategies.

This event is free, but registration is required. Space is limited. Registration deadline is  April 1 or until we reach capacity.  The names of employers attending the event

will be available on the registration website in mid-March. 

• 3M• AMEC• American Indian Cancer

Foundation• Amicus • Arch Language Network • AXA Advisors• Biovest International• Blue Octopus LLC• BrandHoot LLC• Bright Horizons Family Solutions• Certusoft• Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services• Coloplast• COUNTRY Financial• Ecolab• Experis IT

Farmers InsuranceFive Star ProfessionalFoster Klima & Co, IncFraserKnowledge Universe Land O'LakesMarsh & McLennan AgencyMayo ClinicMedicaMinnesota Department of Employment and Economic DevelopmentMinnesota Department of Human ServicesMinnesota Historical SocietyMinnesota Internship Center High School

National Marrow Donor ProgramOpen Access Technology International, Inc.Pace Analytical Services, Inc.Pathways to CommunityPolar Semiconductor, LLCProto LabsR&D Systems, Inc.South Metro Human ServicesThe Lovaas Institute MidwestUniversity of Minnesota Law SchoolUpper Midwest Higher Education Recruitment ConsortiumUS Peace Corps

Dr. Robert Fuller on Dignity in Advising Relationships

• Thursday, March 27th

• Walter Library 401/402• Free form discussion of how the

concept of dignity might apply to advising relationships

Family & Friends Bowling Night

• Tentatively Scheduled Tuesday April 1st in Goldy’s Gameroom

• Pizza & Drinks• Family Spouses Partners Friends

Encouraged to Come

Graduate Student Ice Cream Social

• Wednesday April 2nd Coffman Memorial Union

Outing to the Walker

• Thursday April 3rd

COGS Symposium on the Effects of Stress on Personal

and Economic HealthDr. Karen J. Parker of

Stanford University, KeynoteWednesday April 2nd

GradRevels

Expanded Options for Appreciation Week

• Theater in the Round (Dead Man’s Cellphone) (~$14)

• Mixed Blood (Sun Serpent) (~$14)• Roller Derby April 5th (~$10)• Timberwolves March 26th or April 2nd (~$10)• Rock Climbing (~$18)• PhD Comics Movie (March 24th or 26th)• Physical Therapy Exercises / Yoga Classes• Must come to events to get tickets?

Election of New Senators

SENATOR

Senators are elected from the graduate student body to serve as voting members on the Student Senate, the University Senate, and the GAPSA General Assembly. The number of senators varies from year to year (between ten and five) Because of the timing of these meetings, it is entirely possible to ‘split’ the position into Senator and GAPSA GA Rep.

Elected: at the April/May GA meeting. Term begins/ends on June 30 th

Routine duties include: attending Student Senate meetings, University Senate meetings, and GAPSA General Assembly meetings; communicating topics to the general assembly of COGS and results back to it, attending COGS general assembly meetings; notifying the Executive Vice President of necessary absences.

Optional duties include: attending COGS executive board meetings; participating in COGS-sponsored events; serving on Senate committees.

The Executive Vice President serves as the head of the senate ‘slate’ and is responsible for organizing communication between senators.

Senators may also serve as College Delegation Leads.

Estimated Time Commitment: 4-6 hours monthly at routine meetings

Announcements for Next Time…

Stuff Next Time

• Elections for New Officers• Approval of Constitution & Bylaws• Approval of Budget