GSGA First General Assembly Meeting Fall

September 7. 2016

i.Introduction of Officers & Upcoming Year:

  1. President: Daniel Ashwood
  2. Legacy Year:
  3. Key is consistency, branding, GSA involvement
  4. Next year will be a transition year
  5. Next year is important as three people will transition out, so let’s begin working now
  6. Branding: Sid is working on that this year
  7. GSA Orientations/Budgets
  8. Contact Daniel – we are missing 16 GSAs
  9. When, where, attendance list required
  10. Contact exec board if you need us there
  11. Updates:
  12. Increase of Grad Health Award
  13. Committee Assignments:
  14. $140 incentive/individual
  15. emails going out this week (9/10)
  16. case by case basis
  17. Graduate Student Space/GSGA Office:
  18. Committee to discuss future options
  19. International Student Fee
  20. Impact on students – connect us with the students who are directly affected by the fee
  21. Law School Location – no change
  22. GSGA Research Fellowship Deadline: 10/28
  23. Up to $2,000
  1. Board of Trustee Representative: Ryan
  2. Presidents’ Report:
  3. Textbook Affordability Initiative
  4. Law School location debates – remains on campus
  5. Approve funding for the planning and development to remain on campus
  6. Presidential Search Committee
  7. Seeking feedback from students
  8. Crime Report
  9. Reached a 10 year low on and around campus
  10. Improve UCPD
  1. Vice-President Sid Thatham:
  2. Registration Update:
  3. 41 GSAs

if you have new officers, inform VP

  1. SAB updates for GSAs
  2. Meet Sid after meeting
  3. Check Student Rosters
  4. Must have at least 10 names on it, include email and M numbers
  1. Group Budget Awards
  2. Each GSA is warded $300 for community building activities
  3. May have additional funding on request
  4. Group Grant Awards
  5. Deadline is 9/16
  6. Have almost $4000 for this deadline (double usual amount)
  7. Events:
  8. Opportunity to network across campus
  9. NLH Innovation Summit
  10. Sign up to represent your work at the event
  11. Contact Sid for further information
  12. Student Leadership Conference 10/29
  13. Deadline is 10/9 and want graduate student involvement
  14. Increases our visibility on campus
  15. Presidential Search Committee
  16. Wyzerr Survey
  17. Open sessions around campus
  1. Treasurer Report: Abishek
  2. Budget Approval required
  3. (Refer to uploaded file breakdown)
  4. We increased money for GSAs
  5. End of 2015 we ran out of money, so last year we tried to balance our budget.
  6. Motion to approve decided by majority
  7. No abstaining votes
  8. Used 20% of our money so far for FY16-17
  9. SACUB Updates
  10. Gives us $7.3/student that goes to our budget
  11. All meetings are open
  12. Next meeting (insert later)
  13. Please come if you have questions, plus the international office will attend a meeting this fall
  14. Campus Ambassador Report: Courtney Reynolds
  15. Upcoming Events
  16. Grad Café 9/19
  17. Upcoming GSA Meetings/ must meet with CA 1x semester
  18. Google document will be sent to coordinate
  19. Open Floor: Daniel
  20. No questions
  21. Make sure your GSA rep stays for the ENTIRE meeting or it will count as an absence
  22. Email regarding updates and further questions
  23. Next meeting 10/7 AACRC