❖GSA Meeting Agenda

Date: October 5, 2016

*WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING A PICTURE THIS TIME

  1. Welcome/Call to order 5:01pm by C. Chandler

Nicole SnellQuinton BanksBen Wolfson

Susannah ShisslerRamon MartinezYanfeng Xu

Aida KuzucanMegan LynchAlyssa Grogan

Lola AkintolaAmanda LabuzaNathan Hardenbrook

Keirra DillardRotana AlsaggafJessica Jonkman

Laura NawrockiWan-wen LiaoJulia Peter

Alex San Nicolas

  1. Review minutes of previous meeting Motion J. Peter, A. San Nicolas
  2. CURE Scholars Program will be present to talk about their program
  3. Speaker: Dr. Brett Hassel
  4. Description: Middle school STEM outreach in W. Baltimore that is a combined activity for professional schools in UMB - - science pipeline for underrepresented minority students to expose to healthcare careers and opportunities; part of a pipeline of programs (entry level) with and without minority focus; funding components housed at UMB so can make connections with different educational levels (pairing with HBCUs and high schools in the area)
  5. NCI developed this program in 1991, goal to enhance representation in biomedical sciences; focus on W. Baltimore and greater Baltimore community; want to prevent educational decline that occurs in transition between elementary and middle school; use cohorts that reflect W. Baltimore communities
  6. Mentoring: 5 to 1 ratio, UMB Cure Programs Mentor Matching kicked off next week; Tuesday and Thursday (1 hour sessions) as well as Saturdays (works with A Bridge to Academic Excellence with teambuilding activities); emphasize holistic approach by bringing strength of all professional schools and impacting many life aspects that are challenges to these students with home visits; mentors are accepted year round!!
  7. Reports
  8. President by C. Chandler
  9. Announcements
  10. Insurance updates - read the article in the Grad Gazette going out this week! Article will have contact information for questions about healthcare.
  11. Enrollment numbers: 1570; 1.5% cheaper to students based on the premium rate alone (not including copays or out of pocket expenses)
  12. Want to look into handling of these cases by student accounting, if you have a description of an event please email president with specific complaints
  13. Need to establish presence of students that are disgruntled with healthcare change, because student concern is being swept aside and administration assumes this was a smooth transition
  14. Bike Share: 50 plus stations, have electric powered bikes,
  15. Our station will start late October, early November
  16. Concern for bike safety has not been addressed
  17. Meet & Confer Committee - no meeting yet; next one in November
  18. Vice President by L. Hostelley
  19. Announcements
  20. Social Activities Committee: Fall social is in the planning stages
  21. USGA Announcements
  22. Pigtown Festival October 8th 12-7pm, USGA is sponsoring a pig in the pig races, students will get a $5 discount on unlimited beverage wristband (normally $25) OR $5 towards first drink OR $5 towards merchandise
  23. Fall Formal Friday November 12th at the Baltimore Museum of Industry
  24. Treasurer
  25. Account: $9639.14 in checking
  26. Travel Awards due October 15th, 2016; submission has changed from physical to email; please do not sign without all parts of the application being signed
  27. Budget 2015-2016 was increased by $3000 and was to go to summer socials, crab feast, and service opportunities; found additional funding for candidacy ceremony and other events, which resulted in coming in significantly under budget; would like to add $3000 back to the research awards to increase awards from 2 to 4 awards; as well as addition of professional development award (add $1000 from the extra funds)
  28. Motion to allocate funds to Research and Personal Development awards: Q. Banks, A. Labuza; Vote passes and transition approves
  29. Money will go into effect this Fall Semester 2016
  30. Still determining how much we will receive from student fee increase and how much is in the state account; working to report for next month
  31. Finance Committee
  32. Secretary
  33. Announcements: Please review list of primary and secondary representatives during the meeting to make sure the correct contact is listed per program. If you only have one representative listed, please contact me with the additional representative at .
  34. GRC: The first committee meeting will be held after the November GSA meeting on 11/02/16. This meeting will outline the tasks that need to be completed before the GRC. If this meeting time does not work for you, please contact .
  1. Grad Council rep
  2. Announcements
  3. U of M grad council: No meeting until tomorrow (October 6th)
  4. Professional Development Committee
  5. Purpose: for student funding when they are not presenting for a conference, but are going to conferences or training that aids graduate career
  6. Maximum award is $250; Due date October 15 (April through September) and April 15 (October through March)
  7. Fall due date will be November 1st
  8. Applicants will submit CVs as well as a statement as to the purpose of the event and how it will affect career short term and long term (this will be emphasis when scoring)
  9. Will also take into account quality of the event attended
  10. Will be submitted to Morgan Bunting and the Professional Development Committee;
  11. Scoring criteria: attendance at GSA meetings for Programs, number of professional development opportunities attended this year, overall impression (statements; purpose and reflection of the event)
  12. Questions as to changing budget and maximum for the award; so would like to switch for this round a range from $250 to 500 per award
  13. FALL DEADLINE IS NOW NOVEMBER 1st
  14. PR
  15. Announcements: Grad Gazette has had problems with communication at the school, so it should be coming out this Friday
  16. Communications Committee: Please sign up for this committee!!! No members as of this date.
  17. Service Committee: Please meet after this meeting with Linda to talk about ideas or contact .
  18. Meyerhoff:
  19. Nicole Snell is the new representative.
  20. New E-board (L. Sebanjo is the president for the upcoming year)
  21. Event upcoming in December
  22. NOVA: Neuroscience Outreach and Volunteer Association
  23. Many students are excited and signed up for the upcoming year to promote events for students to learn about biomedical sciences (promote science and learning about the brain); have been asked to partner with UMB Cures previously
  24. Planning to cut back on events to devote more time and energy
  25. Any students are welcome to attend and help, just email A. Labuza to get on the email list if you would like to participate
  26. Bingo will be next month (on Tuesday nights, for now planning the 18th or 25th) and want to get Fall Tours started (but no one will volunteer to chair, so if you are interested in this role please contact A. Labuza)
  1. Old Business: None for this meeting
  2. New Business:
  3. Funding requests: for group requests: $750.00 for this fall semester
  4. NOVA (supported group): requests $210.00 for Spring Grove Hospital money for snacks for participants (20-30 patients attend); funding also for food at meetings, and several miscellaneous items to maintain NOVA function through the semester (scissors, tape, etc). Another Port Discovery event will be upcoming that requires small items (batteries for demos, etc.).
  5. Motion by L. Bozzi, Second by Q. Banks; Vote passes for full amount
  6. SNAC (Scientists for Non Academic Careers)/ Umbrella group for EIN, UMCC, Science Policy, and Intellectual Property, etc.: Requesting $466.00 for food at events - - Snacks with SNAC as a lab break for networking with students, open meeting/SNAC social and case materials; Upcoming events will include lunch and learns about different umbrella groups and a meeting for the start of the Science Policy group; events are open for all students (attended 80% by graduate students, but also have post doc attendance); many events are paired with Jenn Aumiller - - umbrella groups are pursuing funding from other sources
  7. Motion by L. Sebanjo, Second by L. Bozzi and M. Bunting; Vote passes for $250 (with stipulation to purchase case materials)
  8. With option to repropose later in the semester for remaining funds
  9. Upcoming Events
  10. Other Business/Announcements

Date of next meeting: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 5:00pm

Motion to adjourn by C. Chandler, Second by Q. Banks at 6:38pm