GSG Meeting
September 25, 2012
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Ashurst A109
Meet-me line: 928-523-6629
7:00 p.m.-7:05 p.m.
Welcome and Roll Call, Michael Cook and Mia Ryneal
Brenden Divine- Here for Travel Awards
Attendance: Mia, Michael, Ali, Tim,
Richard Henderson
Timothy Bonson
Adam Lockwood
Alison Le Grand
Cassandra Rivas
Denise Avalos
Emily Baker
Emily Wells
Emma Townsend
George Coulon
Jessica Lymberopoulos
Picnic- Over a hundred people. At any one time 30-40 people attended.
Values Survey – attended first strategic planning committee-VP for institutional effectiveness. Need to rely on data from a survey-new 5 year plan
7:05 p.m.-7:10 p.m.
New Dates, Michael Cook
Proposed switching the meeting the week of Thanksgiving to the week before.
November 6th meeting officially cancelled
Switch meeting to November 13th .
Adam seconds
On the phone- unanimous yays
Unanimous yays in the room
Date is officially moved.
Not meeting the 20th, week of Thanksgiving
Exec meeting will still be on Monday the 12th
7:10 p.m.-7:20 p.m.
Graduate College News and Recap. of the Academic Integrity Town Hall, Ramona Mellot
Went very well
Spoke about a lot of issues, all student voices were heard.
Everyone has different standards. Greg G. had a student who cheated.
Plan is to form a small group and to form a larger group to revise the policy. Will want one grad student/undergrad represented.
Townhall will meet again in the Spring with a revised policy.
When you represent a group- you must represent a whole group.
UGC Thursday, new grad coordinator orientation
Asked for nominations for two open seats
Check gsg e-mail
7:20 p.m.-7:25 p.m.
Social Committee, Ali Le Grand
· GSG float on October 20th?- Homecoming parade? Any interest?
Thinking of a Winter event in late November
Vintage- formal dance
Cash bar? Audrey auditorium?
Need to price it all out
Weatherford- renting the Zane Grey Ballroom?
7:25 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Policy and Legislative Action Committee, Jason Kordosky and Michael Cook
· Send a couple of GSG representatives to the spring NAGPS Legislative Action Days (LAD)?
Will send out an email on Friday
ASA board of directors meeting tomorrow 6-9. Can choose which ABOR sessions they would like to attend
NAGPS holds legislative action days in Washington DC.
Eli-Legislative Concerns Chair- will be another LAD in February/March
Learn how to lobby and then lobby legislatures
Funding two students, sending them to Washington
After the national meeting- will present this again & ask to allocate funds for legislative action days
Two students, for three days
November/December- hold a vote to allocate or not allocate the funds
7:30 p.m.-7:35 p.m.
Appropriations and Travel Awards Committee, Tim Bonson
Passing around interest sheet
October 1st is the deadline for Travel
Switched to 3 cycle
If you want to travel before December 31st
7:35 p.m.-7:40 p.m.
Marketing and Communications Committee, George Coulon and Emily Wells
Issue of finding an appropriate meeting place
Need to post a facebook page. Transition from year to year is smooth.
Need to pass on administrative privileges to next year’s crop.
Should attach an e-mail address
Executives should have access to the page as well.
Create a business account
Need to have someone responsible for 1 or 2 posts a week
Starting early in the spring- would be nice to start advertising the elections
Putting an add in a lumberjack
Open-house to get people interested in elections
Meeting where everyone brings a plus one
Reps should be more aggressive in colleges
7:40 p.m.-7:45 p.m.
Grievance Policy Committee, Mia Ryneal
Document should be 1-2 pages
7:45 p.m.-7:50 p.m.
ASNAU News, Emma Townsend
Carnival & Homecoming
Elections
Legal advisor on campus at ASNAU- she has a lot of office hours
Sherry Miller.
7:50 p.m.-7:55 p.m.
Discussion of Guests to Invite, Michael Cook and Tim Bonson
Tim invited Dr. Lisa Campos- Oct. 23rd or Dec 4th
Michael suggested Chris Duarte- LGBTQ resource center- Oct. 9th
Laura Hueneke – speaking about grants Nov. 13th? For Laura?
7:55 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Wrap-up (Legacy Membership at NAGPS?), Michael Cook