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Notes from September 2003 GPSF Meeting
The Grad Student Senate had its first meeting last night. See
below for all the scoop about:
- Almost-gala happy hour following ours Thursday night. Why not
meet some more grad students?
- Chances to participate in student government and on campus
committees. It's easy to volunteer for committees. Only requires
filling out an online form that you'll find at Grad Students
Association website at http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/gpsf/
- Thoughts about how we in JOMC can sponsor activities that get
GPSF funding while making us smarter, better connected and more
marketable.
Read on, colleagues.
Glenn
The Graduate/Professional Student Federation Senate met last night. Some
highlights and ideas for all of us:
- First in importance: A happy extension of our Happy Hour. The GPSF is
sponsoring its own walking tour of watering holes Thursday night. You can
stagger right over after the JOMC event. The “Introduction to Franklin
Street” is patterned after a successful premiere last fall, when it was
apparently quite a lively affair. It begins at 8 p.m. at He’s Not Here and
continues with stops at Top of the Hill (9:30 p.m.) and Lucy’s (11 p.m.).
This is your chance to meet other grad students from other areas, including
medical and law schools, biz, social sciences, humanities, IT and all. See
fliers posted in 3rd floor lounge.
- Get Involved: Organizers are looking to fill seats in several areas of
student representation. I encourage many of you in JOMC to look into
volunteering, which will look impressive on your resumes and will raise our
profile among other grad students and groups. You can find most of the key
info by going to the GPSF website at http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/gpsf/
- The UNC Student Congress has three open seats for grad students from
JOMC, Information & Library Science, Continuing Studies, or Off-Campus
Studies. The congress sets policies for the Honor Court and distributes $$
from student fees to student organizations. A special election to fill
those seats will be on Sept. 16.
- The Grad Student Federation has lots of committees to fill with people
like you. The most pressing: Teaching Awards Committee, Food Services
Committee, Carolina Union Board, Career Services. There are many others,
too, including Public Safety Committee and a Building and Grounds
Committee, where you can be heard about the miserable construction
conditions that we are supposed to be happy about.
- Spending our Money: We heard last night that the Grad Senate has $16,000
to distribute to groups who come up with initiatives to promote scholarship
and career goals. I want to see JOMC people qualify for some of it (since
the money comes from our fees.) My idea is to coordinate an event that
welcomes grad students from other disciplines to our place for a few hours
of discussion on interdisciplinary research and service possibilities. This
is a no-brainer for funding. The Senate’s first priority is for activities
that cross academic borders. But we need to put together a plan and sell
it. I suggest a scoping session sometime soon and hope many of you will
participate. Any suggestions gladly accepted at gwscott@email.unc.edu.
Those of you taking courses outside JOMC, please ask grad students from
other departments about their thoughts and needs.
All for now,
Glenn
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