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Graduate Student Council
General Body Meeting
Wednesday, October 5, 20166:00 PM Reitz Union 2355
AGENDAI. Welcome
II. Officer ReportsIII. Invited Announcements: IV. Open Issues/AnnouncementsV. Adjournment
REPORTS: PRESIDENTStudent Leader Assembly - VP Student Affairs
Dean of Students
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: April 3-7, 2017
Upcoming CRC workshops:
REPORTS: VICE PRESIDENTThank you to the Counseling and Wellness Center
Grad Resource of the Month:
- If you have any ideas for resources you would like to hear from or are part of a center/organization/group that offers resources to graduate students please feel free to contact me.
Tailgate:- Be on the lookout for information on our upcoming tailgate for the UF
vs. South Carolina football game on November 12th
If you have any questions/ ideas or want to get involved please feel free to contact me:
Nathan [email protected]
REPORTS: VICE PRESIDENTThank you to the Counseling and Wellness Center
Graduate Organization Information:
- We are working on compiling contact information for all graduate student organizations at UF and we need your help.
- If you are a member of a graduate student organization please email the GSC secretary with your organization's information. Include officers contact information as well as website or social media information.
- GSC Secretary: Glendon [email protected]
If you have any questions/ ideas or want to get involved please feel free to contact me:
Nathan [email protected]
REPORTS: SECRETARY● Please make sure your representative emails are updated on the
attendance sheet, or email corrections to [email protected]
REPORTS: GRANTS COMMITTEE CHAIR● Who: All UF students paying fees at time of travel are eligible.● What: Travel to present RESEARCH or for PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Up to $350 for hotel, travel, and registration, 1x/fiscal year as long as travel is not already funded by another SG organization, and the amount requested plus other guaranteed funds does not exceed the total cost of trip.
● When: Cycles open and close MONTHLY, and FAR IN ADVANCE of travel. ● How: Make ufgsc.org your best friend. Once you develop this relationship,
feel free to contact [email protected] with concerns.For travel that is
DOMESTIC & BEGINS ON 15 DEC - 14 JANINTERNATIONAL & BEGINS ON 01 JAN - 28 FEB
Submit by October 31, 2016.
REPORTS: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CHAIRUpcoming events that may be of interest:
● Intra-Action: Women in Art. Harn Museum of Art, October 9th, 3pm. “Kerry Oliver-Smith, Curator of Contemporary Art, will introduce works by The Guerrilla Girls and 36 international women artists. Following the talk, Center for World Arts / Harn Choreographer-in-Residence Andrea Ward, will perform a short, original work that illustrates the frustrations of living under rules established and perpetuated by a patriarchy of classism and celebrates the efforts of feminists worldwide. A discussion will follow.”
● Art in Engineering. Harn Museum of Art, October 13th, 6pm. “View works of art and attend performances by UF College of Engineering faculty and students. Express your inner-engineer through art-making. Additional support for this evening is provided by the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.”
● Maximum Visuality: How to Look at Pictures of War. Harn Museum of Art, October 30th, 2pm. “In conjunction with the Aftermath exhibition, Debbie Lisle, Reader in International Relations, School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy, Queens University Belfast, will explore three developments in our understanding of the way people read pictures of war. Support for this program is provided by the UF Center for European Studies. A reception will follow the lecture.”
● Symposium: Critical, Clinical, Curatorial. Harn Museum of Art, October 22nd, 10:30am-5pm. “Presented by the Harn Eminent Scholar Chair in Art History Lecture Series. the symposium invites an in-depth exploration of the various educational programs and exhibitions that make up the intertwined histories of art and therapy, modern art and self-taught artists, art and madness. View the full schedule by clicking the button below. A reception will follow the event.”
REPORTS: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CHAIR● Pop-Up Culture. UF Plaza of the Americas, October 13th, 10am-2pm.”Join us for spontaneous acts of culture that will
"pop up" throughout the UF Plaza of the Americas. These culture bursts are aimed to increase awareness, appreciation and excitement for the arts and humanities at UF. Participants can view a range of activities such as debates, dancing, painting and print making.”
● Collaborating with Strangers Workshop. Smathers Library (East) Room 100, October 20th, 9am. You need to register here: http://apps.uflib.ufl.edu/Registration/public_workshops_view_details.aspx?ID=32 (only 33 spots left!). “Want to unmask your creative potential? Turn small talk into big ideas? Find quick ways to make long-term connections? "Collaborating with Strangers" workshops will connect you with students, faculty and researchers on campus during 3-minute speed-meetings.”
If you would like to announce a multicultural or educational event that your department is hosting
please email me (Mirna P. Amaya) at [email protected]
In the email’s subject line please write “Multicultural events for the GSC meeting”
REPORTS: GRADUATE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
● The next meeting of the Graduate Council will be on Thursday 20th of October
If you have questions about the Graduate Council please email me (Mirna P. Amaya) at [email protected]
REPORTS: FACULTY SENATE REPRESENTATIVENews from August mtg. concerning graduate students:
● introduction of new major, Program Evaluation in Graduate School Educational Environments for the M.A.Ed. degree
● Warrington College of Business Administration, dropping Administration from name: “Warrington College of Business”
● Changes in D.Pharm prereqs
General
● Introduction of BS Anthropology, changes in Constr.Mgt. req’s, consolidation of foreign language bachelor's degrees
INVITED ANNOUNCEMENTS: ● Dr. Linda Lewis, Counseling and Wellness Center
OPEN ISSUES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next Meeting: Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
6:00 PM Reitz Union Room 2355
