2009 January Meeting

GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL MINUTES

January 8, 2009

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Featheringill Hall, Room 134

1. Welcome
2. Approval of January Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes from November Meeting
4. Officer Reports

A. President: Jon Ahlbin

a. Graduate Student Meal Plan

i. Plan implemented starting January 1^st

ii. Buy meals in block of 10 for $69.50+tax

- Has anyone tried this yet?

b. GDN Update

i. GradSTEP, Saturday, January 17^th

ii. Prof. 101 Workshop, Saturday, February 21^st

- Getting tenure, how to get a job

c. Upcoming meeting with the Provost

i. Topics of conversation

- How is/could the current economic situation affect graduate students?

- Jon talked with Dennis Hall about it, current grad students can’t be let go because a department is low on funds

B. Vice President of Academic Affairs: Molly Brown

a. Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 30, 2009 in SLC

i. Abstracts due Feb. 13^th, open now, so start working on abstracts and sending them in

- Interdisciplinary presentations and posters

- Abstract submission available on the website: http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/gsc/researchsymposium/

- Committee has come up with list of interdisciplinary panel titles to join or can create your own, see how it works

- Molly will send out an email with call for abstract flyers, print one or more out and post around your department

b. Susan Basalla talk at GSRS, 4:10pm

- Will be talking about examples of graduate students who have found jobs outside of academia, where to look

- Giving out copies of her book as a raffle and at the talk

c. GradSTEP, Jan 17^th

- Check Center for Teaching website for information on the workshops (titles, what they’re about)

- Happy Hour at the end of the second session

- More information from patrick.j.ahern@vanderbilt.edu

- Some sessions may be showing up as full but still have a good chance of getting into it due to no-shows the day of

C. Vice Presidents of Social Affairs: Megan Johnson

- January Happy Hour at Sam’s had an awesome turnout, so thanks for coming!

a. Upcoming activities

i. Jan 9 – GSC Advisor Steve Smartt & his band (The Exotics) will play at Mercy Lounge in Nashville at 8 PM For directions visit: http://www.mercylounge.com

ii. Jan 13 – Wizard of Oz @ TPAC; tickets are still available for ($12/each) contact Megan for more information at: megan.johnson@vanderbilt.edu

iii. Jan 16 – GSC Advisor Steve Smartt & his band (The Baker Street Blue Band) will play at the Commons at 7 PM

iv. Jan 22 – (tentative date) GSC Bowling Event — more information TBA

v. Jan 26 – Ticket sales from 10-Noon in front of Sarratt 353 for the Feb 5th Predators vs Ducks hockey game ($12/each)

vi. Feb 3 – GSC Happy Hour @ Sam’s in Hillsboro Village — come and enjoy 2 for 1 drafts & GSC will provide appetizers!

vii. Feb 5 – GSC Preds vs Anaheim Ducks (see Jan 26 for ticket sales)

viii. Feb 7 – GSC Roller Derby Extravaganza (more info TBA)

b. Check the website for specific dates: www.vanderbilt.edu/gsc

c. GSC T-shirts available $5 each please contact megan.johnson@vanderbilt.edu

D. Vice President of Community Affairs: Kimberly Boelte

a. Upcoming Events

i. January

1. Nashville Humane Association

- May not happen because Humane Association hasn’t called her back yet

ii. February 11^th

1. Make activity bags for Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

- Contact Kim if you’re interested, can change the date depending on who is coming

iii. Rest of Semester

1. Tools for Schools

- Probably on a Saturday

2. Serve food at Nashville Rescue Mission

- Will put it together if at least 5 people will commit to helping

- Can pick what meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner

- Open to suggestions for other events, email Kim if you have an idea

- May do Habitat for Humanity the next time the Vandy chapter does it

E. Treasurer: Samrat Chatterjee

- Budget update – will receive second installment of AcFee money at the end of the month

- Next AcFee application due at end of February/beginning of March

F. Secretary: Laura Williams

G. Honor Council President: Jonathan Wellons

- Thanks to committee who worked on panel in December

- Can get food for the next time the panel has to work late (yay for feeding the workers!)

- Current interest: make Honor Council more diverse in terms of academic representation, racial/ethnic/nationality status makeup

- Email Jonathan if you’re interested in being on the Honor Council for upcoming cases

H. Webmaster: Alli McCoy

- Nice redesign, easy to use

V. University Committee Reports:

A. University Parking Committee: Kimberly Boelte, Molly Brown, Samrat Chatterjee, & Jonathan Wellons

B. Student Recreation Center Committee: Josh Brooks & John Mackert

C. Calendar Committee: Jonathan Wellons & Carrie Whiting

D. Religious Affairs Committee : Jennell Talley, Alli McCoy, Mekeal TeShome, & Elizabeth Weber

E. Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee: Jon Ahlbin & Leslie Dowell

F. Graduate Development Network: Jon Ahlbin, Molly Brown & Steve Smartt

G. University Library Committee: Josh Barnett

H. Center for Teaching Advisory Board: Molly Brown

I. Student IT Leaders Committee: Alli McCoy & Brian Love

VI. Old Business

A. Sexual Harassment Seminar

- Tentatively scheduled for end of March

- Molly is organizing, talk to her if you want to help out

VII. New Business

A. Upcoming GSC Elections

- Description of officer jobs

- Elections will be held next month at February general meeting

VIII. Call for Initial Concerns and Upcoming Events

- Clarification: can only get one travel grant per year

IX. Call for Announcements:

- Formation of Tracie’s book club, this month is “Love is a Mixtape”

- Have a sign-up sheet, Megan will send it out on the events list

X. Adjournment

Next Meeting:

February, 12, 2009 @ 6:30 PM

Featheringill Hall 134

Please pass along the above information to other graduate students in your department

Committed Communicators Toastmasters Club Meetings

January 8, 2009
7:00 am	to	8:00 am

Committed Communicators Toastmasters Club Meetings
Thurs, Jan 8. Freedom Center, 2nd Floor. 223 Rosa L. Parks Ave. 251-7239. Free. 7 – 8 am. The Committed Communicators Toastmasters Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month. A proven method to improve communication skills. Join to become a better speaker and gain confidence.

courtesy of Downtown Details

23rd Annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow

January 7, 2009 5:00 pm

to

January 11, 2009 10:00 pm

23rd Annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow

Wed, Jan 7 – Sun, Jan 11. Nashville Convention Center. 601 Commerce Street. Open on Wednesday and Thursday from 5 – 10 pm, Friday from noon – 10 pm, Saturday from 10 am – 10 pm, and Sunday 11 am – 5 pm. Daily admission $8. Shop for boats, fishing tackle, fishing lodges, travel resorts, marine accessories and services. Over 300 boats, including large yachts, houseboats, bowriders, and fishing boats are on display.

courtesy of Downtown Details

Cheech & Chong

January 8, 2009
7:30 pm	to	9:30 pm

Thursday January 8, 2009
Ryman Auditorium
116 Fifth Ave S
Tickets: $32.50-59.50

Courtesy of Live Nation Update

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