BRET: Transitioning to Faculty Part I – Setting up a Laboratory
| March 24, 2009 | ||
| 2:00 pm |
2009 March Meeting
GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL MINUTES
March 12nd, 2009
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Featheringill Hall, Room 134
I. Welcome
II. Approval of March Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes from February Meeting
IV. Officer Reports
A. President-Elect: Jonathan Wellons
a. Meeting with Dean Bandas
1. Dean Bandas will work to increase our budget
- Wants to get us double what we have now to bring our budget in line with undergrad AcFee money
2. Graduate Student Space in Divinity
- Lots of unknowns (rent, would it be used, equipment) but looking into it
3. Spreading awareness of Graduate student opportunities to receive AcFee money
- Problem is that groups must be open to all students
4. More support from the Dean of Students
- Hoping to get a direct contact/someone to help us out
b. LibQUAL+ library survey
- Huge list of prizes for participating as well as a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank for every survey completed
- http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/libqual2009/survey.html
B. Vice President of Academic Affairs: Molly Brown
a. Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 30, 2009 in SLC
- Abstract booklet done, presentations from 9am to 4pm
- Talk by Susan Basalla at 4:10pm, book distributed to first 150 attendees, reception and book signing to follow
- Still need moderators for a few of the panels, see Molly if you’re interested, also need help with running registration table
- Please take a flier or two to post in your department
b. Gender Dynamics/Communication Seminar
1. Monday, April 6th, 4:30-6:00pm, Board of Trust, SLC
2. Refreshments will be served.
3. Informal discussion of gender dynamics, communication and sexual harassment including a Q&A session
4. Open to all graduate students and co-sponsored by The Women’s Center.
C. Vice Presidents of Social Affairs: Megan Johnson
a. Mar 13th – Joint Social (Law, Owen, & Peabody) in addition to GSC at the Blue Bar — join us for drink specials and some fun camaraderie to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
b. Mar 18 – Jersey Boys @ TPAC (all tickets already sold)
c. Mar 21, 5PM – GSC Yazoo Brewery Tour (all spots taken)
d. April 16 – Tentative date for Spring Social
e. June 23 – 7:30PM Legally Blonde @ TPAC (Tickets $15/each)
- Megan has the tickets, see her if interested
f. Shade Tree Trot
1. Saturday – April 11th 2009 – 10AM. The first annual 5K run/walk and fundraising event to benefit The Shade Tree Family Clinic, supporting the uninsured and under-served population of East Nashville. Registration is $20
g. Life is Priceless Bone Marrow Drive/Blood Drive
1. April 20, 2009, 10am-6pm North Lobby of Light Hall
D. Vice President of Community Affairs: Kimberly Boelte
- Attempted to get group project for Humane Society but has stalled because they won’t accept groups on the weekends
- Attempting to get with other groups
- Email Kim or Steve Vilt if you have any suggestions
E. Treasurer: Samrat Chatterjee
a. AcFee Application
- Submitted, asked for considerably more money than we got this year but won’t know for a while how much we will actually get
F. Secretary: Laura Williams
- Campus-wide migration of email lists by ITS to a new listserv system
- Both of our lists have apparently been successfully moved, let Laura know if there are any problems
- Can check your subscriptions at list.vanderbilt.edu
G. Honor Council President: Jonathan Wellons
- “Thank your friends for not cheating. Or not getting caught.” – Jim
H. Webmaster: Alli McCoy
a. Website URL now changed
- changed from vanderbilt.edu/gsc to studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/gsc
V. New Business
- Megan has a handout on Graduate Career Services she put together after talking to BRET office re: proposal to put together to give to the Provost
- Look it over and talk to Megan about your suggestions or comments
- Interested in putting together a committee on how to best meet grad student desires and needs
- Will require some effort to sell the idea to administration due to the money involved
- Committee volunteers: Laura, Nicholas Pate (EE), email Megan if you want to join in the fun
V. Committee reports
- Calendar committee: met recently to decide on calendar for 2011
- Student Health Insurance Advisory committee: met, Jon will have a report next month when all changes have been decided
- Center for Teaching Advisory committee: should have received an email about open grad student positions for next year
Old Business
- Still need one or two VP for Social Affairs – any takers?
- Should have help from the Dean of Students office for next year
- Steven Killingsworth is interested if someone will help him
VI. Call for Initial Concerns and Upcoming Events
- Grant Fellowship Workshop on 3/28 from 1-6pm through Center for Teaching
- Plenary session on how to get started on writing a grant
- Discipline-specific breakout sessions
- Info on specific grant-giving institutions and major grants awarded and multi-disciplinary funding opportunities
- Center for Teaching has an open position for a graduate student for next year of workshop coordinator, half-time job of 20 hours/week (position for advanced grad student past exams)
X. Call for Announcements:
XI. Adjournment
Next Meeting:
April, 9, 2009 @ 6:30 PM
Featheringill Hall 134
Please pass along the above information to other graduate students in your department
Bone Marrow & Blood Drive
| April 20, 2009 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Life is Priceless
Bone Marrow Drive/Blood Drive
April 20, 2009
North Lobby of Light Hall
10am-6pm
PLEASE pre-register for blood donations. We need this to figure out supply issues.
http://www.doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=3ug45g6u8vmhuztw
Marrow registration will be done on site.
We will also be having an educational lunch featuring Dr. Domm (a pediatric cancer doctor), patients in need of a bone marrow transplant, and bone marrow donors. We are working really hard to get funding for the lunch so we will keep you in the loop. The lunch is Thursday March 26, 2009 in one of the lecture halls of Light Hall on the medical campus. More details will come!
Shade Tree Clinic Trot
| April 11, 2009 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
This race is a special opportunity to promote The Shade Tree Clinic and fundraise for operating expenses, prescription medications, medical supplies, and social work, which are provided free of charge to our patients. Please help us ensure continued care for so many patients who have come to rely on us at the clinic. You can learn more and sign up online at:
All proceeds donated to Shade Tree Family Clinic
For questions please contact Brian Drolet (brian.c.drolet@vanderbilt.edu)
10th Annual Ragin’ Cajun Crawfish Boil
| April 18, 2009 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
April 18, 2009
4-9PM Greer Stadium
Tickets ~$20
Each spring the Ragin’ Cajun Crawfish Boil welcomes approximately 1,200 young Nashville professionals and emerging leaders to experience the area’s most unique crawfish boil. Our ïKreweï of volunteers prepares New Orleans-style food and fresh crawfish for attendees. Live entertainment and great networking opportunities abound at Raginï Cajun. Last year the Raginï Cajun Crawfish Boil raised over $16,000 to benefit the Nashville Sounds Reading Club and NAJCC Charities.
For more information: http://www.ragincajunboil.org/index.php
Course Design for Student Learning (Teaching Workshop)
| March 23, 2009 | ||
| 4:10 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
Monday, March 23
4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Facilitator: Erin Rehel, CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow
This workshop will examine course design from the perspective of student learning. Workshop activities will
help you determine learning goals, consider assessments to measure students’ progress toward those goals,
and choose learning activities that provide students with a chance to practice the knowledge and skills you
want them to gain in your course. Click on the program title to register.Monday, March 23
4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Facilitator: Erin Rehel, CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow
This workshop will examine course design from the perspective of student learning. Workshop activities will
help you determine learning goals, consider assessments to measure students’ progress toward those goals,
and choose learning activities that provide students with a chance to practice the knowledge and skills you
want them to gain in your course. Click on the program title to register.
Courtesy of Center for Teaching
Learner-Centered Teaching Strategies (Teaching Workshop)
| March 12, 2009 | ||
| 4:10 pm | to | 5:30 pm |
Thursday, March 12
4:10 – 5:30 p.m., Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Facilitator: Maria Ebner, CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow
In a learner-centered classroom, the teacher’s role shifts from instruction of content to facilitation of learning.
Therefore, content becomes a tool for developing learning skills-the teacher guides students in an individualized
process of discovery and meaning-making. In this workshop, we will consider how to create a learningcentered
class, including learning goals and teaching strategies (such as peer assessment) that foster students’
capacities for self-directed learning. Click on the program title to register.
Courtesy of Center for Teaching
2nd Annual 3 Blind Wines
| March 5, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
March 5, 2009
6-9PM
$25/person plus 3 bottles of Pinot Noir
The Factory in Franklin
Jamison Hall
Franklin, TN 37064
615-243-2951
| Guest will be asked to participate as a team of 1-2 people, each team bringing three bottles of wine. This year’s designated wine is Pinot Noir. Two of the bottles will be collected and placed in bags to cover the labels, then set out to taste. At 7:00 p.m., tasting begins and everyone has time to eat, socialize and decide on their favorite bottle of wine. A voting card will be provided and votes will be turned in at 8:30. The winning team takes home the other teams third bottle, which will mean a cellar full of wine! Second prize is tickets to the patrons party and main event for A Vintage Affair. | |
| More Info: Heritage Foundation
From LocalWineEvents.com |
GSC Monthly Happy Hour @ Sam’s
| March 3, 2009 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Sam’s Sports Bar (Hillsboro Village)
1803 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37212
(615) 383-3601
6-8PM
Join us for 2 for 1 drinks & GSC will provide some appetizers for Vandy graduate students.
Please come socialize with your fellow graduate students!!
GSC Predators vs Columbus Blue Jackets
| March 5, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Join GSC for another Predators Event!
GSC will be subsidizing tickets for the Preds Game on March 5th against the Blue Jackets.
Students may purchase tickets in advance on (TBA) from 10-Noon outside of Sarratt Room 353 @ $12.50/ticket. The first 100 students may purchase tickets for $10/each. –YOU MAY PAY BY CASH OR CHECK, WE ARE NOT CAPABLE OF ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS!
There is no ticket limit (however we ask you to be reasonable)
Tickets are for College Night = CHEAP BEER
Tickets are in the upper bowl, and are not limited to Vandy graduate students — The more the merrier!! (Only Vandy Graduate Students may receive the $10/ticket discount; the rest are $12.50 each which is still a great deal!
Hope you can help GSC cheer on the Preds!
