Committee for Academic Affairs met and discussed withdrawal policy; typed a memo where grad students voices were heard effectively. Treasurer- Christina Wright Absent – Student Affairs Chair- Sherry Early Absent – Multicultural Affairs Chair- Leo Pinheiro Absent – International Student Affairs Chair- Anton Petrov Fees: International Orientation Fee: $100 and goes towards helping international students to adjust to BG community; Fee was introduced as part of the International Orientation program International Fee -$50 (since Fall 2010), charged 50$ per semester, get in touch with Paul Hoffman if students are being unfairly charged; Crucial thing about fee is it covers service fee, software, tax preparation software, many international students get advice on taxes Study Abroad Students Students who go abroad for a year are still paying fees for Stroh Center, – raises the question of why students should be paying for usage of buildings that they are not using during their time abroad No questions were asked of Anton by GA senators Graduate Allocations Representative- Jared Brown Representative-at-Large- Lingxiao Ge Representative-at-Large- Aaron Davis Professional Development Chair – Hoping to have a professional development day on February 11th, 2012. Shanklin Awards April 19th, 2012. – Issues and Concerns Problems and concerns with new Falcon Mail System. Can easily forward Falcon Mail to old BGSU account. John Ellinger has been made aware of the issue according to Jeff. Next Meeting- December 1st (Thursday) December 2nd meeting is being moved to December 1st- McFall Gallery- same time Meeting Adjourned at 4:34 P.M.
Committee for Academic Affairs met and discussed withdrawal policy; typed a memo where grad students voices were heard effectively. Treasurer- Christina Wright – Absent Student Affairs Chair- Sherry Early – Absent Multicultural Affairs Chair- Leo Pinheiro – Absent International Student Affairs Chair- Anton Petrov Fees: International Orientation Fee: $100 and goes towards helping international students to adjust to BG community; Fee was introduced as part of the International Orientation program International Fee -$50 (since Fall 2010), charged 50$ per semester, get in touch with Paul Hoffman if students are being unfairly charged; Crucial thing about fee is it covers service fee, software, tax preparation software, many international students get advice on taxes Study Abroad Students – Students who go abroad for a year are still paying fees for Stroh Center, raises the question of why students should be paying for usage of buildings that they are not using during their time abroad No questions were asked of Anton by GA senators Graduate Allocations Representative- Jared Brown Representative-at-Large- Lingxiao Ge Representative-at-Large- Aaron Davis Professional Development Chair – Hoping to have a professional development day on February 11th, 2012. Shanklin Awards – April 19th, 2012. Issues and Concerns Problems and concerns with new Falcon Mail System. Can easily forward Falcon Mail to old BGSU account. John Ellinger has been made aware of the issue according to Jeff. Next Meeting- December 1st (Thursday) December 2nd meeting is being moved to December 1st- McFall Gallery- same time Meeting Adjourned at 4:34 P.M.
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