Professional Development Committee—Guy Harrison speaks of Spring Social at Shady Park on 2/26th and Scavenger Hunt coinciding with Night of the Open Door on 2/27th. Special Projects Committee— None. External Affairs Committee—George Brusch talks of upcoming trip to Washington D.C. and efforts to compile students’ bill of right (to be approved by Faculty Senate). Fulton Engineering Subcommittee—Yash Garg and Daniel Burillo discuss dean engagement and desire to change mission statement to include graduate students. Public Affairs/Policy Subcommittee—Dominic Luna and Liza Gashi discuss dean engagement efforts to invite students to converse with dean via Twitter. Looking into more options for joint degrees and online student participation. Old Business New Business AB #33: AN ACT to approve new members Adding Alyssa Sherry, Claire Crowther, Richard Simpson, Kevin Rutherford, Vincent Brancato, Franz Ferguson, Jay Alabaster Approved Unanimously AB #34: AN ACT to approve the GSO February funding cycle brief discussion of budget left to allocate, Approved Unanimously AB #35: A ACT to limit speaking time for outside reports Approved Unanimously AB #36: A RESOLUTION to express GPSA support against racism Tabled due to debate over precision of language. Note: Per GPSA Bylaws, limited to 15 minutes per item with unlimited extensions of 10 minutes available Graduate Student Forum Note: Per GPSA Bylaws, limited to 3 minutes per speaker with an extension of 5 minutes available None. Announcements None. Adjournment @ 4:55 pm Assembly Members College/School Represented Standing Attendance p Katie Brown CLAS Humanities Good p Abdallah CLAS Nat. Sciences Good George Brusch CLAS Life Sciences Good p
Professional Development Committee—Guy Harrison speaks of Spring Social at Shady Park on 2/26th and Scavenger Hunt coinciding with Night of the Open Door on 2/27th. Special Projects Committee— None. External Affairs Committee—George Brusch talks of upcoming trip to Washington D.C. and efforts to compile students’ bill of right (to be approved by Faculty Senate). Fulton Engineering Subcommittee—Yash Garg and Daniel Burillo discuss dean engagement and desire to change mission statement to include graduate students. Public Affairs/Policy Subcommittee—Dominic Luna and Liza Gashi discuss dean engagement efforts to invite students to converse with dean via Twitter. Looking into more options for joint degrees and online student participation. Old Business New Business AB #33: AN ACT to approve new members Adding Alyssa Sherry, Claire Crowther, Richard Simpson, Kevin Rutherford, Vincent Brancato, Franz Ferguson, Jay Alabaster Approved Unanimously AB #34: AN ACT to approve the GSO February funding cycle brief discussion of budget left to allocate, Approved Unanimously AB #35: A ACT to limit speaking time for outside reports Approved Unanimously AB #36: A RESOLUTION to express GPSA support against racism Tabled due to debate over precision of language. Note: Per GPSA Bylaws, limited to 15 minutes per item with unlimited extensions of 10 minutes available Graduate Student Forum Note: Per GPSA Bylaws, limited to 3 minutes per speaker with an extension of 5 minutes available None. Announcements None. Adjournment @ 4:55 pm Assembly Members College/School Represented Standing Attendance Katie Brown CLAS Humanities Good p Abdallah CLAS Nat. Sciences Good p George Brusch CLAS Life Sciences Good p
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