Keaton Miller

February 3rd General Assembly

Call the Meeting To Order /

Approval of the Minutes and Agenda

Agenda in Brief

1. Approval of Minutes and Agenda

2. Officer Updates (30 minutes)

3. Graduate Student Fees Resolution and Committee (20 minutes)

4. Discussion: Crime Alerts & Campus Safety (10 minutes)

5. Special Committee on Graduate Education Report (10 minutes)

6. Election of New Executive Vice President (10 minutes)

7. Election of New Senators (5 minutes)

OFFICER REPORTS

Vice President of University Relations

• Update on Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee Resolution (with GEC Rep Nicole Scott)

• Cross-Disciplinary Workshop Recap• Spring 2014 Survey Call for

Participation• Opportunities for Feedback on Survey

Questions

Vice President of Internal Relations

• Orientation Planning• Career Networking Events Planning• Surviving the Minnesota Winter Event

Recap

Grad & Professional Student Appreciation Week

• Career Networking Workshops and Breakfast• Dr. Robert Fuller on Dignity in Advising Relationships• Graduate Student Research Showcase• Family and Friends Bowling Night• Ice Cream Social• Outing to the Walker• Symposium on the Social Impact of Stress• Ticket Giveaways to Cultural and Sporting Events (Roller Derby?

Northrop Opening Events?)• Possible Community Building Event

Vice President of Communications

• Website Updates Completed• Potential Submission to Graduate

School Interdisciplinary Initiative

GEC Representatives Update

• Report from previous GEC Meeting• Roommate Database Update• Stress Symposium Update• Resources for Government Jobs

Executive Vice President

• Committees Call for Participation• Student Health Advisory Committee• Board of Governors• Council of International Graduate

Students Update

Vice President of Finance

• Update on GAPSA Financial Separation

President• Revision of Constitution & Bylaws / SSFC Request• Research Showcase with Graduate School on April 8th

(Northrop)• Graduate Student Teaching Award & CTL Partnership• Graduate Student Learning Outcomes• Student Senate Update

– Resolutions supporting Gender Neutral Housing, Divesting from Conflict Minerals, Professional Student Tuition Structure pass

– Resolution supporting administrative cuts fails– Considering resolutions on Open Access Textbooks,

Bankruptcy Provisions for Student Loans, State Student Loans, Protections for Trans Students

– Markingson Case– Student Senate Election Voting Units

Some Other Programming Stuff

• Public and Community Engagement Work

• Outing to Crashed Ice in St. Paul on Sunday, February 22nd

• Work with Carlson School Students– Social Hour with Carlson Students 2/17– APDCC Collaboration

Graduate Student Fees Resolution and Committee

Crime Alerts & Campus Safety

Update

• Student Leaders Meeting with Betsy Hodges

• Campus Safety Forum on January 29th

• Discussion of Issues: Should we take a position?

Special Committee on Graduate Education Report

Election of New Executive Vice President

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

The executive vice president works with the president in representing COGS in both University and non-university settings. S/he is primarily responsible for maintaining full graduate student representation on University, Graduate School, and GAPSA committees or assemblies and supporting and filling in for the president as needed. S/he is also responsible for recruiting COGS reps from the programs.

Elected: at the April/May GA meeting. Term begins/ends on June 30 th Routine duties include: officially representing COGS before University administration, University organizations, and outside groups; taking the president’s place when needed; recruiting graduate students for non-internal committees; attending monthly executive committee meetings; acting as official liaison between COGS and University Senate; attending monthly University and Student Senate meetings; oversees committee reports back to COGS; identifying, studying and attempting to resolve potential and real problems confronting graduate students at the U of MN.

Special Projects and Responsibilities include: reading and judging travel grant applications; assisting with grad student orientations and other COGS-sponsored events; meeting semesterly with the President and with the Provost; coordinating with GAPSA on Senate and Senate committee representation issues.

Estimated Time Commitment: 8-10 hours per month in routine meetings; 3-4 hours per month for other activities and preparation

Stipend: $750 distributed as $187.50 quarterly

Election of New Senators

SENATOR

Senators are elected from the graduate student body to serve as voting members on the Student Senate, the University Senate, and the GAPSA General Assembly. The number of senators varies from year to year (between ten and five) Because of the timing of these meetings, it is entirely possible to ‘split’ the position into Senator and GAPSA GA Rep.

Elected: at the April/May GA meeting. Term begins/ends on June 30 th

Routine duties include: attending Student Senate meetings, University Senate meetings, and GAPSA General Assembly meetings; communicating topics to the general assembly of COGS and results back to it, attending COGS general assembly meetings; notifying the Executive Vice President of necessary absences.

Optional duties include: attending COGS executive board meetings; participating in COGS-sponsored events; serving on Senate committees.

The Executive Vice President serves as the head of the senate ‘slate’ and is responsible for organizing communication between senators.

Senators may also serve as College Delegation Leads.

Estimated Time Commitment: 4-6 hours monthly at routine meetings