Graduate Student Council GSC

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Graduate Student Council (GSC)

• Last General Meeting of Fall 2008
• Thursday, November 20th
• 630 715 p.m.

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Welcome
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GSC Officers

• Ryan OMara, president
• Ann Wainscott, vice president
• Kimberly Thurman, treasurer
• Chris Witulski, secretary
• Bret Sefarian, GC representative
• Aaron Rising, GC alternate

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Dean Gerhardt

• Dr. Ken Gerhardt
• Professor Associate Dean of Graduate
  SchoolFaculty Advisor of Graduate Student
  Council

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Guest Speaker
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Student Government

• Graduate and Professional Student Affairs Cabinet
• Director Whitaker Leonhardt
• Email whitaker.leonhardt_at_gmail.com or call
  407-718-2275 for ideas on programming for grad
  students

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Constitution
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Minor Amendments

• Minor changes have been made regarding
• Formatting as specified by new CSAI requirements
• Dormant positions/committees will be
  re-distributed into active positions/committees
• Name changes

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Major Proposed Amendment

• Creation of a Graduate Affairs Committee, whose
  chairperson will be elected.

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Amendments to Constitution

• The original and revised constitutions will be
  emailed to all GSC department reps by tomorrow.
• Please review the revised constitution, which
  will be voted on at our next general meeting.

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Standing Committee Reports
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Travel Grants

• Remaining travel grants
• December 21/35
• January 9/35
• February 8/35
• March 11/63
• April 12/35
• May 0/35
• June 1/35

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GSC vs. RGP Travel Grants

• The Graduate School provides up to 300 for
  student travel to conferences. The funds are 11
  matching funds from your department and/or
  college. You need to have already received an
  award letter from your department and/or college
  specifying that they are providing travel funds
  for you before applying http//rgp.ufl.edu/rgp/pd
  f/travel.pdf

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Forum

• Post fliers and spread the word!

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Website

• Our website will be revamped over winter break,
  so expect a new format by the start of Spring!

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Social

• Come out to Gator City tonight!
• Quick vote
• Option 1 Free pizza/soda at each meeting,
  limited food at Fall/Spring socials
• Option 2 No food at meetings, tons of food at
  Fall/Spring socials

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Ad-Hoc Committee Reports
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Travel Grants Overhaul

• Unfortunately, the new web-based travel grant
  application cannot be integrated into our website
  until during break, so continue with the current
  process.

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HHMI Award Selection

• The HHMI Award Selection Ad-Hoc Committee will
  work to distribute an estimated 20 HHMI Awards to
  graduate students for providing outstanding
  mentorship to undergraduate students.
• Applicants must have published research with an
  undergraduate student in order to win the 500
  award.
• Application Available December 1, 2008
• Application Deadline February 1, 2009

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Other Reports
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Graduate Student Representatives

• Is there any relevant news from our
  representatives in
• Graduate Counsel?
• Faculty Senate?
• University Libraries Committee?
• Student Senate?

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Get Involved
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Student Senate

• Dentistry (1)
• Vet-Med (1)
• Graduate (pending)
• Medicine (pending)
• Contact Matt, mmichel_at_ufl.edu

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Upcoming
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Next Meeting (Jan. 15)

• Guest Speaker David Bowles, Director of Rec
  Sports
• Vote on Amendments to GSC Constitution
• Committee updates

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Closing
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Questions?
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Announcements?
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Save the date

• Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference
• and
• Herpetology Conference
• March 27-29, 2009
• Paramount Plaza, Gainesville

Website, registration, and call for abstracts
coming soon!
For more information SEEC2009_at_gmail.com
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• Don't forget to
• Sign-in with Chris!
• Walk over to Gator City for free food and cheap
  spirits!
• Attend next general meeting on Jan. 15!
• Contact us with any questions or problems you
  might have
• WE ARE HERE TO HELP!!!

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Go Gators!