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Graduate Student Association Graduate Leadership Council Northwestern University. Spring Quarterly Meeting April 30 th , 2014. Introduction. Graduate Student Association We organize social and service events to promote relationships between grad students, the university and the community. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Graduate Student AssociationGraduate Leadership Council
Northwestern UniversitySpring Quarterly Meeting
April 30th, 2014
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Introduction
Graduate Student AssociationWe organize social and service events to promote
relationships between grad students, the university and the community.
We advocate for graduate students through the Graduate Leadership Council.
Officers, 2013-2014• President – Stephanie Brehm• Advocacy Chairs – Pritha Ghosh and Deniz Alpay• Service Chairs – Janet Bourne and Roman Kazantsev• Social Chairs – Jeremy Needle and Jia Wu• Treasurer – Zafir Zaman• Secretary – Nancy Auyeng• Communications Officer – Xi Chen
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GLC vs GSA
Graduate Leadership Council•Liaise between graduate students and TGS administration on issues reported to us through the survey as well as via department reps.•Delegates are members of 8 different graduate student organizations and hold monthly meetings in which solutions are sought to the most pertinent issues of graduate and professional students
Co-presidents: Deniz Alpay, Keila Torre-SantiagoTreasurer: Stephanie Brehm
Communications Chair: Pritha GoshDepartment Representative Coordinator: Kristi Ward
NAGPS Liaison: Resham Singh
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GLC? GSA?
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Support GLC
• Department Representatives– Interested in advocating for your community?– Report back to DRC, or reach out to us– Other advocacy opportunities available
• Have a concern? Tell us any time or e-mail us at: [email protected]
• Are you a TGS recognized GSO? Have your GSO join!
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GSA Advocacy Chairs
Primary Roles: Serve as the voice of the TGS graduate departments to Graduate Leadership CouncilActively participate in GLC coordination, survey-creation, and other advocacy initiatives
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May Calendar
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June Calendar
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GSA Social Chairs
Primary Roles: •Coordinating Social and Sports events •Co-sponsoring events with other graduate student groups•Writing and implementing social community building grants (CBGs)
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We want your input! Choose 3. Vote at table in the back.
Board Game Night (Dominion/Poker Tournament)Beer School #2Bike the Lakefront Trail (to museums/downtown)Potluck/BonfireMovie NightHiking (Blackwell Forest Preserve)Glow-stick Capture-the-Flag
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GSA Service Chairs
Primary Roles: •Coordinating service events•Co-sponsoring events with other graduate student groups•Writing and implementing service community building grants (CBGs)
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GSA Spring Service Events
CPR Training (all begin @ 2PM)Dates: May 15June 3July 22
5K / 10K at the lake fill
May 10th race dateRegistration now open!
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GSA Treasurer
Treasurer Responsibilities:
•Preparing the annual budget request and submitting it to TGS •Maintaining the budget and making adjustments as necessary•Completing reimbursements in a timely manner •Planning financial seminars
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GSA Treasurer Upcoming Initiatives/Events
Treasurer Events/Initiatives:
•Spring Financial Seminar•Basic Financial Planning•Tuesday, May 6th 12-1pm Seabury Graduate Student Commons
•Working with University Career Services•Working with Alumni Association•Professionalization Events
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GSA Secretary
Primary Roles: •Taking notes at exec board meeting•Organizing shared information and files on Google Drive•Maintain the records of the Graduate Student Association.
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Communications Officer
Primary Roles: •Checks and Responds to GSA E-mail every day.•Writes the bi-weekly newsletter detailing different events and notifications for graduate students and sends it out to the graduate student population. •Sends announcement on the day of GSA event. --Email --Twitter•Updates Plan-it Purple Calendar with GSA Events.•Manage people on the listserv--subscribe or unsubscribe the newsletter.•Updates the website with the most recent information.
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GSA President
Primary Roles: •Lead executive board meetings•Participate in GLC-advocacy•Represent GSA whenever required•Delegate and coordinate events/budget/etc…
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President’s Initiatives/Events
• Thank you for an AMAZING First Annual Northwestern University Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 7-11
• Interested in seeing improv comedy May 30 or May 31? GSA and SPG Improv are co-sponsoring to get group rates. Email [email protected]. Students will be paying for their own tickets at the group rates.
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Nominations for Wildcat Excellence Awards
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Nominations for Wildcat Excellence Awards
• The Wildcat Excellence Awards is an annual event that recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements of our students, student organizations, and their advisors. The award categories recognize excellence in leadership, community and service in the Northwestern community.
• Nomination form:– http://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/
media/pdfs/se/2014%20Wildcat%20Excellence%20Awards%20Descriptions.pdf
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Want to join the 2014-2015 GSA Exec Board?
• Want to be on Exec Board?– GSA is a great way to make new friends,
engage in Northwestern life, transform Northwestern into an exciting, welcoming, and productive graduate community!
– Contact [email protected] and she will put you in contact with the person currently in that position.
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Contact Information
Want to know more?
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