Minutes from meeting of
April 22, 2002

Call to Order 6:35pm

Women's Center funding request

Virginia 2020 series celebrating women in the fine arts
series is mostly chosen by graduate students
there will be opportunities for grad students to meet with the speakers
asking for $1000, have sought funding from multiple sources
total budget is approx. $10K, travel budget is high b/c of many west coast participants, trying to cut costs
Grad Labor Union -- Dustin Kidd from Sociology
students voted to unionize and associated with the Communication Workers of America
cobbling out actual association agreement
have drafted mission statement
folks who are not interested are not obliged to join, meet, or pay dues
dues would be 1.15% of payroll, those on fellowship would not be required to pay dues, hope to be able to have dues deducted by payroll
officers have been elected
Daniela Bell - Biology, President
Dustin Kidd - Sociology, Vice Pres
Eric Foster - Classics, Secretary
Jill Rappoport - English, Treasurer

we don't have solid budget figures b/c Robert is not here and we were not prepared for the funding request due to technical error
UCS funding request from last time was recalled
voted to fund $1000 to Women's Center

Faculty Senate Report

Senate has been working on grad issues all year
three sub committees: 2 on funding issues and 1 on quality of life
Todd serving on q of life
committees will be asking for more funding
person taking over presidency of subcommittee for faculty affairs will continue to press for graduate student issues
report of subcommittee will go to BoV, Casteen, etc
three goals: get GSC an office, get a temporary social space, get a permanent space in the South Lawn Project
we have an office in Garrett Hall
Todd will forward full report when he gets it
Grad Council Office
we have an office in Garrett Hall
Orientation
Office of Orientation is interested in doing a more robust orientation
they have compiled a book and would like feedback
looking for a way to fund it, but not looking like it will be too expensive
director of Office has stepped down, so probably not much will happen this fall, but probably next fall

Athletic Dept.

Daryn talked w/ Mark Fletcher the director of IntraMural Rec Sports - no reduction in costs/ fees for summer, based #1 on budget system
to change ability to buy tickets will take awhile
Printing
charging for printing? not next year, but sometime soon.
will probably give a credit and then you will have to pay after the limit
Insurance
Todd has figures, contract has been mailed, the company Chickering, a student health only company
Todd will send out full grid of prices, something like $1070 for ind. plan, reimbursement is $914, better plan, about $100 out of pocket
Univ. will not increase amount of subsidy
expect some growing pains, but in the end it should be much better
can do a lot online as well

Amendment to Constitution

Meeting adjourned 7:50pm