Minutes from meeting of
November 12, 2001

Visitors

• good economic news - market is open to people who are talented so GSAS students still are in demand
• more opportunities in gov't and education
• Career options series Dec 5th for biosciences
• will be soc sci and somebody else in spring
• Feb 1 - 15 in PhD career fairs
• Graduate Career Consortium - promoting the value of the PhD
• http://woodrow.org humanities at work
• education expo in Feb
• gov't job fair
• UCS not just here for people leaving academic realm; they can help people staying in the academy as well
• UCAN - alumni database willing to help UVa students; alumni network could be a good resource for people seeking academic jobs (ask people on campus about atmosphere, etc.)
• Career search database - industry category and keyword
• http://www.monstertrak.com "cavalier" - PhD career fair
• those with Master's from UVa can join Hoosonline
• CV workshops? could perhaps set one up if there is interest
• general info will be sent out via email

• seeking to create liaison with grad students and research assistants
• our real task is to find out how grad students feel about the honor system and how to improve it
• please pass it along to depts.
• setting up focus groups
• charged with reporting to President Casteen
• thought about dedicating part of the Honor Committee to grad students
• how to relieve graduate students from the arduous process of dealing with honor system
• how can we inculcate values in our students
• ask your students
• many UVa grads will cite Honor System as important to their experience here, but not grads
• intersection btwn honor and grad life

• Frederick Jameson keynote speaker
• want conf to be interdisciplinary
• got funding from eng. dept.
• trying to get money from dean Osheim
• travel costs/ lodging are Jameson
• Jameson to stay for whole conference and meet with students
• $650 for posters, programs, and hardcopies to other depts.
• last year $700

• 6th Annual Colloquium
• attracts people from a variety of departments and from around the world
• last year $650
• Conference March 1st
• Requesting $1500 based upon what total came to last year

• Sarah Painitz
• 9th year of the conference
• co-sponsored by history dept
• topic: confinement
• hoping to attract grad students in variety of fields
• hoping for students from US Canada and Europe
• travel grants important b/c it attracts students. makes it easier for students from far away to come request for $1800 from GSC to enable them to continue to make conference as good as in - the past and better.
• traditionally have received money from other sources as well
• onference is free
• UVa students - good amt of German grad students 4-7; also students from history
• attendance - about 50 people last year, hoping # will be more this year due to history dept participation
• last year $1500, but didn't work with history dept
• $500 from Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
• $200 from Max Kade
• German dept funding cut, so dept funding is very limited.

Secretary's Report

• minutes posted & approved

Treasurer's Report

• Jamyce has left the University, Robert's new contact is Dean Osheim
• Oracle has not yet forwarded this year's budget
  $13000 from this year
  $12000 from last year
• think of spending about $20K
• today's budget request is $5300 would leave us with $8500 + $12K surplus
• leave aside $2K for research exhibition
• $1K for party
• writing center back?
• GBS request in spring...

Funding debate

• German $1800 - approved
• English $1500 - approved w/ more if film happens
• Classics $1000 - approved, w/ request for detailed budget

Honor Report

• honor committee is split as to whether the single sanction will last
• proposals to modify procedure
• survey found that people witnessed honor offense and reported it 0.8%
• many cases kicked out before trial 50% convictions
• I-panel weeds out most w/o evidence
• people are ducking Bloomfield cases

StudCo Report

President's Report

• office focuses on undergrads
• handbook
• grad student email newsletter connections-type
• sending out handbook for transfer students via email for feedback, use it as blueprint

• Insurance bids for next year
• Meeting tomorrow

• yes. 12/3

Old Business

• no.

• looking into this
• once you finish coursework your activity fee is lowered and then you can no longer attend games for free, or something...

Research fair

• couldn't get Newcomb Hall
• Fair will be in March, right before Spring Break

New Business

• yes.
• early in Feb.
• 2-3 coupons; beer specials
• Darren is on it

• Josh is our man again
• can we pay someone or something? Checking with StudCo person...
• look for grad students

Departmental Concerns

Meeting adjourned 8:25pm

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