GSG Minutes
September 12, 2001

I.  Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:10 by Matt Fouse.  The assembly had a
moment of silence to reflect upon the recent terrorist attacks.
Introductions were made.

II.  Approval of Minutes
	The minutes from the August GSG meeting were approved with
modifications suggested by Eric Adelizzi.

III.  Officer Reports

A.  Treasurer:  There were no requests for funding.

B.  Chair
	Matt Fouse has not yet asked Dean Wilson for permission to post
his letter to the GSG regarding post-enrollment issues.  Matt or Lauren
will contact him soon.  Matt also asked for suggestions for items to
discuss during his short speech at President Tilghman's installation.

IV.  Business

A.  U-Store Board Election
	The GSG Assembly carried out elections for the one-year and
two-year positions on the U-Store Board of Trustees.  One individual was
elected to each position.  The three candidates who were present at the
meeting made brief statements:  Xin Ping Zhu, Reza Banki, and Ori Heffetz.
The remaining three candidates had submitted written statements to the GSG
that were read aloud by Matt Fouse.  The Assembly voted to elect Reza
Banki for the one-year position and Xin Ping Zhu for the two-year
position.  The newly elected members were asked to report to the GSG once
per year.  They will be added to the GSG email list.

B.  Committee Reports
	1.  Parking:  Kerry Bystrom asked a question about the current
graduate student parking situation.  Eric had talked with Chuck Nouvel and
told the Assembly that grad students were still allowed to park on campus
in four specified lots:  Lot 25, Western Way, Fitz Randolph, and the
overflow lot for Fitz Randolph.  Public Safety has been issuing tickets
for parking in other areas.  The proposed shuttle may begin operating some
time.  Vice President Spies, the former head of the parking committee, has
resigned from his position at the University, and it is unclear who will
take his place on the parking committee.
	2.  Post-enrollment:  Members of the Assembly expressed wishes to
have GSG Exec ask permission from Dean Wilson to allow his letter to be
publicized.
	3.  Grad Student Facebook:  In a previous meeting, Lauren Hale had
mentioned the idea of creating a facebook with the names and faces of grad
students.  In particular, the facebook could include post-enrolled
students, or a separate facebook could be made that specifically featured
post-enrolled students to highlight that population of graduate students.
Lauren had talked with Dean Montero about making a graduate student
facebook, and Dean Montero said it would be difficult.  The facebook could
be online.

C.  Departmental Survey
	Lauren reported that there are 494 responses to the Departmental
Survey.  The data from the survey have not been processed yet.

D.  McGraw Center Advisory Committee
	The McGraw Center for teaching and learning has an advisory
committee that will include faculty, undergraduate, and graduate student
members.  The GSG previously publicized its search for a graduate student
representative.  Amy Shuster was the only candidate.  The Assembly voted
to approve Amy's nomination.

E.  Graduation costs
	Matt Fouse informed the Assembly that doctoral students are
charged $75 by the University when turning in their bound dissertation.
The costs for the required printing and binding of several copies of the
thesis are typically $200-300.  Matt suggested requesting that the
University eliminate the $75 fee for graduation.  The University no longer
charges a fee for earning a Master's degree as it did previously.  Lauren
suggested that the APGA could be an alternative source of support in the
form of coupons.  The APGA might benefit from supporting graduate students
during the graduation time.

V.  New Business
	Those who have received summer funding are expected to write a
statement about their summer experience.  
	Kerry asked about the status of the fall dance.  Lauren said the
dance would be in November or December, and Yesim will be on campus to
help organize the event.
	The next GSG meetings will be on the following dates:
		October 10
		November 14
		December 12

	Donnell Butler reminded the GSG that some departments still do not
have GSG representatives, and the GSG should try to have representatives
from all departments.

VI.  Adjourn