March 24 th, 2011

Today’s Agenda Addy Meira & BJ Enzweiler – NAGPS update Sarah Lake – James Watson and Strategic Planning report update Addy Meira – Spring 2011 remarks Committee Time

Addy & BJ NAGPS (National Association of Graduate and Professional Students) Creating Graduate Student Community Why should any graduate student be involved in grad student activities? – Support system – Professional development network now and in the future – Social activities can engage family and friends

Addy & BJ Creating Graduate Student Community Professional engagement – Study groups – Programs and university activities and presentations – Involvement in departmental committees, search committees, speaker visits, student organizations – Discipline presentations & networking

Addy & BJ Creating Graduate Student Community Social engagement – Should be inclusive! Regular social events Sporting events – University events – Service learning opportunities

Addy & BJ Effective Time Management Goals 1.List possible broad categories Career, Family, Health, Finances, Intellectual, Hobby, etc. 2.Identify 3-5 goals per category 3.Make a statement for the goals in each category

Addy & BJ Effective Time Management Activities that will help you get to your goal 1.Prioritize activities 2.Set into Schedule 3.Accomplish highest priorities daily Barriers to acting on schedule – (1) Procrastination; (2) Being Under the Pile; (3) Interruptions; (4) Crises

Addy & BJ Effective Time Management Crisis 1 – 800 – GRAD HELP National Crisis Line for Graduate Students

Addy & BJ Effective Time Management What to do: – Find relationships that refresh you – Keep stuff with you to use your time (book, article) – Delegate work – Finish what you have started – (Do, Dump, Delete)

Addy & BJ Effective Time Management What to do: – Set up a calendar system – Set up a filing system – Keep an hourly log of daily progress – Reapply for outside fellowships. – Set up regular meetings with your advisor – Set up or join graduate support group – Start searching for a thesis topic

Addy & BJ Other sessions: – Salesmanship for Graduate Students – Creating an Interdisciplinary Culture – Starting a university-wide graduate student association – Effectively Serving International Students – Career Services for Graduate Students – Stop the Subsidy – Graduate Students Appreciation Week (April 4-8)

Addy & BJ Health Insurance: – United Health Care – Under $1000 – 18 months after graduation Car Insurance – Geico – geico.nagps.org

Sarah Lake James Watson Strategic Planning Report: –

Addy Meira Spring 2011 Remarks – Activities Use wiki – New representatives – Speaker – Diadeloso Contact Game Day hosted by ATL – SET “Web 2.what?!” – April 13 th, 4pm, on Moody G32

GSA Shirts $10

Committees Social Academic Policy Taskforce

March 24 th, 2011