1. General Assembly Meeting
General Assembly Meeting
 Oct. 4th, 2017

2. GSGA Office Hours 683 Steger Student Life Center
Arunkumar Muthusamy, President Tuesdays 3:00-5:00 pm, and Fridays 3:00-6:00 pm Jelena Vicic, Vice President Wednesdays 2:00-5:00 pm, Thursdays 4:00-6:00 pm Sid Sridhar, Treasurer Tuesdays 3:00-5:30 pm, Thursdays 3:00-5:30 pm
Mar Gámez, Campus Ambassador Mondays 3:00-5:00 pm, Tuesdays 5:00-8:00 pm
At times, we are called to committee meetings during scheduled office hours, so always call the office ( ) before your visit.
Officer s:
President -
Vice President -
Treasurer -
Campus Ambassador -
GSGA Website:

3. Contact: gsga-president@mail.uc.edu
President’s Report
Arunkumar Muthusamy
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 3:00-5:00 pm
Friday: 3:00-6:00 pm
Contact:

4. Joint Graduate Student Government Statements
DACA
Title IX
Joint University President’s letter to Senator Portman:

5. Other updates Provost Search Committee
BTS Shuttles→ Extended timing of ‘normal’ shuttles and start of ‘Nightride shuttles’
Printing→ In the process of figuring out source of 10$ fee
International Student Fee UC Homecoming parade is on Saturday, October 21- TURN UP!
Arun, pls don’t forget the homecoming

6. Vice President Report Jelena Vićić Office Hours:
Wednesday: 2:00-5:00 pm
Thursday: 4:00-6:00 pm
Location: GSGA Office, 683 Steger Student Life Center
Contact:

7. Group Budget Awards
Every GSA is awarded $300 for community building activities (+ $100 for the orientation meeting)
Ideas: food at meetings, movie screenings, museum visits, etc.
Additional funding may be available upon request!

8. Group Grant Awards Reminder: send me the Post-Event Evaluations
Past Application Cycle: successful applications
Money Rollover: $267.07
Next submission deadline is October 13, 2017
See other deadlines for academic year 17/18 here:

9. Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence
Eligibility Criteria
Graduation
Academic Learning and Discovery
Significant Leadership and Contribution
Significant Graduate Student Impact
Potential for Future Success and Achievement
Deadline: November 30, 2017
Link:

10. GSGA Research Fellowships
Designed to help UC students further their academic endeavors, $1200/$1500
Details:
DEADLINE: October 27, 2017

11. Opportunities for Graduate Professional Development
Cooperation with the Graduate School
Past Events
Upcoming event:
Grad Café: Wednesday, October 25, from 11:00 a.m. until 01:00 p.m., at the GSGA Office, 683 Steger Student Life Center
Guests: Office of Equity and Inclusion
Upcoming workshop: October 30th
Theme: “Microagressions and Unconscious Bias in the Classroom”

12. GSGA Graduate Spring Ball
Save the date: March 24, 2018
Location: TUC Great Hall
Capacity: 400 people
Graduate Spring Ball Committee
GSA Engagement
Ideas?

13. Contact: gsga-treasurer@mail.uc.edu
Treasurer Report
Sid Sridhar
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 3:00-5:30 pm
Thursday: 3:00-5:30 pm
Contact:

14. Budget

15. FYTD
(From 07/01/17 to 10/03/17)

16. Campus Ambassador Report
Mar Gámez
Office Hours:
Monday: 3:00-5:00 pm
Tuesday: 5:00-8:00 pm
Contact:

17. Upcoming events: Next Grad Café: Oct. 25th 11am-1pm @ GSGA Office
Workshop:
Oct. 30th
11am-12:30pm
@ TBD (TUC)
“Microagressions and Unconscious Bias in the Classroom and Academia”

18. Upcoming events: Workshop:
If you want to learn the necessary skills to negotiate salary and benefits for the job you want after graduation, sign up for the UC Women’s Center and the Graduate School's $tart $mart workshop!

19. Upcoming events: Halloween dinner! Oct. 27th 6 pm-9 pm @ AACRC
Workshop:
Wear a costume and win a GSGA t-shirt!

20. Donate your old clothes!
We’ll donate them at the end of this month to
Goodwill Donation Center in Cincinnati.
Deadline Friday October 20th
New donation campaign: St. Croix/Bearcat Pantry

21. GRADUATE TRUSTEE REPORT
To the General Assembly of the GSGA
Wednesday, October 4th, 12:30 p.m.
African-American Cultural & Resource Center

22. Honorary Degree Application Requests
For each spring and winter graduations, UC awards 2 honorary doctoral degrees
The honorary degree is awarded to recognize an individual for extraordinary accomplishments and achievements that have ongoing and significant importance
Past recipients include: Lewis Johnson (an Olympic runner), Nancy Zimpher (past UC President), Natasha Trethewey (Poet Laureate)
Nominations must include a letter of recommendation and a CV or biographical statement
Information sent to Ryan Hays or myself
More information at:

23. GSAs presentations for today: Romance Languages and Literatures
Architecture
German
Pharmacy
Romance Languages and Literatures

24. What 4 GSAs would like to volunteer for our second general assembly meeting?