1. 1 st meeting 2013/2014 academic year

2. Agenda 1st part: Introductions Mentors and mentees update (ERICA) Plan for the academic year (HYOWON & RENATA) Information on Graduate Student Council & EDTHP alumni (KRISTINA) Information from treasurer (BRYAN) 2 nd part: Developing relationship with advisor: “How my advisor became my mentor?” (SAKI and BRYAN)

3. Mentors and mentees events So far: Mentors and mentees are matched Training for mentors In planning phase: Mentors will contact mentees until the end of the week Mentors/Mentees event – Doodle poll! During next week, TBD

4. What we planned? Every month – one theme September (Building relationships) October (Proposals) November (Special event – “Difficult Dialogues”) December (End of semester) January (Publishing) February March (New students weekend, Students Research Symposium, Spring Break, CIES) April (AERA, Bill Boyd Awards, Big Name Speaker)

5. Other Initiatives Faculty-Student Research Initiative Will need students to interview faculty to find out faculty’s interest in collaboration Graduating Students Marketing Targeted towards those graduating, the department will profile you on the website if interested.

6. Where you can find information? EPSSA website: http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/epssa/ EPSSA Facebook Education Policy Studies Student Association (EPSSA) EPS Socialities epssapsu@google.com - listserv epssapsu@google.com Monday Minutes How would you like to be connected??

7. Graduate Student Council and EDTHP alumni Graduate Student Council The council will be a way to share our concerns with the Dean and others in the College of Ed and connect with other grad students in the College of Ed. EDTHP Alumni Group This group will be a way of developing mentoring relationship with our Alumni.

8. Membership dues and information Due date: October 10 th (Business meeting) 2014 AERA conference, Philadelphia (April 4 th – 7 th 2014) EPSSA – UPAC ($ 5.000,00) distributed to all EPSSA members who are going, and who are eligible) Department All students who present at the conference are eligible Social events If EPSSA is sponsoring – reserve space, co-fund food, but no alcohol is allowed to be purchased (from your pocket)

9. Invitation to the 1 st EPSSA social event September 27 th Champs (1611 North Atherton) We will reserve tables and order appetizers Cata Bus – V bus Enough parking space too!

10. Invitation to the 1 st EPSSA brownbag Tomorrow, September 13 th Rackley 303, 12:00 – 1:00 pm Dr. Katerina Bodovski & Dr. Mindy Kornhaber “On mentoring and mentorship – personal stories”

11. Relationship with advisors and faculties Saki Bryan

12. Thank you!! epssapsu@gmail.com