1. October 24 th, 2012

2. Today’s Agenda Tailgate Recap – Backs the Bears Shirts Kaitlyn Rothaus – Life on the Grad Line Food Drive Intramurals GSA Procedures Committees – Recap

3. Tailgate Recap Great job Brittany Fitz! Any suggestions for next year?

4. Backs the Bears Shirts T-shirts for $7

5. Kaitlyn Rothaus Life on the Grad Line Handling Finances in Graduate School Tuesday, November 6th – 12:30pm-1:30pm, Fentress Room (SUB)

6. Food Drive Donate to Salvation Army Pickup days: November 1 and November 15 (at GSA meeting) Incentive for winning department? Foods needed: – Canned meats- sardines, chicken, tuna, spam – Canned vegetables – Any non perishable food items specifically- peanut butter, rice, beans, pasta, flour, sugar, hamburger helper

7. Intramurals Drifit jerseys- only $10! Contact Caleb_Stein@baylor.edu

8. Car Decals $2

9. GSA Procedures Reminder: – All committee activities must be cleared by GSA as a whole and by the executive council – Executive council & Dr. Rios will work with administration and represent GSA – i.e. letter being prepared for Brother’s Management - initially policy committee, taken over by executive council – We will help with your ideas!

10. Committees Social – The Social Committee is comprised of sub-committees that plan the GSA mixer tailgate, GPD picnic, and any other events the committee deems appropriate. Academic – The academic committee is comprised of two sub-committees, the ISF sub-committee and the Grant Writing Workshop sub-committee. Policy Taskforce – The policy taskforce is concerned with advocacy for graduate students at Baylor with building the GSA’s profile and reputation in the university. The Policy Task Force will serve as a forum for discussing the work of GSA representatives on several university-wide standing committees. The Policy Task Force will also take up ad hoc issues raised by members of the GSA.

11. October 24 th, 2012