June GSO Meeting Minutes

Grad Council
Stipend raise
If your stipend already falls within the new range (from $26,000-27,500 to $27,000-28,500) then you might need to negotiate a raise with your PI and/or department head.
Minimum stipend has raised.
From the discussion in the meeting, some departments have different protocol on if and when you get a raise.


WIS on hiatus for summer
There will be a happy hour in mid July
Want to get involved or have suggestions on brown bag-contact Kayly Lembke.

Pubnight
spent about $450
Annual budget is $13,500 same as last many years.
Got rid of SRF and ski trip.
Added pubnights and

GSO BBQ
volunteer names collected

Research Week
recommendations/comments
poster sizes hard to find
need to have adverts for presenters in every department
student only presentations still good

Voting Welcome!
GSO president Kelly-voted in
GSO vice president Kayly-voted in
GSO secretary Lilli-voted in
GSO treasurer- Monique Smith-voted in

Next year
have council (all-hill, grad affairs steering, )reps come to our meetings
encourage representation from programs?
  would be a good idea.
  formalize reps

From Mug of Joe
 
Need more outreach
  NW noggin mornings July and August. teach at-risk kids about neuroscience
  Velo Cult wants to do more science pub events