Graduate
Student Organization Meeting Minutes
November 5, 2014
12pm, BRB381
1.
Summary of Fall BBQ : about 700
people, huge success!
2.
Women In Science (WIS) Update
a.
Semi-annual mixer/happy hour cosponsored by
Women in Academic Medicine Faculty.
i. Tuesday,
Nov 11th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the Lucky Lab in SE Portland (915 SE
Hawthorne).
ii. Funding
Request: WIS “Mixer”/HH, $50 for appetizers -- APPROVED
b.
Inter-institutional career development program
with OHSU, Reed, L&C, PSU PhD students and post-docs
3.
Research in Progress Seminar Series (RIPSS)
introduction by Abby Dotson
a. RIPSS is an organization run by postdoctoral researchers
that serves to enhance the postdoctoral experience at OHSU. We
will provide space to receive constructive scientific feedback, and well
as networking opportunities and career transition seminars. While this group is
geared toward postdoctoral researchers, we encourage clinical fellows and
senior graduate students to participate as we will cover a wide variety of
topics relevant to all researchers.
b. 9am on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
the month
c. We have scheduled several great speakers for the fall
semester (please view the attached list) and ask that people please click
on the following link to sign up for presentations for the spring semester: https://doodle.com/mfi6yw6he8x6kiqe
d. Contact Abby for more information: dotsoab@ohsu.edu
4.
All-Hill Update
a.
OHSU student group Blazer night: Friday November
21, Blazers vs. Bulls
i. Students
get discounted tickets
ii. Visit
trailblazers.com/ohsustudent, password: OHSUNIGHT
b.
All-hill Ski Trip happening January 16-17 (MLK
weekend)
i. $65/
students, $85/ guests
ii. Need
a grad studies student contact person who is planning to go—Volunteers? Contact
GSO if you are interested or willing.
iii. Jan
31: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer day
5.
Next GSO Pub Night tentatively scheduled for
December 2nd at Suki’s. Keep an eye out for announcements. Free food
and beer!!!
6.
Open Science Open house/ round table sponsored
by the library to discuss the impacts of open access science.
a.
Food and Beer/wine!
b.
New date still TBD. Watch for announcements.
7.
Student Center Update
a.
Probably going to show a Blazer Game on
Wednesday November 12th at 6pm food provided, alcohol for
sale. Watch for confirmation on the Student Portal and emails.
b.
Gymnasium is closed all day on Friday, November
14th for the SOD vendor Fair, reopens Saturday 15th at
9am.
c.
No IM’s the week of Thanksgiving (24th-27th)
d.
Reduced Student Center Hrs during the week of
Thanksgiving:
i. Wednesday,
November 26th 6am-9pm (close one hour early)
ii. Thursday,
November 27th Closed
iii. Friday,
November 28th 9am-5pm
iv. Saturday,
November 29th 9am-5pm
8.
Student
Health Insurance update from Rick Goranflo
a.
Changes to student health insurance possibly
happening next year: OHSU to eliminate student health plan
i. Graduate
students that normally have their health insurance paid for will still be
covered by the university (med, etc.students that got reduced insurance rates
will now be covered by cover Oregon instead).
ii. SOM
is finding a replacement for insurance coverage for graduate students
1.
Maybe employee health plan, but don’t want that
to be taxed like income…
iii. There
will not be a gap in coverage.
iv. Student
Health center will not change.
b.
Changes will be decided by December.
9.
Professional Development Center update by Jackie
Wirz
a.
“Learning Lunch” in late November about the
difference btwn a CV and a Resume.
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