GSA Council Meeting: March 2022

Council Meeting for March will be held on March 7th, 2022 at 7 pm via Zoom. The Zoom link will be shared on GetInvolved with all GSA members. If any GSO is not a member of GSA on GetInvolved yet, they are requested to do so. For any questions, please email events@gsa.rutgers.edu

AGENDA:

1. Greetings
2. Guest: VPVA Intern – Frank Fabiano
3. Upcoming GSA Elections
4. Report on the State of the GSA
   1. President’s Report
      1. GSO’s funding guidelines
      2. Renaming of GSL
      3. Meeting with Dr. Holloway, Dr. Moghe, Dr. Mena, Dr. Newman
      4. Workplace harassment and Title IX Issues
      5. Events:
         1. Celebration of Life: Dean Schuster (Mar 25, 2022)
         2. Graduate Student Appreciation Week (Apr 4-8, 2022)
   2. EVP’s Report
      1. Restrictions regarding invited speaker honoraria
      2. Big 10 Graduate Student governing body outreach
      3. GSAB updates
      4. Ad hoc committee: Guidelines for and Duties of GSO Advisors
   3. Treasurer’s Report
      1. Vote to approve revised/clarified funding guideline verbiage
      2. Proposed amendment to Durable Goods Policy
   4. VP of External Affairs
      1. SAGE White Papers and Day on the Hill
5. Health and Nutrition Committee
   1. Food positivity workshop- guest speaker, Geb, RDN, PhD Candidate, A “Drive-thru” dietitian
   2. Social media showing
   3. Food sharing pictures needed- Send to the health and nutrition committee email
6. Mental Health Committee
   1. Grad Student Mental Health Survey summarizing results, creating the report
   2. Recruiting new members!
7. DEI Committee
   1. March event announcements
   2. Recruiting new members!
8. Updates from the Senate
9. GSO Announcements
10. Any Other Business?
11. Adjournment