GSA Council Meeting: February 2022

Council Meeting for February will be held on February 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: Mary Nucci
3. Vote to approve new GSA appointments
   1. Academic Development Director: Ife Campbell
   2. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Co-chairs: Nusrath Yusuf and Ruchi Yadav
   3. Social Media Chair: Gagan Gowda Madaiah
   4. Blog Manager: Ashlea Coulter
4. Quick overview of reimbursements and funding guidelines
5. Report on the State of the GSA
   1. President’s Report
      1. Graduate and Professional Student “Knight at the Museum” Spring Welcome Reception: Feb 11, 2022 (4-7 pm) at Zimmerli Art Museum.
      2. Celebration of Life for Dean Schuster: Mar 25, 2022 (3-6 pm) at  Zimmerli Art Museum.
      3. Graduate Student Appreciation Week: April 4-8 2022
   2. EVP’s Report
      1. Dean Marcone meeting
      2. RU food pantry
   3. Treasurer’s Report
      1. Durable goods funding
      2. Introduce changes to Funding Policies Section 5 to be voted on
      3. GetINVOLVED and Constitution Definition of Membership
      4. Groups for recognition
6. Health and Nutrition Committee
   1. Social media post
      1. Food calendar and health advocacy
      2. Foodie Friday
   2. Acquaint Each Other With Food Preference Event
   3. Workshop on looking at food positively
7. Mental Health Committee
   1. Grad Mental Health survey results pending; aiming to release a summary this semester 
   2. Upcoming event: SKY Campus Happiness Program info session and meditation 
8. DEI Committee
   1. Call for new members in the committee – please reach out to diversity@gsa.rutgers.edu if interested
   2. Black History Month Program
   3. Quick show of hands on whether having a DEI survey for grad students is a good idea or not 
9. Updates from the Senate
10. GSO Announcements
11. Any Other Business?
12. Adjournment