BostonCollegeGraduateStudentAssociation
SenateMeetingMinutes–Wednesday,March29,2016
I. Executive Board Reports
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Executive Director (Candy & Kiara)
§ In conjunction with Director of Programming updates.
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Director of Programming (Kiara)
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Grad Ball
• April 16th; tickets still on sale.
§ Women’s Research Initiative
• Focus Group in the Murray House for graduate women issues
o April
• Announcement going out in the April newsletter
• Will take place in the Murray House
§ Grad Appreciation Month
• Will be released tomorrow afternoon via FB
• Will be in April newsletter on Sunday
Director of Finance (Candy)
§ Candy has been working on a research proposal for why carry forwards are an important thing to
consider.
• GSA funding has been very limited this year; less students have been able to get conference
grants. When there is a significant amount of money sitting in org bank accounts, it is not a
productive use of the student activity fee.
• Comments/questions/concerns? Email Candy (yulinx@bc.edu) by next Wednesday April 6th
• Individual grants vs. group grants both exist.
• Departments that have not been using their roll over funds to fund students (i.e. conference
grants) is where the problem lies.
• Your money will not be taken from you. The issue is that bigger orgs that keep accumulating
more and more money while smaller orgs are at a clear disadvantage.
• Craig’s notion to Candy– Release a proposed budget showing how things would look in
September if the carry forward plan would be put into effect.
II. Advocacy Group Reports – notable activities/updates
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GSCA (Craig)
§ Race, Racism and the Presidential Election, April 14th 7PM
• Panel discussion; one confirmed speaker (Tziana Dearing from SSW); working on securing
the others.
o 7pm, Gasson 305
o If other schools want to publicize and co-sponsor, contact Craig. Great way to show
that many schools/orgs care about this issue.
• LinkedIn Professional Photos occurring next week
o Monday April 4th, Wednesday April 6th, Friday April 8th
o FREE!
• Gala in the process of being planned.
• General elections happening for next year.
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GPA (Mark)
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April 29th Heights Room12-2pm Queering BC
• Three (3) student speakers to begin; other student speakers throughout the event to highlight
LGBTQ issues.
• Lecture for people to address proper terminology and how to have conversations on the
subject.
• Break out sessions
GISA (Shawn)
§ Connecting Cultures on campus
• Connecting with other groups on campus to see what international students are able to take
advantage of.
III. Senator Reports – notable activities/updates
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GNA (Elizabeth)
§ 4/11-4/12 Women’s Health Night
§ 4/25 Opioid Epidemic Discussion
§ Nominations for next year’s board positions just opened up; GNA gala
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STM (Michelle)
§ Racism workshop; 20-25 participants; went very well.
§ April 16th – Allies Training Workshop
§ Week of Service April 18th-April 23rd
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SSW Collective (Taylor)
§ Mandatory Reporting Workshop happened last month; went well.
§ Spring Fling April 9th
§ I’ll Walk With You – event about allyship in the LGBTQ/Trans community.
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GEA (Kelly/Chris Tansey)
§ Campion 107; Make your own latte
§ Cradles to Crayons
§ Friday April 29th 2:30-4:30 Senior Prom at Senior Citizens Center
• 50s inspired.
§ Precious Knowledge – a film about bilingual programs in Venezuela
• Monday, April 25th 7pm
§ Chris will be the official member of the Parking Advisory Council
• Meeting with Jon Savino this week.
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GASA (Anatoly)
§ April 6th 5pm Stokes 109 Careers Outside Academia
• Collaborating with Career Center; panel sharing their experiences in fields outside academia
followed by a chance to network.
§ Survey project
• Valuable for GSA meetings with the Trustee Board
• Helpful for other schools to follow up with the same survey
• Anatoly will send out the link for the survey for senators to send out to their respective
schools.
§ Elections for A&S happening by the end of April
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Help publicize to encourage more people to apply!
GMA (Michael)
§ 5k happening this Saturday; link on website to register
§ Coordinating Grad Week currently
§ Transition happening
• E-Board will be selected by mid-April
IV. OGSL Report (Darrell & Hannah)
• Elections Committee – Anatoly, Chris, and Mark
o Interviews happening this week and next. At the next Senate meeting, the elections committee
will suggest their top candidates.
• Grads Give Back, April 9th
• Grad Talks, April
• Student Affairs Reception
o Great chance for students to offer feedback.
• In the midst of organizing a grad student survey (last one was 2008)
o What should be included in this survey?
o Are there topics or issues that should be included in this survey?
§ Marginalized students
§ Personal Advisor and/or Deans– how much accessibility?
§ Question the relationship between higher-ups and students – is it helpful?
§ Mentorship?
§ How is the career center being utilized? Is the alumni network a helpful network?
§ Getting at curricular issues
§ How are people handling tuition?
§ Expenses as a whole – do students feel supported in finding affordable housing,
transportation, etc.
§ How do you feel the grad student population interacts with undergrad?
§ How do you feel your supported at BC as a whole?
• Specifically, BC administration
• How connected are you to the different orgs at BC?
V. Other/Closing remarks
• Again, comments about the Carry Forward project? Email Candy
• Proposal will be reviewed next meeting.
• If any school has a spreadsheet with how much they fund, please send to Candy.