- This year Student Care and Advocacy is aiming for equity and equitable support as opposed to equality. This includes recognizing and pointing out the barriers to reaching out for students from different backgrounds and how they can make the office more reachable
- The HUB Walk-In Testing will be extended until Nov. 20 and is being expanded to include employees on campus and those who work in-person in labs and classrooms on campus
- An emergency faculty senate meeting was held the day prior. However, no resolutions were successfully passed, but the regular Faculty Senate meeting will be held in October. More updates will follow following the meeting.
- Two new At-Large Delegates were appointed: Ama Agyapong and Maureen Kahiu
- Resolution 70-09 Constitutional Amendment (Membership Eligibility) which dealt with proposes to the Constitution regarding IUG students and Dickinson School of Law students being represented by GPSA was tabled until next assembly.
- Bill 70-08 Virtual, At-Home Pottery-Painting Event Part 2 was passed which added funding for an additional 80 vouchers for the At-Home Pottery events to provide for a total of 140 kits for October and November
- Grad Cup signups are open till Oct.4; 80 people have signed up already.
The meeting kicked off with a special presentation by Anna Barone, the Director of Student Care and Advocacy and the services they provide to graduate and professional students. This year Student Care and Advocacy is aiming for equity and equitable support as opposed to equality. This includes recognizing and pointing out the barriers to reaching out for students from different backgrounds and how they can make the office more reachable. If interested in services or anyone has questions they can email Student Advocacy at studentcare@psu.edu or call 8148632020. They also have a 24/7 crisis hot line for any students who need it.
In Executive Reports, the UPAC individual funding opportunity was recommended to GPSA members which is a way you can request up to 500 dollars from UPAC for individual and organizational needs. All GPSA members who volunteered to be a moderator during the Town Hall on Sept. 28 were thanked for their time and a recap of the Town Hall was given. The HUB Walk-In Testing will be extended until Nov. 20 and is being expanded to include employees on campus and those who work in-person in labs and classrooms on campus. An emergency faculty senate meeting was held the day prior, which went over peoples concerns about half classes and faculty upset about a number of elimination of fixed term jobs. However, no resolutions were successfully passed, but the regular Faculty Senate meeting will be held in October. More updates will follow following the meeting.
Two new At-Large Delegates were appointed: Ama Agyapong and Maureen Kahiu. Resolution 70-09 Constitutional Amendment (Membership Eligibility) which dealt with proposes to the Constitution regarding IUG students and Dickinson School of Law students being represented by GPSA was tabled until next assembly. Bill 70-08 Virtual, At-Home Pottery-Painting Event Part 2 was passed which added funding for an additional 80 vouchers for the At-Home Pottery events to provide for a total of 140 kits for October and November. People may only participate once and a question will be added t the beginning of the sign-up form to ensure they are students.
In reports, the Speaker of the Assembly emphasized the importance of Assembly attendance and Chair of the Programming Committee, Jocelyn Delgado, stated that Grad Cup signups are open till Oct.4; 80 people have signed up already.