Executive Board Reports
In Executive Board reports, President Schönn Franklin explained he had meetings with Student Governance and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Staff to talk about a new space in the HUB. He also a meeting with University leadership to discuss adding a graduate or professional Student Trustee. He then mentioned that there are very close to having 100% participation on the GPSA survey, and if someone has not completed it, please complete it before October 15th.
Vice President Jalen Jeter shared that he had a student advisory board meeting with the Office of Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response and that they worked on the educational toolkit to make it better. Treasurer Matt Billups shared that there was a bill from the 70th Assembly that went over budget so there was an executive expense to cover the difference. He said to reach out to him as you are planning events so he can help.
Secretary Alex Zhao asked committee chairs to please send him attendance records after each committee meeting. And to please let someone know if you are not coming to the meeting. He also said he will be sending out the newswire tomorrow so please submit any event announcements or graphics by noon.
Faculty Senate, Lillian Schaeffer, had nothing to report. Graduate Council, Claire Kelling had nothing to report because the meeting is next Wednesday. Speaker of the Assembly Sandeep Krishnakumar asked to please fill out the attendance form if you can’t attend the meeting or you will be late. He also re-emphasized the importance of participation within your committee. Chief Justice Sam Atland mentioned to copy both him and the new justice, Kena Gomalo, on inquiries to the judiciary. He also shared that the Bylaws were updated in accordance with Resolution 71-06, and the amended version is now available on the drive.
Old Business
Resolution 71-05: Presidential Veto Powers was passed. This constitutional amendment removed ambiguity between the Constitution and Bylaws, clarifying that a presidential veto can’t be used on constitutional amendments.
New Business
Confirmation of Presidential Appointments
- Annie Everett introduced herself, her experience, and why she wants to be a part of the Graduate Council. Voting took place and she was confirmed by the Assembly as a Graduate Council Student Caucus Delegate.
- Arnab Chatterjee introduced himself, shared his experiences, and why he wants to be a Delegate and part of the Professional Development Committee. Voting took place and he was confirmed by the Assembly as a Delegate for the College of Engineering.
The next item was Bill 71-12: Grad Cup which will be a virtual three-week event, with some in-person activities that will focus on wellness events, and game nights. Voting took place and the bill passed.
Next was Resolution 71-07: Collaboration with Smeal College of Business which will be a one-time event in collaboration with Smeal about business careers for non-business graduate and professional students, and a speaker from Deloitte will be present. It will be in person but a Zoom link will also be provided. Voting took place and the bill passed.
Reports
- Advocacy and Human Diversity: Chair Shah Soligné shared that the Pride Brunch was moved to October 30th at 12 PM due to logistical issues. He then added that GPSA was rejected more involvement with the presidential selection process during the recent Student Leadership Roundtable. A&D will have a meeting tomorrow to further discuss.
- Professional Development: Chair Niladri Sekhar Mandal shared that they have two sessions left of the writing boot camp and that the professional headshots event was ongoing. As well as he is working on the Smeal collaboration and on some workshops for November. He thanked members of the Professional Development Committee for all their work.
- Programming: Chair Sandeep Krishnakumar shared that Grad Cup will take place in the next few weeks and that posters for pottery and coffee hour have been shared.
- Community Outreach: Nothing to report
- Internal Development: Nothing to report
Liaison Reports
Katie, liaison to Center for Performing Arts Student Advisory Council, shared that the first meeting took place, but that she is currently the only graduate representative so she is looking for more graduate and professional students to join.
Claire shared that the Student Fee Board is currently going through the process of determining new facilities projects that will utilize the facilities portion of the student fee.