President’sCabinetMeetingAgenda–02/09/2018

StudentGovernmentOffice,RussellHouse

GSAmemberspresent:JenniferMandelbaum,VicePresident;RyanMontalvo,SchoolofMedicineLiaison;RachelLunsford,SecretaryofAlumniRelations;NickVera,SecretaryofCommunityOutreach;AndrewKirkland,SecretaryofVeteransAffairs.

GSAmembersabsent:ClintSaidy,President;TonyBrown,Treasurer;MatthewOwens,GraduateCouncilRepresentative;Ja’QorGoodwin,PressSecretary;KatEdmond,SecretaryofGraduateAssistantships;GloriaEsoimeme,SecretaryofGraduateStudentOrganizations;SarahTruesdale,SecretaryofGSAAffairs;AnnaCofie,SecretaryofHealth;JustinMellish,SecretaryofInternationalStudentAffairs;VictorKidd,SecretaryofMulticulturalStudentAffairs;OmonefeOmofuma,SecretaryofProfessionalDevelopment.

NOTE:TheseminuteswillbecomefinalonFebruary16,2018ifnotchallenged.

TheGraduateStudentAssociationmetonFriday,February9,2018at5:00P.M.inRussellHouse,StudentGovernmentOfficewiththefollowingitemsontheagenda:

1. CalltoOrder2. GSAPresident’sCabinetBi-WeeklyMeetings-Spring2017(tentative)

February9,February23,March9,March23,April6,April203. UpdatesfromGSAVicePresident

• LookingforrepresentativeforstudenttaskforceforExplorationWeekend(February2019)–“afun,immersiveexperiencelikenootherfor‘discoveringfavoriteinterestsyouneverknewyouhad’”

o MeetingsareThursday8:30am(2/15,3/1,3/22,4/19)• RegardingGraduateProfessionalDevelopment:

o ThanksforLeadershipWeekparticipationo GraduateStudentAppreciationWeekisApril2-6

§ NeedtofinalizesocialeventplansbyFebruary23rd§ Flyeroutliningweek’seventstobesentoutfirstweekofMarch

o Needhelpadvertising:§ Surveyoncampusgraduateprofessionaldevelopmentoffering

closes2/19• http://bit.do/GRADprofdev18

§ PrepareforSuccesswithGoalSettingandTimeManagementSkillswebinarbyFatimahWilliamsCastro,PhDofBeyondtheTenureTrack(February16,2-3pm)

• VideowillNOTbeavailableonYouTube,butstudentscanregisterforwebinartoreceivelinktoviewatlatertime

• Registerat:http://tiny.cc/Goalsfor2018

§ HowtoWriteaGreat–andEffectiveResumeandCVWorkshopwithClaudiaBenitez-Nelson,PhDandAlanWhite,PhD(March2,9-11:30am,Discovery140)

• Registerat:http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d45a5a62fa5fa7-howtowrite

• DiscoverUSCisApril20,abstractsforpresentationdueMarch2o Studentscansubmitabstractsforposter,3MTo Volunteersandjudgesalsoneeded(registerbyMarch30)o DoesGSAwanttohostanoutreachtable?(registrationdueMarch23)o USCPrintingServicesisofferingcoupons(20%offposterprintingthrough

April2)o Seehttp://www.sc.edu/about/annual_events/discover/usc/index.phpfor

details• #NotonourcampuspinsavailableonGreeneStreetWednesday• WorkingonnewsletterwithSara

o Sendanyupdates/eventsyouwantincludedASAP4. UpdatesfromGSATreasurer(absent)

• Allocationfundshave<$5000left5. UpdatesfromGSAGraduateCouncilRepresentative(absent)

• LookingforaccomplishmentsfromFall2017/plansforSpring2018tosharewithGraduateCouncil

6. IdeasforUpcomingEvents• Seenoteabovere:GraduateStudentAppreciationWeek

7. UpdatesfromLiaisonandSecretaries• Ja’QorGoodwin,PressSecretary(absent)• RyanMontalvo,SchoolofMedicineLiaison

o SchoolofMedicinestartingitsownGSA,wantsrepresentationonmaincampus

o MemberofSchoolofMedicineGSAtoreplaceRyanasliaisonnextyear• RachelLunsford,SecretaryofAlumniRelations

o CarolinaLeadershipWeekwassuccess,collaboratedwithGraduateSchoolonvideosandblogposts

o WorkingonblogpostonleveragingexperienceatUofSCo GraduateStudentAppreciationWeekisApril2-6,GSAco-sponsoringwith

GraduateSchool• NickVera,SecretaryofCommunityOutreach

o Lookingintopickupsoccer• KatEdmond,SecretaryofGraduateAssistantships(absent)• GloriaEsoimeme,SecretaryofGraduateStudentOrganizations(absent)• SarahTruesdale,SecretaryofGSAAffairs(absent)• AnnaCofie,SecretaryofHealth(absent)• JustinMellish,SecretaryofInternationalStudentAffairs(absent)• VictorKidd,SecretaryofMulticulturalStudentAffairs(absent)

• OmonefeOmofuma,SecretaryofProfessionalDevelopment(absent)• AndrewKirkland,SecretaryofVeteranAffairs

o MetwithPatriciaDavis,gotideasforreachingouttograduatestudentveterans

o Willworkwithadmissionsstafftoidentifyveterans8. GoodoftheOrder9. Adjournment

• Meetingadjournedat5:25pm

CC:

Dr.AnnaEdwards,AssociateVicePresidentofStudentLife

TheresaSexton,CoordinatorforStudentGovernment