Graduate Student Council GSC General Body Meeting

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Graduate Student Council (GSC) General Body
Meeting

• Thursday, March 19, 2009
• 630 730 p.m.
• Florida Gym 280

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Welcome

• A few brief announcements
• Nominations for elected officer positions
• Go home early ?

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Where is the pizza?

• We are pinching pennies for the last General Body
  meeting (April 16).
• Quorum at this
  meeting is imperative!

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Sorry for all the emails!

• We have taken steps to prevent the abuse of
  Department Representatives contact information
  on the GSC website.

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Online Grants Applications

• What do you think about the new
  web-based grant application process?
• Any complaints?
• Any praises?
• Is the website
  information helpful?

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Research Grants

• Please remind your constituents about our 250
  research grants!
• We need to spend this money ?
• For the remainder of this
  fiscal year, the Grants
  Committee will be lenient
  with those research grant
  applicants who already
  received a travel grant.

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Conference Awards

• Ann Witulski will be presenting awards from the
  GSC Interdisciplinary Research Conference.

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Nominations

• Nominations for elected officers must be made
  during the March General Body meeting (i.e.,
  nominations are closed after this meeting).
• All candidates must expect to be enrolled
  full-time for the entire term of office.
• A person may only accept a nomination for one
  officer position, although he/she may slate down.

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Elected Officers

• The order of elections for officer positions
  shall be
• President
• Vice President
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Web Coordinator
• Grants Committee Chair
• Research Conference Committee Chair
• Graduate Affairs Committee Chair
• New Student Orientation Committee Chair
• Social Committee Chair

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Elections

• Elections will be held at the April 16 General
  Body meeting.
• For more information about the elections
  procedures, visit our Constitution at
• http//plaza.ufl.edu/romara/gscabout.htm

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President

• Nominees
• Lexi Wynne, lexilou_at_ufl.edu
• Rajeev Mohata, rajmohata_at_ufl.edu

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Vice President

• Nominees
• Matt Vernon, mmvernon_at_ufl.edu
• Algevis Wrench, algjam_at_ufl.edu

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Treasurer

• Nominees
• Matt Michel, mmichel_at_ufl.edu

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Secretary

• Nominees
• Jeremy Lambeth, jlambeth_at_ufl.edu

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Web Coordinator

• Nominees
• ?

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Grants Committee Chair

• Nominees
• Crystal Stephens, crystls_at_ufl.edu

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Research Conference Committee Chair

• Nominees
• Erin Tobin, etobin_at_ufl.edu

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Graduate Affairs Committee Chair

• Nominees
• Troy Simpson, simpsont_at_ufl.edu

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New Student Orientation Committee Chair

• Nominees
• Tracy Loope, tloope_at_ufl.edu

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Social Committee Chair

• Nominees
• ?

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Questions?
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Announcements?
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Be sure to vote!

• Gainesville City Elections, March 24th
• Registered in Alachua County? Vote at your local
  precinct.
• Registered in Florida, but not in Alachua? No
  worries, you can change your address at the
  polls!
• If you live on campus, you can vote at the Reitz
  Union (Lakeside votes at the Phillips Center).
• To find your local polling location, visit
  https//www.voterfocus.com/ws/Pfinder/Pl_county.ph
  p?countyalachua
• The March 24th election will feature
• At-Large City Commission Race
• Amendment 1 "Amendment to City Charter
  Prohibiting the City from Providing Certain Civil
  Rights"
• Amendment 2 "Protection of City-owned Lands
  Acquired or Used for Conservation, Recreation, or
  Cultural Purposes"
• If you have any questions please feel free to
  contact frank005_at_ufl.edu.

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Reminders

• Dont forget to sign-in!
• Our next meeting is April 16
• FLG 280, 630-730 pm (free food at 615)
• Elections for elected officers

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See you in April