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VP Internal Affairs' Weblog
2006-07-22
The Ball Starts Rolling
Meetings galore -- Tuesdays seem to be the days! I have a meeting with Brook and the Housing folks Tuesday a.m., and a lunch meeting with Associate (or is it assistant) Vice Grad Dean DeWayne Green to talk about some of our ideas for the year. I am also trying to set up a meeting with De Gallow, the IRC Director, to formalize the inclusion of the brand-new AGS Graduate Mentoring Award in next Spring's Celebration of Teaching. This $500 award is for excellence in mentoring graduate students, so start thinking about who in your department is really good at fighting for their students, finding them funding, and teaching them the ins and outs of the academy.
A preliminary check on the "3 Most Pressing Issues" -- no surprise, housing in all its myriad forms (affordability, access, and upkeep) tops the list, closely followed by funding and dependent healthcare benefits. Other issues include TA salaries (AGS can support the Union's efforts, but for salary issues, our union is the go-to on campus!), Western Dental (again!), ResNet, and international education (i.e., getting funding and support for doing research overseas, including language study).
Again, if you're interested in these issues, please contact me and let me know...the more the merrier, and the more we get done!
Career Events for Graduate Students Fall 2007