Minutes from meeting of
March 25, 2002

Call to Order 5:40

Religious Studies - Creston Davis

Career Services - Lori Nicolaysen

Talk by Maggie Debelius & Susan Basalla, authors of "So What are you Going to Do With That?" - asking $409.50
Funding for graduate student handouts - $718, can fund half, they will get funded somehow

Husky Grants over for the year: out of money for travel
Faculty Senate report (non-funding report): Quality of Life Subcommittee -- addressing the 'lack of space' issue for grad students; survey, compared with other institutions; Three proposals: 1) office/ mtg space for GSC; 2) Interim social space for grad students - Newcomb, Garrett, other possibilities; 3) long term: graduate studies center, probably on South Lawn
Presidential Retreat -- life of public university in light of waning state funding; most focus on undergrads, but also talking about importance of conveying the necessity of the research university
Call for Officers -- All current officers will be leaving; GSC has been very involved in many issues around campus; suggestion to change Secretary to Vice-President, take on larger role

Athletic Department: haven't heard anything
Party: Starr Hill was huge success; didn't sell out, but we had good numbers. Darden paid $500, Biosci $300, didn't use gallery room, so came in under budget
Dial-up Access: disconnecting the low-speed lines, can get email and all UVa access, no WWW; will calculate the cost of basic Cornerstone acct into financial aid
Printing charges? - credit
Research Fair: Friday before Spring Break, good # of entrants, short-fall on judges
Unionization Effort: there is a union, but they can't make everyone join; next meeting April 3rd to decide which national union they want to affiliate with

Space in Science Library: is the grad space in the new science library? No, just general purpose meeting rooms.
Amendment of By-laws: changing president to an official student rep; changing Secretary to VP, also ex officio member of committees; will vote over email since we do not have quorum

UCS $409.50 - voted to fund in full; voted against funding proposal #2 - Why so expensive? Distribution?
- Request subsequently withdrawn since it was rescheduled for next year.
Religious studies $3000 - give them $1500 now, $1500 later

Adjourned 8:00