Minutes from meeting of
October 14, 2002

Visitors

Funding Requests

Robin Field, Writing Center: Dissertation Writing Workshops
• requesting $700 out of $3090 budget
• have requested funding from several other sources
• workshops accept all who are interested; no charge this year
• council approved $700 in funding

Biology Grad and Postdoc Association: year-end speaker
• requested $1270 out of $1620 budget
• Bio dept provided full funding last year; not this year due to budget cuts
• expected attendance: 150
• council approved funding level of $770

Lori Nicolayson, University Career Services: authors' job market talk for grads
• applies mainly to the humanities
• requesting $224 out of $324 budget
• should take place in early November
• council approved funding of $224

Presentations

Bill Murad, Teaching Resource Center
• asked council reps to help get the word out about TRC services, especially:
  • Teaching Analysis Polls
  • Videotape Consulting
  • Teaching Portfolio workshop
• www.trc.virginia.edu

Robin Field, working on crosswalk safety
• 2 faculty members have been hit while crossing JPA
• letterwriting campaign a success! have gained indirect access to Leonard Sandridge
• city council's response has been laughable: they have placed flags in barrels on either side of the street and encourage pedestrians to wave the flags at auto traffic as they cross the street
• Crosswalk Safety Campaign goals are:
  • ticket nonyielding drivers
  • get lights and better signage
  • get rumble strips installed
  • consistency at all crosswalks
  • institute a Crosswalk Awareness Week
• GSASC passed a resolution of support: "We, the GSASC, support efforts to improve crosswalk safety"

Micah Schwartz, working to get more reading days prior to final exams
• wants to extend the semester to accommodate two extra reading days before or during finals
• solicited input on how this might affect grads
• micah will research tradeoffs associated with adding reading days and return with ideas for a resolution

Treasurer's Report

• expected revenues from grad activity fees: $33,764. will have hard numbers at next meeting
• funding already committed: about $10,000 (including this meetings funding decision
• we're on budget

Starr Hill Social
• Law School can't contribute due to a conflicting event; Med won't support; Darden didn't respond
• expected event costs: $1550 (including DJ)
• expected revenues to offset costs: $1000
• council voted for full funding

President's Report

spoke to President Casteen regarding budget cuts:
• UVA hopes to decrease state budget dependence from 12% to 9%
• expect a tuition increase next semester and next year
• the administration is trying not to furlough or lay off any faculty

GLU Report

Printing
• someone at ITC said grads will have the same printing privileges as faculty
• exactly what those privileges are is unclear

Membership
• Already 100 paid members
• goal: 250-300 paid members by the end of the year

some faculty members are calling for UVA to use endowment funds to supplement Arts & Sciences funding

StudCo Report

second-semester freshmen can't park on-grounds any more, starting next year
• this might help improve crosswalk safety

Honor Report

first open honor trial in four years starts next month

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