For information concerning funding opportunities for graduate student research see: www.slu.edu/research/grantwinner/grantwinner_index.html

Nov 7, meeting has been cancelled.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING DATES AND LOCATIONS

All Meetings are on Wednesdays and begin at 2:10 P.M. and end no later than 4:00

Fall Semester Dates

o September 12, 2007 – Verhaegen 219 (FROST)

o October 10, 2007 – Nursing 234 (HSC)

o November 7, 2007 – Nursing 234 (HSC)

o December 12, 2007 – Verhaegen 219 (FROST)

Spring Semester Dates

o January 23, 2008 – Verhaegen 219 (Frost)

o February 20,2008 – Nursing 234 (HSC)

o March 26,2008 – Nursing 234 (HSC)

o April 16,2008 – Verhaegen 219 (Frost)

Research Symposium – Friday, APRIL 18, 2008

12:30-4:30 pm Busch Student Center

GSA Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the GSA General Assembly Meeting – Wed. Mar 26, 2008, Nursing 234.

The sixth meeting of the 2007-08 academic year was held on Wednesday March 26, 2008, in Nursing 234 on the Med Center Campus and the meeting was opened at 2:10 pm.

I. A motion was made to approve the agenda of the Mar 26, meeting and the minutes of the Feb 20, 2008 meeting – the motion was seconded and approved without dissent or abstentions. The following members of the GSA Executive Board were present: Callie Kusto, Amanda Whitworth, Terri Fahrney – absent were board members Johnnie Moore and Kristine Wylie.

· Signed in as attending were representatives from the following departments:

· Aerospace Engineering

· American Studies

· Biology

· Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (1)

· Biomedical Engineering

· Chemistry, Communication

· Communication

· Communication Science/Disorders (1)

· Community Health(MPH)

· Counseling/Family Therapy

· Earth/Atmospheric Sciences

· Ed Leadership/Higher Ed( 1)

· Educational Studies

· English

· Health Care Ethics

· Health Management Policy(MHA) (1)

· History

· Integrated/Applied Sciences

· Marketing/Int’l Business

· Modern/Classical Languages,

· Molecular Microbiology/Immunology (1)

· Ortho/Perio/Endo

· Nursing

· Nutrition & Dietetics

· Pathology (1)

· Pharm/Phys Sciences

· Philosophy (1)

· Psychology

· Political Science

· Public Policy Studies (1)

· Theological Studies (1)

· Representatives from the following depts. were not in attendance – note that each dept is allowed one absence per semester to retain funding eligibility:

· Anatomical Studies (1)

· Depts ineligible for funding - Public Health Studies (2) – ineligible for funding until Fall 2008 (October)

I. REPORTS: Terri Fahrney

1. Applications for the Summer Fellowships are still available online. ALL applications must be in no later than 5pm on Friday, April 4, 2008. There are very specific parameters (on the website) that must be followed, especially for Exam study, ALL exams must be completed prior to Oct 2008. Anyone applying for fellowships cannot sit on the Awards committee.

2. AEL Induction will take place at the next meeting as part of the regular GSA meeting .

3. Judges needed – please make sure to procure at least three from each dept. To date only 7 depts have procured judges.

4. Research Symposium work detail signups -

5. Departmental Allocations – spring census date not yet received – will be available at the April meeting.

6. Graduation fees cover the cost of hoods, programs and reception.

II. Social Committee news

· Nothing to report.

III. New Business

· One rep asked if it would be possible to send a reminder email for Research Symposium deadline next year about two weeks before.

· A question was also raised about insurance for GA’s for the summer – after discussion it was realized all grad students with questions regarding that info should contact Cathy Zimmer in the Grad School 977-2468.

· Another rep asked where SLU stood in relation to the funding of Grad Asst’s in comparison to other schools in the area. After discussion it was agreed that question should be directed toward Dean Brennan who could better answer.

Respectfully submitted – Terri Fahrney

Minutes of the GSA General Assembly Meeting – Wed. Feb 20, 2008, Nursing 234.

The fifth meeting of the 2007-08 academic year was held on Wednesday Feb 20, 2008, in Nursing 234 on the Med Center Campus and the meeting was opened at 2:10 pm.

I. A motion was made to approve the agenda of the Feb 20, meeting and the minutes of the Jan 23, 2008 meeting – the motion was seconded and approved without dissent or abstentions. The following members of the GSA Executive Board were present: Callie Kusto, Amanda Whitworth, Kristine Wylie, Terri Fahrney, and Johnnie Moore.

· Signed in as attending were representatives from the following departments:

· Aerospace Engineering

· American Studies

· Biology

· Biomedical Engineering

· Chemistry, Communication

· Communication

· Communication Science/Disorders (1)

· Community Health(MPH)

· Counseling/Family Therapy

· Earth/Atmospheric Sciences

· Educational Studies

· English

· Health Care Ethics

· History

· Integrated/Applied Sciences

· Marketing/Int’l Business

· Modern/Classical Languages,

· Ortho/Perio/Endo

· Nursing

· Nutrition & Dietetics

· Pharm/Phys Sciences

· Psychology

· Political Science

· Public Policy Studies (1)

· Theological Studies (1)

· Representatives from the following depts. were not in attendance – note that each dept is allowed one absence per semester to retain funding eligibility:

· Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (1)

· Ed Leadership/Higher Ed( 1)

· Health Management Policy(MHA) (1)

· Molecular Microbiology/Immunology (1)

· Pathology (1)

· Philosophy (1)

· Public Health Studies (2) – ineligible for funding until Fall 2008 (October)

IV. REPORTS: Terri Fahrney

7. Applications for the Summer Fellowships are available online. Due dates and guidelines are explained on our website. ALL applications must be in no later than 5pm on Friday, April 4, 2008. There are very specific parameters (on the website) that must be followed, especially for Exam study, ALL exams must be completed prior to Oct 2008. Anyone applying for fellowships cannot sit on the Awards committee.

8. AEL – Deadline is Mar 1 .

9. Judges needed – please make sure to procure at least three from each dept. Abstracts are due Mon Mar 25 – 10 am.

10. Research Symposium work detail signups will be at next meeting.

11. Conversion to GMail complete on Feb 29 – old slu.edu email will be gone

12. Departmental Allocations will come when data is received.

V. Social Committee news

· Nothing to report.

VI. New Business

· A question was raised as to the grad fees and what they comprise? Information will be obtained from the Grad School and disseminated.

· A question was also raised about 0 credit hours and insurance – Callie said that Psych has created a course number specifically for this purpose so that students do not lose any benefits and loan repayments. You can still be a grad asst and on 0 credit hours if you have completed all your dissertation or thesis hours.

Respectfully submitted – Terri Fahrney

Minutes of the GSA General Assembly Meeting – Wed. Jan 23, 2008, Verhaegen 219.

The fourth meeting of the 2007-08 academic year was held on Wednesday Jan 23, 2008, in Verhaegen 219 on the Frost Campus and the meeting was opened at 2:15 pm.

I. A motion was made to approve the agenda of the Jan 23, meeting and the minutes of the Dec 12, 2007 meeting – the motion was seconded and approved without dissent or abstentions. The following members of the GSA Executive Board were present: Callie Kusto, Amanda Whitworth, Kristine Wylie, Terri Fahrney, and Johnnie Moore.

· Signed in as attending were representatives from the following departments:

· Aerospace Engineering

· American Studies

· Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (1)

· Biology

· Biomedical Engineering

· Chemistry, Communication

· Communication

· Community Health(MPH)

· Counseling/Family Therapy

· Earth/Atmospheric Sciences

· Ed Leadership/Higher Ed

· Educational Studies (1)

· English

· Health Care Ethics

· Health Management Policy(MHA)

· Integrated/Applied Sciences, History

· Marketing/Int’l Business

· Modern/Classical Languages,

· Molecular Microbiology/Immunology

· Ortho/Perio/Endo (1)

· Nursing

· Nutrition & Dietetics

· Pathology

· Pharm/Phys Sciences

· Philosophy, Psychology

· Political Science (2)

· Public Policy Studies (1)

· Representatives from the following depts. were not in attendance – note that each dept is allowed one absence per semester to retain funding eligibility:

· Communication Science/Disorders (1)

· Public Health Studies (1)

· Theological Studies (1)

VII. Angela Batie – Campus ministry

· Angela once again came to the meeting to make grad students aware of the plans for the spring regarding her efforts to bring campus ministry into the lives of grad students. She spoke about a grad student speed dating session, that she is planning on holding toward the end of Feb, a great way to meet students from other depts and socialize. Any student who sends her an email of interest will receive information regarding the event. She also announced an upcoming retreat and prayer session – the weekend of Feb 8 – 10, along with the opportunity to join the SLU community on the service trip to New Orleans over spring break – Mar 15-24. Angela noted that there has been an overall interest shown by graduate students to be more involved in campus life with other grad students, and she is excited to continue to facilitate these events. Her email is abatie@slu.edu

VIII. REPORTS: Terri Fahrney

13. Applications for the Summer Fellowships are now available online. Due dates and guidelines are explained on our website. ALL applications must be in no later than 5pm on Friday, April 4, 2008. There are very specific parameters (on the website) that must be followed. The awards are for the summer of 2008.

14. AEL – Please make sure that all checks included with membership applications are dated March 1, 2008.

15. The Call for Abstracts for Research Symposium are also out online, and posted in all depts. An email is being sent to dept chairs and grad advisors to inform them of the event. This year’s Symposium is going to be held on Friday, April 18, 2008. We are planning on making this event a part of Graduate Education Week.

16. Committee sign ups – If you did not already do so, please sign up for either Research Symposium or Awards committee. If you are planning on applying for any of the summer fellowships you cannot sit on the Awards committee.

17. Just a reminder about funding guidelines – 30 day rule is fixed and MUST be followed. what method of travel to take. EVERYTHING must be into the GSA office by the 30 day deadline.

IX. Social Committee news

· Nothing to report.

X. New Business

· Exec board member, Johnnie Moore brought to the attention the confusion surrounding some of the deadline dates for those Masters and Doctoral students who are planning on graduating this semester. Feb 1 is the absolute deadline for the application and intent to graduate to be into the candidacy advisors, and Mar 3 is the deadline for all PhD dissertation drafts to be in, though changes can be made until May 12 when the final document is due. Terri noted that the Graduate School’s website has all of the information listed, and if there is any confusion students should contact their respective candidacy advisor’s - Rachel Phillipone (masters) or Susan Jacobsmeyer (doctoral)

Respectfully submitted – Terri Fahrney

Minutes of the GSA General Assembly Meeting – Wed. Dec 12, 2007, Verhaegen 219.

The third meeting of the 2007-08 academic year was held on Wednesday Dec 12, 2007 in Verhaegen 219 on the Frost Campus and the meeting was opened at 2:15 pm.

I. A motion was made to approve the agenda of the Dec 12, meeting and the minutes of the Oct 10, 2007 meeting – the motion was seconded and approved without dissent or abstentions. The following members of the GSA Executive Board were present: Callie Kusto, Amanda Whitworth, Kristine Wylie, Terri Fahrney, and Johnnie Moore.

· Signed in as attending were representatives from the following departments:

· Aerospace Engineering

· American Studies

· Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (1)

· Biology

· Biomedical Engineering

· Chemistry, Communication

· Communication

· Communication Science/Disorders

· Community Health(MPH)

· Counseling/Family Therapy

· Earth/Atmospheric Sciences

· Ed Leadership/Higher Ed

· English

· Health Care Ethics

· Health Management Policy(MHA)

· Integrated/Applied Sciences, History

· Marketing/Int’l Business

· Modern/Classical Languages,

· Molecular Microbiology/Immunology

· Nursing

· Nutrition & Dietetics

· Pathology

· Pharm/Phys Sciences

· Philosophy, Psychology

· Public Health Studies

· Public Policy Studies (1)

· Theological Studies

· Representatives from the following depts. were not in attendance – note that each dept is allowed one absence per semester to retain funding eligibility:

· Educational Studies (1)

· Ortho/Perio/Endo (1)

· Political Science (2)

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