GSG Executive Members: Michael Cook, Ali Le Grand, Tim Bonson, Mia Ryneal

Northern Arizona University Graduate Student Government General Assembly Meeting November 11th 2012 7-8pm Ashurst, A109 Meet-me-line: (928) 523-9119

Begin: 7:00PM Members Present: GSG Executive Members: Michael Cook, Ali Le Grand, Tim Bonson, Mia Ryneal GSG Representatives: Emily

George

Denise

David Spivey

Members Absent: GSG Representatives: Richard Henderson

 Speaker: Chris Duarte- LGBTQA Resource Center Speaker

graduate school can be a lonely journey will focus on grad school resources and what it means to be a LGBTQA grad student don't want to be outreached to-usually engage within first to years of college others in common vested interests who happen to also be lgbtq support element for a category- secondary share the workload do qualitative reading started the office last year, w/two part time employees lending library of lgtbq subjects webpage goes live in december support groups- struggling with lgtbqa identity- events/groups are free learning engagement

Safe Zone training- run from housing/res life- susan lawhead- main GA-Cory Tickner training this Friday.

Project Date- panels/education gender and sexuality- ally development

Office in the union- in the LEADS center, resource center- 7am-7pm.

Transgender outreach credit internships-not paid at this time.

Ranked 14th 351 universities out of progress in lgtbqa issues working with 6 faith organizations-held within churches that are opening & affirming.

Lgtbq studies undergrad certificate & minor.

Lgtbq grad course queer theory Arianne Burford.

Gender-inclusive housing

Nov 26th-30th transcending gender awareness week. Transgender monologues- gardner auditorium tues nov. 27th.

 NAGPS Re-cap

bags tote-bags, marketing? Increasing recruiting efforts?

Volunteering events, movie screenings, grad student appreciation events, co-hosting event with undergrads.

GSG merit scholarship- could create a couple 1000.00$ scholarship

GSG business cards designing an e-mail to send prospective students graduate student government banner monthly e-mail to graduate students need to get international students involved holiday event through GSG/grad college & host it wherever

Next meeting

-Exec Meeting Monday

 Social Committee winter formal?

Sophia would help mobilize holiday event bar event perhaps December 1st?

 Jason: parking- focused on access explained that parking is a revenue generator perhaps increasing the student fee for non-parking in order to give parking more leeway regarding tickets.

Policy & legislative action- state based grad financial aid

met with crystal jefferson -associate director -interim consultant more loan forgiveness programs- hospitals using arizona state lottery- hope scholarships multi-state lottery- can attend universities in other states maybe could serve tribal governments-loan forgiveness faculty senate- text book pledge-- makes teachers more aware.

Alan Reich- President and meeting with exec committee changing gsg bi-laws- can't be a member of gsg if they

Susan- will join committee??

ASA-prop 204 failed, board of regents threatening to abolish the fee that funds asa universities lost 90 million dollars jason- lobbying in DC- december sequestration- the fiscal cliff

 Marketing Committee

Facebook page up to date and accepting friend requests

 Cassy, UGC get together a council on learning report/committee. Curriculum & assessment of curriculum.

Nau assessment policy revised on Oct 1st . committed to student learning outcomes.

Dismissal policy for students library committee revamping of library this summer learning spaces- classroom set-up & get feedback from colleges that may want to use a classroom with different types of technology.

 Emma,ASNAU

Emma- asnau- thank you to help with prop 204 even though it didn't pass.

Thank you for diversity week not picked an official week. katie- constituent meeting- to raise awareness about gsg michael will send an e-mail things to mention- encourage students to respond. End: 8:10 PM