<p> Northern Arizona University Graduate Student Government General Assembly Meeting November 11th 2012 7-8pm Ashurst, A109 Meet-me-line: (928) 523-9119</p><p>Begin: 7:00PM Members Present: GSG Executive Members: Michael Cook, Ali Le Grand, Tim Bonson, Mia Ryneal GSG Representatives: Emily</p><p>George</p><p>Jason</p><p>Cassy</p><p>Adam</p><p>Katie</p><p>Susan</p><p>Emma</p><p>Denise</p><p>David Spivey</p><p>Members Absent: GSG Representatives: Richard Henderson </p><p> Speaker: Chris Duarte- LGBTQA Resource Center Speaker</p><p> 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</p><p>Safe Zone training- run from housing/res life- susan lawhead- main GA-Cory Tickner training this Friday. </p><p>Project Date- panels/education gender and sexuality- ally development</p><p>Office in the union- in the LEADS center, resource center- 7am-7pm.</p><p>Transgender outreach credit internships-not paid at this time.</p><p>Ranked 14th 351 universities out of progress in lgtbqa issues working with 6 faith organizations-held within churches that are opening & affirming. </p><p>Lgtbq studies undergrad certificate & minor.</p><p>Lgtbq grad course queer theory Arianne Burford.</p><p>Gender-inclusive housing</p><p>Nov 26th-30th transcending gender awareness week. Transgender monologues- gardner auditorium tues nov. 27th. </p><p> NAGPS Re-cap </p><p> bags tote-bags, marketing? Increasing recruiting efforts?</p><p>Volunteering events, movie screenings, grad student appreciation events, co-hosting event with undergrads. </p><p>GSG merit scholarship- could create a couple 1000.00$ scholarship</p><p>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 </p><p>Next meeting</p><p>-Exec Meeting Monday </p><p> Social Committee winter formal?</p><p>Sophia would help mobilize holiday event bar event perhaps December 1st?</p><p> 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.</p><p>Policy & legislative action- state based grad financial aid</p><p> 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.</p><p>Alan Reich- President and meeting with exec committee changing gsg bi-laws- can't be a member of gsg if they </p><p>Susan- will join committee??</p><p>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</p><p> Marketing Committee </p><p>Facebook page up to date and accepting friend requests</p><p> Cassy, UGC get together a council on learning report/committee. Curriculum & assessment of curriculum.</p><p>Nau assessment policy revised on Oct 1st . committed to student learning outcomes. </p><p>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.</p><p> Emma,ASNAU</p><p>Emma- asnau- thank you to help with prop 204 even though it didn't pass.</p><p>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 </p>