Meeting Notes - 09 July 2012

Events

Over 100 people attended. The food went quickly and the movie was well received. Considering doing another one next year.

wine tour. GSASC Wine Tour this Saturday, It's booked up now, but Madison can put you on a waiting list. The pick-up location is changing but Madison will send around information to attendees.

Oat: We should include a prize to motivate people to respond. Give suggestions for prizes
- free 2 hours of bowling to respondents?
- Anonymous respondents?

We shouldn't forget about the “recognition gap” between the undergrad programs and the graduate programs. Perhaps we can reach out to her and try to address this?
What was feedback like regarding our actions? Two people thought we should have issued a stronger statement, no one else really provided input. Only 8-10 people showed up to the Town Hall meeting.
Any general knowledge of the feelings on Dragas being reinstated? No broad communication from graduate students.

A meetup.com group has been started for UVa PhDs and postdocs with some events. There's opportunity here to work with Grad Council to get people out and socializing.
Can we organize a writing course? Madison: co-chair of professional development committee, they're looking for opportunities for working with administration, career services, etc. on such events.
- Ilon: do events like this in the Open Grounds space?

Do we want to have a meeting in August? General consensus is that we should have another informal get-together to generate ideas for the coming year.