November General Body Meeting

Monday, November 4th 6:00pm

Newcomb Commonwealth Room

Welcome
Updates, New, & Reminders
- Department Updates
- New parental leave policy for graduate students
  - More information found here
- Update on Questionnaire and Department Reviews
  - Collated responses, and sent to Ed Barnaby as anonymous information
  - May do another round of the questionnaire
Feedback on Transitioning to Charlottesville
- Motivated by a meeting with the president of the law school council
- What do you wish you had known? What were the most difficult?
  - Maps? Transportation? Housing? Neighborhoods?
  - Cost of living? Insurance? Tax information?
    - Logan Hobbes is a UVA resource for graduate students regarding tax information
  - Diversity resources? Student Council vs. Grad Council oversight?
  - Perhaps produce a document with information on transitioning to Charlottesville
Committee Updates
- Honor Committee (Adam Huckaby & Charlotte McClintock)
  - Disparity in reporting; understanding which department chooses to report and why that happens
  - Honor popular assembly this week
    - Wednesday 10/6/19, meet-and-Greet 4pm – 6pm on the South Lawn
    - Thursday 10/7/19, debate 6pm – 8pm in Hotel C, Jefferson Hall: Jefferson and Washington Debating Societies
    - Sunday 10/10/19 on 4th floor Newcomb, 8pm – 9pm: open invitation to attend Honor Committee
- University Judiciary Committee (Kyle Chattleton & Jacob Botsford)
- Initiatives Committee (Rob Dyer & Natalia Perez)
  - Met with Ed Barnaby about waiving the summer gym fee, just need to speak with Ed Rivers, head of gym facilities
  - In the process of compiling a list of resources in and beyond the committee for incoming and current graduate students
    - Refer to Feedback on Transitioning to Charlottesville
    - Awareness of logistical issues with funding (i.e., reimbursement)
    - Disability parking spaces for students
    - CAPS screening is more undergraduate student focused; communicate with CAPS to have a more graduate student focused approach
- Social Committee (Tyler Wake)
  - Two October events
    - Tailgate: UVA vs. Duke on 10/19
      - Met budgeted of $300
    - Halloween party
      - Partnered with GSEC, GBS, EdCouncil, Med School
      - Came under budget of $1500
      - Total expenditure ~$3100
- Research Committee (Shalmi Barman & Jeremy Eberle)
  - Met with Dean Laushway
    - Recommended to include biomedical councils and nursing
  - Trying to push Huskey to before Spring Break (tentatively first week of March)
- Finance Committee (Nick Scott)
  - Funding Requests
    - French Film Festival: February 13-16, 2020
      - Request for $400: $300 for food and $100 for publicity posters
        Funding request approved
      - Open to students and larger Charlottesville community
      - French language film festival (subtitles included)
  - If you have funding requests, please submit!
For the Good of the Order
- UVA Student Council Graduate Affairs: set up organization to promote and help with the welfare of students who have a family, partner, etc.
- Next meeting is December 2, and will be a reception to thank council members (bring a government ID!)