1. www.NUGSA.com Graduate Student Association Graduate Leadership Council Northwestern University Spring Quarterly Meeting April 30 th, 2014

2. www.NUGSA.com Introduction Graduate Student Association We organize social and service events to promote relationships between grad students, the university and the community. We advocate for graduate students through the Graduate Leadership Council. Officers, 2013-2014 President – Stephanie Brehm Advocacy Chairs – Pritha Ghosh and Deniz Alpay Service Chairs – Janet Bourne and Roman Kazantsev Social Chairs – Jeremy Needle and Jia Wu Treasurer – Zafir Zaman Secretary – Nancy Auyeng Communications Officer – Xi Chen

3. www.NUGSA.com GLC vs GSA Graduate Leadership Council Liaise between graduate students and TGS administration on issues reported to us through the survey as well as via department reps. Delegates are members of 8 different graduate student organizations and hold monthly meetings in which solutions are sought to the most pertinent issues of graduate and professional students Co-presidents: Deniz Alpay, Keila Torre-Santiago Treasurer: Stephanie Brehm Communications Chair: Pritha Gosh Department Representative Coordinator: Kristi Ward NAGPS Liaison: Resham Singh

4. www.NUGSA.com GLC? GSA? A graduate/professional student with a concern: GSA GLC I need a drink My advisor is mean to me. I want to make new friends outside my department I want more parking space.

5. www.NUGSA.com Support GLC Department Representatives –Interested in advocating for your community? –Report back to DRC, or reach out to us –Other advocacy opportunities available Have a concern? Tell us any time or e-mail us at: northwestern.glc@gmail.com northwestern.glc@gmail.com Are you a TGS recognized GSO? Have your GSO join!

6. www.NUGSA.com GSA Advocacy Chairs Primary Roles: Serve as the voice of the TGS graduate departments to Graduate Leadership Council Actively participate in GLC coordination, survey-creation, and other advocacy initiatives

7. www.NUGSA.com May Calendar

8. www.NUGSA.com June Calendar

9. www.NUGSA.com GSA Social Chairs Primary Roles: Coordinating Social and Sports events Co-sponsoring events with other graduate student groups Writing and implementing social community building grants (CBGs)

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12. We want your input! Choose 3. Vote at table in the back.  Board Game Night (Dominion/Poker Tournament)  Beer School #2  Bike the Lakefront Trail (to museums/downtown)  Potluck/Bonfire  Movie Night  Hiking (Blackwell Forest Preserve)  Glow-stick Capture-the-Flag

13. www.NUGSA.com GSA Service Chairs Primary Roles: Coordinating service events Co-sponsoring events with other graduate student groups Writing and implementing service community building grants (CBGs)

14. www.NUGSA.com GSA Spring Service Events CPR Training (all begin @ 2PM) Dates: May 15 June 3 July 22 5K / 10K at the lake fill May 10 th race date Registration now open!

15. www.NUGSA.com GSA Treasurer Treasurer Responsibilities: Preparing the annual budget request and submitting it to TGS Maintaining the budget and making adjustments as necessary Completing reimbursements in a timely manner Planning financial seminars

16. www.NUGSA.com GSA Treasurer Upcoming Initiatives/Events Treasurer Events/Initiatives: Spring Financial Seminar Basic Financial Planning Tuesday, May 6 th 12-1pm Seabury Graduate Student Commons Working with University Career Services Working with Alumni Association Professionalization Events

17. www.NUGSA.com GSA Secretary Primary Roles: Taking notes at exec board meeting Organizing shared information and files on Google Drive Maintain the records of the Graduate Student Association.

18. www.NUGSA.com Communications Officer Primary Roles: Checks and Responds to GSA E-mail every day. Writes the bi-weekly newsletter detailing different events and notifications for graduate students and sends it out to the graduate student population. Sends announcement on the day of GSA event. --Email --Twitter Updates Plan-it Purple Calendar with GSA Events. Manage people on the listserv--subscribe or unsubscribe the newsletter. Updates the website with the most recent information.

19. www.NUGSA.com GSA President Primary Roles: Lead executive board meetings Participate in GLC-advocacy Represent GSA whenever required Delegate and coordinate events/budget/etc…

20. www.NUGSA.com President’s Initiatives/Events Thank you for an AMAZING First Annual Northwestern University Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 7-11 Interested in seeing improv comedy May 30 or May 31? GSA and SPG Improv are co- sponsoring to get group rates. Email Stephaniebrehm2016@u.northwestern.edu. Students will be paying for their own tickets at the group rates. Stephaniebrehm2016@u.northwestern.edu

21. www.NUGSA.com Nominations for Wildcat Excellence Awards

22. www.NUGSA.com Nominations for Wildcat Excellence Awards The Wildcat Excellence Awards is an annual event that recognizes and honors the outstanding achievements of our students, student organizations, and their advisors. The award categories recognize excellence in leadership, community and service in the Northwestern community. Nomination form: –http://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/media/ pdfs/se/2014%20Wildcat%20Excellence%20Awards %20Descriptions.pdfhttp://www.northwestern.edu/studentaffairs/media/ pdfs/se/2014%20Wildcat%20Excellence%20Awards %20Descriptions.pdf

23. www.NUGSA.com Want to join the 2014-2015 GSA Exec Board? Want to be on Exec Board? –GSA is a great way to make new friends, engage in Northwestern life, transform Northwestern into an exciting, welcoming, and productive graduate community! –Contact Stephaniebrehm2016@u.northwestern.edu and she will put you in contact with the person currently in that position.Stephaniebrehm2016@u.northwestern.edu

24. www.NUGSA.com Contact Information Want to know more? www.NUGSA.com www.facebook.com/northwestern.gsa http://planitpurple.northwestern.edu/calendar/3594 http://twitter.com/NUGSA1 northwestern.gsa@u.northwestern.edu