1. EAS Graduate Student Meeting: Aug 25, 2011  EAS news (new faculty)  GT/EAS budget  Fee changes/stipend compensation EAS Computing  Fall course offerings  Comprehensive examinationComprehensive examination  Student-Faculty expectationsStudent-Faculty expectations Research ethics training (RCR)  Graduate Student Symposium  Graduate Student Committees

2.  Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere & Oceans – EAS 6140 (Nenes)  Introductory Fluid Dynamics & Synoptic Meteorology – EAS 6502 (Black)  Atmospheric Dynamics II – EAS 8803 (Deng) Physical Volcanology – EAS 6331 (Dufek)  Planetary Science – EAS 8803 (Paty/Wray)  Earth System Modeling – EAS 6130 (Huber/Cardelino)  Geomicrobiology – EAS 6765 (Taillefert) Air Pollution Physics and Chemistry – EAS 6790 (Russell)  Atmospheric Aerosols – EAS 6795 (Weber) Fall Course Offerings

3.  Climate & Global Change – EAS 8803 (Webster)  Advanced Environmental Data Analysis – EAS 6490 (Di Lorenzo)  Introduction to Research – EAS 8001 (Paty) Cosmogenic Nuclide Exposure Dating of Surfaces – EAS 8001 (Dufek)  Paleoclimate Reading Course – EAS 8001 (Cobb)  Geochemistry Seminar – EAS 8001 (Taillefert)  Oceanography – EAS 4300 (Di Lorenzo/Cobb) Satellite & Radar Meteorology – EAS 4460 (Karabanov) Fall Course Offerings (Continued)

4. EAS Graduate Student Meeting: Aug 25, 2011  EAS news (new faculty)  GT/EAS budget  Fee changes/stipend compensation EAS Computing  Fall course offerings  Comprehensive examinationComprehensive examination  Student-Faculty expectationsStudent-Faculty expectations Research ethics training (RCR)  Graduate Student Symposium  Graduate Student Committees

5. Comprehensive Exam Schedule Fall, Year 1Select permanent academic advisor and the major field of the study by the end of Fall Semester. Spring, Year 1 Comprehensive Examination Committee (CEC) is formed for each student by Apr. 15. Summer, Year 1 Student & advisor tailor Essential Knowledge list in accord with student’s thesis research area Fall, Year 2Required course on Scientific Writing must be taken by Fall of Second Year. Student requests CEC approval of his/her abstract of the thesis proposal and the Student’s Essential Knowledge list (by the end of Fall Semester). Spring, Year 2 Student submits his/her thesis proposal (by March 1) Two-step Written & Oral Examination: 1. Written Exam (one day prior to Spring Break) 2. Oral examination (presentation of thesis proposal followed by questions/discussion; completed by April 15). Timeline Associated with Comprehensive Examination

6. EAS Graduate Student Meeting: Aug 25, 2011  EAS news (new faculty)  GT/EAS budget  Fee changes/stipend compensation EAS Computing  Fall course offerings  Comprehensive examinationComprehensive examination  Student-Faculty expectationsStudent-Faculty expectations Research ethics training (RCR)  Graduate Student Symposium  Graduate Student Committees

7. Student leadership: Participation in faculty committees  Graduate Student Committee on Faculty Search  Safety Committee: Students working in labs  Computing Committee: Students involved in data analysis, numerical modeling and/or other intensive computations Graduate Recruitment: Planning recruiting/orientation  UG Studies Committee: Grad students with GT EAS BS  EAS Social Committee: Grad student representation  Graduate Student Symposium Committee: Organize/ Coordinate GSS

8. Miscellaneous/Other  GSS timing (fall vs spring)??  EAS fall social activities: ideas/EAS funding??  General Discussion/Other: ???