Minutes from GSPS Meeting 8/31/07
6:10 Meeting begins with clarification of who the GSPS officers
are
6:13 Vote on a standard meeting time – Tuesday 4:00 pm
6:15 Discussion of graduate students grading for online
courses
6:18 Report from
the Faculty Meeting on Budget and Computer/Phone Changes
Overview of
budget issues concerning University, CLAS, and the Department
Report on
changes in the phone and computer server
6:30 Report that the faculty is drafting a department
constitution
6:31 Announcement that Marina and David are working to get
some money for new chairs for the department library and room 200.
6:33 Overview of graduate student grievances and proposed
solutions concerning - the lack of a placement
officer, Advisor/Advisee relations, TA assignments, lack of
information about important Department/College/University issues
6:46 Exciting Announcement: Private wine tasting for the
GSPS will be held September 22.
Tentative details: 5 pm, $5 to get in that is deductible against any
purchase.
Suggestion that the philosophy department do a wine tasting
as a fundraiser for the conference.
6:50 Jon mentions that the conference committee will be
sending out the call for papers in the next week.
6:53 Meeting adjourned.