Graduate Council Meeting, 01-27-05, 5:00 pm, MCB 655

• We will meet on the second Thursday of the month at 4:00 in MCB 655
• We have $2,400 to give for the spring and summer semester for travel funding.
• Because the members of the Graduate Council will not be available in the summer, we will take applications for travel funding for summer during the final block of this semester.
• Partha and Lauren will meet with Monica Gibson on February 4^th at 3:30 pm about GTA parking.
• Lauren has organized a social activity for this weekend. We’ll see how the turnout is and then determine how to proceed with other social events.
• Jamika attended the most recent GPC committee meeting.
• One issue was recruiting top graduate students
• Ideas include creating a graduate representative position to go to other graduate student fairs and recruit. This position would provide tuition and a stipend much like a GTA or GRA.
• Yonca visited the last Graduate Engineering Council meeting. The CS department gave $300 to help with a professional development seminar.