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GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 2014
10/1/2014 J. Kendall Nowocin
GSC President
Agenda • Quorum and Approval of Agenda (5:30 PM) • Approval of AugustMeeIng Minutes (5:32 PM) • IntroducIon of New Faces (5:32-‐5:40 PM) • GSC CommiMee Updates (5:40 – 6:00 PM) • Officer Updates and Board Reports (6:00 – 6:15 PM)
• NominaIons Board • Funding Board
• Service Awards (6:15-‐6:20 PM) • New Business (6:20 – 6:50 PM)
• Overview of GSC • Update on NAGPS leadership summit • Overview of ONE MIT Board
• Old Business • Open Floor (6:50 – 7:00 PM)
GSC COMMITTEE UPDATE
MUDDY BOARD OF GOVERNORS
10/01/2014 Chair, Stephen Messenger
Update
• We are planning to run a flooring poll next meeIng to get a broad sense of what the community is interested in. Please talk to your consItuencies to see if they would prefer new carpet, vinyl, or hardwood flooring for the Muddy.
• We are recruiIng, so if you are interested or know someone who is interested in joining the Muddy Board, please come talk to me and/or email gsc-‐muddy-‐[email protected]
Come have fun!! • We are recruiIng, so please email/talk to me if you are interested in joining!
• The Muddy is here for you! Come have meeIngs or just hangout!
• Any comments or suggesIons can be sent to: gsc-‐muddy-‐[email protected]
ACADEMICS, RESEARCH AND CAREERS UPDATES
10/01/2014 Alina Rwei and John Yazbek
How to find a good postdoc • August 21st • 80-‐100 people aMended, mostly grad students • Co-‐organized with GECD • Great panel discussion with Prof Hazel Sive, Leia Sterling, and Dr Anke Bill from NovarIs
ExxonMobil Info Session • For PhD students interested in upstream research • AMended by 50-‐60 students
Dissertation Bootcamp • For August 8th deadline • Everyday from 9:30am unIl 5:00 pm in Hayden Basement • Breakfast was provided • Around 5-‐10 people aMended each day
Future events • Professional Development series • Panel and/or workshops • How to negoIate a job offer
Next Meeting • Wednesday, October 22nd at 6pm in 50-‐220 • Contact: gsc-‐[email protected]
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GSC ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE UPDATE WE DO THINGS SO YOU CAN TOO
October 1, 2014 Jonas Helfer & Janille (Affi) Maragh
Past events
An Evening of Painting
News & Upcoming Events:
Join the Activities Committee Club!
Next Tuesday, Oct 7th
5:30 pm in GSC office
Questions? Concerns? Ideas?
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Andrea Dubin and Boris Braverman
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Bike Fest Success Join the Green Team! Sustainable GCMs
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Fall Sustainability Kickoff Meeting Tuesday Oct 21st GSC Office 50-220 6-7pm
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Get involved!
• Cost of living analysis & sIpend recommendaIons
• Graduate Student Housing follow-‐up
Next meeIng Monday, October 6th at 6pm in the GSC office
• Email us at gsc-‐[email protected]
On the horizon…
GSC ORIENTATION COMMITTEE
Hector Fornes & Ina Kundu
Orientation Based on the day to day operaIons: 1. Everything ran smoothly 2. Incoming students were happy 3. People liked the new events (One MIT Picnic, Photo Contest,
Hiking Trip…) 4. The website was useful 5. Going paper-‐less was a great idea
Next steps SHORT TERM 1. Write the OrientaIon Report (help of OC fellow) 2. Analyzing results of a survey sent to incoming students 3. Process Dorm Reimbursements 4. Meet with all event coordinators to analyze performance of
events in order to improve next year’s events LONG TERM 1. Re-‐define GS 101 with Dean Staton 2. Streamline space reservaIon process for next year 3. Streamline the scheduling process for next year 4. Analyzing cash-‐free OrientaIon for next year
For those of you who helped during Orientation THANK YOU!
Join the Orientation Committee!
Meeting: Wednesday, October 8th 6 pm in GSC office
Questions?
ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Ben Krao
OFFICER UPDATES
VICE-PRESIDENT
01/October/2014 Francesco Bellei
The funding cycle for Council Representative from October 2014 to February 2015 is open.
$150 GCM Attendance +
$100 Outstanding Service
Council Reps must be in good standing and the funding has to be used for the constituency.
Good standing
Attended at least two GCMs and more than half since beginning of term
Use for Constituency
- Events - Capital Equipment
NOMINATIONS BOARD
Francesco Bellei, Chris Aakre, Shabnam Raayai, Raphael Dumas, Guy Evans, Jennifer Groff
All positions for the Institute Presidential and Faculty Committees have been assigned.
Institute Representatives names on the GSC website under Nominations Board.
We are still receiving requests for representatives on Ad-hoc Committees.
•! Committee on the Capital Campaign
•! Committee on the Campus Conversation on Climate Change
•! Committee on the Bexley Hall Interim Use Plan
•! Student Travel Initiative
•! IS&T Student Technology Advisory Board
•! Campus Activities Complex Advisory Board
•! Graduate Admission Team
We will host as orientation session for Institute Committee Representatives on October 20th.
In Grier Room A, Building 34, 5:30 to 7:00pm
Chancellor Barnhart Chair of the Faculty, Prof. Steven Hall
GSC SERVICE AWARD!
10/01/2014 Francesco Bellei
We Acknowledge the former Council Representatives
Tom Mahony, EECS
Bigyan Bista, Biology
Tingyun Huang, DMSE
Bomy Lee Chung, Chemical Engineering
Marcus Parrish, Biological Engineering
Yusang Yang, DMSE
Mitali Thakor, GWAMIT
Ben Mandler, EAPS
GSC NEW BUSINESS
GSC OVERVIEW
Kendall Nowocin
Outline • Mission • Structure
• 60 years of growth and service
• What we do and have done. • RepresentaIon, Advocacy, Social and Academic Programming, Resources
GSC Mission • The GSC exists to…
• Communicate with the MIT AdministraIon and Faculty • Advocate for the general welfare of all graduate students • Create and Fund programs that facilitate growth and interacIon • Welcome and Orient new graduate students
Representative • Institute Committees • Senior Leadership • Peer Universities • Local/Federal Govt • International Partners
Programmatic • Orientation • GSC Ski Trip • Faculty Dinner Series • Grad Gala • Thesis Bootcamps
Resourcing • Club/Org Recognition • Muddy Charles Pub • Funding Board • The Graduate • GradRat
Organizational Structure
General Council
President VP Secretary Treasurer ARC
Chairs AC
Chairs HCA
Chairs OC
Chairs ASA
EXCOMM
Academics, Research
and Careers
Activities
Housing and Community
Affairs Orientation
Boards
Com
mitt
ees
Association of Student Activities
Muddy Charles
Nomi-nations
Funding Board P&P
Annual Projects •!Graduate Student Orientation •!Career Fair •!Ski Trip •!Cost-of-Living Analysis •!Dissertation Boot Camp •!Academic & Professional Development Series
•!End-of-Year Grad Gala •!And many other events
From the 2013 GSC Open House
RECAP OF THE NAGPS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AUGUST 2014 -
GSC Treasurer, Shabnam Raayai October 1st , 2014
Adaptive Leadership • It is more than leadership for survival
• Leadership as an activity for community building
• Not working in an “I” environment but in a “we” environment
• Bringing problems to be solved collectively
• Structure decisions and not make them
• You cannot keep taking, you need to give back
Challenges • Leading diverse groups of people
• Make all the different stakeholders interested
• Connecting leadership with professional and public lives • How leadership can change/affect the our lives?
• Different voices, discussions and conflicts • Listen • Have conversations to find values and strengths • Built trust
Effective Leadership • Predictability
• Lead by principles
• Adaptiveness • Lead by prudence • Update yourself with the new information
• Humanity • Lead by compassion • Weigh the principles • Help the weaker party
How to be an adaptive leader? • Building a sense of community • Use technology to change lives • Find resources / keep resources • Be knowledgeable • Emotional Intelligence
• Use empathy – acknowledge the anger and feelings • Look for your blind spots (responses to your actions, …) • Ask for feedback, thank people for the feedback • Clarify your expectations at the beginning
How to be an adaptive leader? • Get rid of the box • Negotiations (competitive/collaborative)
• Prepare for negations , come up with different plans/options • Think about everyone’s interest • Competitive : One time deal • Collaborative :
• Building trust • Asking questions • Sharing information • Be creative
Would you want to go to a conference?
• November 7-9 • Ivy Plus and NAGPS
OVERVIEW OF ONE MIT BOARD
Kendall Nowocin, GSC President October 1st , 2014
ONE MIT Board • Structure
• RepresentaIve from each of the 5 Schools • School of Architecture and Planning
• Courses 4, MAS, and 11
• School of Engineering • Courses 16, 20, 10, 1, 6, ESD, 3, 2, 22, and IMES
• School of HumaniIes, Arts, and Social Sciences • Courses 21A, CMS/21W, 14, 21F, 21H, 21, 24, 21L, 21M, 17, and STS
• Sloan School of Management • Course 15
• School of Science • Course 7, 9, 5, 12, 18, and 8
ONE MIT Board • Working on finalizing the charge and goals • PromoIng collaboraIon and connecIon across campus • Funding source for ideas and innovaIon
OPEN FLOOR
TO THE MUDDY!
