GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION (GPSA) COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION
(GPSA) COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Monday, March 4, 2013, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. - Student Union Room 208 B & C
I. Call to Order
President Michael Gordon called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Colleges with representatives in attendance were:
College / School
Representative
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH
Athena Gallardo ( Health Physics)
Sarah Horsch ( Kinesiology)
Ryan La Pier (Accounting)
Randal Rosman (Business Administration)
Matthew Kinzer (Economics)
Jeremiah Todd (Health Care Administration & Policy)
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
SCHOOL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
SCHOOL OF LAW
COLLEGE OF HOTEL ADMINISTRATION
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS
Erin Sheehy (Public Health)
Lidia Sedano (Educational & Clinical Studies)
Elayna J. Hocking (Educational Psychology and Higher
Education)
Zaid Haddad (Teaching and Learning)
Kishor Shrestha (Civil & Environmental Engineering and
Construction Mgmt)
Matthew “Ezra” Mahurin (Film)
Jonathan Baltera (Music)
Christian Augustin (Law)
Yun Ying “Susan” Zhong (Hospitality Administration)
Kathryn Baustian (Anthropology)
Anthony Patricia (English)
Rebecca Bolen (History)
David Snyder (Political Science)
Caleb Picker ( Psychology)
Christopher Conner (Sociology) - proxy
Eshani Ghandhi (Chemistry)
Alison Sloat (Geoscience)
Juan Carlos Duhart (Life Sciences)
Sara Kaplan (Communication Studies)
Natalie Martinez (Criminal Justice)
Jung “Vicki” Eun Song (Environmental & Public Affairs)
Megan Gilliland (Journalism & Media Studies)
Priscilla Lopez (Social Work) - proxy
Executive board members in attendance: President Michael Gordon, Vice President Sharon Young,
Treasurer Jennifer Reed and Secretary Jennifer Liese.
Others in attendance: Jason Vaughn, Peter Michel and the Library digitization faculty, Becky Boulton,
GPSA Manager and GPSA faculty advisors: Kate Korgan and Peter Gray
Colleges/Schools/others absent: School of Allied Health: Physical Therapy (Erin Jarrett, class conflict,
unable to attend meetings); College of Business: Management Information Systems (vacant position);
School of Dental Medicine (JD Westphal, class conflict, unable to attend meetings); College of
Engineering: Computer Science (vacant position), Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ahmad Al
Agry) and Mechanical Engineering (vacant position); College of Fine Arts: Architecture (vacant
position), Art (Lauren Adkins) and Theatre Arts (vacant position); Foreign Languages (Sarah Carey);
School of Nursing: (vacant position); College of Science: Mathematical Sciences (vacant position) and
Physics & Astronomy (vacant position); College of Urban Affairs: Marriage & Family Therapy (Matt
Nelson)
III. Public Comment
No public comment
IV. Approval of Minutes
President Michael Gordon called for a motion to approve the February minutes. Rebecca Bolen
(History) and David Snyder (Political Science) seconded. Gordon asked for any corrections or
additions and hearing none, he called for a vote, which was unanimous to approve.
V. Speaker
Robert Correales, UNLV Ombudsman
Correales is a Professor of Law and has been at UNLV for 14 years. He discussed his role as an
Ombudsman which as a neutral advisor/problem solver. He has been at this position since January
1, 2013. This position is unattached to other departments and addresses campus concerns—proving
an unbiased analysis as mediator and negotiator. Robert Correales addresses regulatory issues, can
deal with bullying, and discuss things related to the University.
Jason Vaughn and the Library Digitization Program update
The library program has digitized 30,000 pages of the Rebel Yell from the mid-1950s to 2010.
They have started phase one of the process and are preparing for online delivery. The digitization
program received funding from GPSA, CSUN, and the library services and technology for this
project. Once the project is online, students will be able to conduct an online search for: names,
dates, photos, and the full text of Rebel Yell articles. They are close to finishing the project, are
working on a comprehensive software update, and are finalizing the public interface design. The
anticipated launch of the digitized Rebel Yell is this summer.
VI. Budget Report
Treasurer Reed reported the February monthly expenditures. She directed the council’s attention to
the top of the report, the monthly student wages are listed at $2,819.00 for the staffing in the
Graduate Student Commons. She continued to report the operating expenses for the month of
February: the monthly postage and telephone costs; on the books and periodical line $108.00
reflects the New York Times subscription for the month and $1252.04 is to Barnes and Noble for
the GPSA Spring Book Scholarships; in-state travel expense is for GPSA President Michael
Gordon's airline ticket purchased for his trip to Carson City for the Feb. 25th Nevada Education
Awareness Day.
Treasurer continued the report by detailing the hosting expenses for February: $387.04 was spent
for the replenishment of the snacks and water sold in the GPSA study; $196.15 was incurred for
the bagels and coffee offered in the Graduate Student Commons during the first week of
instruction for the Spring semester. She concluded by reviewing the $527.26 that was brought in
from the sales in the Graduate Student Commons; bring the year-to-date revenue in at
$258,730.22. The balance forward is $157,840.87 with a balance of $172,555.84
President Gordon asked for a motion to approve the budget Kathryn Baustian (Anthropology)
motioned to approve the budget report; Ryan La Pier (Accounting) seconded. After a call for the
vote, Council unanimously approved the budget report as presented.
VII. Committee Reports
 Board of Regents – Michael Gordon, President, discussed the Board of Regents meeting at DRI.
The 30 foot easement of the Greenspun Building has been approved for the transit system to go
in. They’ll have showers, and places to store your bicycle. Special meetings for the Board of
Regents are April 19, May 7th and May 24th. NSHE bought a building across the street from
UNLV. There is continual discussion of e-learning for the state of Nevada.
 GPSA Activities / Community Service – Rebecca Bolen, activities chair, discussed the need for
volunteers at the food pantry. They are working on planning the end of semester social. Invited
departments to forward information about any special events to their colleagues.
 GPSA Awards – will be announced at the GPSA Research Forum, March 16, 2013.
 GPSA E-Board Elections – April 1st-April 5th
 GPSA Government Relations – Jennifer Reed, Treasurer, discussed the Feb 25th Nevada
Education Day in Carson City. NSA was also at Carson City. Students advocated for: supporting
the restoration of staff and faculty pay, supporting the change in the funding formula, and
supporting the funding of the Knowledge Fund.
 GPSA Publications – Jennifer Liese, Secretary, mentioned the upcoming final newsletter to be
printed April 12th. And asked the publications committee to stay behind after the meeting to set
up the next publications committee meeting. Mentioned if anyone has ideas for stories they’d
like included in the next newsletter, please email her.
 GPSA Research Forum – Sharon Young, VP, next Saturday March 16th. Volunteers are meeting
Friday at 3pm for set up. They still need volunteers for set-up the day before and the day of the
Research Forum. March 11th is the day for presenters to have their posters turned into the
Graduate Student Commons.
 GPSA Sponsorships – Sharon Young, VP, Committee meeting today. Summer applications due
March 15th. Fall applications due April 15th.
 Campus-wide –25 students were at the recent workshop for applying for academic jobs, and had
helpful feedback for future workshops. Kinesiology (Sarah Horsch) mentioned her department is
working on research with children with cerebral palsy, and if anyone knows of anyone with
children they’re offering a week of treatment/therapy. This Wednesday is brown bag with Kyle
Kaalberg, College of Education his topic is the use of information technology in the classroom.
VIII.
Old Business – none
IX. New Business – none
X.
Announcements
 GPSA E-board office hours immediately following every Council meeting from 3:30 – 4:30pm
in SU 306
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UNLV VITA – Free tax service on campus. For an appointment: 702-895-5655 /
[email protected]
Spring 2013 Commencement Graduate/Professional Student Speaker Competition:
http://commencement.unlv.edu/speaker.html; April 1st deadline for application
Deadlines for applications for 2013 GPSA funding- Summer (March 15) and Fall (April 15):
http://gpsa.unlv.edu/grants/grants.html
E-Board Elections, April 1st – 5th ; http://gpsa.unlv.edu/council/e-board-elections.html
XI. Public Comment – none
XII.
Adjournment Sara Kaplan (Communications) motioned to adjourn, and Juan Carlos Duhart
(Life Sciences) seconded. By council’s unanimous vote to adjourn, the meeting ended at 2:56pm.