GPSG Director of Social Events will be hosting a "Flirt and Twerk" social event at the UMC Connection bowling alley on Friday, April 29. This will be a fun evening to do some bowling, meet some new friends, and kick off the start of Summer! Stop by for whatever time your are free.

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To our graduate and professional colleagues,

Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events:

• GPSG meetings
  • All GPSG meetings will be cancelled during Spring Break.
• Tomorrow, March 18 - GPSG is hosting a dance and bowling social!
• March 30 - . This features 黑料社区网 researchers and graduate students!

Week in Review and Opportunities:

• The Legislative Assembly decided on Wednesday to create a more formal 5-committee structure, including an Awards & Grants committee.
• The application period for the annual GPSG Excellence Awards is open through today! Apply to be recognized for your contributions to teaching and the scholarship community on campus!
• Applications for all GPSG positions for the upcoming academic year are now open through April 1. You can find all information on our elections page. If you are interested in a particular position, you can reach out to the current person in that position to discuss the details.
• This week, the executive team met with the Associate Vice Chancellors and Shared Governance groups. Presentations focused on sustainability initiatives and DEI strategy on campus.
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GPSG will not be operating over Spring Break. We will respond to all emails when we return to campus!

If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Mckenzie Dice

GPSG Executive Team

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To our graduate and professional colleagues,

Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events:

• GPSG meetings
  •  - Wednesdays 5pm
  •  - biweekly Thursdays 4pm
  •  - Tuesdays 3:30pm
  •  - Thursdays 10:30am
  •  - Mondays at 10am
• March 18 - GPSG is hosting a dance and bowling social!
• March 30 - . This features 黑料社区网 researchers and graduate students!

Week in Review and Opportunities:

• Dean Adler visited the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday to discuss future priorities and recent campus survey results.
• The application period for the Spring Semester GPSG DEI Awards is open! Application materials can be found here and close March 15th.
• The application period for the annual GPSG Excellence Awards is open! Apply to be recognized for your contributions to teaching and the scholarship community on campus! Applications are due March 17th.
• Applications for all GPSG positions for the upcoming academic year are opening on March 14. You can find all information on our elections page. If you are interested in a particular position, you can reach out to the current person in that position to discuss the details.
• Next week, the executive team will be meeting with the Associate Vice Chancellors and Shared Governance groups.
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If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Mckenzie Dice

GPSG Executive Team

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GPSG Director of Social Events will be hosting a "Flirt and Twerk" social event at the UMC Connection bowling alley on Friday, March 18. This will be a fun evening to do some bowling, meet some new friends, and kick off the start of Spring Break! Stop by for whatever time your are free.

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To our graduate and professional colleagues,

This is our last edition before the holidays! Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events and opportunities:

• GPSG meetings
  • all meetings are on hold until the next semester
• To avoid the possibility of having a delay in enrollment in the CU student health insurance for spring semester make sure you are enrolled in classes or dissertation credits before December 9th!
• Our Director of Social Events is hosting a coffee hour for grad and professional students next Monday from 10-11 at Pekoe on campus! Stop by to get $3 off your coffee or snack.

Week in Review:

• We met with the IDEA council and the Director of Residence Life last week. We will be meeting with the Chancellor and the Graduate School once more before winter break.
• Fee Advisory Board meeting next week. GPSG is proposing significant changes to Institutional Fee Plan. We believe this is the central way we can control/reduce fees for grad & professional students.
• As of December 25th, Bobby Vondrasek is resigning from the President of Outreach position to be replaced by Mckenzie Dice. We would like to thank Bobby for his years of service to GPSG and the grad student body as Director of Legislative Affairs, President, and President of Outreach.
• The GPSG Assembly is on winter break! Assembly meetings will resume the first week of classes in January. GPSG executives and officers will continue to work until December 23rd. We will be observing 黑料社区网 administrative holiday leave December 24th - January 3rd.
• GPSG welcomes Marlene Palomar as the new Senator for the College of Education! .
• Ryan Gomez will be serving as Dir. Legislative Affairs starting in Spring. Ryan will be replacing Mckenzie Dice as she takes the Pres. Outreach position.
• Please let us know if there are particular issues you鈥檇 like us to prioritize in the new year!

If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Bobby Vondrasek

GPSG Executive Team

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To our graduate and professional colleagues,

Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events and opportunities:

• GPSG meetings
  • - Tuesdays 6:30pm
  • - Tuesdays 4pm
  • - Tuesdays 10am
  • Outreach Team - Tuesday 4:30 pm (as needed)
• Pumpkin patch event on Saturday!
• Current open GPSG applications:
• Please continue to share any questions or concerns about campus COVID-19 policies via this .
• The Campus Culture Survey is now live! Check your email for your unique survey link. Participants will get $7 in campus cash or have the option to donate it. Please take this survey so we can have the most robust grad student results possible!

Week in Review:

• We met with the Graduate School administration last week. Topics discussed: the CUSG strike, communication among shared governance groups, consolidating dental insurance information and standardizing how it is shared with grad students, and plans for addressing the results of the Grad SERU and Campus Climate surveys with the student body.
• We are meeting with the new AVC of DEI to get to know each other and discuss goals this week.
• Chairs & Directors meeting last week was largely focused on (undergraduate) student retention and success. See /bus-lit 
• CU-System Regents will be joining GSPG Assembly Meeting on Tuesday November 2nd at 7:15pm to discuss CU-System Presidential search with all CU-Boulder students.

If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Bobby Vondrasek

GPSG Executive Team

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GPSG Director of Social Events is hosting a family pumpkin patch outing next Saturday, October 30 from 12-2pm. Register at the link below to get a free pumpkin on us! We hope to see you there.

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To our graduate and professional colleagues,

Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events and opportunities:

• GPSG meetings
  •  - Tuesdays 6pm
  •  - Tuesdays 4pm
  •  - Mondays 10am
  • Outreach Team - Tuesday 4:30 pm (as needed)
• Sign up for the !
• Presidential Search Committee nominations are open, tell anyone who may be interested to apply by October 21! Email the Director of Legislative Affairs with any questions.
• Please continue to share any questions or concerns about campus COVID-19 policies via this .
• Family Pumpkin patch event Saturday, October 30th! .
• We have a bunch of old iClickers (around 50) that we no longer use. If you know someone who could use them for a class please email gpsg@colorado.edu. We have not checked the battery status, etc but anyone is welcome to claim them! Availability is first-come, first-served.

Week in Review:

• We met with other Shared Governance groups and the Chancellor last week. The topics were faculty, staff and student mental health.
• We met with Dean Jim White of Arts & Sciences last week. Topics discussed were grad student work norms, the grad school strategic plan and how the campus budget realignment will impact total funding for grad students in Arts & Sciences. The A&S administration would like feedback from professional masters students about how their programs are functioning from a student perspective. Email administration.gpsg@colorado.edu.
• The Campus Culture Survey is now live! Check your email for your unique survey link. Participants will get $7 in campus cash or have the option to donate it. Please take this survey so we can have the most robust grad student results possible!

If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Bobby Vondrasek

GPSG Executive Team

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To our graduate and professional colleagues,

We hope you are getting settled into the rhythm of teaching and research. Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events and opportunities:

• GPSG meetings
  • - Tuesdays 6pm
  • - Tuesdays 4pm
  • - Mondays 10am
  • Outreach Team - Tuesday 4:30 pm (as needed)
• Our first is happening next Friday, Sept 24 from 1-3pm at the GPSG office. Please stop by to meet fellow students and GPSG officers.
• Applications for open Senator positions and a variety of opportunities to sit on campus boards are open (most are paid). . They will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting September 15.
• Applications for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award are now open! Apply by October 15.
• Our Director of Social Events will be graduating this semester! We will be searching for her replacement soon, see this article for more details.

GPSG Week in Review:

• Met with CUSG Executives to discuss joint goals
• Chairs & Directors meeting was focused on staff DEI, student graduation rates
• We wrote a summary of grad and professional university dental insurance options, available here. The graduate school recently released some new information on this, please send us any questions you have so we can follow up with the graduate school.
• We now have a weekly newsletter ()!

If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Bobby Vondrasek

GPSG Executive Team

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GPSG extends our congratulations to our Director of Social Events, Brittney Banaei, on her graduation at the end of the semester! Brittney has been an invaluable member of our team for the last three semesters. With her departure, GPSG will be seeking to hire a new Director of Social events, beginning in the Spring 2022 semester. A formal application will be released later this semester; if you are interested now in learning more about the position, please email Brittney at social.gpsg@colorado.edu.

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