AGENDA
Graduate & Professional Student Assembly
April 23rd, 2012
Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall
5:30 - 7:00 P.M.

I. Welcome and Introductions, 1 min.

II. Approval of the Minutes

1. April 9th, 2012, 1 min.

III. Reports of Officers and Committee Updates, 8 min.

1. Executive Committee (E. Cortens)
2. Appropriations (C. Heckman)
3. Communications (S. An)
4. Finance Commission (M. Tootill)
5. Student Advocacy (R. Robbins)
6. Graduate & Professional Student Programming Board (Y. Chen)

IV. Discussion

1. Panel discussion on professional development resources for graduate & professional students, 25 min.

• T. Baumstark, Assistant Dean for Professional Development, Graduate School
• Katherine Edmondson, Assistant Dean for Learning and Instruction or Jai Sweet, Director of Student Services/Multicultural Affairs, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine
• Jose Gaztambide, President of the Johnson School Student Council
• Hahn Liu, Voting Member representing the Law School

V. Open Forum, 7 min.

1. Sexual Harassment and Prevention Education (SHAPE) (Mirinda Martin), 5 min.

VI. New Business

1. Resolution 18, A Resolution Supporting Slope Day Programming Board (SDPB) (C. Heckman), 5 min.
2. Resolution 16, A Resolution Reviewing the Work of the Graduate and Professional Student Advocacy Committee on the Issue of Graduate Student Mental Health and Wellbeing (R. Robbins), 15 min.
3. Resolution 17, A Resolution Amending Previously Adopted Resolution 11 (E. Cortens), 5 min.
4. Approval of the President’s Annual End-of-Year Report (E.Cortens), 3 min.
5. Election of 2012—13 Executive Committee, Committee Chairs, and UA Representatives, 20 min.