January 2012 GRC Meeting

Since I am active around UVic as the CUPE (local 4163 comp 1) Exec and GSS Rep I figured I may as well cross post the updates from those activities to my blog.  Yeehaw!  Now I will be ignored by that many more people!  Anyway here is my latest GSS update:


Are you interested in running the GSS for 2012-2013?  The nominations  for the executives are open (also it pays better than a TA and looks great on a CV).  Maybe you want to learn more about how the University is governed?  In that case run for the University Senate or Board of Governors (I can get you some more information about the application process if you are interested but the deadline is tomorrow!).


Are you about to graduate and are wondering how to deal with the real or academic world out there?  You may be interested in pathways to success a two day seminar (next one is over spring break) on how to find and score a job.


Finally did any of you apply for (and possibly get) a GSS travel grant?  Could anything be changed to make the grants better?  Was there anything particularly awesome about the grant?


If you made it this far you must really be interested in the GSS so let me tell you that we are also working together with UBC and SFU to get the provincial government to create a BC provincial graduate student fellowship program.  We formed a committee with members from the other universities, I'll keep you posted :)


Last but not least: Sarah is considering taking over for me as the Astro & Physics GSS Rep, so the next email of this sort may be coming from her.  The GSS Rep is dead.  Long live the GSS Rep!