GSA MEETING MINUTES

Date:  9/7/2007

Time:  10:00-11:15 am

Location:  Broughton 2219, Progress Energy Conference Room

Attendees: James Deon Pearson,

Antonio Gonzalez,

Nancy Moore,

Mitesh Ghelani,

Chris Basciano

Time:10:00

Discussion

• Introductions and greetings

• James Pearson agrees to make a room reservation for the New Student Seminar next week.  James Pearson agrees to provide chips and drinks at the event.
• Mitesh Ghelani agrees to send an email to the new graduate students next week publicizing the event after receiving the room and time from James Pearson.
• Antonio Gonzalez agrees to make opening slides introduction and cover questions regarding international students.  Antonio Gonzalez agrees to create the powerpoint slide format and email this to Chris Basciano.
• Chris Basciano agrees to take the questions and responses from both new students as well as GSA officers for the New Student Seminar and combine them into categories to discuss orally during the seminar.
• All agree to send their course work within the MAE department to James Pearson.  All agree to primarily invite new students (rather than advanced students) to the event.  All agree not to put a list of course and rankings on a slide during the seminar, but rather a slide with all course work taken by GSA officers and to inform new students they may ask independently about these courses.  All agree not to publicize faculty names/research areas/funding and to refer new students to the departments faculty website.
• All agree to developing a GSA T-shirt for sale and gift during events in the department.  The suggestion is made for a logo design competition for the MAE GSA.
• Possible social events are proposed including:  Volleyball, NCSU Football Game, T-shirt design competition.

Time:11:15

Discussion

• Meeting End.
• Officer pictures taken, website updated.