planning: November 2009 Archives

Three main items were discussed at the November 30th meeting of the Kin-GSO:

1. The Draft of the Organization's Constitution
2. The Nomination/Election Procedure for Officers
   
3. The Mentorship Program

The following action steps were determined following the meeting: ratifying the constitution, moving forward on the elections for Spring 2010, and supporting the mentorship program developed by Jackie Kelly and Nicole Bolter.

To take action on those items, members must first ratify the constitution (a quorum of 15 votes is needed). The constitution is visible online. Members are encouraged to read the constitution and then vote on its ratification.

Once the constitution has been ratified, the election/nomination process will begin. Further information on that process will be available at a later date, and can be found in the constitution.

The Kinesiology Graduate Student Organization will be creating a mini-database of all the current graduate students and their research interests.

To be included, please email Justin Geijer (geije001@umn.edu) with the following information:

1. Name
2. Advisor
3. Research Interests
   
4. Thesis/Dissertation (Subject/Title if you have one!)
   

The next meeting of the Kinesiology Graduate Student Organization will be on either Monday, November 30 or Tuesday, December 1st. Please take the doodle poll to vote on your preference!

Also, we will be having a Thanksgiving Break Happy Hour on Tuesday, November 24th. Time and place TBD (Suggestions welcome!) - stay tuned for more info!

Today's lunch meeting was well-attended with 15 Kinesiology graduate students present.

A collaborative discussion of the goals and options of the organization ensued - with the many deliverables agreed upon before the next meeting in three weeks.

If you were unable to attend today's meeting, and see a committee that you'd like to be involved with - please contact the GSO at umnkingrad@gmail.com.

Committees (A Work in Progress!)

Agenda for Kinesiology Graduate Student Organization Pizza Lunch