March GSO/Faculty Meeting Agenda March 4th, 2022
Attending members: Fox Foley, Keilah Davis, Ali Crisp, Jeff Blackmon, Kip Hynes, Catherine Deibel, Rob Hynes
Updates from last meeting:
Thank you for sharing CVs
2. This month’s discussion
a. So. Many. Pizza. Lunches.
Also during spring break? Bro…
Some searches have candidates elsewhere so we needed to hurry, time is taking precedence
b. Process for getting grad student/GSO feedback on job candidates
Need a more formal process for sending job candidate feedback info from grad students
Pls just send to either all grad students or the GSO email
Jeff says send feedback either to him and he’ll pass it along or go ahead and send it to the chair of the specific search committee
Nuclear - Kristina Launey, AMO - Mette, Condensed Matter - David Young
Jeff wants to say that candidates look good, diverse pools of candidates; 2-3 searches next year too
c. We were promised masks for TAs…. Still none. Por que no?
Have to buy masks from VWR bc of contract and they don’t have any >:(
d. Is the dept gonna do a crawfish boil this year?
YES
e. COVID
I have nothing to say. I just feel like everybody is pretending it's done when it's not :/
3. Updates from GSO
Elections underway, nominations being taken now/soon
Sending out our housing survey for incoming/new students by the end of this month
Also perspectives coming soon, need to figure out a social evening alone time thing
4. Faculty updates/Questions?
Ilya is trying to do the easiest thing but coming up with something that would be a great idea would to use Walk-Ons (Thurs night), Rock Paper Taco might have space? BREC parks? The Bulldog? Lake behind Pennington? Midcity beer garden, live after 5
Laurie setting up GSO email, going to assign to Jane
Sauls Hearne search not resolved yet, think he’s coming but space is an issue on 4th floor. Trying to make more/better spaces for graduate students
Also making changes to the astronomy/library area, trying to figure out what to do with Arlo’s stuff
Jeff said “qual”
TL;DR
Sorry not sorry for all of the pizza lunches, tryna catch candidates while we can
Prospectives students visit March 24-26, need graduate students to volunteer to talk to them, you’ll get free food
Still trying to figure out an outdoor clandestine event
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