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September 2022 GSO Meeting Minutes

GSO Meeting Minutes


[09/29/22]


Attendance: Ashley, Aaron, Riley, David, Nageeb, Farzaneh, 11 other graduate students in person, and 6 other graduate students via Zoom



  • Qual feedback

    • Dr. Frank sent out the proposed changes to the qualifying exam

    • Brief summary:

      • Three steps: Everyone takes the full exam, if you don’t pass then you either take the full again, a partial exam, or a proposed research topic.

      • Will be reviewed by the committee to decide the best course of action

      • Aimed to be voted on this semester to hopefully go into effect for the January exam

        • But might more realistically be done by August

    • Need your feedback!

      • Survey will probably be open for about a week

      • Question: on the partial exam, is it just a shorter version?

        • A: Understood to be a retake of a section one did particularly badly on

      • Question: How many qual committee members are going on sabbatical?

        • A: Nobody to the best of our knowledge

      • If you find any errors with the qual (such as typos) please email Aaron so that he can contact the committee about them

      • Suggestion: Negotiate with the qual committee to separate the test into two parts over two days instead of two parts over one day (it’s too long!)

        • Also maybe extend the time for those taking it online so that they have time to scan papers

  • Mentorship survey

  • Social events

    • Movie night!

      • Ideally sciency stuff

      • The people want the scary movies, but not everyone likes those sadly…

    • Need some movie ideas!

      • Interstellar?

        • Aaron: “Nope! Vetoed!”

      • Martian?

      • Will put a poll in Discord

    • Thinking of a Friday night in October, somewhere in Nicholson (the big auditorium room?) with snacks

      • Best date?

      • 7th?

        • Aaron can’t make it

      • 21st?

        • Farzaneh can’t make it

      • Officers will discuss it and figure out a solid date.

  • thesis workshop updates

    • Updates from Catherine McKenzie:

      • The website is up to date and the best source for information

      • Alicia Paxton reviews theses; Catherine McKenzie reviews dissertations.

      • Dissertations have their own format no matter the field.

      • Different departments do NOT have their own standards.

      • https://www.lsu.edu/graduateschool/current_students/theses_and_dissertations/index.php

  • Other

    • Will pester people about the mold on the first floor

      • Also, there are ants!

      • Need to clean the building (especially the whiteboards!)

      • If you find mold, send us the pics! We need to let people know where it all is so that they can get it fixed.

      • Have tried contacting maintenance, but they haven’t done anything about it. LSU’s infrastructure is not safe in a lot of buildings, the school is behind on repairs by a LOT.

      • https://forms.gle/MNiJM1NSznf18wwn9

    • Can reach out to any of the officers!

    • Anonymous Department Complaints

    • Officer checking:

      • Ashley: Doesn’t have anything

      • Aaron: GSO/Faculty minutes to be posted soon!

        • Try to attend these meetings! They are cool!

      • David: Got nothing *cough*

      • Riley: *shakes head no*

      • Farzaneh: Nope

      • Nageeb: Nope

      • Mari: *not here*

    • Question:

      • David: Trash can in each lab room.

    • Amendment for international student liaison

      • Ashley will finish the draft soon and then send it out for a vote (everyone needs to vote!!!)

      • A position to collaborate with the ISO.

  • Meeting adjourned

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