Committee Meeting Minutes

1^st lab meeting of 2007/2008 academic year

Graduate coordinator for the BGSA

Dr. Dwayne Wise was chosen- to be asked shortly

Girish agreed to remain the web master

Decide how to best allocate funds

Charity-to the biology department

Decide how much at a later date

Incoming graduate students- welcome party

T-shirts

Design- obtain form Matt Roberts

Pricing- decide at a later date

Buyers- both undergraduates and graduate students

Store to buy from- decide at a later date

Gloria’s departure from the department

Buy a card for the graduate students to sign before her going away seminar

BGSA meeting- September 7, 2007 after seminar

BBQ

Faculty, staff, and graduate students invited

September 14, 2007 after seminar

BGSA will buy food and drinks

Ask permission from department to hold on the lawn

Graduate student mixer

September 7, 2007 at 7 pm

Possible location- Mary Johnson’s house

Pot luck

Committees

Decided against

Homecoming tailgate

Held on Harned lawn

Ask permission from department to hold on the lawn

Pot luck- sign up sheets

Thanksgiving pot luck

Undecided- decide at a later date

Goals for the year

Possibly campaign to recycle university wide

Try to correct the summer payment problem

Include new graduate students in the department