Student Government

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Welcome to the GPIA Student Government

This section intends to inform students and staff of the Graduate Program of International Affairs about activities and members of the GPIA student government. Furthermore, the website points out possibilities of how to contact us, raise concerns, address problems and also to get actively involved.

Contents 1 Welcome to the GPIA Student Government 2 Next Meeting 3 Who are we? 4 What we do 5 Student Government Successes 5.1 Student Socials 5.2 Student Support Program 5.3 Printing Petition 6 Minutes 7 Other documents

Next Meeting

Date: May 2, 2008

Time: TBA (Before End of the Semester Party)

Place: TBA

Who are we?

(To find out more about us click on our names)

And don't be shy! Feel free to contact us!

President- Juliana Farmer	Vice President- Sarah Cunningham	Secretary - Emily Molfino
Social Outreach Coordinator - Wil Carter	The Student Support Coordinator - Tim Lang

What we do

The student government advocates for your interests at the GPIA department and represents the students voice in GPIA planning processes. Therefore we serve as an intermediary between students on the one side and professors as well as the administration on the other side. Our efforts aim at improving the studies and the services of the administration. To understand more please read our Mission Statement and Charter

• We hold meetings every 2 weeks. You are welcome to join us. When? Look out for meeting announcements on the GPIA listserv.
• We participate in faculty meetings, addressing student interests and problems.
• We participate in concentration meetings, addressing student interests and problems.
• We keep you informed about faculty and concentration news as well as important upcoming decisions.
• We forge ties with student governments of other departments to get a stronger voice.
• We inform prospective students about our studies (if addressed).

Student Government Successes

The student government have had a number of successes. This section lists some of them.

Student Socials

Every couple weeks, Student Government organizes an informal student social at an establishment near school. If you have any suggestions, please contact Wil Carter, Social Outreach Coordinator. Click here for information on future gatherings, and to see pictures from recent outings!

Student Support Program

As a new program, the Student Support Program created by GPIA Student Government members is to help both new and current students integrate into the GPIA by offering a support service. This will help you settle in the first semester by helping students choose classes to providing assistance in issue related to the GPIA and the New School (i.e. housing or financial aid issues). Worksheets can be found here that can help you better understand blackboard, MyNewSchool.edu, and library/BobCat searches.

Printing Petition

In Fall 2007 a new set of printing charges were introduced university-wide. These charges caused hardship for a number of GPIA students and the student government petitioned the institution about the problem. Through dialog the university per willing to implement a more reasonable policy. You can read the documents we generated and our thought process here

• Fall 2007 - Printing issue: spreadsheet of various printing costs of NY schools
• Fall 2007 - Printing issue: Argument Document
• Fall 2007 - Printing issue: Analysis Document

Minutes

Below are the minutes of the student governments meetings. You will need Acrobat Reader to view these files.

2007-2008 Minutes	Older Minutes
April 23 2008 March 28 2008 Feb 29 2008 Feb 15 2008 Jan 30 2008 Jan 16 2008 Dec 14 2007 Nov 30 2007 Nov 16 2007 Oct 26 2007 Oct 12 2007 Sep 14 2007	Dec 1st 2006 Nov 3rd 2006 (Agenda) Oct 23th 2006 (Agenda) Oct 9th 2006 (Agenda) Apr 7th 2006 Mar 16th 2006 Mar 3rd 2006 Feb 17rd 2006 Oct 10th 2005

Other documents

• Sep 26th 2006 Meeting with GPIA Administration (Jonathan Bach): Task & Issues for Fall 2006
• Feb 2006 GPIA Appeal Form for reconsideration of financial aid awards
• Nov 21st 2005 Meeting with Provost Arjun Appadurai regarding the petition on the school's name
• Nov 7th 2005 Meeting with Vice-President for Student Affairs Linda Reimer regarding the petition on the school's name
• Oct 31st 2005 Meeting with the Financial Office to clarify on the award appeal and the summer financial support process
• Oct 20th 2005 Meeting with Dean Dunne regarding the students' petition on the School's name