Act 0203-AU-010
An Act Establishing the 2002-03 CGS Goals and Priorities
Sponsor: The Executive Committee
Passed October 25, 2002
Section 1. The purpose of this act is to establish the goals and priorities for the Council of Graduate Students for 2002-03, in accordance with Articles II and III of the CGS Constitution.
Section 2.The goals and priorities shall be:
Academic and Professional Support: Advocate for the academic needs of graduate education at Ohio State.
Take a public stance on the nature of the public university with regard to state support.
Develop a Student Bill of Rights
Advocate the utilization and advertisement of the centralized electronic listing of all available GA positions on campus maintained by the Office of Financial Aid (http://sfa.osu.edu/jobs/stuemp/grad.html).
Advocate for additional opportunities for funding graduate education at Ohio State.
Cooperate with and support the efforts of Faculty & TA Development (FTAD) to improve the quality of teaching at the University.
Compensation & Benefits: Advocate for the needs of funded graduate students.
Collect and publish anecdotal evidence of GA exploitation across the University.
Benchmark GA stipends by discipline and publicize widely the resulting report.
Document the monetary value to University/Department of GA, showing tuition and subsidy brought in by the student, as well as the value of the labor the department receives from a GA's teaching, research, or administrative work.
Advocate for and obtain University commitment to subsidize 100% of student health insurance for funded graduate students.
Ensure that all new fees are covered for funded graduate students by their employing unit.
Advocate for and obtain access to domestic partner health insurance benefits for all students.
Advocate for tax exemption on graduate associate and fellow stipends at the federal, state, and local levels.Advocate for tax exemption on graduate associate and fellow stipends at the federal, state, and local levels.
Diversity: Celebrate and promote diversity within the Council, the University community, the city of Columbus, and beyond. Work to ensure an inclusive environment within CGS and Ohio State.
Expand the annual internal report on diversity to include data not currently collected by the University.
(Co-) sponsor multicultural activities and events that increase our understanding of the diverse world in which we live.
Monitor the University's implementation of the new federal immigration guidelines for their impact on international graduate students.
Assess graduate student recruitment policies for their impact on the diversity of the graduate student population.
Advocate for and obtain domestic partner health insurance benefits for all students, faculty, and staff.
G-QUE: Aggressively pursue the implementation of the recommendations within the Graduate Quality of University Experience (G-QUE) Report.
Participation/Visibility/Outreach: Increase the visibility of the Council within the University and Columbus community.
Better utilize local media and other publicity formats to ensure that the campus community knows what the Council does for graduate students at Ohio State.
Improve connections between the Council and graduate students across campus by making contact with graduate student organizations and graduate students in their individual programs.
Charge delegates to share information with the students in their programs as well as with the Council and students in other graduate programs.
Increase campus awareness of the Professional Development Fund and the Hayes Research Forum.
Quality of Life: Address the non-classroom needs of graduate students, including their social and extracurricular needs.
Address the needs and concerns of non-traditional students, especially those who are older, married, and/or have dependents.
Work with the Office of Transportation and Parking to ensure reasonable access to parking on campus.
Advocate for the expansion of and encourage participation in the Buckeye Watch program.
Work to improve graduate student morale by increasing the interaction with the off-campus community and other aspects of the out-of-classroom experience.
Actively encourage graduate student participation in student organizations.
Sponsor informational sessions on Student Health Insurance benefits and Wilce Health Center Services for graduate students.
Support increased funding for the Student Housing Legal Clinic and advocate for expanding its services beyond housing issues.
Work with Off-Campus Student Services on graduate student needs.
Relationship Building: Improve Council relations with the University and Columbus community and create allies to advocate for graduate education at Ohio State.
Increase and improve interaction with USG/IPC counterparts through electronic communication and occasional invitations to committee meetings.
Improve relationships with administrators including deans, department chairs, and graduate studies committee chairs.
Host state legislative aides to better acquaint them with the needs of graduate students at Ohio State.
Obtain program e-mail lists from each graduate program.
Improve communication and relations with the Student Health Insurance Committee.
Publicize best and worst practices in graduate education at Ohio State.
- Maintain the good working relations with the central administration that CGS has developed over the past few years.
Section 3. This act will take effect immediately upon approval at a regular meeting of the Council of Graduate Students.
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