Current DGS Meeting Agenda

Spring 2025 DGS Meeting Agenda

Graduate Student Council

            2024 – 2025 (Alexandria Underwood, GSC President)

Admission and Academic Policies

            Admissions Update (Patriece Campbell-Palmer) 

1. Slate Training
2. Summit Plans
3. Yield Rates
4. Reminders

            Dismissal Process (Beth Boehm)

            Enrollment Doctoral/Masters Candidacy/GS 799/Dissertation Hours (Beth Boehm)

            Core Requirements (Beth Boehm)

            Data Visualization (Paul DeMarco)           

            Web-site Update (Courtney Kerr) 

            Thesis/Dissertation Advisory Committee Forms (Courtney Kerr)

            Dates to Remember (Courtney Kerr)

Funded Student

            Fellowships (Paul DeMarco)        

            Mentoring Compacts (Beth Boehm/Michelle Rodems) 

            Improving the Culture of Mentoring at UofL (Beth Boehm)

            Waitlist Funding (Beth Boehm)

            Guiding Principles for GA Funding (Beth Boehm)

            Grant Funded Students (Beth Boehm)

            Workload Waiver (Beth Boehm)

Hooding Information

            Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony (Courtney Kerr)

            Faculty RSVP (Courtney Kerr)

            Main Commencement Schedule (Courtney Kerr)

Graduate Student Success

            Wellbeing and Resilience (Michelle Rodems)

             Inclusive Excellence (Michelle Rodems)

             Community Building (Michelle Rodems)

             Professional and Career Development

                        1. Council of Southern Graduate Schools Conferences: 

                            3 MT Competitor Kyle Cook

                         2. Spring 2025 Academies

                         3. Community Engaged Scholarship Academy Part 2

                         4. GTA Academy Part 2

                         5. Publishing Academy

                         6. Mentoring Academy (Application Deadline April 28)

                PLAN Workshops

                Communications 

                        1. Subscribe to the Graduate School’s Newsletters

                        2. Submit a Story (academic excellence and student experience, 

                           research and innovation, community engagement, 

                           alumni accomplishments, staff achievement).

                 DGS Professional Development Sessions Resources

                 Multicultural Association (MAGS) (Brian Hamilton)

                          Interested students can get more information through Engage 

                          or complete this form to be notified of upcoming opportunities.

                Inclusive Excellence Award (Brian Hamilton)

                 Future World Changers of the Academy Sponsorship (Brian Hamilton

                 Celebration of Excellence (Brian Hamilton)

                 CardTalk (Brian Hamilton)