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SUMMARY:Senate Meeting of October 22nd\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Location\n\nPhysical Location: HUB 332\n https://washington.zoom.us/j/93955233603\nZoom Meeting ID: 939 5523 3603\nZoom Dial-In: +1-206-337-9723\nCART: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=UWGPSS.Senate\n\nAgenda\n\nCall to Order (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]\nApproval of Agenda (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]\nApproval of Minutes (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 1 min.) [ACTION]\nLand Acknowledgement (Sponsor: Pavandeep Josan\, Time: 2 min.) [INFORMATION]\nAnnouncements and Public Comments (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 7 min.) [INFORMATION]\nUniversity of Washington Alumni Associations (UWAA) (Sponsor: Noah Hough\, Time: 10 min.) [INFORMATION]\nDiversity Leadership Conference Updates (Sponsor: Pavandeep Josan\, Time: 5 min.) [INFORMATION]\nCommittee Formation (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund Time: 20 min.) [POSSIBLE ACTION]\nExecutive Senator Positions (Sponsor: Noah Hough\, Time: 3 min.) [INFORMATION]\nExecutive Senator Election (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 20 min.) [POSSIBLE ACTION]\nWashington State Student Association (WSA) (Sponsor: Annika Peterson\, Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 5 min.) [INFORMATION]\nUnited States Student Associations (USSA) (Sponsor: Annika Peterson\, Time: 5 min.) [INFORMATION] \nGPSS Budget Report (Sponsor: Riley Talamantes\, Time: 8 min.) [INFORMATION]\nLegislative Agenda Draft (First/Second Reading) (Sponsor: Annika Peterson\, Time: 15 min) [ACTION] \nResolution on Installation of Bidets and Hand Showers in UW Campus Restrooms to Advance of Equity\, Accessibility\, and Inclusion (First Reading) (Sponsor: M A Tariq\, Time: 5 min.) [INFORMATION]\nSenator of the Month (Sponsor: Pavandeep Josan\, Time: 5 min.) [INFORMATION]\nSenate Giveaway (Sponsor: Juan Mora\, Time: 5 min.) [INFORMATION]\nAdjournment (Sponsor: Ryan Wicklund\, Time: 1 min.)  [ACTION] \n\nTotal expected time: 114 minutes \nRecap of the Meeting\n\nAyush Goyal shared an announcement about the Dempsey Startup Competition (deadline: November 18th). Emilio Castanedo shared an announcement about the “Take Up Space: Race & Public Policy Symposium” at the Evans School.\nRyan Wicklund introduced the Graduate School Dean Joy Williamson-Lott. She is historian of education by training and has been in the dean position since 2019. She shared about the work of the Graduate School.\n\nAll degree programs except MD\, PharmD\, DDS\, and JD are under the umbrella of the Graduate School.\n The Graduate School is responsible for everything from admissions through graduations for graduate students\, including tuition waivers and programming events.\nThe Graduate School also reviews all graduate programs every ten years.\nThe Dean has monthly office hours\, to which we are all welcome. The next one is November 10th at 1pm.\nWhile the programs are best equipped with guiding students about the specific process of earning the degree and the local situation\, the Dean is interested in hearing about how the graduate education at UW works as a whole. She cannot problem-solve very local concerns\, however\, nor undo decisions made by the student’s program.\nGraduate Student Research Resilience Fund is raising money to help support Ph.D. students whose Principal Investigators (PIs) have lost federal funding. The funding is applied for by the student’s program.\n\n\nNatasha <?>\, Jack <?>\, and Shannon Bailie gave a presentation about the proposed Student Health Fee (SHF) of $125 per UW-Seattle student per quarter.\n\nThe fee is spearheaded by ASUW.\nThe fee is not health insurance\, but rather a shared investment that would support students having basic services available on campus.\nCurrently students pay $175 Student Activities Fee (SAF) per quarter\, but only $69 of that goes to fund Counseling Center\, Husky Health\, and LiveWell. The other $106 go to fund everything else from the Food Pantry to GPSS.\nThe fee will be voted on by the student body next week.\nRiley Talamantes further explained the impact that the institution of the SHF would have on GPSS and other SAF-funded units.\nThere is information online about the specific programs that SAF funds.\n\n\nThe Senate voted to elect senators to the Elections Committee and the Judicial Committee.\nAnnika Peterson presented the 2025-2026 Legislative Agenda for the second reading\, and the agenda was unanimously approved.\nPavandeep Josan presented for the second reading the Resolution on Installation of Bidets and Hand Showers in UW Campus Restrooms to Advance of Equity\, Accessibility\, and Inclusion. Following a discussion by the senate body\, the resolution was approved.\nRyan Wicklund presented for the first reading the Joint Resolution (with ASUW) for a Graduate and Undergraduate Student Regent.
URL:https://www.gpss.uw.edu/event/senate-meeting-20251022/
LOCATION:HUB 332
CATEGORIES:Senate Meeting
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SUMMARY:GPSS Halloween Speakeasy
DESCRIPTION:Join GPSS for our Halloween Speakeasy. Enjoy games\, snacks\, and drinks (21+ with ID) while connecting with fellow grad students. Please fill out the RSVP form. \nCostumes encouraged and there might be a prize for the best one!
URL:https://www.gpss.uw.edu/event/gpss-halloween-speakeasy-20251030/
LOCATION:HUB Games Room
CATEGORIES:Social
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