March 3, 2009

11:00am
Attendance: Will, Dana, Bean, Penny, Rocio, Prof. Graves
Location: 109 Gilman Hall

Issues:

ChemE stipend
  • To increase starting this Fall (aug. 1)
  • Total of $2700
  • All students will be notified soon
  • Fellowship policy still the same, with base salary of 2700
First Recruiting Weekend Completed
  • Overall, went quite well: no negative feedback
  • No major issues with shuttle
  • One professor went to Sat. night dinner (Smit)
    • Should keep track, and see if it was successful
  • 7 or 8 faculty showed up to Friday night dinner
    • Good communication between prospectives and faculty and current grad students
Picking up prospectives for friday faculty dinner
  • Drivers were harassed by parking enforcement for picking up people at red curb
  • Possibly find a new pickup location
    • Try the front of Hearst Mining Building (no red curb - still no parking though)
Other Visit Weekend Feedback
  • Some prospectives disappointed that they were strying so far away from campus
    • Could not walk around and explore
  • Some students never got a campus tour
    • See if campus tour services could set up something for our visiting prospectives
  • Need to be more carful with easels at the poster session
Reimbursement Request Forms
  • Online on cheme website
  • Grad students should use this form for recruiting reimbursement