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The GREPs select from among themselves a secretary, treasurer, and president.
The secretary keeps the meeting minutes and distributes them via e-mail to all
GREPs. The treasurer tracks the GREPs' funds and manages the budget for the
Spring BBQ. The president calls meetings as appropriate and runs the election
for the next term with the help of the representative to the Public Relations
Committee.
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| GSA Representatives |
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It is the responsibility of our department representatives to the GSA to attend
the GSA General Assembly meetings and represent the Computer Science graduate
students there. Representatives are responsible for passing along to the
department's graduate students any relevant information presented at the
meetings. GSA Assembly meetings occur monthly. Regular attendance is important
as the GSA provides funding to the GREPs proportional to their attendance.
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| Recruitment Committee |
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The Recruitment Committee representative participates in the recruitment of
faculty candidates in the department. This committee reviews the applications
and invites qualified recruits to interview for available faculty positions. The
graduate student representative arranges the lunch meetings that these recruits
have with the graduate students and collects feedback to report back to the
committee. Being the graduate student representative to the Recruitment
Committee may be of major interest to those intending to apply for faculty
positions later in their career.
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| Facilities Committee |
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The student representative on the facilities committee serves as a communicator
between the grad students, faculty, and staff on all facilities issues.
"Facilities" includes both the physical spaces of the department as well as its
computer systems. The representative gathers student comments, concerns, and
complaints, and presents these to the committee. Additionally, the
representative coordinates with staff and faculty members on the planning of
facilities changes. Finally, the representative keeps the student body
well-informed of any facilities issues and their resolution.
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| Graduate Affairs Committee |
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The student representative on the Graduate Affairs Committee is responsible for
gathering and voicing the suggestions and complaints of the graduate student
body with regards to any issues that pertain to their academic life. Example
issues that have fallen upon this committee are: restructuring of screening
exams, rising GSR salary levels and early planning/expanding of courses offered
by the department. Typically, the Lead
TA serves as the representative on this committee.
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| Graduate Admissions Committee |
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The Graduate Admissions Committee processes all of the new graduate student
applications for the department, and selects the most promising candidates for
acceptance to the program. The graduate student committee member
has the responsibility of monitoring these activities and contributing to the
selection process. The representative also plays a critical role in graduate
student recruitment.
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| Colloquium Committee |
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The Colloquium Committee is responsible for inviting distinguished lecturers and
other colloquia speakers to the department. The graduate student representative
to this committee is the voice of the graduate students and provides feedback to
the committee concerning speakers that may engage student interests.
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| Undergraduate Curriculum Committee |
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The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee discusses changes to undergraduate
courses, makes class schedules, and estimates the number of students that will
enroll in each course. Committee members meet to discuss changes to course
descriptions and course material. Also, student evaluation statistics are
discussed in detail and any appropriate changes are recommended. The committee
consists of five professors, one undergraduate student, and one graduate
student.
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| Public Relations Committee |
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The student representative to the Public Relations Committee attends meetings concerning
how the department presents itself on the web. The representative is also
responsible for maintaining the CS GREPs
website and the CS graduate alumni
server. This position allows you greater access to many details of the
computing infrastructure of the department, as well as contact with the faculty
and staff. Interested students should have reasonable experience developing
websites (PHP, Python, etc) and administering Unix machines.
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| Diversity Committee |
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The Diversity Committee is responsible for coordinating outreach and diversity
efforts in the department. The graduate student representative will attend the
Diversity Committee meetings and provide input, as the representative acts as
the interface between the committee and diversity-promoting groups within the
department, such as Women in Computer
Science (WiCS).
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| Coffee Hour Committee |
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The Coffee Hour Committee is responsible for coordinating department Coffee
Hours throughout the school year. Coffee Hours are periodic, casual meetings
that provide a venue for grad students and faculty to mingle and learn more
about the research that is going on the department. The grad student
representatives sitting on the committee will coordinate logistics with the
office, such as budgeting, scheduling, food ordering, and advertising.
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