Officers Present: Carlos Lopez, President; Ian Richmond, Vice President; Stephanie Abundo, Secretary; Zoltan Maliga, Treasurer; Gabriella Gonzalez and Kyriell Muhammad, Social Officers.

Departments NOT Represented: Astronomy, Business Economics, Chemical Physics, Classics, Comparative Literature, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Economics, Germanic Languages and Literature, Government, History of American Civilization, History of Art and Architecture, Inner Asian and Altaic Studies, Linguistics, Medical Sciences (DMS), Molecular and Cellular Biology, Organizational Behavior/Decision Science, Political Economy and Government, Psychology, Regional Studies--Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Slavic Languages and Literature, Statistics

1. Announcements
   • GSC Conference and Summer Research Grants: Application deadline is Monday, May 10. Completed applications are due in the GSC Office by 5:00 p.m.

   • GSC Excellence in Mentoring Awards: The GSC received 205 for 85 faculty members. The award will be presented at a reception Thursday, April 29, at 5:00 p.m. in the Graduate Student Lounge. All are invited to the reception.

   • GSAS Commencement Marshal Nominations: Nominations for A.M. candidates are still being accepted. Selection is based on Harvard community involvement and service to graduate students. To nominate someone (you may self-nominate) contact your department administrator ASAP.

   • GSC Student-Parent Brunch: NOTE DATE CHANGE: Sunday, April 18, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Dudley House. Food, fun and entertainment for parents and their children will be provided.

   • Last GSC Meeting of the Year: Wednesday, May 5, 5:30 p.m. in the Graduate Student Lounge, Dudley House.

   
   
   
2. Matters Arising from the minutes of March 1999 meeting
   • The Mathematics was incorrectly listed as not attending the March meeting. The Mathematics department did send a representative to the March meeting.

   
   
   

3. Election of GSC Officers
   • President -- Ian Richmond (Celtic Languages and Literatures)
   • Vice President -- Julie Rohwein (Music)
   • Treasurer -- Bayliss Camp (Sociology)

   
   
   

4. Election of Committee Representatives
   • Committee on Graduate Education
     • Vernon Eagle (History and East Asian Languages)
     • Adam Fagen (Molecular Biology and Education)
     • Heidi Kyser-Genoist (Romance Languages and Literatures)
     • Julie Rohwein (Music)
     • Gabriella Gonzalez (Sociology), Alternate

   • FAS Library Committee
     • Vernon Eagle (History and East Asian Languages)
     • Lisa Laskin (History)
     • Stephanie Abundo (Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning), Alternate

   • Harvard Graduate Council
     • Adam Fagen (Molecular Biology and Education)

   • GSC Budget and Funding Committee
     • Robert Krikorian (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
     • Zoltan Maliga (Biophysics)
     • David Nancekivell (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
     • Ian Richmond (Celtic Languages and Literatures)

   
   
   
5. Treasurer's Report
   • The GSC approved the following funding requests: Harvard East Asia Society, $68.74; Harvard Graduate Student Canadian Club, $500; GSAS Christian Fellowship, $206

   
   
   
6. Discussion: Student Group Funding
   • The Canadian Club brought up student group funding issues. The need for more explicit funding eligibility guidelines was discussed. Questions about unspent GSC student group funding money were also raised.

   
   
   
7. Committee Reports
   • FAS Library Committee: About half a million books from Widener have been been permanently moved to the depository.

   • Harvard Graduate Council: The HGC is palnning a Fun Run on Saturday, April 17. Tickets are available at the Dudley House Office.

   • Ad-hoc Group Meeting with Dean McCavana and Ellen Fox: The GSAS Student Affairs Office is sponsoring seminars on finding off-campus housing.

   
   
   
8. Discussion: Proposed changes to the GSC Constitution and Bylaws

   RESOLVED: The changes were accepted as discussed in the last (March) meeting.

   
   
   
9. Discussion: GSC attendance to the NAGPS Northeast Regional Conference
   • Meeting to be held April 9-11, Penn State University. Attendance at this meeting was open to GSC members. No members were able to attend.

   
   
   
10. Discussion: Harvard Graduate Council Basketball League
    • The HGC requested $500 from each Harvard graduate school, included GSAS, to fund a basketball league. The request for $500 was approved.

    
    
    
11. Discussion: Editorship of GSAS Student Survival Guide
    • Since editing the Guide is a large time investiment, the GSC discussed financial compensation for the editor.

      RESOLVED: The GSC approved compensation for the editor of the Survival Guide. A committee will determine the amount and form of the compendation.

      This committee is made up of: Adam Fagen, Heidi Kyser-Genoist, Carlos Lopez, and Ian Richmond.

    
    
    

Respectfully submitted,
Stephanie Abundo