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GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES FORUM

March 29, 2006

Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 201

DATE: Wednesday, March 29, 2006
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PLACE: Hewlett Teaching Center, Room 201

FORUM SCHEDULE
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast, networking
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome
General announcements
Keynote: Commission on Graduate Education update
JOHN BOOTHROYD, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, and member of the Commission
9:00 - 10:20 a.m. General session:
   GFS Tips & Tricks and ReportMart Smarts
10:30 - 11:25 a.m. First concurrent sessions:
   - Following the Money Trail
   - Processing Summer Quarter
11:35 a.m. -
  12:30 p.m.		 Second concurrent sessions:
   - Demystifying postdocs
   - Visiting Researcher Info session
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AND HANDOUTS
Session/
Presenter(s)		 Description Handouts
(pdf files)
Keynote address,
Commission on
Graduate Education

John Boothroyd		 Review of some of the recommendations of the Commission on Graduate Education (CGE) and next steps related to their implementation
GFS Tips & Tricks,
ReportMart Smarts

Sarah Straight,
Anh Hoang		 Addressed issues most frequently raised by intermediate to advanced GFS users, and suggestions for efficient use of the system. Identified which reports to run to answer graduate aid business questions and helpful tips for using the reports.
Following the
Money Trail

Jeff Winkler,
Sue Schmitt		 Provided information to assist with reconciliation of GFS-related expenditures, and an overview of the GFS data flow through other University administrative systems.
Processing
Summer Quarter

Karen Cooper		 Addressed GFS policies that are different during summer quarter, including health insurance, assistantships and enrollment, and how to process aid in the GFS system.
Demystifying
Postdocs

Al Murray,
Sarah Straight,
Anh Hoang		 Discussed the prerequisites and special considerations for processing aid for postdoctoral scholars. Presented GFS and Reportmart tools.
Visiting
Researchers

Ann George,
Shelly Spratt,
Brian Groves		 Reviewed policies and procedures for non-matriculated grad students, including how to use the GFS system to pay them.

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