Executive Updates - October 6

To our graduate and professional colleagues,

Please see below for a weekly update from the Graduate and Professional Student Government, which you should also be receiving from your department representative or college senator.

Upcoming events and opportunities:

• GPSG meetings
  • Assembly Meetings - Tuesdays 6pm
  • Engagement Team - Tuesdays 4pm
  • Executive Team - Mondays 10am
  • Outreach Team - Tuesday 4:30 pm (as needed)
• Grad and Professional student events on the CU Calendar
• DEI Award applications close soon on October 15
• Sign up for the GPSG weekly newsletter!
• Presidential Search Committee nominations are open, tell anyone who may be interested to apply by October 21! Email the Director of Legislative Affairs with any questions.
• Please continue to share any questions or concerns about campus COVID-19 policies via this survey.

Week in Review:

• GPSG will formally ask to have June 19th and the second Monday in October observed as Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day respectively. Read more here.
• A family pumpkin patch event and dog-friendly happy hour are being planned for October, stay tuned for more information!
• The Graduate School recently announced their long term strategic plan. Please send us any comments or concerns you may have so we can discuss during our next meeting with the Graduate School administration.
• The GPSG assembly approved executive nominations for four graduate students to join campus boards. We still have applications available for various campus positions.
• The GPSG assembly committees presented their goals at Tuesday's meeting. See minutes from the meeting here.

If any questions arise, you can reach out to your representative or contact us at gpsg@colorado.edu.

We hope you stay safe and have a great week,

Emily Jensen, Barra Peak, and Bobby Vondrasek

GPSG Executive Team