MAPS Meeting – Monday, January 16, 2012
In attendance: Hannah McGregor, Leslie
Allin, Mark Kaethler, Nicholas Murphy, Cynthia Ing, Mirali Almaula, Megan De
Roover, Heather Majuary, Nina Drystek, Hasti Havari Nasab
Social Event
-Nick has been in touch with Julie to
organize a department bowling night, details TBD
-Kimber and Kate are organizing a monthly
pub night; the next one will take place on Monday, February 6 at the Baker
Street Station
Professionalization Seminars
-Leslie thinks it makes sense to organize
one seminar per graduate “stage” (MA, early PhD, mid PhD, completing PhD), so
the planned seminars are as follows:
1) research/writing your MRP
-to
include practice-based research methods
2) introduction to conferencing
-writing
an abstract, writing/presenting a conference paper, where to present, etc.
3) storyboarding your dissertation
-run
by writing services
4) turning your dissertation into a book
-Leslie will contact Daniel to set these up
Voicing Student Concerns
-first year PhDs are feeling lacking in
direction and guidance in the program, while second years have concerns about
the nature of the SAQ/PAQ
-a meeting should be set up between the
grad chair and the PhDs, and perhaps going forward this should be a regular
event
Departmental Reps
-Nina voiced the concern that she is unable
to attend some meetings this semester as they conflict with a graduate seminar
she is taking
-we agreed that as long as one rep (PhD or
MA) is in attendance there is no concern
-Megan De Roover was chosen as the new MA
English Rep
Transmissions
-Hannah encouraged everyone to attend as
much of the event (on February 2) as possible
-Nick pointed at that later that same
evening Angela Davis is speaking on campus
Guelph Cultural Arts Festival
-the following people have volunteered to
help on the day of the event:
-Heather
Majuary
-Megan
De Roover
-Hasti
Havari Nasab
-Mirali
Almaula
-Cynthia
Ing
-Tanya
Pongracz
-Shelly
Millman
-Leslie is in charge of volunteer coordination
and will contact these people
Scheduling MAPS Meetings
-group consensus seemed to be that Tuesdays
at 5:30 would be a generally convenient time, as long as it wasn’t on the day
of theatre field strips (Feb. 7, Mar. 6, 20, 27)
MAPS Meeting – Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In attendance: Hannah McGregor, Mark
Kaethler, Ron East, Nina Drystek, Nicholas Murphy, Mirali Almaula
PhD Rep report from Mark Kaethler
-Ron will be taking over as PhD rep in the
New Year
-after Ryan Rashotte’s recent defence,
there are now 10 successful graduates of the PhD program
-Mark explained the reasons why we’re
having trouble keeping a grad seretary (update: we have a new secretary, Olga
Pretrik, starting in January)
-Mark Lipton hoping to get website together
soon, have regular SETS calendar up that will replace the function of the old
newsletter
-graduate handbook almost completed,
hopefully online soon
-major focus of department meetings has
been 5 year plan: COA proposal for university that projects where the college
will be in five years’ time, each school submits a plan to Don Bruce (the Dean)
-Alan is in the process of putting this
thing together to get us new hires and funding
-focus on community involvement, community
focus, rather than the space of Massey (which we might not have in the long
term)
-Jennifer Shacker and others looking into
getting undergraduates into “streams” or concentrations (e.g. Children’s Lit,
colonial literatures, etc.)
-community development, digital humanities,
eco-stuff; these are the things that make you more marketable as a scholar
(Alan wants us to be aware of how universities are being run to think
about/position ourselves as scholars)
GSA report from Ron East
-spent a lot of money on the Grad Lounge,
now are gradually improving their finances
-concerns raised about membership in big
Canadian students’ association
-Social Justice Committee did an event for
the food bank, raised about $400 in cash and a lot of donated non-perishable
food items
MA Theatre report from Nina Drystek
-Mark summed up the major stuff
-nothing to report
MA English report from Marcelle Kosman
(copied from an email sent by Marcelle)
-Nina raised a concern about the timing
conflicts with MA TAships
-Mark: this was a problem of scheduling
grad seminars at the same time as the large undergrad lecture courses that
require a lot of TAs
-apparently some MAs have been told that
they have to sacrifice seminars they want to take for their TA assignments; it
is important that students do not have to choose between their guaranteed
funding and their chosen courses (needs to be raised as a concern)
-moving forward we would like to make
getting a key for offices and/or grad lounge an issue; we are willing to pay a
deposit for keys but would like to have access to our offices after 5pm
-if it’s a security issue, why do the
undergraduates have a key?
-undergraduates should not be using the
graduate lounge for meetings
-asking for keys to the PhD office and the
grad lounge, and ideally the TA office
-we are asking Ron to raise this as an
issue at the next departmental meeting (with the support of the MA reps)
Professionalization Seminars
-begin pre-registration for
professionalization seminars to assure adequate attendance for it to be worth
the time of the faculty running it
-potential seminar ideas
-doing conferences: writing conference
papers, writing an abstract, etc.
-author’s rights seminar with Jane Burpee
(through library)
-storyboarding your dissertation
-writing your MRP/thesis for MAs (maybe
storyboarding as well?)
-turning your dissertation into a book
-something on putting together your PAQ or
SAQ reading list seminar
-alternative methods of research and how to
incorporate it into your MRP/dissertation
-alumni event for people who have pursued
non-academic careers to come in and speak to students about alternate career
paths
-Mirali raised the concern that there does
not seem to be consistency across what different PhDs are hearing about the
SAQ/PAQ process
-ideally we would like a semi-regular
meeting so that students are aware of the standardized expectations (will this
be in the graduate handbook?)
-a meeting would ensure that everybody is
on the same page and receiving the same information
-we’re also hoping the handbook includes a
clear ideal schedule for PhD progression; if not, we would like one please
-Ron: library administers two e-journals
(Da Vinci’s Notebook and something else)
-they accept material including written
research and audiovisual material
-Mark: 1080 problem with the evaluation
system
-TAs rotate through different seminars but
only receive evaluations from the students in their final seminar group
-this means there are 40+ students who you
have taught who have no voice on your teaching, and the students who are
evaluating you have only known you for two weeks
-we need more evaluations to make ourselves
more hireable
Cultural Arts Festival update
-Ron has applied to get a table for the
book sale for the end of January in the UC
-Hannah will ask Phyllis if she will open
us a MAPS email account
-we need to write up an official event
announcement and send it to the whole department
-Ajay is teaching a course about literature
and social change, community activism, and may be interested in participating
-we need to make sure the department knows
what’s going on (Jodie and Hannah will be writing up an “official” description
to circulate)
-Nick: Ed Video is very interested in
giving us space, and possibly workshops/panel as well; Scott McGovern is
interested in collaborating with us in the event
-Nina: will be contacting Ingrid re:
gaining access to 10 Carden to see what we can use
-we do not have a writer-in-residence next
seminar
-Hannah raised the issue of how to keep
other students in the loop about the CAF
-keep sending out emails about all the
meetings to the cohort so that people keep having the opportunity to
participate
-schedule time at the beginning of the
semester to go into the graduate seminars and speak to everyone about Transmissions
and the Cultural Arts Festival
-explain the things that we have done and
are doing so that people have a sense of what the association is and what we do
-Nick will also take advantage of this time
to speak about social events
-we need ideas about how to get the
“younger” PhDs to get involved in MAPS so that it doesn’t wither away when our
cohort graduates
-Nick is interested in scheduling two large
social event for the winter semester
-we need a beginning-of-term event (Nick
can get in touch with Julie to see if we can have a full departmental event of
some sort)
-and then something else at the end of the
semester, trying to get everybody out there
-Mirali: had a meeting with Alan, is
interested if there’s a policy about gaining access to syllabae from previous
graduate seminars to help build SAQ/PAQ lists (are these archived anywhere
where students can access them? Should they be?)
MAPS Meeting - Thursday, October 6, 2011
In attendance: Nick Murphy, Ron East, Mark Kaethler, Marcelle Kosman, Hannah McGregor, Leslie Allin, Nina Drystek, Paul Watkins
-We discussed the role of MAPS when there is not a strongly expressed interested in a graduate student community, and agreed that we should keep MAPS in place as a support to those students who are interested and as a framework for future cohorts who might be more engaged.
Elections: Marcelle Kosman was elected as MA English Rep; as she is graduating in the winter semester a new rep will have to be found in January.
Nina Drystek was elected as MA Theatre Rep.
Ron East was elected as PhD Theatre Rep.
Mark Kaethler was elected as PhD English Rep.
Hannah McGregor was elected as Secretary / Communications Officer.
Leslie Allin was elected as Professionalization Officer.
Nick Murphy (aka DJ Pantaloons) was elected as Social Coordinator.
-All present expressed an interest in being involve in future meetings about the spring MAPS-organized event, which may be fused together with Transmissions to avoid our spreading ourselves too thin. This meeting is tentatively schedule for Tuesday, October 18 in the evening.
-Leslie will contact the student body to inquire about professionalization seminars that might be of interest. We agreed moving forward all seminars will require pre-registration so that they can be cancelled if interest is not adequate. Suggested seminars include supervisor-student relations, writing conference abstracts, PhD applications, and first-time sessional teaching.
-TransCanada Institute is planning a Halloween party. Information to be circulated soon.
-Nick is organizing the book sale, which is taking place next Thursday, October 13.
MAPS Meeting - Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011
In attendance: Nick Murphy, Ron East, Mauricio Martinez, Mark Kathler, Marcelle Kosman, Jess Reilly, Ian Jones, Hannah McGregor, Leslie Allin
Purpose of meeting: Welcome, discussion of MAPS executive positions, first social of the semseter, MAPS booksale (fundraiser for Creative Arts Festival to be held in the spring), announcements from Grad Chair, Julie Cairnie.
- We put out the call for executive positions - need one each of PhD Eng, PhD Theatre, MA Eng, MA Theatre to serve as student reps on school and departmental committees; need secretary, treasurer, co-ordinator of professional development, social co-ordinator and attendant committe, media and communications co-ordinator. Elections to be held in the first week of October, please all respond to whenisgood (email sent from Leslie Sept 12) asap.
- Booksale - Nick to manage date, place, permission, tables - will need crew to help with sale
- First party of the semester to be held Thurs., Sept 29th at 43 Harrison (hosted by Nick, Hannah, and the lovely Rosa)
- Leslie to email Daniel Fischlin re: SSHRC and OGS workshops this fall (Leslie has spoken with Daniel and plans are underway)
- Messages from Julie: Antjie Krog's talk on Tues. September 27 from 10-11:20 (location TBA) about the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission; TCI essay prize (submissions due in April); departmental potlucks are happening twice this semester, students and faculty invited, dates and location TBA.
MAPS Meeting – Tuesday, March 8, 2011
In attendance: Ian Jones, Andrew Bretz, Ron East, Jodie Salter, Mauricio Martinez, Mark Kaethler, Greg Shupak, Hannah McGregor, Leslie Allin, Brianna Sadler
Purpose of the meeting: to submit proposal to graduate student association by April to pitch ideas for funding
-Suggestion submitted by Lee Baxter of carrying on Futures conference or a more general interdisciplinary conference with appeal to more people
-GSA wants to fund things with wide appeal
-Discussion of possibilities beyond a conference: Play-writing competition or festival, poetry festival, creative writing festival (another strength in the department)
-Something that would engage undergraduates, possibility of publications, creation of website, engagement with the Guelph-Humber MFA program
-appeal to the broader community, possibility of events taking place off campus
-Discussion of possibilities beyond a conference: Play-writing competition or festival, poetry festival, creative writing festival (another strength in the department)
-Something that would engage undergraduates, possibility of publications, creation of website, engagement with the Guelph-Humber MFA program
-appeal to the broader community, possibility of events taking place off campus
-things a festival might include: writing competition like a 24-hour play-writing competition; readings form student and invited authors
-how do we submit funding proposal to GSA?
-thinking about it in terms of a conference, with panels, readings, but also workshop components with authors in the department; Sky Gilbert did a play-writing workshop
-Guelph community event that focuses on authors in the city; including Bookshelf and Macondo
-does this need to be a 2-day workshop? Perhaps readings and presentations the first day evening leading into a full day of more participatory events like workshops
-expenses: transportation, honoraria, food, venue rentals, prizes for writing contest (donations from local businesses?), cost of website development (server space? Domain name? or inquire with the department whether there is space for us on their server? It would be less of a technical nightmare to have our own; Brianna has a friend who does web design if we want another person to organize it); paying a videographer to be recording the whole event
-We discussed the possibility of levying a fee for all SETS students that goes towards MAPS (increase general investment in the student body); this is something we would have to look into, what the technicalities of it would be, but it may be worth pursuing so that we have a regular basis of funding to draw upon
Guelph Creative Arts Festival
-proposed to take place March 9-10 2012
Thursday 6pm playwrights arrive; write 12 hours, 8-12 workshopping, 12-4 working with actors, break
Friday noon start working with performers
-Friday 6pm presentation of the plays with judging and prizes awarded
Saturday 9-12: workshops (concurrent)
Saturday 1-4: Pecha Kucha competition
Group dinner for all participants? Local place might subsidize it?
Saturday 6-9: downtown (Norfolk Church?) readings from award winners and authors within the department (like Dionne Brand, Thomas King)
24 hour playwright competition: will need to feed people, have a cap of participants, have a max number of characters and a pool of actors found in advance who come in for the last couple of hours
-workshops concurrent on Saturday morning, and on Saturday afternoon a sort of TedTalks style keynotes
-possibility of a PechaKucha competition for academics afterward with audience choice awards
-CFP for mini graduate student conference; encouraging people to disseminate their research in approachable and unusual ways; they should all be recorded and go on the website; broadly interdisciplinary focus of some variety
-financial support from local businesses, the city, as well as SETS and TCI
Things people will have to do:
-Vetting 5-6 participants for playwrighting competition
-Vetting 9 participants for Pecha Kucha competition
-call out for poetry and short fiction competition
-sign-up for the workshops—first come first serve?
4 Mini Committees to organize the different aspects:
Workshops: need to get people who will lead these workshops, find venues, get a cap of number of participants, disseminate, sign people up
Writing Competition: panel to judge, department/local participants for evening readings, venue, how to put out the call for the competition
Play-Writing Competition: a panel to judge the plays, people to facilitate the competition, call put out for the 5-6 participants (and how to choose them), venue and food, actor participants
Pecha Kucha: a panel to judge the Pecha Kucha competition, write the CFP, vet, etc.
Other groups to communicate with:
-TESS about undergraduate participation (and co-funding it)
-local community arts organizations like Spoken Word and local theatre
-the city might be willing to contribute some funding as well
-talk to local businesses about contributing prizes for the competitions or serving as venues?
Notes from MAPS meeting
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Topic of discussion:
Pedagogical Issues: PhD Candidate Preparation for Sessional Teaching
Present: Mauricio Martinez, Andrew Bretz, Elizabeth Groeneveld, Hannah McGregor,
Jodie Salter
Feedback from: Melissa Walker, Ryan Rashotte, Robert Zacharias, Tony Berto, Lee
Baxter
TA handbook should include:
-reference to calendar and handbook sections of relevance
-procedural issues such as:
• the need to request a course via courselink
• the need to forward a copy of one's course outline to the department and
undergraduate coordinator
• a list of contact information and deadlines related to ordering books, plus setting
up online course reserves and courselink
• where to find course codes, etc.
• information regarding book orders
• information regarding e-resources (to be put on courselink, etc.)
• links for training sessions on D2L
• the procedures (and links) for putting material on course reserve
• link to the "rules and regulations" page (plagiarism/medical absences and other
school policy materials) that gets cut and pasted into a course outline/syllabus
and a note that this page will be provided by the department
• provide guidelines on how to deal with absenteeism related to illness or other
extenuating circumstances; makeup tests; special consideration for students with
disabilities
• where to find a finalised class list when D2L is not updated
Suggested Meetings:
-the semester before the PhD Candidate is contracted to teach
-for all first-time sessional appointees
-organized by the head of the department or Graduate Advisor (with mentorship
committee attending?)
-topics to address:
• specific dates that need to be met - when the course outline should be completed,
book orders, when the undergrad co-ordinator needs course outlines, etc.
• the process for ordering texts and desk copies (especially if one is using a non-
North American publisher)
• an overview of the calendar, policies, and changes to the calendar
• courselink and its usefulness
• copyright issues and distribution of course materials
• questions
•
ideas for how to ensure good attendance, reading habits, open-ended questions,
and encouraging participation
-regular meetings throughout teaching term (beginning, middle, end) between PhD
sessional instructors, facilitated by mentor
-meeting to introduce mentor committee (?)
Mentorship program:
-a mentorship committee (possibly comprised of GPO + undergrad coordinator +
graduate advisor, or a pool of 3 faculty members)
-a formalized mentorship process made available to students should they need it
-a one-to-one mentor professor assigned along with the course
-preferably someone outside of the PhD candidate’s advisory committee (to develop
additional working relationships and letter writers)
-mentor to attend a lecture and provide written feedback, and be available to double
check the appropriateness of grades (a common source of anxiety)
-provide a support network to address questions, discuss problems, offer help with course
outline, course prep, syllabus, content, class structure, assessments, etc.
-offer advice on assessing workload for various courses and differing levels of students
-provide more general advice about the teaching process
-provide ideas on how to ensure good attendance, foster reading habits, facilitate open-
ended questions, and encourage student participation
Additional Support:
- if of interest to the student, prior to sessional position, offer mentorship opportunities
through micro-teaching experiences as a guest lecture and with constructive feedback
-beginning of the year workshop (perhaps provided by TSS) on active learning strategies,
etc. (contact Gavin Watson at TSS for workshop requests, such as “Short Courses for
Graduate Teaching Assistants”)
-“strongly suggest” for first-time instructors TSS provided sessions on teaching/grading/
syllabus creation
-recommend UTTP course
Other Comments and Concerns:
“PhD Sessional Instructors should not have a graduate student TA, nor should they teach
courses with TAs.”
“It would be better to structure the teaching experience later in one’s PhD program, not
directly after ABD, as it is difficult for Sessional Instructors to then TA the same students
they have previously taught in an instructor position.”
“Basically, new teachers need someone they know they can ask for advice. If possible,
make this a recognized form of service for the professor.”
“The department does a wonderful job of giving each ABD student a course, as well as
the chance to succeed in that they provide them with small, later year courses with titles
vague enough that students can teach their own expertise.”
Pedagogical Issues: PhD Candidate Preparation for Sessional Teaching
Present: Mauricio Martinez, Andrew Bretz, Elizabeth Groeneveld, Hannah McGregor,
Jodie Salter
Feedback from: Melissa Walker, Ryan Rashotte, Robert Zacharias, Tony Berto, Lee
Baxter
TA handbook should include:
-reference to calendar and handbook sections of relevance
-procedural issues such as:
• the need to request a course via courselink
• the need to forward a copy of one's course outline to the department and
undergraduate coordinator
• a list of contact information and deadlines related to ordering books, plus setting
up online course reserves and courselink
• where to find course codes, etc.
• information regarding book orders
• information regarding e-resources (to be put on courselink, etc.)
• links for training sessions on D2L
• the procedures (and links) for putting material on course reserve
• link to the "rules and regulations" page (plagiarism/medical absences and other
school policy materials) that gets cut and pasted into a course outline/syllabus
and a note that this page will be provided by the department
• provide guidelines on how to deal with absenteeism related to illness or other
extenuating circumstances; makeup tests; special consideration for students with
disabilities
• where to find a finalised class list when D2L is not updated
Suggested Meetings:
-the semester before the PhD Candidate is contracted to teach
-for all first-time sessional appointees
-organized by the head of the department or Graduate Advisor (with mentorship
committee attending?)
-topics to address:
• specific dates that need to be met - when the course outline should be completed,
book orders, when the undergrad co-ordinator needs course outlines, etc.
• the process for ordering texts and desk copies (especially if one is using a non-
North American publisher)
• an overview of the calendar, policies, and changes to the calendar
• courselink and its usefulness
• copyright issues and distribution of course materials
• questions
•
ideas for how to ensure good attendance, reading habits, open-ended questions,
and encouraging participation
-regular meetings throughout teaching term (beginning, middle, end) between PhD
sessional instructors, facilitated by mentor
-meeting to introduce mentor committee (?)
Mentorship program:
-a mentorship committee (possibly comprised of GPO + undergrad coordinator +
graduate advisor, or a pool of 3 faculty members)
-a formalized mentorship process made available to students should they need it
-a one-to-one mentor professor assigned along with the course
-preferably someone outside of the PhD candidate’s advisory committee (to develop
additional working relationships and letter writers)
-mentor to attend a lecture and provide written feedback, and be available to double
check the appropriateness of grades (a common source of anxiety)
-provide a support network to address questions, discuss problems, offer help with course
outline, course prep, syllabus, content, class structure, assessments, etc.
-offer advice on assessing workload for various courses and differing levels of students
-provide more general advice about the teaching process
-provide ideas on how to ensure good attendance, foster reading habits, facilitate open-
ended questions, and encourage student participation
Additional Support:
- if of interest to the student, prior to sessional position, offer mentorship opportunities
through micro-teaching experiences as a guest lecture and with constructive feedback
-beginning of the year workshop (perhaps provided by TSS) on active learning strategies,
etc. (contact Gavin Watson at TSS for workshop requests, such as “Short Courses for
Graduate Teaching Assistants”)
-“strongly suggest” for first-time instructors TSS provided sessions on teaching/grading/
syllabus creation
-recommend UTTP course
Other Comments and Concerns:
“PhD Sessional Instructors should not have a graduate student TA, nor should they teach
courses with TAs.”
“It would be better to structure the teaching experience later in one’s PhD program, not
directly after ABD, as it is difficult for Sessional Instructors to then TA the same students
they have previously taught in an instructor position.”
“Basically, new teachers need someone they know they can ask for advice. If possible,
make this a recognized form of service for the professor.”
“The department does a wonderful job of giving each ABD student a course, as well as
the chance to succeed in that they provide them with small, later year courses with titles
vague enough that students can teach their own expertise.”
Minutes
MAPS meeting
Friday, November 19, 20107pm, Cornerstone
Present: Jodie Salter, Hannah McGregor, Leslie Allen
- Website
-finished blurb to be sent to Andrew
-need new PhD page on SETS site – with student profiles added
- Nominate Andrew for executive position –Media and Communications Officer
-2nd by Leslie, passed
- Schedule GENERAL MEETING followed by potluck/pizza party
-DEC 15th from 12-2
-in graduate lounge
-request $80 from Mark Fortier for pizza and hot chocolate
-send out email to all students
-points of discussion for General meeting –TA work hours
- Funds – speak to Ron
-need to speak to Mark Fortier about $ for Dec 15th holiday meeting/party
-plus $ for, or 24 “Thank you” cards for faculty participants in professionalization seminars
- January Executive Meeting
-detail pedagogical issues for Alan to address in Graduate Handbook
-meeting date tba after TA appointments announced (2nd week of Jan?)
- Professionalization Seminars -- Locations: tba (possibly TCI)
- How to Create a Collaborative Learning Environment -- Wed Jan 5th 10:30-12
For SETS TAs and sessionals
b. How to Write A Book Review -- Wed Feb 16th 10:30-12
Facilitator: ask Jade or Stephen Powell?
- Turning Your Dissertation into a Book -- Wed Mar 16th 10-12
- Facilitator: ask Danny?
7. Follow-up:
Approach Jade and Danny regarding professionalization seminars – Hannah & Leslie ?
Set Executive meeting date for Jan – tba until TA dates known
Post Professionalization Seminars on Blog – Hannah ?
Speak to Smaro about using TCI for Professionalization Seminars – Hannah & Jodie
Minutes
MAPS meeting
Thursday, October 21, 2010
5:00pm, Second Cup
Present: Jodie Salter, Nick Loess, Andrew Bretz, Christie Menzo, Hannah McGregor, Leslie Allen, Scott Herder
1. Approval of Agenda
Mark’s Resignation
Department Meeting, October 15th
2. Mark Resignation
- Need someone to take on Mark’s responsibilities to help Jodie
- Possibly one of the new/lower year PhDs
- Leslie suggested sending out an email to SETS PhD students to ask who would be interested
- Jodie will compose email to be sent to SETS PhD students
3. Grad Student Funding
- Funding was not brought up at the departmental meeting
- Fortier stressed that it was not a departmental concern
- Jodie suggests sending out an email to students inquiring about funding: ask whether they have received their funding, whether they had any issues receiving funding
- Jodie will compose email that will be sent to Mark Fortier and Alan Filewod
- Need to talk to Stuart McCook (assistant dean)
- Need to tell Stuart McCook about problems with funding, and the need for a new system to be implemented in the future. Need better lines of communication. Need clarity on when payment can be expected: a concrete date.
- Future step: finding out if there were any similar funding problems in other departments/Nick suggests we form a coalition of the willing
4. Director of Sets
- As of July 1st, Mark Fortier will no longer be director of SETS
- Mark suggested getting an internal to take his place
5. Issue of Grad Students with film/pop culture research Interests
- Was not discussed at meeting
- Paul Salmon raised issue
- Should talk to Paul in the future if we want to move on this issue
6. Grad Students Teaching (ENGL*3940, ENGL*3960)
- Lack of mentorship for Grad students on teaching
- Andrew and Leslie assert that possibilities for Grad student teaching is extremely important
- Jodie will talk to Michelle about this issue – will inquire as to what this point on the agenda means
- Andrew suggested talking to Natasha Kenny (UTTP) about grad student teaching course
- Nick suggests formulating a SETS lecture series
7. Transmissions
- Need to stress to MA students (in particular) the importance of attending Transmissions
- Ask professors to remind students during seminar about Transmissions
8. Thank You Letters
-Need to send out thank you letters to faculty and students who volunteer their time for SETS professionalization seminars
Minutes from MAPS Meeting/‘Elections’
Friday September 17th, 2010
The Lounge
In attendance:
Alex Gusselle
Nadine Cervi
Lylah Khan
Robert Dawson
Christie Menzo
Nicholas Loess
Hannah McGregor
Robert Ian Jones
Jodie Salter
Paul Watkins
Ron East
Michael Brough
Scott Herder
Leslie Allin
Jennifer Allen
Mark Kaethler
(Possibly a record attendance)
1 – Introductions. Brough’s lack of attention to home lounge security is addressed.
2 – Kaethler provided an overview of the executive roles, mentioning that an election would be held for his role at this meeting. A round of applause was given to McGregor and Allin for organizing two very successful workshops.
3 – Kaethler gave descriptions of secretary, treasurer, and social rep positions.
4 – Menzo and Gusselle both expressed interest in secretary and both will be taking on the role this year. They will decide amongst themselves as to how they will divvy up the work.
5 – East was elected treasurer. He will be communicating with Mark and Phyllis before the next meeting regarding our budget for the year.
6 – Watkins and Khan will be assisting the Vice Chancellor of Party Planning, aka Party Liaison, aka Loess, in organizing social events throughout the year.
7 – Dawson is elected MA theatre rep.
8 – Khan and Herder will share the MA English rep over the course of the year.
9 – Allin calls attention to the fact that any member of the group has the opportunity to run for an executive position. No interest is shown, so the election moves on to the PhD rep position.
10 – Salter and Kaethler will share the position, establishing two reps (given that it is a joint program and we are all quite busy).
11 – The floor is opened to new business.
12 – Kaethler brings up the fact that Alan would like to meet with the PhD students to discuss new program stipulations and in general how things are going. The group decides that Alan’s suggestion of 3:30pm next Friday will work.
13 – Watkins expresses interest in establishing a film night/discussion group. Everyone shows enthusiasm and interest. Kaethler suggests touching base with Paul Salmon in SETS given his film interests. Cervi suggests Step-Up 2 as a potential film for discussion.
14 – Allin and McGregor outline upcoming SSHRC/OGS workshops and encourage participation. The first one will be an introduction to the grant applications and the process. The follow-up workshop will involve assessment of applications in progress.
15 – McGregor brings up the question of how often MAPS meetings ought to occur. The group decides that there should be at least one meeting per month.
16 – Allin brings up the question of whether or not this day/time for MAPS meetings works for everyone is brought up as some people were unable to make it or the time was simply inconvenient for some. Bretzheimer offers to establish some sort of web program that will allow us to input our schedules and evaluate optimal meeting times. He will contact the group once the program is established and all interested in attending MAPS meetings should follow through with this.
17 – The group adjourns to Brass Taps.
