New! RESCHEDULED OCTOBER MEETING: Thursday October 16, 2008 at 12:15pm Location: AMU 374. Snacks will be provided! Our apologies about the room assignment error for the October 9th meeting, we hope that you can join us at the rescheduled time. Look forward to seeing you there! If you are unable to come to the meeting but have ideas/ comments/ questions, please email them to us!
Social Follow up: The first social event of 08-09 was a success! Over 150 people attended and enjoyed pizza and socializing. Three winners were drawn to receive polo shirts. They are: David Klein, Cody Legler, and Kelly O'Connor. Congratulations! Watch for news about our next social!
GSO Meeting September 11, 2008: The GSO held its first meeting for the 08-09 Academic Year year on Thursday, September 11, 2008. To see the minutes from the meeting, click on the Meeting Minutes link.
SharePoint: The GSO has a SharePoint website. SharePoint is a useful tool where there is always an open forum plus links to upcoming events and meetings. To access it, you need to be registered at the moment. To get registered, email the GSO at gso@marquette.edu. Once you are registered, click on the following link: http://sp.mu.edu/sites/GSO. After this, it asks for a username to log in. Type in the following information to access it:
Username: MARQNET\yourusername
Password: Your username password
Example: MARQNET\1234myname
Current Updates
UPASS (Milwaukee County Transit System Bus Pass): Last years survey indicated mixed results regarding the UPASS+student activity fee. Therefore, we have decided to pose another survey to graduate students which would incorporate a $41/semester fee for every graduate student (law, dental, and MBA are exempt) to have a UPASS. Watch your email for this survey and let us know what you think. It is imperative that you voice your opinion as it is an "all or nothing" circumstance. Either every student gets a UPASS for $41/semester or no graduate student will be able to access the UPASS for this rate.
Health Insurance:The University now has a contract with United Health Care. United Health Care has expressed much interest in working with Marquette to offer cheaper health insurance to graduate students. The plan that is now offered is $500 cheaper than that which was offered in the past. We are hoping to even lower the cost even more in the near future. See student health for more information or go to www.uhcsr.com and click on "Find my schools plan" to read more. The Information Line is 1-800-767-0700
The GSO represents all aspects of the Marquette graduate student community including:
Serving as a liaison between the graduate community and the university administration
Providing an outlet for students' concerns to be acknowledged and addressed
Advocating for improvements in graduate student life
Promoting opportunities for growth & unity across all graduate departments and disciplines
Current GSO initiatives include working toward improving the quality & cost of health care available to graduate students, exploring cost-effective transportation options, and enhancing communication outlets amongst graduate student.
Meetings are held monthly every second Tuesday at 11:30AM. All graduate students are welcome & encouraged to attend to express their ideas & concerns, vote on important issues, and help make innovative changes to improve graduate student life.
Why Join?
Membership is free. All graduate students are considered GSO members by virture of being enrolled in graduate & professional level courses.
You can be a student leader. The GSO provides a number of opportunities for students to develop, refine, and demonstrate their leadership skills by becoming involved in different ways that may include sitting on a university faculty/administration committee, participating in orientation events, or becoming an elected GSO officer.
You can be the difference. The GSO provides an outlet for students to be instrumental in making innovative changes & improvements to graduate student life.
Represent Marquette. The GSO provides students a way to exemplify Marquette's mission of social justice & advocacy.
Expand your peer group. The GSO is the only organization on campus that represents the entire graduate student community allowing you to meet students across disciplines through its monthly meetings and social events.
Be the first to get current updates. A primary function of the GSO meetings is to share important university updates that may affect graduate student life allowing you to immediately present your questions and concerns.
About GSO
The GSO emerged in 2004 from the efforts of concerned graduate students. Click here to read more about the GSO history.
The GSO is comprised of two advisers, an executive officer board, and general members.
One adviser is a staff member of the Graduate School, who provides guidance on predominantly administrative issues as well as serves as a liaison to other Marquette administrators. The other adviser to the GSO is a faculty member, who provides guidance and direction from the viewpoint of the faculty of the University. Click here to meet the GSO advisers.
The officer board consists of an elected Chair and Vice Chair position as well as a paid Coordinator position. Click here to learn more about the positions and to meet your current officers.
The general members of the GSO are all graduate students because they are concidered voting members.
