Old Business
- PhD involvement in Tech faculty hiring proposal (Emily)
- JFYI, sent it to Mor; ball is in his court now to run it past the faculty
- Faculty CT advocate handles the busy work? Can maybe leverage this as incentive
- Tenure process? Department specific; no tech specific process (for IS tenure is through Ithaca)
- Natalie: Sofa and Rug cheaper options
- Sofa ($1800):
- Rugs ($219-$246):
- https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/gracie-oaks-tedesco-handmade-tufted-wool-cream-area-rug-w001342324.html?piid=1482865828
- https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/union-rustic-gace-oriental-handmade-tufted-wool-graycream-area-rug-w002910615.html?piid=1534508561
- Picked this one!
- https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/george-oliver-grigori-geometric-handmade-tufted-blue-area-rug-w003527557.html?piid=1555538698
- https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/trent-austin-design-fuhr-oriental-handmade-tufted-navy-area-rug-w005503477.html?piid=842670792
- Another option: Kaiyo
- Next steps: Order furniture & Yin and Sharon to help out with delivery/arrivals
New Business
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- Professional headshots (Julia & Sharon)
- Sent out RSVP form
- 41 students RSVP’d so far
- Other notes
- Ricardo recommended Anthony as photographer and Anthony said he might be willing to take photos
- Zekun Hao said he might be willing to take photos and Yin recommends him (whale watching photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13XufwSHDp-ixi50IRij52V-C1WQi-8tV?usp=sharing)
- Anne Wu also said she might be willing to take photos
- Masters students have a headcount of 71 students (anticipate it to be 80 since survey still open)
- Option to email Jackie that 120 students on campus are wanting professional headshots – see if communications can organize campus wide event and if student services can pay/contribute $$?
- Monica did this last year: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xCmWKnIe7J2WwIbUTVciQ-Kd_ajAuiCdYHtSH4vEhlg/edit
- Next Steps: Talk to Jackie about leveraging as communications department/campus wide opportunity
- Professional headshots (Julia & Sharon)
- Bringing back women PhD lunches/activities? (Julia)
- Possibly organizing this when there’s better weather
- Can say a women PhD event but open to everyone
- have a laser tag social event (open to everyone) & then a separate women’s lunch/speakers
- Next steps: look into if we can organize at the Graduate hotel?; look into budget form before
- Planning an event through PACT document (Marianne)
- Om Yoga (Sharon) – still haven’t heard back from rates/pricing of private classes
- Yoga at Tata – Samara Selden from student services hosted these before?
