Thursday, February 21, 2:50-4:30pm
                                                                                                    346 Curry Student Center

                Agenda
                I.   Call to Order

                II.   Roll Call

                III.  Special Guest: Professor Kostia Bergman, Faculty Director of Center for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching 
                and Learning, will discuss the vision for the new Center and the role of graduate students in it, and answer questions
                from the audience.

                IV.President's Report (Chris Chanyasulkit)
                a.     Vote to approve the minutes from the last meeting

                V.Vice-President of Academic Affair's Report (Tammy Hartke)
                a.     Print Quota
                b.     Graduate Student Survey


                VI.Vice-President of Finance's Report (Kristen Hudak)
                a.     Budget Update
                b.     Possible amendments


                VII.Vice-President of Administration's Report (Manasa Madasu)
                a.     Justice for Janitor’s Coalition


                VIII.Old Business
                a.	Election of new VP of Student Affairs
                b.	Standard 3 of Re-accreditation: Governance (Chris Chanyasulkit)
                c.	Standard 4 of Re-accreditation: Graduate Education (Tammy Hartke)


                IX.New Business
                a.	Elections Information for 2008-9 Executive Board elections, March 20th (Chris Chanyasulkit)
                b.	Select 2008-2009 meeting day/time (Tammy Hartke)
                c.	Upcoming events
                i.	Graduate Research Expo (Wednesday, March 26 – 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM)
                1.	Deadline to submit your abstract - February 27, 2007 at Midnight
                2.	Information at www.expo.neu.edu or email research@neu.edu
                d.	Graduate Student Awards:  Monday, March 17, 2008, 3-5pm, Raytheon Amphitheater
                e.	Provost and Vice-Provost's Forum:  April 8, 2008, 4-6 pm, 444 CSC
                f.	Future Senate meetings
                    March         20 -   Curry 346 (Elections for new Executive Board
                    April         10 -   Curry 346 (Approval of 2008-2009 Budget)




                X.Announcement Period (Senators, Executive Board,and Advisors are welcome to give announcements on events/talks
                that they think the Senate will be interested in)

                XI.Adjournment