Grad Caucus | Information for Biology graduate students at Simon Fraser University.
The August 2025 Caucus meeting was held on August 27th, 2025.
Meeting highlights:
- Request sent to remove core funds from account by Aug. 31st
- Undergraduate research scholarships ranked
- New administrative assistant hired
- Professional development grants due Oct. 6th
- Advocacy committee to create potential BC residency campaign for international post-grads
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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The July 2025 Caucus meeting was held on July 28th, 2025.
Meeting highlights:
- MBB joint seminar
- Communication between Caucus and GSS about IDEAs conflict
- Caucus and BISC department co-hosting welcome event
- Motion to transfer 100% of unused core funds to trust account
- DGSC to create poll about online vs. not-online options for candidacy exams
- TSSU vote to strike by September meeting if SFU does not agree to their terms
- Motion to request GSS grant for welcome event
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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The June 2025 Caucus meeting was held on June 25th, 2025.
Meeting highlights:
- Biology department will cover the $150 discussed in May's meeting minutes
- Outreach committee looking for members
- Meeting with department chair about graduate student needs
- Faculty hiring 1-2 new members
- Shrum Biology/Science renovations
- Merchandise/logo competition discussion
- New subcommittee established for grad student pamphlet/important info document
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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The May 2025 Caucus meeting was held on May 21st, 2025.
Meeting highlights:
- Conflict with GSS over IDEAS conference support
- Budget deficit
- Grad RA bargaining/agreement
- End-of-semester event planning
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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The April 2025 Caucus meeting was held on April 9th, 2025.
Meeting highlights:
- Grad caucus will be supporting IDEAS and ToxTalks
- GPRs due for continuing grad students, conflict with GPR scheduling and communication
- CGSMs announced
- General lack of communications for what is required of incoming grads - Development of a grad handbook by the Caucus
- two-tiered health plans / increasing plan costs next year
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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The March 2025 Caucus meeting was held on March 3rd, 2025. There was no February meeting this year.
Meeting highlights:
- Caucus election held
- Discussed issues surrounding the Caucus' inability to pay for events upfront
- Motion to donate money to IDEAS conference
- Changes in defense scheduling
- TSSU elections
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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The January 2025 Caucus meeting was held on January 29th, 2025.
Meeting highlights:
- Caucus election to fill a number of positions
- ToxTalks sponsorship request
- Health plan referendum
- EDI monthly meetings
You can find the full meeting minutes posted HERE!
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