The UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
GPSA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 44-05
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2024
3:30 PM
HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING:
IN PERSON: GRADUATE COMMONS CONFERNCE ROOM
LIED LIBRARY 2ND FLOOR
VIRTUAL: https://unlv.zoom.us/my/gpsa.meeting.room
PASSCODE: GPSAUNLV
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC MEETING NOTE:
PERTAINING TO VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
This meeting will be held via teleconference only pursuant to Section 1 of the Declaration of Emergency Directive 006 (“Directive 006”) issued by the State of Nevada Executive Department. If a physical location is required for the meeting, participants may be able to access the livestream by visiting the Graduate Commons at the Lied Library 2nd floor.
Public Comment may be submitted via email to gpsapresident@unlv.edu.
Messages received by 9:00 AM on the Monday prior to the meeting may be entered into the record during the meeting. Any other public comment form submissions and/or voicemails received prior to the adjournment of the meeting will be transcribed and included in the permanent record.
Members of the public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so via: https://unlv.zoom.us/my/gpsa.meeting.room
CONTINUED:
Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be presented and considered at the meeting. Notification is hereby provided that items on the agenda may be taken out of the order and presented, two or more agenda items may be combined for consideration, and an agenda item may be removed from the agenda or discussion relating to an item on the agenda may be delayed at any time.
Some agenda items are noted as having accompanying reference material. Copies of the reference materials that are distributed at the meeting may be requested by emailing the Executive Board at gpsa@unlv.edu.
This meeting’s agenda has been posted in accordance with NRS 241.020. Copies of the agenda and reference material will be made available as follows: 1. Digitally at the UNLV.edu/GPSA/Agendas and the Nevada Public Notice Website, 2. Physically located on the First Floor of the Lied Library at 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 3. Physically located in the Carol C. Harter Classroom Building Complex (CHB) at 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV.
Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate persons with a disability attending the meeting. Please email the GPSA Manager at gpsa@unlv.edu in advance so that arrangements may be made.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Public comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to three minutes per person. Persons making comment will be asked to begin by stating their name for the record and to spell their last name. The Board Chair may elect to allow additional public comment on a specific agenda item when that agenda item is being considered. In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, as restated in the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, the Chair may prohibit comment if the content of that comment is a topic that is not relevant to, or within the authority of, the Body, or if the content is willfully disruptive of the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory, irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other speakers.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
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PRESIDENT |
VICE PRESIDENT |
TREASURER |
SECRETARY |
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◻ Teresa Marie |
◻Aliciah Carr |
◻ Devin Lopez |
◻ David King |
PRESIDENT’S CABINET (EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING)
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Engagement & Outreach Director |
Chief of Staff |
Director of Operations |
Director of Communications & Marketing |
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◻ VACANT |
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Members of the Public Present
Virginia Smercina – GPSA Business Manager
Bill Robinson – GPSA Faculty Advisor
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
- PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION ONLY
(See foregoing notation regarding public comment)
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
- The GPSA Executive Board will consider approval of the minutes from the June 2024 Executive Board Meetings (44-04) as posted to the public GPSA Drive.
- REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS INFORMATION ONLY
3a) GPSA Executive Board & Committees
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- President
President Marie will report to the GPSA Executive Board concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate student body. Board of Regents Workshop on students needs and barriers. A push for focus on the pipeline of CCSD to UNLV.
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- Vice President
Vice President Carr will report to the GPSA Executive Board concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate student body.
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- Treasurer
Treasurer Lopez will report to the GPSA Executive Board concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate Student body.
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- Secretary
Secretary King will report to the GPSA Executive Board concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate Student body.
3b) GPSA Business Manager & Advisor
Business Manager Smercina will report to the GPSA Executive Board concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate student body. Updates about information on Fundraising and other monetary raising opportunities for GPSA.
3c) GPSA Faculty Advisor
Faculty Advisor Bill Robinson will report to the Executive Board concerning UNLV related issues or events important to the UNLV graduate student body.
3d) GPSA President’s Cabinet
- Engagement & Outreach Director
- Director of Operations
- Director of Communications & Marketing
- Chief of Staff
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
Unfinished Business is any motion or action item that was under discussion and was postponed or moved to this meeting at the discretion of the public body as approved by the chair.
- NEW BUSINESS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
New business is any motion that is new to this meeting. All items will be for action unless otherwise stated.
5a) Annual Goals
INFORMATION ONLY
President Marie requests time to discuss with the executive board the annual goals and initiatives of GPSA.These are the things that the executive board and the president's cabinet want to work on carrying out over the next 2024-2025 year.
5b) Events for the 2024-2025 year INFORMATION ONLY
President Marie requests time to discuss the events GPSA has planned of the 2024-2025 school year.
This includes:
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5c) Proposed Operation Policy for Continuation and Support Grant INFORMATION ONLY
President Marie requests time to discuss the drafted operation policy for the continuation and support grant.
5d) Proposed 3+3 accelerated program for undergraduate to law school ACTION ITEM
President Marie requests time to discuss a 3+3 program memorandum to UNLV leadership for an accelerated program that would allow undergraduate students in their junior year who apply and accepted to Boyd law school to complete their final year of their bachelor's degree concurrently with their first year of law school.
5e) Discussion of Legislative Priorities for 2025-2027 Biennium INFORMATION ONLY
President Marie Requests time to discuss the 2025-2027 Biennium legislative priorities. Which includes an additional $14.2M ($6.1, yr 1 / $8.1, yr2) increase to student stipends. President Aktar with GSA is interested in collaborating on efforts. Discussions of template written public comment for submission as well as template scripts for in person legislative meetings. September BoR meeting for approval of budget to include this increase.
5f) Proposal for Formal Report – Sponsorship ACTION ITEM
Business manager Smercina requests time to discuss and a possible vote a formal report of the approved tickets that need funding, which are conditional, which would be rooted through their department.
5g) Proposal for an Update Pamphlet for the NV Bar Exam ACTION ITEM
President Marie requests time to discuss and a vote on the creation and email out to students a pamphlet with information on the updates to the NV bar exam.
5h) Memorandum in support of revisiting the 10 hour additional work clause ACTION ITEM
President Marie requests time to discuss and possible vote on a memorandum for the Board of Regents to revisit the language in the Board of Regents Handbook Title 4 - Chapter 5 - Section 2 - Part 6. (Has not been updated since 06/03)
5i)General Operations INFORMATION ONLY
Executive Board members may use this time for a discussion and review of potential changes to the governing documents of GPSA, including their compliance and necessary updates in the functioning of the student government. No formal action will be taken during this item, but suggestions for future changes may be discussed.
5j) Call for New Business Items
Items for consideration at future meetings may be suggested. Discussion is limited to description and clarification of the subject matter of the item, including the reasons for the request; emergency items added at the discretion of the President (GPSA Bylaws Article IV, Sec.3).
- PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION ONLY
(See foregoing notation regarding public comment)
- ANNOUNCEMENTS INFORMATION ONLY
- ADJOURNMENT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION