The date of GEO’s next finance committee meeting has been moved to Tuesday, November 16th. The meeting will convene at 11:00AM in Campus Center Room 802 and will last no more then an hour. The finance committee offers GEO members more then an opportunity to take part in the crucial task of planning next year’s budget.
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Massachusetts Voters: You can find your polling place on the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website. Be sure to vote on Tuesday, November 2! … Continue reading
Have you checked your Graduate Fellowship and Assistantship Form (GFAF) this semester? This is the form, known to most as your individual contract, that you sign at your department when you accept an assistantship. It lists your start date, end date, hours per week, hourly rate, signature of Grad Program Director, and so forth. If you no longer have your copy, you can get one … Continue reading
Do you find the funding allocation process in your department to be secretive, confusing or unfair? Interested in how funding allocation happens in other departments? Come to a GEO forum next Thursday, Nov 4 at 2 pm in Campus Center room 903. This forum will explore whether there is any discrimination in the awarding of assistantships, as well as look at “best practices” in departments … Continue reading
GEO just received word from the University that the FY10 raises for other unions on campus have been funded by the legislature. In addition to the raises members of those unions will receive, UMass announced it will be funding the GEO contract despite the legislature not having funded the bill which would appropriate the money to fund our contract. This means a salary increase and … Continue reading