Letter to the editor: GLC needs reform, increased attendance
Monday night, the Graduate Leadership Council hosted a grad student forum to hear grad student concerns. This was an event that we had been spammed about for weeks. It was billed as a good opportunity for grad student to hear concerns, share ideas, get answers and to help move the university forward. It wasn't. Monday night had less than 15 people present or less than one-half of 1 percent of the graduate student population. While there were representatives of the individual schools, our university-wide graduate student leadership couldn't be bothered to show up. Aside from the ever-dedicated Dean of Academic Affairs Haig Mardirosian and our visionary university librarian, Bill Mayer, not a single university staff member was present. Questions came up about student fees - no-one from the Office of Campus Life was there to answer. Questions came up about club funding - no one from Student Activities was there. This event has become typical of the Graduate Leadership Council - poorly planned and poorly executed activities without engagement from the university community.