This page is under construction. Please check back soon for updates.
Spring 2006
- Online forum established.
- Amidst many office moves and change of officers, much early GSO material
had been misplaced or forgotten. It is rediscovered and reposted to the webpage.
Fall 2005
Spring 2005
Fall 2004
Spring 2004
- Travel Grant budget increases to 3 grants per semester at $300
Fall 2003
- University Health Insurance covered by stipend for Research Assistants
and Teaching Fellows.
Spring 2003
Fall 2002
Spring 2002
Fall 2001
Spring 2001
Fall 2000
Spring 2000
Fall 1999
Spring 1999
Fall 1998
Summer 1998
- Plan a budget to help GSO become "official".
- Organization of the Graduate Student Orientation for Fall 1998.
Spring 1998
- Health Care is proposed as the next big GSO project.
- GSO-sponsored social using money BU donated.
- Started a website: http://gso.bu.edu. It is running off a Math graduate student's computer.
- First GSO Survey!!
Fall 1997
- GSO begins.
- Through discussion with the Deans and Department heads, the GSO ensured that
all TFs will all receive a pay raise! Before, the first year graduate
students got more, but previous graduate students' stipends were not raised
accordingly. Now everyone is getting paid the same.
- Meeting with Dean Berkey and Assoc. Dean Whitaker.
- First few GSO-sponsored BU Pub nights happen with great success.
- October 24th, 1997 : First open meeting of the GSO.
We are still fleshing out this timeling. Some of the things not yet
included are:
Travel Grants intiated.