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2.1 GSA Meeting Notes/QSG 2025 Sprnig/2025-02-07 - Introduction.md

@@ -7,4 +7,46 @@ High level overview of what a proposal does and what you need to do.
 - How long should proposals be? what are the sections?
 
 # Learning Plan
-## You're doing okay!
+## You're doing okay!
+- This is going to be a gauntlet 
+- Make sure you're really setting time aside for this. 
+- It is not a good idea to let stuff slip. 
+- We're going to do a pretty fast cadence here. We suggest you write the section that we're going to talk about this week before we get here. This isn't always going to be possible, and not like final draft level is expected, but if you keep up with this group, you will be well on your way 
+- Come even if you haven't gotten it done. Don't feel guilty if you're behind, it happens. 
+- If you set aside the time each week to do this, you will be okay
+## Let's talk about rules
+- MSE, it's pretty much the wild west. You can talk to anyone without concern.
+- ME, not so much. You are 'not allowed to solicit technical help'. this is fuzzy.  We're working on it. Either way, Gleeson has told us that this group is one that gets 'special consideration'. 
+- Nobody is allowed to write your proposal at all. All the ideas and language must be your own.
+- That said, we can review each other's work, provide grammatical and structural guidance, and tell you if something seems fishy.
+## Example Proposals
+- You've likely been sent out some proposals. Let's talk about em
+- Sections you'll have
+	- Goals and Outcomes
+	- State of the Art (Literature Review)
+	- Research Approach
+	- Research Tasks 
+	- Broader Impact
+	- Metrics of Success
+	- Risks and Contingencies
+	- Timeline (Optional)
+	- Budget (Optional)
+- We're going to talk about each of these in depth each week, but here's some key ideas to help you think about each section
+	- Introduce Heilmeier questions
+- Page lengths
+	- Each section is going to take up different amounts of space. Here's a rough guidelines on how long each section should be about. Mess with these however you want, and your advisor may have different feelings, but here's a start
+		- GO - 1-1 1/2 Page
+		- SOTA - 2 Pages
+		- RA - 4-5 Pages, this is your meat!
+		- Research Tasks 1/2 page
+		- BI 1/2 page
+		- MOS 1/2 page
+		- R&C 1/2 page
+	- Total: 10 pages!
+
+## Questions and Answers from Audience
+Let's discuss. How's everyone feeling, where are you with your topic, what questions can we answer for you?
+
+# Goal for Next Week
+Get started. Write something!
+Briefly talk about what the goals and outcomes are

Union Pitch to Persians.md

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-Graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh have voted to unionize—a step that provides us with a formal structure to collectively address issues such as fair pay, benefits, and healthcare. Unions exist to give workers a voice in negotiating their employment conditions and ensuring that individual rights are protected. Most importantly, if you are a graduate student at Pitt, this is *your union*. Your voice and vote in union issues is critical in making sure that your interests are represented. Now that our union has been formed, the next step in the process is to form a bargaining committee that will sit across from the University administration to negotiate our first contract.
+Graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh have voted to unionize—a step that provides us with a formal structure to collectively address issues such as fair pay, benefits, and healthcare. Unions exist to give workers a voice in negotiating their employment conditions and ensuring that individual rights are protected. **International students have the same rights as domestic students when it comes to our union.**
 
-We politely ask that you **vote for candidates Lauren Wewer, Dane Sabo, and Mike Cannizzaro for seats on the bargaining committee**. Lauren, Dane, and Mike are focused on pursuing a contract that tangibly improves the working conditions of graduate students at Pitt in three areas: **improving pay, strengthening benefits, and improving our healthcare coverage.**
+Most importantly, if you are a graduate student at Pitt, this is *your union*. Your voice and vote in union issues is critical in making sure that your interests are represented. Now that our union has been formed, the next step in the process is to form a bargaining committee that will sit across from the University administration to negotiate our first contract.
 
-**If you're a graduate student at Pitt, pay attention to your email.** You should receive an email from the United Steelworkers Union (USW) on Tuesday, February 4th. This email will ask you to vote on nominated candidates for bargaining committee, and will remain open until Friday, February 7th.
+We politely ask that you **vote for engineering students Lauren Wewer, Dane Sabo, and Mike Cannizzaro for seats on the bargaining committee**. Lauren, Dane, and Mike are focused on pursuing a contract that tangibly improves the working conditions of graduate students at Pitt in three areas: **improving pay, strengthening benefits, and improving our healthcare coverage.**
+
+**If you're a graduate student at Pitt, pay attention to your email.** You should receive an email from the United Steelworkers Union (USW) on Tuesday, February 4th. This email will ask you to vote on nominated candidates for bargaining committee, and will remain open until Friday, February 7th. If you have any questions, please contact us!
 
 In Solidarity,
-Lauren Wewer
-Dane Sabo
-Mike Cannizzaro
+Lauren Wewer (LHW12@pitt.edu)
+Dane Sabo (dane.sabo@pitt.edu)
+Mike Cannizzaro (MJC153@pitt.edu)
 
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