GSAB Meeting Minutes

GSAB Monthly Meetings 2025-2026

  1. Delegates are needed to volunteer for the Big Event happening on October 18th.
  2. Consensus, IT Research Company, has reached out with regard to potential collaboration with the Graduate Studies department. More information on this will be issued in the next meeting.
  3. GSAB needs to strategize and work together to become more engaging in raising more funds for the One Day, One KU event.
  4. Formal and professional support is needed to assist international students in navigating current immigration laws and pursuing their ambitions
  5. GSAB members need to work on updating their online profiles (https://studentsenate.ku.edu/meet-gsab). Students needing assistance can reach out to me through Teams or email, and I can assist them in doing this as soon as possible. 
  1. Jin Wang, our new representative in GSAB, was formally welcomed to the team.
  2. Chair of the meeting, Graduate Student Body President, updated members of GSAB on the meetings that took place during the week.
    1. JED is currently working on certain initiatives, namely: Be Well and Mantra. JED has formed boards that will meet in February 2026. Matters raised then will be shared with GSAB.
    2. An update of the Consensus meeting was shared. The ideas of collaboration were shared. Issues behind their marketing approach were questioned. Their credibility and compliance with KU AI guidelines were questioned. Further discussions will be had on the same issue.
    3. An update of the Student Senate Executive meeting was shared. Boards were formed during this meeting, and further information will be shared when they start functioning.
  3. GSAB members agreed to share their personal professional headshots in the next 24 hours for a revamp of the GSAB online page.
  4. Appointment of the GSAB representatives for the School of Architecture & Design, Law School and Professional Studies is underway.
  5. Members of GSAB consented on the need for the appointment of the Community senator and International Graduate representatives, who will represent the GSAB in the KU Senate.
  6. Concerns about the proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to change "Duration of Status" were raised and addressed in the meeting.
  7. The meeting was called to an end by the chairperson at 4:49 pm