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GRADUATE STUDENT SERVICES FORUM
November 1, 2007
Tressider Union, Oak Lounge
| FORUM SCHEDULE | ||
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Registration and networking | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Welcome CHRIS GOLDE, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education |
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| 10:00 - 10:45 a.m. | General session: What's New in GFS |
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| 11:00 - 11:50 a.m. | First concurrent sessions: - GFS Tips for Postdoc Administrators - Continuing the Money Trail - Assorted Funding/Compliance Issues |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. | LUNCH and KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHRIS GRIFFITH, Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs |
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| 1:15 - 2:00 p.m. | Second concurrent sessions: - Using GFS Exceptions Reports - Continuing the Money Trail - FAO and Graduate Students |
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| 2:15 - 3:00 p.m. | Third concurrent sessions: - A Conversation with Bechtel - Using GFS Exception Reports - Assorted Funding/Compliance Issues |
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| SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AND HANDOUTS | ||
| Session/ Presenter(s) |
Description | Handouts (pdf files) |
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| Welcome and Graduate Education Overview Chris Golde |
The "big picture" of graduate education at Stanford | Slides |
| What's New in GFS Karen Cooper Allison Baird-James |
Learn about recent enhancements to Workflow and Reportmart, new GFS job aids, hard commitments, and a taste of "v.9" | GFS Resources |
| Continuing the Money Trail Allison Baird-James Gary Davis |
An update on the "Money Trail." Presents an overview of the GFS data flow through other University administrative systems, and discusses reconciliation of GFS-related expenditures and commitments | |
| Using GFS Exception Reports Karen Cooper |
See how Exceptions Reports within GFS can help to identify and solve problems BEFORE they happen | |
| FAO and Graduate Students Cynthia Hartley |
Review the functions and services of the Financial Aid Office to support graduate students, including loans, grants-in-aid, and relationships to other support | Slides |
| Assorted Funding/compliance Issues Ann George |
Issues related to student employment, funding by companies, and other topics of interest to auditors | Slides |
| GFS Tips for Postdoc Administrators Al Murray Shelly Huang |
How GFS works for supporting postdocs | Slides |
| A Conversation with Bechtel Shalini Bhutani Bechtel Staff |
Questions and answers around international students and employment, other financial concerns | |
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