Hello All,

Please see below for the minutes from the last meeting.  Please contact me if you have any questions/comments.  The next meeting is scheduled for the end of January.

Have Safe and Happy Holidays.

Becky

CORRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meeting with Manitoba Agriculture

· Dr. Cattani met with members of Manitoba Agriculture. 

· Their new funding program is called SCAP. 

· No in-kind is allowed in the program.

· Overhead is 10%.

· The funding formula is:

Requests < $100,000: 30% researcher and 70% government;

Requests > $100,000: 40% researcher and 60% government

· Full proposals will be due in January and decisions will be made by April.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

          Land and Equipment Resources Committee

                The minutes of their recent meeting were distributed with the agenda. This was attached with the last DC minutes.

REPORTS

Graduate student report

· Lauren Gislason reported that the goals of PSGSA are to increase their visibility to students, the department and the university, to hold events to maximize the graduate student experience, and to increase community involvement.

· They are currently holding a “Sock Drive” for Siloam Mission.  Members were encouraged to donate socks or money.

· North Dakota State University is to host the graduate student symposium in 2023.  No details are available yet.

NEW BUSINESS

Adjunct Professor nomination presentation

Dr. Andriy Bilichak, from AAFC Morden, gave a presentation and was accepted as adjunct professor in the Department of Plant Science.

· Replacements for vacancies due to sabbatical leave (6 months)

FAFS Library Committee temporary member replacement

Dr. Gulden was elected by acclamation.

Graduate Studies Committee temporary member replacement

Curt McCartney will serve for six months.

Safety Group temporary academic member replacement

Dr. Chawla was elected by acclamation.

Controlled Environment Committee temporary academic member replacements

Dr. Cattani will serve for six months.

It was decided to replace only one of the two committee members on research leave January to July 2023.

Lab Equipment Resources Committee temporary academic member replacements

Dr. Daayf was elected by acclamation.

It was decided to replace only one of the two committee members on research leave January to July 2023.

Gift Advisory Committee temporary member replacement

Dr. Cattani will serve for six months.

Events Committee temporary academic member replacement

This will be dealt with at the next meeting.

Training for Postdocs and RA’s

On behalf of the postdocs and RA’s, Dr. Sayari reported that they would like access to training – workshops, presentations, etc.