Current GAC meeting schedule (biweekly, Fridays, 1:20 - 2pm): Nov.13th BA5256 *Note room change* Nov.27th PT266 Dec.11th PT266 Current agenda: 1. [Sponsor ACG] Whether non-DCS graduate courses should be allowed to count towards MSc and PhD breadth, such as various ECE, Math, and Stats courses. If this is to be allowed, what are appropriate criteria and what is the process for making such a decision? 2. [Sponsor ACG] Currently it is the Chair's decision whether or not to allocate extra TA hours for grad courses over the normal number of TA hours for the class size. Should the ACG or GAC make recommendations to the chair? On what basis? 3. [Sponsor CSGSBS] Make the grad skills seminar mandatory for our grad students to take, possibly including attendance of the distinguished lectures.