UCSB
gp
The Graduate Post
Inclusive
Information rich 
Informal
Jennifer
writers (peers)
Door
Editor
Duties:
Add to blog
Find stories about/for grad students
Post every day
Annotate good stuff found at Phinished, lifehacker, PhDs.org and lead readers there.
 
GSRC = The GradPost
Duties: 
Engage with peers
Post and edit
Comment
Promote office
Greet Visitors
Purpose
Ship content every day
Find Grad Problems and solutions
Keep the conversation going
Keep the conversation civil
Help the guest editor to feelincluded.

The UCSB Grad Post (aka gradpost and/or UCSBgp) A student-generated resource published continuously from an overdecorated headquarters in the Student 
Resource Building at UCSB. It is sponsored by the UCSB Graduate 
Division and the Division of Student Affairs.


www.UCSBgp.com
www.facebook.com/UCSBgp
www.youtube.com/UCSBgp
www.flickr.com/UCSBgp
www.twitter.com/UCSBgp
Benefits to GradDiv
Peers Shipping Content
Sensor to grad issues, moods, needs
Cutting-edge delivery
Guest Editor as friend-raiser
Measurable visits, use, feedback

Benefit to Student Affairs
Student Led
Measurable
Dashboard of Student needs
Marketing tool

gp SECTIONS
Life
Money
Tools
Success
Classifieds
World
Calender


additional funding from ads, grants, donations.
Benefits to Students
Gives them a voice
Practical
Well tended -- it has a staff 
Not a waste of time
Shows up in all social media
Expands their pride
Informal way to link with Student Affairs and Grad Div




Window to the campus 
Forum
A place to ask questions that might feel safer than their lab, seminar
One-stop
A way for them to bond with the UCSBgp writers -- their peers
Chance to publish
Benefits to traditionally underserved groups
Benefit to Peer/Reporter
Feedback
Celebrity
UCSF innovation -- an excuse to contact professionals and future employers.

Next STEP

Today
Peers
Budget
Timeline
Design
Announce
Publish
Measure

Description of the GSRC to UCSBgp Conversion

Large table in the middle
Laptops (logo'd up)
White banners with courier font 
Press-room feel
Grad Students who see it 

VERY diverse
Lively
User Generated
UCSBgp