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I was interested in being part of science policy committee for GPSS. I thought it might be nice to see what GPSS does in general too!

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I'm new to the graduate program and would like to leverage what privilege I have to benefit marginalized communities.

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I'm new to the graduate program and would like to leverage what privilege I have to benefit marginalized communities.

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It's my first time attending this LAB, so I'd love to learn more about LAB and how it connects with GPSS students.

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I want to create opportunities for folks within the graduate program who have less access and resources.

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I want to create opportunities for folks within the graduate program who have less access and resources.

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helping to develop opportunities to support more grad students facing more barriers and understanding more about grad student needs with especially stipends

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I want positive change.

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I want to know how GPSS works and learn more about the power that we have over our graduate experience.

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I want to know how GPSS works and learn more about the power that we have over our graduate experience.

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I am hoping to understand how to address grad student needs through science policy

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The legislative process as it pertains to graduate studies.

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The legislative process as it pertains to graduate studies.

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Understanding of how state and local governments can be influenced to positively impact universities.

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Understanding of how state and local governments can be influenced to positively impact universities.

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I'd love LAB to improve/increase outreach to graduate & professional students and elevate/amplify their concerns/needs. We can't help meet their needs if we don't know what their needs are.

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more strategies for civic engagement and advocacy and understand more about the legislative process

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trying to engage in conversations from different organizations on campus and potentially create a coalition around a specific effort

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Access and resource equity for marginalized groups, as well as the creation of an inclusive graduate experience where all students can feel like they belong. Value all voices! Transparency! Collaboration!

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Access and resource equity for marginalized groups, as well as the creation of an inclusive graduate experience where all students can feel like they belong. Value all voices! Transparency! Collaboration!

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Build knowledge of decision-making behind the scenes and skills for advocacy.

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Develop a comprehensive Legislative Agenda that encompasses most, if not all, of the needs and concerns raised by our graduate and professional students, both past and present.

Synthesize previous years' Legislative Agendas so that we can see the development of policy proposals. And publish a legislative storybook or memo that analytically shows the progress we've made over the years.

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Since I am new to LAB, I am not sure what improvements are needed if any!

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I'd like to learn more about the persistent issues that many graduate and professional students face today and ways that GPSS can work to help resolve or alleviate these issues.

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equity and easy access to create a more inclusive environment. Also, collaboration and engaging in respectful conversations

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By actively seeking out and advocating for marginalized voices and empowering marginalized individuals to enact the change that they want to see.

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By actively seeking out and advocating for marginalized voices and empowering marginalized individuals to enact the change that they want to see.

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Understand the nature and composition of our advocacy teams and work so that I can find a way to participate and collaborate.

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Understand the nature and composition of our advocacy teams and work so that I can find a way to participate and collaborate.

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first, learn more about the structures of our system here

2nd, leverage that structure and system in whatever way possible in the pursuit of better support for graduate education both pro-actively for the future, and reparative towards past harm

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I've found that relationships are key to enacting change or learning about valuable perspectives that might differ from your own.

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Communicate with our student leaders in different equity-based groups, clubs, or initiatives.

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Incorporate accessibility in advocacy work.

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Incorporate accessibility in advocacy work.

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I look forward to learning what I don't know I don't know.

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Student-based, student-focused, and student-centered.

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Honestly, it's the first time I've heard of the LAB in my time at the UW. Legislative processes can be really scary and intimidating for people who are not familiar with policy, so I hope that the LAB can be more approachable and friendly to new folks, even those who are adjacent — this ties in with the work on equity.

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use research practice and knowledge to inform our processes

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proactive

communicative

compassionate

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continued ongoing effort towards meaningful, responsive, positive change for grads

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We have provide the context for "the graduate student experience" because we are always "competing" with other worthy policy domains (e.g. PK-12 school, healthcare reform, environmental regulation). We need to highlight how access to graduate education is becoming more necessary for careers, and we need to recognize that barriers to higher education perpetuate injustice (not just inequity, but injustice) in our society.

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Besides the legislative agenda and one-pagers, a systematic approach to outreach activates the expertise of grad students. Invite the type of student who might have expertise in the domains we set in our policy agenda. Even if they can't provide a full analysis on a topic, they can speak more fully on topics. Support them and check in so we can get them to testify in Olympia.

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Advocacy is what we do on behalf of others. We need to aspire to organize people from different backgrounds. No matter how well-researched an advocacy team is, the message will almost always be more genuine when it comes from someone who we support who has "lived experience."