Are you currently in a romantic relationship? (between 2 months and 5 years in length?)
Are you a UB student, 18 years or older?
If so, you are eligible to participate in a psychology study on Romantic Attachment & Social Networks. You would receive $20 for your participation: $10 for an initial online survey (about 30 minutes) and $10 for a brief online follow-up (about 10 minutes).
If interested, please email UBpsychResearch@gmail.com to ask for instructions for how to sign up for the study.
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While the physical GSA office will remain closed until further notice, graduate students are still eligible for all of the funding and support services we provide. For example, conference funding is still being awarded on a monthly basis to students who are attending or presenting at virtual events; MDRF grants are still available to support expenses related to final project, thesis and dissertation research, and the GSA Editorial Services are still offering copy editing services via online submissions. Check out the GSA website for more information about these and all of our other opportunities!
Furthermore, Departmental clubs are able to provide conference and research support to their students, so make sure to inquire with your club officers about additional financial support.
All funding provided through your mandatory student activity fee.
The GSA Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the 2020-2021 GSA Officer Elections and Referendum vote:
President:
J Coley: 468
(110 abstentions)
Vice President:
Connor Walters: 472
(106 abstentions)
Treasurer:
Joshua Joseph: 475
(103 abstentions)
These elected candidates will officially take office immediately.
Referendum:
That the student activity fee be MANDATORY for all graduate students: 329
That the student activity fee be VOLUNTARY for all graduate students: 249
Thank you to all of the graduate students who participated in these votes!
Sincerely,
GSA Election Committee
Tania Islam (EC Chair)
Xingyu Chen (EC)
Sadat Khan (EC)
Olabowale Olola (EC)
Amber Rivera (EC)
I am sharing a joint letter of appeal from Chinese international students with our university, hoping to express some concerns and difficulties. The letter has been signed by 556 Chinese students from 100 institutions over U.S., who are seeking help and support regarding visa issues and recent events.
Please find the letter attached here. We hope that this message will reach more Chinese international students who may need help, support, and understanding from our university.
You can also show your support by completing the attached google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YEH3SlQq_W6JZ8cWNt_cVANhW-JfjHTqJbMEGWQ_gkU/edit#responses
Every two years the SUNY Board of Trustees mandates that all student governments must put their student activity fee up for a referendum vote. GSA’s fee will be voted on this Fall from September 14th to 17th. Without a mandatory student activity fee, GSA will not have the revenues to provide all of our funding and services to clubs and graduate students.
Teaching this fall? UBIT has worked with CEI, UB Libraries and other instructional support staff across campus to put a website together with resources for anyone teaching a class this semester. Visit buffalo.edu/teachanywhere for resources on flexible teaching from across campus.
On Monday, July 6th, 2020, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that international students in the U.S. whose schools switch to online classes for the fall semester will have to leave the country or risk violating their visa status. The decision would prohibit any student on an F-1 visa from remaining in the country under the aforementioned circumstance.
The University at Buffalo Graduate Student Association condemns this decision in the strongest possible terms. On July 14th, 2020, the Trump administration rescinded the policy that would have deported international students not taking in-person classes. While we are grateful for this rescission, we are still concerned for international students under the current administration.
The UB Graduate Student Association E-board urges President Tripathi and Vice President Weber to be proactive in protecting all international students from instances like this in the future. UB Administration should develop a concrete plan to protect international students in case something like this happens again. International students should not have to live in fear of being deported. They need to know that UB administration will fight for them against the xenophobic and overzealous Trump administration.
The University at Buffalo prides itself in being a top destination school for international students. Now is the time for UB administration to show up for international students in a big way. The UB GSA stands in solidarity with international students at UB and everywhere. We encourage UB administrators to show they do as well.
J. Coley, GSA President
Connor Walters, GSA Vice President
Joshua Joseph, GSA Treasurer