Graduate Student Association

Finance Committee Meeting
2017-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in March or later.

GSA Editorial Assistance Program ~ Writing Workshop
2017-02-27 15:00 - 17:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Cost: Free for fee-paying graduate students (space is limited, please RSVP no later than February 24 to gsaedit@buffalo.edu)
Please join your copy editors for a workshop on dissertation revision best practices, with exercises drawn from our experience working with your papers. For the first hour, editors will lead the group through a series of short lessons designed to help students locate errors in the future and on their own. The second hour will be devoted to one-on-one assistance with any current in-process work that students bring. Students may choose to stay for one or both portions of the workshop, depending on availability and interest.
As this is our first workshop, we are gauging interest through a reservation process. Space is limited, and space will be granted to those on a first come, first served basis. However, depending on interest, we may hold a second event for those unable to attend the first. Please direct all questions to the above email.
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To participate, please email gsaedit@buffalo.edu as soon as possible to confirm your seat. On the day of the workshop, please bring a printed chapter or article with you. We look forward to working with you.

GSA South Campus Office Closed
2017-02-28 | GSA South Campus Satellite Office, 302 Abbott Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
The GSA South Campus Office will be closed on Tuesday, February 28th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Spring Fee Waiver Deadline
2017-03-01 | NY
Applications for a waiver of any applicable Spring semester student activity fees ($64) are due in GSA office by close of business.
Fee waivers may be granted to students who are located at least 75 miles from Buffalo, or who suffer unusual financial hardship. Graduate students who have their fees waived will be ineligible for all GSA services.

March Senate Meeting
2017-03-01 18:30 - 21:30 | 330 Student Union, 330 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
GSA Senate meetings are open to the public, but only designated representatives from Departmental and International clubs may vote. Sign-in begins at 6:00 pm so that the meeting can begin promptly at 6:30 pm.

Java Junction
2017-03-03 11:00 - 13:00, 2017-04-07 11:00 - 13:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in the GSA office.

Mardi Gras Party
2017-03-04 19:30 - 23:30 | Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Open Bar, DJ, Food and Prizes!!
Tickets on sale January 30th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $20 each ($25 at the door if still available). 2 per UB ID.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2017-03-06, 2017-04-03 | NY
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on September 6th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $6 each. 1 per UB ID. Tickets can be used for all movies at AMC theatre locations. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

International Women's Day Panels ~ TNS GSA
2017-03-08 10:30 - 15:00 | Student Union Theater, 201 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Transnational Studies GSA cordially invites you to attend a selection of panels honoring International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017. Our panels will emphasize intersections of gender and refugee status as well as the current state of implementing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on the national and global level.
Lunch will be provided, but please RSVP by March 3, 2017 so we can order the appropriate amount of food. Vegetarian options will be available. Attached is a flyer with the schedule.
Please direct questions to either Hilary Vandenbark hilaryva@buffalo.edu or Gabriella Nassif at genassif@buffalo.edu

Nonviolence Training ~ Social Work GSA
2017-03-11 09:00 - 16:00 | 145 Student Union, Buffalo
The School of Social Work GSA is a cosponsor to this day-long training in the theory and practice of nonviolence on Saturday, March 11th from 9am-4pm in the Student Union (room 145). It is a unique opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage together and develop useful tools to address various issues on campus as a community.
The training which will be led by two certified nonviolence trainers from a non-profit organization called Something New. Something New was originally based in Selma, Alabama, and has been engaging in community building and social justice work for over ten years. We are so excited to be able to bring these trainers to UB, and would love to extend the invitation to as many students and faculty as possible.
“WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST – Prejudice, Bias, Oppression, Hate, Fear, Instability & Violence is all around us and we must come together to “Build Community”
New Way’s goal is simple: We train people how to effectively and peacefully handle internal and external conflict. Building on the principles of Gandhi, Mandela, and Dr. King, the nonviolence method to conflict reconciliation can be powerfully applied to any setting, any issue, or any relationship. It has proven successful in all kinds of settings from national power struggles, to prisons, to corporations and to college campuses. Whether the end is disciplined practice of the principles of nonviolence in a hostile setting, the ability to facilitate dialogue among people with different values and priorities, or some other expression of peacemaking, this training provides an important first step. You’ll engage in personal reflection, become closer with team members, and walk away more self-aware.
“If one does not practice nonviolence in one’s personal relations with others and hopes to use it in bigger affairs, one is vastly mistaken.” – Gandhi”
Please distribute the attached flyer to your students/networks. RSVP for the training event to medepetr@buffalo.edu or delaneyd@buffalo.edu by March 4th.

Buffalo Sabres Hockey Game vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
2017-03-11 19:00 - 22:00 | Key Bank Center, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza , Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Tickets on sale February 6th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $20 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

Deadline for April Conference Funding Applications
2017-03-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of April are due in the GSA office by the close of business.

South Campus Siesta
2017-03-16 16:00 - 18:00 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free food and beverages for graduate students at South Campus.

GSA Office on Summer Hours
2017-03-20 - 2017-03-23 | NY
Spring Recess: GSA Office open Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, March 24th.

Spring Recess
2017-03-20 - 2017-03-24 | NY

May - July Group Funding Application Deadline
2017-03-22 | NY
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium and Community Outreach funding for events occurring after the April Senate meeting. All application materials due in the GSA office by the close of business.

Office Closed
2017-03-24 | NY

Town Hall Meeting on the GSA Budget
2017-03-27 15:00 - 16:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
RESCHEDULED
The GSA is in the process of preparing the budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. In order to balance the budget we will need to make some adjustments to our current allocations. In order to discuss these proposed adjustments in full detail with the student body, the E-board will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, March 15th from 2:00 – 3:00pm Monday, March 27th 3:00 – 4:00pm in the GSA Conference Room (310 Student Union). All graduate students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Body Image, Hunger, and Difficult Women: Reading Roxane Gay
2017-03-28 12:00 - 13:30 | 210 Student Union, 210 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Body Image, Hunger, and Difficult Women: Reading Roxane Gay
Tue. Mar 28: 12:00-1:30 pm, 210 SU, The Landmark Room, UB North
Free & Open to the Public
Please join us for a panel discussion as a prelude to the lecture by Roxane Gay, UB Distinguished Speaker on April 5th.
Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit and ferocity. Words like “courage,” “humor,” and “smart” are frequently deployed when describing Gay. Her collection of essays, “Bad Feminist,” was a New York Times best-seller and is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. NPR named it one of the best books of the year and Salon declared the book “trailblazing.” Her powerful debut novel, “An Untamed State,” was long listed for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. She has two upcoming releases–“Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body” is a painstaking examination of body image, and “Difficult Women” is a collection of stories.
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Association, UB Wellness Education, UB Gender Institute: Sex, Gender, Health Committee. Lunch will be served.

Finance Committee Meeting
2017-03-29 19:00 - 21:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Finance Committee meetings are open to the public. At this meeting the Finance Committee will be voting on the final drafts of the budgets to be presented to the GSA Senate on Tuesday, April 4th. Anyone interested in attending this meeting in order to voice their opinion should RSVP to the GSA Treasurer (gsa-treasurer@buffalo.edu) by 4:30pm on Monday, March 27th.
This will be the final Finance Committee meeting of the year to review all group funding requests for events taking place between April and July.

26th Annual Milton Plesur Graduate History Conference
2017-03-31 - 2017-04-01 | O’Brian Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The Graduate History Association of the University at Buffalo will host its 26th Annual Conference with the theme “Changing Urban Landscapes: Shifts in Communities, Spaces and Identity.”
This year, we have invited historian Mauricio Tenorio, a professor from the University of Chicago, to give the keynote address. Specializing in the cultural and social history of Mexican urbanism, particularly of Mexico City, Dr. Tenorio will provide a talk entitled “History and the Megalopolis.” His recent book Latin America: The Allure and Power of an Idea will be published next month.
We are also excited to highlight the diversity of Buffalo by offering food from the Westside Bazaar, a small business incubator supporting immigrant, refugee, and low-income entrepreneurs on their path to becoming successful business owners.
To register, please e-mail GHAconference2017@buffalo.edu by March 10.
Preliminary Schedule Below. Please check our Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/155385164977041/ for updates.
Friday, March 31, 2017
3:00-5:00 Keynote Address, Dr. Mauricio Tenorio
6:00-8:30 Reception at Brick House Tavern + Tap
Saturday, April 1, 2017
8:30-9:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast, O’Brian Hall
9:30-11:15 Panel I
11:30-1:15 Panel II
1:15-2:45 Lunch, catered by the Westside Bazaar
3:00-4:45 Panel III
5:00-7:00 Roundtable Discussion with Faculty & Community
7:00-8:30 Reception, O’Brian Hall
The 2017 Milton Plesur Graduate History Conference
is sponsored by : The UB Graduate Student Association, The UB History Department, The UB History Department Speakers Committee, and the GSA’s of the Classics and Comparative Literature Departments

CSEE GSA ~ Symposium on Resilient and Sustainable Civil Structures and Infrastructures
2017-03-31 10:00 - 20:00 | Ketter and Jarvis Halls, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
I am glad to announce the short symposium on “Resilient and Sustainable Civil Structures and Infrastructures” will be held on March 31st, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. This symposium allows graduate students to present their related research (in a poster format) to their peers and CSEE departmental faculty and other department members who wish to attend. The poster competition will occur between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM followed by the keynote talk given by Dr. Yongguang Huang, an invited speaker from Northwestern University, between 1:00 – 2:00 PM.
The posters will be judged by a panel of CSEE faculty from all of the disciplines and our guest judge Professor Yongguang Huang. The criteria for selecting the winning posters will be: (i) the originality of the research, (ii) the impact on the field and (iii) organization, quality, and clarity of presentation.
The basic requirements for participating are:

An abstract (up to 250-300 words) should be submitted through the sign-up sheet. Abstracts are due on Monday, March 20th, 2017 by 11:59 pm (you will be notified about the status of your abstract by March 23rd).
The poster recommended size is limited to 40” x 32”.
Posters should have a heading that includes the poster title, author(s) and engineering department.

The competition will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner with $250, $150 and $50 prizes, respectively.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
The link to the sign-up sheet:
https://goo.gl/forms/ttjkcshhnz1qi1yD2
The agenda for the events on Friday is attached here. In Summary, we will have Breakfast from 9 to 10 am ( 1 hour sooner than the usual Coffee Break) in Ketter 101. After that, the poster competition will take place from 10 am to 12 pm followed by lunch and winners announcement at the Davis Atrium. The speech will be delivered by Prof Yonggang Huang at 12:45 pm in NSC 216.
Every vote counts, so try to make it to Davis, learn about the research being conducted in our department, and grade the posters if you would like to.

MDRF Grant Application Workshop
2017-04-03 10:00 - 11:30 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The Summer deadline for Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) applications is Thursday, May 25, 2017. Grant applications are for research to be conducted July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. The MDRF Director will be holding grant writing workshops on the dates below to go over the application, instructions, the review process and to answer any questions:
April
Monday, April 3rd at 10:00am in 310 Student Union
Wednesday, April 5th at 1:00pm in 310 Student Union
Tuesday, April 11th at 3:00pm in 310 Student Union
Wednesday, April 12th at 11:00am in 310 Student Union
Friday, April 14th at 10:00am in 310 Student Union
Tuesday, April 18th at 11:00am in 310 Student Union
May
Monday, May 1st at 1:00pm in 310 Student Union
Wednesday, May 3rd at 10:00am in 310 Student Union
Tuesday, May 9th at 10:00am in 310 Student Union
Thursday, May 11th at 2:00pm in 310 Student Union
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer at gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu.
*PLEASE NOTE* The last day to have your application reviewed by the MDRF Director before submission is Monday, May 15th.

TNS GSA ~ Bad Feminist Book Club
2017-04-03 12:30 - 14:30 | 1030 Clemens Hall, 1030 Clemens Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
We are excited to announce TNS GSA will be hosting a Bad Feminist Book Club to celebrate Roxane Gay’s work before she speaks at UB. We will be reading Bad Feminist so I hope you all get a chance to read it over the break! We will be providing refreshments as well. Please see the attached flyer for details.**
**We have not yet confirmed the room so I will let you know if anything changes.

GSA South Campus Office Closed
2017-04-04 | GSA South Campus Satellite Office, 302 Abbott Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
The GSA South Campus Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 4th due to the rescheduled Senate meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience.

April Senate Meeting and Candidate Debate
2017-04-04 18:30 - 22:30 | Student Union Theater, 201 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
*PLEASE NOTE THE DATE AND LOCATION CHANGES FOR THIS MEETING!*
GSA Senate meetings are open to the public, but only designated representatives from Departmental and International clubs may vote. Sign-in begins at 6:00 pm so that the meeting can begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
*PLEASE NOTE* The official GSA Officer Candidate Debate will take place at this meeting. Moderated by the GSA Election Committee, students will have the opportunity to interact with and ask questions of the candidates for each office.

RLL Symposium ~ Intersections: Collage of Urban Networks
2017-04-07 - 2017-04-08 | Clemens Hall (9th Floor), Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The City provides with a unique opportunity to create and be created in many different ways. Identities and cultures become an indentifying marker against a backdrop of individuality. Against the backdrop of skyscrapers, new opportunities are born. In these intersections paintings, literature, architecture, and performance, amongst many other mediums we find a complex, multi-faceted and often fragmented collage of cultures forming a snapshot of human existence. Intersections serve as a reminder of where humanity becomes a cosmopolitan endeavor. At our conference we will discuss these connections.

Paint Nite with GSA
2017-04-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale October 19th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Tickets include painting canvas, supplies, instruction, food and one drink. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
