Graduate Student Association

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2015-11-02 | Unnamed Venue, NY, United States
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on November 2nd at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $5 each. 1 per UB ID. Tickets can be used for most movies at AMC theatre locations. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

Intellectual Property Law Workshop
2015-11-03 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | 104 O’Brian Hall, NY, United States
Free workshop on Intellectual Property Law for students, engineers, and academics. The two presenters are practicing attorneys from the local IP firm Simpson & Simpson, one practicing trademark law and the other patent law.

Matilda the Musical
2015-11-06 20:00 - 23:30 | Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale October 12th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

GSEU Member Meeting
2015-11-09 12:00 - 14:00, 2015-11-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2015-11-11 11:00 - 13:00 | 200-A Commons, NY, United States
All the GSEU members are encouraged to attend the meeting. You only have to attend one of them. Food will be provided.

Argentine Tango Practica
2015-11-09 19:30 - 22:00 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The Argentine Tango Club will be offering a Practica every Monday through the end of the semester in 105 Harriman Hall on South Campus from 7:30 – 10:00pm.

Global Health Club Bi-Monthly Talk
2015-11-10 08:00 - 09:00, 2015-11-24 08:00 - 09:00 | 180 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY, United States
UB Global Health Club (GHC) is a GSA-funded special interest club that aims to create a community interested in public health issues of global relevance. The club hosts two talks per month, given by people within and outside of the UB community who are involved in international public health and refugees-related issues. The talks present great opportunities for UB students to explore their areas of interest, find out more information on research and fieldwork opportunities, and become involved in local volunteer / fund-raising activities. Free breakfast and refreshments are available.

Fulbright Scholarship Workshop
2015-11-11 15:00 - 16:30 | 107 Capen Hall, Buffalo, NY, United States

UB-SoFem ~ Black and Pink Letter Writing Party
2015-11-12 18:30 - 20:00 | 1010A Clemens Hall, Buffalo
Kyem Brown from Black and Pink Buffalo will give a presentation on the black and pink organization and will facilitate our letter writing party. We will be writing to incarcerated lgbtq individuals. Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing.
https://www.facebook.com/events/442340175953866/

Introductory Workshop on Latex
2015-11-13 16:30 - 18:00 | 206 Furnas Hall, NY, United States

Paint Nite with GSA
2015-11-13 18:30 - 21:30 | 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.

John Legend Ticket Distribution #1
2015-11-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Alumni Arena, Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
Please note that the Ticket Distribution for the Distinguished Speaker Series presentation of John Legend on Thursday, December 3rd will take place on Wednesday, November 18th from 5 – 8pm* and Thursday, November 19th from 9am – 12pm* at Alumni Arena. 1 ticket per UB ID (ID required). Limited quantity available. First come, first served!
*Each distribution period will last 3 hours as listed or until tickets allocated for that day’s distribution period are all gone; whichever comes first.

John Legend Ticket Distribution #2
2015-11-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Alumni Arena, Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260

Grad Potpourri at Big Ditch Brewing Company
2015-11-21 19:30 - 22:30 | Big Ditch Brewery, 55 E. Huron St., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Graduate students- come out to Big Ditch Brewing Company (55 E. Huron St., Buffalo) and join us for Grad Potpourri- A UB interdepartmental mixer and social. Big Ditch Brewing is one of the coolest bars around here and is close to the Fountain Plaza Metro Rail station; come hang with fellow grad students.
For details see: https://www.facebook.com/events/701226073345116/

Fictional Worlds/Possible Futures
2015-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | 112 Center for the Arts, 112 Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
This event explores fictional worlds and possible futures with François Laruelle’s philo-fiction as a method of practice and theory.
Part I: Talk & discussion by Ben Woodard & Tony Yanick (New Centre for Research and Practice). Dec 1st, 7PM @ SUNY Buffalo, Department of Media Study, room: CFA 112 (also Livestream/ Digital Participation) – FREE & OPEN to the PUBLIC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1109874005704323/

SIAM Journal Club Meeting
2015-12-03 18:00 - 20:00 | 223 Jarvis Hall
I invite you all to the next SIAM journal club on Thursday December 3rd.
Title: Finding critical nodes for spreading influence through large networks
By: Mohamadreza Samadi
When: Thursday, December 3rd at 6 pm.
Where: Jarvis 223
Light refreshments will be served.

John Legend ~ Distinguished Speaker Series
2015-12-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Alumni Arena, Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
John Legend
Free tickets will be distributed to GSA represented graduate students on Wednesday, November 18th from 5 – 8pm* and Thursday, November 19th from 9am – 12pm* at Alumni Arena. 1 ticket per UB ID (ID required). Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
*Each distribution period will last 3 hours as listed or until tickets allocated for that day’s distribution period are all gone; whichever comes first.
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Producer and Entrepreneur
Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker
An Evening of Speaking, Q&A, and Songs with Piano
In December 2004, John Legend released his debut album, “Get Lifted,” a platinum-selling breakthrough which garnered eight Grammy nominations and three golden statues for Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Still one of the industry’s most innovative artists, whom fellow music pioneer Quincy Jones calls “a genius,” the singer, songwriter, pianist and producer continues to achieve new milestones.
In the summer of 2013 came his first #1 single, “All of Me,” which dethroned Pharrell Williams’ ubiquitous “Happy” and spent three weeks at the peak of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. “All of Me,” a devotional piano ballad and love song to his wife, Chrissy Teigen, dominated airplay across five radio formats, hitting #1 on Top 40, Rhythm, Adult Contemporary (AC), Hot AC and Urban Adult Contemporary, and racking up over four billion in cumulative radio audience. It was also an international smash, reaching #1 on the official radio and sales charts in nine additional countries spanning the UK, Canada and Australia, and topping the digital charts in dozens more around the world. The official video of his single, “You & I,” has over 44 million views on YouTube.
Both songs derive from Legend’s fourth solo studio album, “Love in the Future,” an immersive experience about romance, love, hope, commitment and optimism. Released in September 2013, “Love in the Future” resonated with critics and audiences alike, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 and rising to #2 on the R&B Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

Legend’s illustrious career includes an Oscar for best original song, nine Grammys, five Soul Train Awards, the BET Award for Best New Artist, and the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. From the evolution of his recorded works to award show performances and sold-out tour dates worldwide, Legend remains as vital as ever.
A native of Ohio, Legend got his first break while working toward a degree in English and African-American literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He was introduced to Lauryn Hill, who hired him to play piano on her track “Everything Is Everything,” and soon began playing shows around Philadelphia before expanding to New York, Boston, Atlanta and Washington DC. After college he met then up-and-coming hip-hop artist Kanye West, who quickly signed Legend to his G.O.O.D. Music imprint and hired him to sing vocal hooks on some of his music. Legend started gaining momentum through a series of collaborations, adding vocals to an impressive list of chart-topping hits including West’s “Never Let Me Down,” Jay-Z’s “Encore” and Alicia Keys’ “You Don’t Know My Name.”
Legend’s 2004 debut, “Get Lifted,” quickly went platinum and scored eight Grammy nominations, going on to win the first three of his now-nine Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the hit single “Ordinary People.” Two years later came his second platinum disc, “Once Again,” with the Grammy-winning single “Heaven.” Legend snared his third consecutive top 10 album with 2008’s “Evolver,” spinning off the hit “Green Light” featuring Andre 3000.
Since “Evolver,” Legend has collaborated with Rick Ross (“Magnificent,” “Rich Forever”), among others, and teamed with The Roots on 2010’s “Wake Up!” The album featured reinterpretations of socially conscious songs from the 1960s and ’70s, including Bill Withers’ “I Can’t Write Left-Handed.” “Wake Up!” netted Legend three more Grammys, including Best R&B Album and Best R&B Song for his original composition “Shine.”
His latest album, “Love in the Future” (G.O.O.D/Columbia), is a critically acclaimed collection produced by Legend and longtime collaborators Kanye West and Dave Tozer. The album’s lead single, the soulful and gritty “Who Do We Think We Are” featuring Rick Ross, shot to the top of the R&B/hip-hop charts. It was followed by a second single, “Made to Love” featuring Kimbra, a progressive blend of soul, classical and ’80s/’90s Chicago house music. The album’s third single, “All of Me,” co-written with Toby Gad, gave Legend his first #1, segueing to his hit single, “You & I.”
Along with “Shine” from “Wake Up!,” which was featured in Academy Award-winning director Davis Guggenheim’s domestic education reform documentary “Waiting for Superman,” Legend’s soundtrack credits include two 2012 box-office hits. For the film version of Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, “Think Like a Man,” the singer/songwriter contributed the Grammy-nominated “Tonight (Best You’ve Ever Had)” featuring Ludacris. Legend took a more bluesy turn on “Who Did That to You?” an anthem heard in Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed film “Django Unchained.” In February 2015, Legend and rapper Common’s “Glory,” from the soundtrack of “Selma,” received an Oscar for Best Original Song.
In 2007 Legend founded his own music imprint/production entity, HomeSchool Entertainment, which has worked with Motown-signed singer-songwriter Stacy Barthe, the songwriting duo Phatboiz and management client/producer DJ Camper. More recently he extended his creative oeuvre with the establishment of Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company whose partners include Mike Jackson and Thias Stiklorious (“The Human Contract,” “The Lather Effect”). Get Lifted has sold multiple TV projects to networks including HBO, Showtime, NBC, Fox and USA, and entered into an overall television deal with Universal Cable Productions.
Giving back is another constant in Legend’s life. He serves on the board of PopTech, a unique innovation network dedicated to accelerating the positive impact of world-changing people, projects and ideas. He doubles as national spokesperson for Management Leadership for Tomorrow, a nonprofit that assists the next generation of minority business leaders. In 2011, Legend and Samsung partnered together to support education initiatives with a special focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). A 2010 BET Humanitarian of the Year honoree, among other accolades, Legend launched his own education-based organization, the Show Me Campaign (ShowMeCampaign.org), in 2007.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.johnlegend.com/us/news_front?client_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.johnlegend.com%2Fus%2F

Lecture Sponsors:

Jingle Jangle Jam
2015-12-11 19:00 - 23:00 | Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, 153 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
OPEN BAR, FOOD, DJ AND PRIZES!!!
Tickets on sale November 9th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $20 each/$25 at the door (if tickets are still available). Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
*Please remember to bring photo ID as proof of age to the event. EVERYONE WILL BE CARDED AT THE DOOR!*

Intercultural Understanding Club Breakfast
2015-12-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Student Union Lobby, Buffalo, NY, United States
Intercultural Understanding Club invites you to the end of year breakfast sponsored by GSA. We’ll meet with all the members of ICU year
2015-2016 to share information and discuss the plan and events for upcoming year 2016 Spring. It’s FREE!
Date: Sunday December 13 2015
Time: 10 AM – 1 PM
Location: Student Union Lobby
RSVP link: http://goo.gl/forms/ThkbqaMD9z
Questions: chancham@buffalo.edu

2015 GSEU Graduate Student Worker Party
2015-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | The Steer, 3151 Main St., Buffalo, NY, United States
Are you a graduate student at UB? Are you also a teaching, graduate, or research assistant? If so, you are invited to the Graduate Student Employee Union (GSEU)’s Graduate Student Worker Party. This event is FREE! Please join us for a happy hour with some food, drinks, and good times! The party will take place on Friday, December 18 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Steer, located at 3151 Main Street in Buffalo (close to South Campus). Space is limited. Please RSVP to kdryan@buffalo.edu no later than Monday, December 7.

Argentine Tango Milonga
2015-12-19 19:00 - 23:55 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States

Office Closed
2015-12-22 - 2016-01-11 | GSA Office, 310 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260-2100, United States
The GSA Office will be closed for Winter Break from Tuesday, December 22nd until Monday, January 11th.
The office will be open for Summer Hours (Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm) from January 11th – 22nd.
Regular business hours will resume with the start of classes on January 25th.

Buffalo Bills Football Game vs. New York Jets
2016-01-03 13:00 - 16:30 | Ralph Wilson Stadium, 1 Bills Dr., Orchard Park, NY, 14127, United States
Tickets on sale November 16th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $25 each. 1 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

MDRF Grant Application Workshop
2016-01-21 16:30 - 18:00 | 311 Student Union, Buffalo, NY, United States
The Spring deadline for Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) applications is Friday, February 19, 2016. Grant applications are for research to be conducted April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. 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:
Thursday, January 21st at 4:30pm in 311 Student Union
Tuesday, January 26th at 4:30pm in 311 Student Union
Attendees should bring a copy of the most recent application and instructions.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathryn at gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu.

Biological Sciences Symposium
2016-01-22 08:40 - 17:00 | Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, United States

Argentine Tango Practica
2016-01-25 18:30 - 22:00 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The Argentine Tango Club will be offering a Beginners Class Practica every Monday through the end of the semester in 105 Harriman Hall on South Campus from 7:30 – 10:00pm.

Finance Committee Meeting
2016-01-27 19:00 - 21:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
FC meeting to review funding requests for events to take place in February or later.

MDRF Grant Application Workshop
2016-01-28 16:30 - 18:00 | 311 Student Union, Buffalo, NY, United States
The Spring deadline for Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) applications is Friday, February 19, 2016. Grant applications are for research to be conducted April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. 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:
Thursday, January 21st at 4:30pm in 311 Student Union
Thursday, January 28th at 4:30pm in 311 Student Union
Attendees should bring a copy of the most recent application and instructions.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathryn at gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu.
