GSA Closed
2026-08-07, 2026-08-14, 2026-08-21 | NY
GSA Summer Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Fridays.

Deadline for September Conference Funding Applications
2026-08-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of September are due by the close of business at 4:00pm.
The GSA Conference Funding Application is available as an online form on GSA’s UBLinked page. Please note that you must be signed in to UBLinked and “Join” as a member of GSA in order to be able to access the form on the Homepage.

Shakespeare in Delaware Park ~ Taming of the Shrew
2026-08-15 18:30 - 22:30 UTC | Delaware Park, 199 Lincoln Pkwy., Buffalo, NY, 14222, United States
GSA will be the corporate sponsor of the August 15th presentation of Taming of the Shrew, 6:30pm at Delaware Park (by the Rose Garden).
Free tickets available starting August 3rd at the UB Ticket Office (online or in 221 Student Union). 1 max. per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
*Tickets include VIP seating and light hors d’oeuvres in the tent before the show.

Fall Classes Begin
2026-08-24 | NY

September Group Funding Applications Deadline
2026-08-26 | NY
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium, Community Outreach and Scholarly Publication funding for events occurring after the September Board of Directors meeting. All application materials due by the close of business at 4:30pm.

Club Recognition Application Deadline
2026-08-26 | NY
According to the mandate of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Board of Directors, Special Interest and International Clubs must apply for annual recognition. Recognition must take place at one of the FALL GSA Board Meetings (September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, or December 2nd).
All application materials are due by the close of business at 4:30pm to have your club’s recognition considered at the September 2nd Board Meeting.

Finance Committee Meeting
2026-08-26 18:30 - 20:30 | NY
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in September or later.

September Board of Directors Meeting
2026-09-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
The September 2nd Board of Directors meeting will be held online via Zoom. GSA Board of Directors meetings are open to the public, but only designated representatives from Departmental and International clubs may vote. Sign-in begins at 6:00pm so that the meeting can begin promptly at 6:30pm. Once the meeting begins no one else will be admitted for attendance purposes.
**If your club has not yet held elections for new Board Members and submitted the Board of Election Verification Form by 12:00pm (noon) on this meeting date, then last year’s club Board Members and Alternates will be the only ones able to sign-in with voting privileges (for the September meeting only!).
PLEASE NOTE: Every club will need to email Stephanie at slfrank@buffalo.edu no later than 12:00pm on Wednesday, September 2nd with who will be attending the meeting on the club’s behalf so that eligible representatives can be verified in advance. Once representatives are verified they will be sent the Zoom meeting link and password directly, along with some instructions on how the meeting will be managed, in order to be able to participate and vote. Only previously verified representatives will be admitted to participate in the Zoom meeting.

For attendance purposes each Special Interest Club may have one representative participate directly in the Zoom meeting, but they will not have voting privileges. Additional special requests for guests and/or speakers to be admitted may be sent to gsa-feedback@buffalo.edu.
The meeting will also be live streamed via GSA’s Facebook Page for anyone else that is interested in watching the meeting without voting privileges or an official attendance record, as meetings are open to the public.

North Campus Java Junction and Resource Fair
2026-09-04 10:00 - 14:00 | 145 Student Union
Come find out about the on campus resources available for graduate students. Free snacks and giveaways in 145 Student Union.
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in 145C&D Student Union.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

GSA Closed
2026-09-07 | NY
GSA will be closed for Labor Day observance.

South Campus Java Junction
2026-09-11 11:00 - 13:00 | Harriman Hall Lobby
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in the Harriman Hall Lobby.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2026-09-14 | NY
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on September 14th at the UB Ticket Office (online or in 221 Student Union) for $5 each. 1 per UB ID. Tickets can be used for all movies at AMC theatre locations. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
*PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR PHYSICAL TICKET(S) FROM THE UB TICKET OFFICE IN 221 STUDENT UNION. THE EMAILED TICKET IS ONLY A VOUCHER AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION BY THE VENDOR.
All GSA sales are non-refundable.

Deadline for October Conference Funding Applications
2026-09-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of October are due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
The GSA Conference Funding Application is available as an online form on GSA’s UBLinked page. Please note that you must be signed in to UBLinked and “Join” as a member of GSA in order to be able to access the form on the Homepage.

October Group Funding Applications Deadline
2026-09-23 | NY
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium, Community Outreach and Scholarly Publication funding for events occurring after the October Board of Directors meeting. All application materials due by the close of business at 4:30pm.

Club Recognition Application Deadline
2026-09-30 | NY
According to the mandate of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Board of Directors, Special Interest and International Clubs must apply for annual recognition. Recognition must take place at one of the FALL GSA Board Meetings (September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, or December 2nd).
All application materials are due by the close of business at 4:30pm to have your club’s recognition considered at the October 7th Board Meeting.

Club Election and Activation Paperwork Deadline
2026-09-30 | NY
Deadline for updated Election and Club Activation Paperwork
Club packets with all required forms were sent out on August 1st. All forms must be on file with the GSA office by September 30th or your funds will be frozen.
For Departmental Clubs:
Club Data Form
Officer Election Verification Form
Board of Directors Election Verification Form
UBLinked Election Results
New Student Orientation Email
President and Treasurer Mandatory Officer Training Quiz Completion
Board of Directors Training Certificate(s) of Completion
For Special Interest and International Clubs that were Early Recognized:
Club Data Form
Officer Election Verification Form
Board of Directors Election Verification Form (International Clubs Only)
UBLinked Election Results
Copies of UB ID Cards for four (4) club officers
Copies of UB ID Cards for six (6) club members
List of Members
President and Treasurer Mandatory Officer Training Quiz Completion
Board of Directors Training Certificate(s) of Completion (International Clubs Only)

Finance Committee Meeting
2026-09-30 18:30 - 20:30 | NY
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in October or later.

Fall Fee Waiver Deadline
2026-10-01 | NY
Applications for a waiver of any applicable Fall semester student activity fees ($85) are due by close of business at 4:30pm.
Fee waivers may be granted to students who are located at least 75 miles from Buffalo, or who suffer unusual financial hardship. Please note that being an online student only does not necessarily qualify students for a fee waiver. Graduate students who have their fees waived will be ineligible for all GSA funding and services.

North Campus Java Junction
2026-10-02 11:00 - 13:00 | 145 C&D Student
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in 145 C&D Student Union.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

Distinguished Speaker Series presents Andrew Ross Sorkin
2026-10-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Andrew Ross Sorkin

Award-winning & Bestselling Author | Journalist

“Inside the Story of 1929 – Writing Through the Wreckage of the American Dream”
Free tickets available for graduate students (TBA) through the UB Ticket Office. 1 per UB ID.
Public Ticket Information

Fri., Oct. 2, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Center for the Arts
UB North Campus

More About Andrew Ross Sorkin

Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of “Squawk Box,” CNBC’s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times that he started in 2001.
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He is the author of “1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History–and How It Shattered a Nation,” the instant New York Times bestseller praised as a “vivid and forensic account . . . a real eye-opener” (Financial Times). With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents, Sorkin’s book takes readers inside the chaos of the crash, behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivete in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror today’s world—where markets soar, political tensions mount, and the fight over financial influence plays out once again. The Wall Street Journal calls it “one of the best narrative histories [we’ve] read.” It was named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Economist, The Financial Times and Bloomberg.
Hailed as a landmark book, “Too Big to Fail: How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves,” is considered the definitive account of the 2008 financial crisis. It won the 2010 Gerald Loeb Award for Best Business Book, and was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize and the 2010 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. The book spent more than six months on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover and paperback and was adapted as a movie for HBO Films in 2011. Sorkin was a co-producer of the film, which was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards.
Sorkin is also co-creator of the drama series “Billions” on Showtime starring Paul Giamatti and Damien Lewis.
Sorkin is one the preeminent interviewers in the nation, known for his incisive, nuanced long-form conversations with the biggest newsmakers in the world, from Elon Musk to LeBron James to Kim Kardashian and Hillary Clinton. In 2022, he won the Emmy award for Outstanding Live Interview for his DealBook Summit 2021 conversation with Adam Neumann, the WeWork co-founder’s first public interview after the company’s collapse.
Over the years, Sorkin has broken news of many major mergers and acquisitions in the pages of The Times and has been at the forefront of Wall Street news. He reported extensively on the financial crisis of 2008, its aftermath on Wall Street and the government bailout of major investment banks, with coverage including the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and the A.I.G. bailout. He has broken news of deals including Chase’s acquisition of J.P. Morgan and Hewlett-Packard’s acquisition of Compaq. He also led The Times’s coverage of Vodafone’s $183 billion hostile bid for Mannesmann, resulting in the world’s largest takeover ever.
As a leading voice about Wall Street and corporate America, Sorkin is a frequent guest on national television and radio programs, as well as a lecturer at universities across the country. He has appeared on NBC’s “The Today Show,” PBS’s “NewsHour,” HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” and many others.
He won a Gerald Loeb Award in 2004 for breaking the news of I.B.M.’s historic sale of its PC business to Lenovo. He was also a finalist in the commentary category for his DealBook column, and won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award for breaking news in 2005 and again in 2006. In 2007, the World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader. He is co-chair of The New York Public Library’s Business Leadership Council and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Sorkin began writing for The New York Times in 1995 under unusual circumstances: he hadn’t yet graduated from high school. He is a graduate of Cornell University. For more information, visit https://www.andrewrosssorkin.com.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2026-10-05 | NY
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on October 5th at the UB Ticket Office (online or in 221 Student Union) for $5 each. 1 per UB ID. Tickets can be used for all movies at AMC theatre locations. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
*PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR PHYSICAL TICKET(S) FROM THE UB TICKET OFFICE IN 221 STUDENT UNION. THE EMAILED TICKET IS ONLY A VOUCHER AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION BY THE VENDOR.
All GSA sales are non-refundable.

October Board of Directors Meeting
2026-10-07 18:30 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
The October 7th Board of Directors meeting will be held online via Zoom. GSA Board of Directors meetings are open to the public, but only designated representatives from Departmental and International clubs may vote. Sign-in begins at 6:00pm so that the meeting can begin promptly at 6:30pm. Once the meeting begins no one else will be admitted for attendance purposes.
PLEASE NOTE: Every club will need to email Stephanie at slfrank@buffalo.edu no later than 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 7th with who will be attending the meeting on the club’s behalf so that eligible representatives can be verified in advance. Once representatives are verified they will be sent the Zoom meeting link and password directly, along with some instructions on how the meeting will be managed, in order to be able to participate and vote. Only previously verified representatives will be admitted to participate in the Zoom meeting.
For attendance purposes each Special Interest Club may have one representative participate directly in the Zoom meeting, but they will not have voting privileges. Additional special requests for guests and/or speakers to be admitted may be sent to gsa-feedback@buffalo.edu.
The meeting will also be live streamed via GSA’s Facebook Page for anyone else that is interested in watching the meeting without voting privileges or an official attendance record, as meetings are open to the public.

South Campus Java Junction
2026-10-09 11:00 - 13:00 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in 105 Harriman Hall.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

Fall Break
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-13 | NY

GSA Closed
2026-10-12 - 2026-10-13 | NY
GSA will be closed for Fall Break.

University Wide Recognition Deadline
2026-10-15 | NY
2026-2027 University-wide recognition process (done every year on UBLinked) will open for GSA-recognized clubs on Friday, August 14, 2026, at 12:01 a.m. Your recognizing agent has set your club’s re-registration period to close on Thurssday, October 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
This process provides clubs and organizations with more support and access to institutional resources. The formal policy is found here and outlines its purpose, benefits of recognition, eligibility requirements, responsibilities of organizations, and non-discriminatory practices. This document provides evidence that university-wide recognition is proven through an up-to-date and university approved UBLinked page.
Failure to complete the registration form by the deadline will result in a complete loss of the following for the student organization:

Access to the University at Buffalo name and logo
Access to funding from the Mandatory Student Activity Fee if recognized by a student government
Ability to reserve/rent space on campus for events and meetings
Access to vendor and lobby tables in the Student Union
Privilege to conduct fundraising activities on campus
Financial services through a University Fiscal Agent
Eligibility to participate in all membership recruitment opportunities
Access to the organization’s UBLinked page

The loss of benefits will last until the organization re-registers during the following re-registration window, which will open on August 14, 2026.
Be sure to maintain current information on UBLinked

Maintain current contact information of all officers, advisors, and liaisons.
Maintain a current roster of active members.
Maintain a current copy of your organization’s constitution and by-laws, including those organizations external to the University with which the group may be affiliated.

More information on information related to clubs and organizations here at UB and our recognition process, can be found at the website below:
Information for Clubs and Organizations
REGISTRATION PROCESS

When you log on to your group’s UBLinked page you will be prompted to re-register your organization.

Please keep in mind that only executive board members or primary contacts can re-register an organization. Please contact your executive board if you are not listed in an executive board position on UBLinked. E-Board members will be able to update the roster.
If your organization has not elected a new executive board, you must still re-register your organization before the deadline of October 15, 2025. If you will be holding your organization elections after August 1, 2025, but before October 15, 2025, you will have to wait to re-register your organization until the next executive board is elected. Please be sure to log back in to UBLinked to update the executive board once elections are over.

From there it will provide you with a list of organizations you manage. Click the organization you would like to re-register. This will take you to a new page that will offer a button that reads “Re-Register An Organization.” Click that button to continue.
You will then be prompted to update your club/organizations general information. This includes the following:

Organization Description
Website Info
Contact Information (Please do not put your personal information)

The next step relates to the Organization Roster. You will be asked to update executive board member positions. Select the position, and then list the person’s name and e-mail in their respective areas. You will not be able to move on until all the required positions are filled. You must click add in between the entry of each position.

The only mandatory position for every student organization is the Events Coordinator. This can be one or multiple individuals. The Events Coordinator will serve as the liaison between the organization and the university regarding events. The person/people that hold this position will be the only individuals that can create events and reserve space using UBLinked.

You will then review the roster. We highly recommend removing members who have left or graduated or adding any new members that have expressed interest in joining. In some cases, no changes will need to be made.
Next upload a profile picture that accurately depicts your organization. This can be of students, or an organization logo.
Finally, you’ll complete the additional information. This includes:

Official Name
Primary Contact for Organization (typically an executive board member)
Primary Contact’s email address
The Organization’s Recognizing Agent (GSA)

Deadline for November Conference Funding Applications
2026-10-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of November are due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
The GSA Conference Funding Application is available as an online form on GSA’s UBLinked page. Please note that you must be signed in to UBLinked and “Join” as a member of GSA in order to be able to access the form on the Homepage.

November Group Funding Applications Deadline
2026-10-21 | NY
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium, Community Outreach and Scholarly Publication funding for events occurring after the November Board of Directors meeting. All application materials due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
