Club Recognition Application Deadline
2022-11-30 | 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 7, October 5, November 2, or December 7).
All application materials are due by the close of business at 4:30pm to have your club’s recognition considered at the December 7th Board Meeting.

Finance Committee Meeting
2022-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | NY
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in December or later.

Java Junction
2022-12-02 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-02-03 11:00 - 13:00 | 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.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2022-12-05 | NY
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on December 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.

December Board of Directors Meeting
2022-12-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
The December 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, December 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.

Last Day of Fall Classes
2022-12-09 | NY

Buffalo Bills Football Game vs. New York Jets
2022-12-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Highmark Stadium, 1 Bills Dr., Orchard Park, 14127, United States
Tickets on sale November 7th at the UB Ticket Office (online or at 221 Student Union) for $25 each. 1 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
*The UB Ticket Office will be sending out digital tickets to the game. Please just note that the emailed receipt from the UB Ticket Office is only a voucher to secure your purchase and will not be accepted for admission by the vendor.*
All sales are non-refundable.

GSA Closed for Winter Recess
2022-12-13 - 2023-01-02 | NY
The GSA will be closed for Winter Recess from Tuesday, December 13th until Tuesday, January 3rd
The office will be open for Summer Hours (Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm) from January 3rd – 27th.
Regular business hours will resume with the start of classes on January 30th.

Deadline for January Conference Funding Applications
2022-12-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of January are due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
The GSA Conference Funding Application is now 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.

GSA Closed
2023-01-02 | NY
The GSA will be closed for New Year’s Day observance.

GSA on Summer Hours
2023-01-03 - 2023-01-05 | NY
The GSA will be open for Summer Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, January 6th.

GSA Closed
2023-01-06 | NY
The GSA will be open for Summer Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, January 6th.

GSA on Summer Hours
2023-01-09 - 2023-01-12 | NY
The GSA will be open for Summer Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, January 13th.

GSA Closed
2023-01-13 | NY

Deadline for February Conference Funding Applications
2023-01-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of February are due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
The GSA Conference Funding Application is now 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.

GSA Closed
2023-01-16 | NY
The GSA will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.

GSA on Summer Hours
2023-01-17 - 2023-01-19 | NY
The GSA office will be open for Summer Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, January 20th.

Discount Canalside Ice Skating Packages Available
2023-01-17 | Canalside Ice Rink, 44 Prime St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Vouchers on sale January 17th at the UB Ticket Office (online or in 221 Student Union) for $2 each. 2 per UB ID. Tickets include admission and skate rental. Vouchers must be used by February 26, 2023!
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.

February Group Funding Applications Deadline
2023-01-18 | NY
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium and Community Outreach funding for events occurring after the February Board of Directors meeting. All application materials due by the close of business at 4:00pm.

GSA Closed
2023-01-20 | NY

GSA on Summer Hours
2023-01-23 - 2023-01-26 | NY
The GSA office will be open for Summer Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, January 27th.

Finance Committee Meeting
2023-01-25 18:30 - 20:30 | NY
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in February or later.

GSA Closed
2023-01-27 | NY

Spring Classes Begin
2023-01-30 | NY

February Board of Directors Meeting
2023-02-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
The February 1st 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, February 1st 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.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2023-02-06 | NY
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on February 6th 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.

Deadline for March Conference Funding Applications
2023-02-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of March are due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
The GSA Conference Funding Application is now 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.

March/April Group Funding Applications Deadline
2023-02-15 | NY
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium and Community Outreach funding for events occurring after the March Board of Directors meeting. All application materials due by the close of business at 4:30pm.

Distinguished Speaker Series presents Sherrilyn Ifill
2023-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Sherrilyn Ifill

Civil Rights Lawyer | Former President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund

ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMEMORATION KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Free tickets available for graduate students starting February 1st through the UB Ticket Office. 1 per UB ID.

Public Ticket Information
Thurs., February 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Center for the Arts, UB North Campus

More About Sherrilyn Ifill

Sherrilyn Ifill served as the seventh president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) from 2013 to 2022, and currently serves as president and director-counsel emeritus. Ifill, the second woman to ever lead LDF, provided visionary and transformational leadership during one of the most consequential and intense moments in our nation’s history. She began her career as a fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union, before joining the staff of the LDF as an assistant counsel in 1988, where she litigated voting rights cases for five years.
For over 20 years, Ifill taught civil procedure and constitutional law to thousands of law students, and pioneered a series of law clinics, including one of the earliest law clinics in the country, focused on challenging legal barriers to the reentry of ex-offenders at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. Ifill is also a prolific scholar who has published academic articles in leading law journals, and op-eds and commentaries in leading newspapers. Her 2007 book, “On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the 21st Century,” was highly acclaimed, and is credited with laying the foundation for contemporary conversations about lynching and reconciliation.
In 2013, Ifill was invited back to the Legal Defense Fund – this time to lead the organization as its 7th director-counsel. In that role, Ifill increased the visibility and engagement of the organization in litigating cutting-edge and urgent civil rights issues and elevating the organization’s decades-long leadership fighting voter suppression, inequity in education and racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. At critical moments during national political and civil rights crises, Ifill’s voice and vision have powerfully influenced our national dialogue. Ifill is a frequent public commentator on racial justice issues, known for her fact-based, richly contextualized analysis of complex racial issues. She is a trusted and valued advisor to civic and community leaders, national civil rights colleagues, and business leaders.
Among many honors, Ifill is the recipient of numerous honorary degrees, and was recently named one of TIME Magazine’s Women of the Year. She was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the world in 2021, one of Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year in 2020, honored with a 2021 Spirit of Excellence Award by the American Bar Association, and named Attorney of the Year by The American Lawyer in 2020. In 2022, Ifill will receive the prestigious Brandeis Medal, named for Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis, and recently received the American Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Award.
Ifill graduated from Vassar College in 1984 with a BA in English and earned her JD from New York University School of Law in 1987. She has received honorary doctorates from New York University, Bard College, Fordham Law School and CUNY Law School. In 2019, Ifill was inducted into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. In 2020, she was named Attorney of the Year by The American Lawyer. In 2021, Ifill was appointed to President Biden’s Commission on the Supreme Court. She serves on the boards of the Learning Policy Institute, the NYU Law School of Trustees, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and the Profiles in Courage Advisory Board. Ifill joined The Ford Foundation organization as a senior fellow in June 2022.
