Mindfulness Monday ~ Hatha Yoga
2025-10-06 14:30 - 15:30 UTC | 210 Student Union, 210 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Reserve your space for free on the UB Ticket Office website. Limited spaces available.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

South Campus Java Junction and Club Fair
2025-10-10 11:00 - 13:00 | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Come find out about the Special Interest and International clubs available for graduate students to join and enjoy free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts in 145 Student Union.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

The Notebook at Shea's Performing Arts Center
2025-10-11 19:30 - 22:30 | Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale September 8th at 9:00am at the UB Ticket Office (online or at 221 Student Union) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
ANNOUNCEMENT- Those students who purchase tickets for The Notebook will NOT be eligible to purchase tickets for Wicked in November
**DIGITAL ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE EMAILED OUT 24 HOURS PRIOR TO SHOW TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EMAILED TICKET FROM THE UB TICKET OFFICE IS ONLY A VOUCHER, AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION BY THE VENDOR.**
**For ticketing/seating questions or requests, please contact the GSA Programming Coordinator (gsa-programming@buffalo.edu) prior to the ticket distribution. All requests will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.**
All GSA sales are non-refundable.

Fall Break
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-14

GSA Closed
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-14
GSA will be closed for Fall Break.

University Wide Recognition Deadline
2025-10-15
2025-2026 University-wide recognition process (done every year on UBLinked) will open for GSA-recognized clubs on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. Your recognizing agent has set your club’s re-registration period to close on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 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 1, 2025.
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
2025-10-15
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.

Mindfulness Monday ~ Intro to Ballet
2025-10-20 14:30 - 15:30 | 215 Student Union

Distinguished Speaker Series presents Admiral James Stavridis
2025-10-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Admiral James Stavridis

16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO | Partner and Vice Chair, Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group | New York Times Bestselling Author | Senior Military Analyst, CNN
Free tickets available for graduate students starting September 29th through the UB Ticket Office. 1 per UB ID.

Public Ticket Information

Tues., Oct. 21, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Center for the Arts
UB North Campus

More About Admiral James Stavridis

A Florida native, Jim Stavridis attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and spent 37 years in the navy, rising to the rank of 4-star admiral. Among his many commands were four years as the 16th supreme allied commander at NATO, where he oversaw operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Balkans, and counter piracy off the coast of Africa. He also commanded U.S. Southern Command in Miami, charged with military operations through Latin America for nearly three years. He was the longest serving combatant commander in recent U.S. history. Following his military career, he served for five years as the 12th dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
In the course of his career, in the navy, he served as senior military assistant to the secretary of the navy and the secretary of defense. He led the navy’s premier operational think tank for innovation, Deep Blue, immediately after the 9/11 attacks. Admiral Stavridis was promoted directly from 1-star rank to 3- star rank in 2004.
He won the Battenberg Cup for commanding the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet and the Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership, along with more than 50 U.S. and international medals and decorations, including 28 from foreign nations. He also commanded a destroyer squadron and a carrier strike group, both in combat.
In 2016, he was vetted for vice president by Secretary Hillary Clinton, and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position with President Donald Trump.
He earned a PhD from The Fletcher School at Tufts, winning the Gullion prize as outstanding student in his class in 1983, as well as academic honors from the National and Naval War Colleges as a distinguished student. He speaks Spanish and French.
Stavridis has published fifteen books on leadership, character, risk, the oceans, maritime affairs and Latin America, as well as hundreds of articles in leading journals. An active user of social networks, he has tens of thousands of connections on the social networks. His TED talk on 21st century security in 2012 has close to one million views. He tweeted the end of combat operations in the Libyan NATO intervention. Two of his most popular books are “2034: A Novel of the Next World War,” which was a New York Times bestseller and is being published in 22 languages, and “To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision.” His book “2054,” explores artificial intelligence and geopolitics. “The Restless Wave,” offers a gripping account of the U.S. Navy’s battles in the early years of World War II. His most recent book, “The Admiral’s Bookshelf,” highlights twenty-five essential leadership lessons drawn from classic works of literature.
Stavridis is a Bloomberg opinion columnist and a senior military analyst for CNN.
He is happily married to Laura, and they have two daughters – one working at Google and the other a nurse practitioner and former naval officer, both married to physicians.

November Group Funding Applications Deadline
2025-10-22
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.

MDRF Winter Grant Application Deadline
2025-10-24
Deadline for MDRF grant applications for research to be conducted between December 1, 2025 and November 30, 2026.
Complete grant applications must be submitted online by 3:00pm on Friday, October 24, 2025.
The last date that applicants may submit their grant to the MDRF Director (gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu) for review prior to the deadline is Wednesday, October 8th at 10:00am. Applicants will only be granted one full review.

Fall Fun at Becker Farms
2025-10-25 11:00 - 17:00 | Becker Farms, 3724 Quaker Rd, , Gasport, NY, 14067, United States
SALE DELAYED! Tickets now on sale October 15th at the UB Ticket Office (online or at 221 Student Union) for $10 each. 1 per UB ID. Tickets must be used on Saturday, October 25th only (from 11:00am to 5:00pm). First come, first served. Tickets include a pumpkin or apple picking, 1 beer or wine token, and access to all other available farm activities. Check out www.beckerfarms.com for more information.
All GSA sales are non-refundable.

Club Recognition Application Deadline
2025-10-29
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 3rd, October 1st, November 5th, or December 3rd).
All application materials are due by the close of business at 4:30pm to have your club’s recognition considered at the November 5th Board Meeting.

Finance Committee Meeting
2025-10-29 18:30 - 20:30
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in November or later.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2025-11-03
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on November 3rd 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.

Mindfulness Monday ~ Intro to Modern Dance
2025-11-03 14:30 - 15:30 | 210 Student Union, 210 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States

November Board of Directors Meeting
2025-11-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
The November 5th 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, November 5th 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.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Student Distinguished Alumni Symposium
2025-11-06 15:00 - 17:00 | 190 Pharmacy Building

North Campus Java Junction
2025-11-07 11:00 - 13:00 | 215 Student Union
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in 215 Student Union.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

What is the Price of Freedom for Workers? A lecture by Dr. Joseph Heath
2025-11-07 16:00 - 18:00 | 141 Park Hall
Friday, November 7th 4 pm – 6 pm at Park Hall 141
The speaker: Dr. Joseph Heath. Dr. Heath is a professor in philosophy at the University of Toronto. His interest lies in social and political philosophy, business ethics, moral philosophy, and distributive justice. He is the author of many renowned books and papers including “Following the Rules (Oxford)”, “Filthy Lucre (Harper Collins)”, and “Communicative Action and Rational Choice (MIT Press).”
The title and abstract of the talk: What is the Price of Freedom for Workers?
Philosophical discussions of market failure typically focus on three canonical causes: externalities, information asymmetries, and insufficient competitiveness. These three causes are important in part because of their generality, since the defects in question can arise in any market. There is, however, another extremely important source of market failure, which is sometimes overlooked because it lacks the same generality. The market failures in question arise from the non-alienability of labor (or the constraint that human capital can only be rented, not purchased). Non-alienability is institutionalized through limits on contracting, which directly inhibit the formation of certain markets. But these constraints also have downstream effects, causing other markets to fail. This paper describes these effects in the markets for credit, for education and training, and in childrearing services. Understanding these market failures, in turn, helps us to better understand the various non-market institutions that arise in order to address these problems.

Distinguished Speaker Series presents Pete McBride and Kevin Fedarko
2025-11-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, United States
Pete McBride & Kevin Fedarko

“INTO THE CANYON: Between River and Rim”
Free tickets available for graduate students starting (TBD) through the UB Ticket Office. 1 per UB ID.

Public Ticket Information

Tues., Nov. 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Center for the Arts
UB North Campus

More About Pete McBride

Native Coloradan Pete McBride has spent two decades studying the world with a camera. An award-winning photographer, filmmaker, author and public speaker, he is a Sony Artisan of Light and has traveled on assignment to more than 75 countries for the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Google, The Nature Conservancy, and many others. He has spoken on stages for TEDx, The World Economic Forum, Pixar, Nat Geo Live, and more. His feature documentary, “Into the Canyon,” was nominated for an Emmy in 2020, and his books “Between River and Rim,” “Seeing Silence” and “Chasing Water” have all won National Outdoor Book Awards.

Pete McBride | Photographer and Filmmaker
Photo credit: Ashley Mosher

More About Kevin Fedarko

Kevin Fedarko | Adventure Writer
Photo credit: Pete McBride

Kevin Fedarko has spent the better part of the past twenty years writing about adventure, conservation, exploration, and the Grand Canyon. He studied Russian history at Oxford before joining the staff at TIME, where he worked primarily on the foreign affairs desk, then later moved to Outside Magazine, where he was a senior editor. His writing has appeared in National Geographic, The New York Times and Esquire, among other publications, and a trio of his stories from the Himalayas, the Horn of Africa and the Colorado River are anthologized in “The Best American Travel Writing.”

Fedarko, who lives and works in Flagstaff, Arizona, is the author of “The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon,” which recounts the true story of a small wooden dory and three river guides who in the summer of 1983 pitted her against the largest flood to sweep the Colorado River in generations with the aim of setting an unbreakable speed record. The book, lauded as “a masterpiece of literary nonfiction” by the Oklahoman and “a work of jaw-dropping scope and page-turning action” by Southwest Books of the Year, won the National Outdoor Book Award and the Reading the West Award, was a finalist for a PEN Literary Sports Writing Award and the Banff Mountain Book Award and became a New York Times bestseller. It is regarded as an essential text for those who revere the Grand Canyon. Fedarko’s latest book, “A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon,” about his 14-month death defying odyssey through the Canyon with National Geographic photographer Pete McBride, also was listed as a New York Times bestseller, also won the National Outdoor Book Award, and received the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.

South Campus Java Junction
2025-11-14 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 at South Campus in 105 Harriman Hall.
All participants must review the GSA’s Safety Acknowledgement and Participant Disclaimer before attending.

Deadline for December Conference Funding Applications
2025-11-15
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of December 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.

Mindfulness Monday ~ Intro to Pilates
2025-11-17 14:30 - 15:30 | 210 Student Union, 210 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States

December/January Group Funding Applications Deadline
2025-11-19
Application materials are due for Special Activities, Interdepartmental Activities, Symposium, Community Outreach and Scholarly Publication funding for events occurring after the December Board of Directors meeting. All application materials due by the close of business at 4:30pm.
PLEASE NOTE: This is the final deadline for all Scholarly Publication funding requests for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Buffalo Sabres Hockey Game vs. Chicago Blackhawks
2025-11-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Key Bank Center, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza , Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Tickets on sale October 20th at the UB Ticket Office (online or at 221 Student Union) for $10 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
**DIGITAL ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE EMAILED OUT 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE GAME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EMAILED TICKET FROM THE UB TICKET OFFICE IS ONLY A VOUCHER, AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION BY THE VENDOR.**
**For ticketing/seating questions or requests, please contact the GSA Programming Coordinator (gsa-programming@buffalo.edu) prior to the ticket distribution. All requests will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.**
**All sales are non-refundable**

Wicked at Shea's Performing Arts Center
2025-11-21 19:30 - 22:30 | Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale October 27th at 9:00am at the UB Ticket Office (online or at 221 Student Union) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
ANNOUNCEMENT- Those students who purchase tickets for The Notebook will NOT be eligible to purchase tickets for Wicked in November
**DIGITAL ADMISSION TICKETS WILL BE EMAILED OUT 24 HOURS PRIOR TO SHOW TIME. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EMAILED TICKET FROM THE UB TICKET OFFICE IS ONLY A VOUCHER, AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ADMISSION BY THE VENDOR.**
**For ticketing/seating questions or requests, please contact the GSA Programming Coordinator (gsa-programming@buffalo.edu) prior to the ticket distribution. All requests will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis.**
All GSA sales are non-refundable.

Club Recognition Application Deadline
2025-11-25
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 3rd, October 1st, November 5th, or December 3rd).
All application materials are due by the close of business at 4:30pm to have your club’s recognition considered at the December 3rd Board Meeting.

Finance Committee Meeting
2025-11-25 18:30 - 20:30
Finance Committee meeting to review group funding requests for events to take place in December or later.
**The November meeting will be held on Tuesday instead of Wednesday due to Thanksgiving Recess,**

Thanksgiving Break
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-29
