Graduate Student Association

South Campus Siesta
2019-03-15 12:30 - 14:30, 2019-04-19 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | 105 Harriman Hall, 105 Harriman Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free food and beverages for graduate students at South Campus.

Spring Recess
2019-03-18 - 2019-03-22 | Buffalo, United States

GSA Office on Summer Hours
2019-03-18 - 2019-03-21 | Buffalo, United States
Spring Recess: GSA Office open Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday, March 22nd.

May-July Group Funding Applications Deadline
2019-03-20 | GSA Office, 310 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260-2100, United States
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
2019-03-22 | Buffalo, United States

Biological Sciences GSA ~ Career Workshop
2019-03-22 09:00 - 14:00 | NSC 222, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The career workshop is a program in which we invite five alumni from the graduate program of the Department of Biological Sciences come to visit and talk about their experience post-graduation. This program is to offer current students perspectives on different career paths outside of academia (i.e. industry, corporate administration, etc.). This year we are hoping to expand this program to invite graduate students from different programs.

Finance Committee Meeting
2019-03-27 19:00 - 21:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
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.

Distinguished Speaker Series ~ Ronan Farrow
2019-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY, United States
Ronan Farrow | Mar. 28 | Center for the Arts
Free tickets will be available for graduate students starting on March 11th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall). 1 per UB ID.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter

More About Ronan Farrow

Ronan Farrow was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and named to TIME’s “100 Most Influential People of 2018” for his culture-shifting reporting for The New Yorker on Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment and abuse of power. Awarded along with Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor of The New York Times, the Pulitzer Prize committee recognized Farrow’s, “explosive, impactful journalism… spurring a worldwide reckoning about sexual abuse of women,” and as the TIME tribute cited, “Their hard work and impeccable journalism have changed attitudes, behavior, conversations, norms, laws and policies, yielding enormous personal and public good.”
Beyond his groundbreaking work with The New Yorker, Farrow has been an anchor and reporter at MSNBC and NBC News, and his writing has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. In early 2018, Farrow signed an exclusive three-year deal with HBO to develop and be featured in a series of investigative documentary specials. In spring 2018, he released a book titled “War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence.” The book was an instant Amazon and New York Times #1 Bestseller.
Farrow formerly served as a State Department diplomat in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and reported to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the United States’ first special adviser for global youth during the Arab Spring revolutions. Farrow is a Yale Law School educated attorney who has specialized in human rights, and he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.

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2019 Graduate Conference in Music
2019-03-30 13:00 - 20:30 | Baird Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Graduate paper presentations and keynote address on various musical topics. The event will conclude with a concert.
Schedule of events: Keynote address, “Soundings,” presented by Millie Chen of the UB Art departments. 1:00pm, Baird Recital Hall (Baird 250).
Paper presentations by graduate students. 3:00pm, Baird 211.
Concert, featuring works by UB graduate composers. 7:00pm, Baird Recital hall (Baird 250).

Rent
2019-03-30 20:00 - 23:00 | Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale February 25th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall) for $20 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

Discount AMC Movie Tickets Available
2019-04-01 | Buffalo, United States
GSA will have discount AMC Movie Tickets available for sale on April 1st at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf 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.

April Senate Meeting
2019-04-03 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 6:00pm so that the meeting can begin promptly at 6:30pm.
*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.

Race, Mass Incarceration, and Public Health
2019-04-04 17:30 - 20:00 | 150 Farber Hall (Butler Auditorium), Buffalo, NY, United States
Screening of the film “13th Amendment” followed by an expert panel discussion of how race and mass incarceration are related to public health and population well-being on a larger scale and in our WNY community. Free and open to the public. Food catered by West Side Bazaar provided on a first come, first served basis. Thursday April 4th, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, UB South Campus – 150 Farber Hall.

Java Junction
2019-04-05 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.

Plant Nite with GSA
2019-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl St., Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale March 4th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall) for $15 each. 2 per UB ID. Tickets include terrarium plants and supplies, instruction, food and two drinks. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

GSE Research Symposium
2019-04-11 08:00 - 16:00 | Student Union, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The title of our Symposium is “United We Stand Divided We Fall: Centering Diversity and Social Justice in our Research and Practice”. The purpose of this symposium is to address research and practice that is contributing to the field of multiculturalism. The Graduate School of Education has a symposium each year for students to share their work.

Job and Career Perspectives for Students in Computational Sciences Symposium
2019-04-12 11:00 - 16:30 | 206 Furnas Hall, NY, United States

Restorative Justice Day
2019-04-13 08:30 - 17:00 | Diefendorf Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States

Iranian GSA ~ Standup Comedian Max Amini
2019-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Student Union Theater, 201 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Date: April 14th, 7:00-9:00 PM
Venue: UB Theater at Student Union

Deadline for May Conference Funding Applications
2019-04-15 | GSA Office, 310 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260-2100, United States
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of May are due in the GSA office (310 Student Union) by the close of business.

MDRF Grant Application Workshop
2019-04-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-04-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2019-04-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-23 14:00 - 15:00 | 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 Friday, May 24, 2019. Grant applications are for research to be conducted July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. 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:
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 12:00 – 1:00pm in 310 Student Union
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 11:00am – 12:00pm in 310 Student Union
Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 2:00 – 3:00pm in 310 Student Union
Monday, April 22, 2019 at 11:00am – 12:00pm in 310 Student Union
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 2:00 – 3:00pm in 310 Student Union
Please register for the session here if you plan to attend, as space is limited. *More dates may be added as necessary.*
*PLEASE NOTE* The last day to submit your application for review by the MDRF Director before submission is Wednesday, May 15, 2019 (by 4:30pm).

Distinguished Speaker Series ~ Condoleezza Rice
2019-04-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Alumni Arena, Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
Condoleezza Rice | April 17 | Alumni Arena
Free tickets will be available for graduate students starting on April 3rd at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall). 1 per UB ID.

U.S. Secretary of State (2005-09)

Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker

More About Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice, PhD, is currently the Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution; and a professor of political science at Stanford University. She is also a founding partner of RiceHadleyGates, LLC.
From January 2005 to 2009, Rice served as the 66th secretary of state of the United States, the second woman and first African American woman to hold the post. Rice also served as President George W. Bush’s assistant to the president for national security affairs (national security advisor) from January 2001 to 2005, the first woman to hold the position. From 1989 through March 1991, Rice served on President George H.W. Bush’s National Security Council staff. She served as director; senior director of Soviet and east European affairs; and, special assistant to the president for national security affairs. In 1986, while an international affairs fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rice also served as special assistant to the director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
She has authored and coauthored numerous books, including three bestsellers, “Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom” (2017); “No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington” (2011); and “Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family” (2010). She also wrote “Germany Unified and Europe Transformed: A Study in Statecraft” (1995) with Philip Zelikow; “The Gorbachev Era” (1986) with Alexander Dallin; and “Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army” (1984).
As professor of political science, Rice has been on the Stanford University faculty since 1981 and has won two of the highest teaching honors – the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 School of Humanities and Sciences Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. Rice served as Stanford University’s provost from 1993-1999, during which she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer. As provost, she was responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget and the academic program involving 1,400 faculty members and 14,000 students.
In 1991, Rice cofounded the Center for a New Generation (CNG), an innovative, after-school academic enrichment program for students in East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park, California. In 1996, CNG merged with the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, an affiliate club of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BCGA). CNG has since expanded to local BGCA chapters in Birmingham, Atlanta and Dallas. She remains an active proponent of an extended learning day through after school programs.
In 1997, she served on the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender — Integrated Training in the Military.
Since 2009, Rice has been a founding partner at RiceHadleyGates, LLC, an international strategic consulting firm based in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm works with senior executives of major companies to implement strategic plans and expand in emerging markets. Other partners include former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley and former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates.
Rice currently serves on the boards of Dropbox, an online-storage technology company; C3, an energy software company; and Makena Capital, a private endowment firm. In addition, she is vice chair of the board of governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; a member of the board of the Foundation for Excellence in Education; and a trustee of the Aspen Institute. Previously, Rice served on various additional boards, including those of: the George W. Bush Institute; the Commonwealth Club; KiOR, Inc.; the Chevron Corporation; the Charles Schwab Corporation; the Transamerica Corporation; the Hewlett-Packard Company; the University of Notre Dame; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and, the San Francisco Symphony Board of Governors.
In 2013, Rice was appointed to the College Football Playoff Committee, formerly the Bowl Championship Series.
Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Rice earned her bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver; her master’s from the University of Notre Dame; and her PhD from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Rice is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded fourteen honorary doctorates. She currently resides in Stanford, California.

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GSA South Campus Office Closed
2019-04-23 | GSA South Campus Satellite Office, 302 Abbott Hall, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
The GSA South Campus Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 23rd. We apologize for any inconvenience.

UB Pride Parade
2019-04-24 15:00 - 18:00 | Student Union Field, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
See blow for information on UB’s first Pride Parade. We are hoping for a great turnout, so please sign up via UBLinked if you are interested in marching to support UB’s LGBTQ+ community (on behalf of your department, or any campus organization you belong to).

Food Systems and Healthy Communities ~ Lecture by Dr. Jane Battersby
2019-04-24 18:00 - 19:30 | 403 Hayes Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Food Systems and Healthy Communities
Event: Jammal Lecture Series
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jane Battersby
Subject: Malls, Markets, and Malnutrition:
Food In/Sensitive Planning in African Cities
Description: This year the School of Architecture and Planning together with the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab is proud to host Dr. Jane Battersby. Dr. Battersby is a renowned global scholar in urban food systems governance, policies, and theories on food security. Her lecture will address both theoretical and applied components of food systems in international, national, provincial, and local policy processes. This lecture will be a fantastic opportunity for all students, including undergraduates and graduates of all disciplines, to network and learn more about Global Health and Food System Planning.
Date: April 24th
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: Hayes 403
Link: http://ap.buffalo.edu/events/2019/janebattersby.html
