UB’s new Assembling, Camping and Posting Policy

UB has released drafts of the new Assembling, Camping and Posting policies. These policies explain when people can protest, assemble, and speak on campus. These will remain rough drafts until September 28. After that, the policies will be revised by a committee before they are adopted by the University. GSA’s President, Isaac, will be on that committee. So, if you have any questions or concerns about these new policies, please let me know by emailing gsa-president@buffalo.edu. You can also submit feedback on the University’s website.

GSA Hourly Editor Job Posting: Application Deadline September 3rd

The GSA is currently hiring an Hourly Associate Editor to serve through the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2025).  The full description of the position is attached.  If you are interested in this posting, please email the required materials listed to the GSA Vice President, Sarah MacDougall, at gsa-vicepresident@buffalo.edu by Tuesday, September 3rd in order to be considered.  Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students who have paid their mandatory student activity fee and must be able to serve for the full term of the position.

 

GSA Summer Hours and Temporary Office Location

Please note that as of Monday, May 13th the GSA will be operating on summer hours:

Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Friday (closed for lunch daily 1:00 – 2:00pm)

Additionally, due to the construction in the Student Union, the GSA office is being temporarily relocated to 306 Student Union as of May 20th.  Staff will be working remotely for the majority of the summer, but we will still hold open office walk-in hours on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 8:30am to 11:30am.  Please plan accordingly.

All GSA staff and officers will be available by email for the summer. Please visit the Staff and Officers page on the GSA website for contact information.

GSA Election and Referendum Results

The GSA Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the 2024-2025 GSA Officer Elections and Referendum vote:

President:

Isaac Kolding: 333
(78 abstentions)

Vice President:

Sarah MacDougall: 336
(75 abstentions)

Treasurer:

Tamara Grosso: 338
(73 abstentions)

These elected candidates will officially take office on June 1, 2024.

Referendum:

That the student activity fee be MANDATORY for all graduate students: 269
That the student activity fee be VOLUNTARY for all graduate students: 142

Thank you to all of the graduate students who participated in these votes!

Sincerely,

GSA Election Committee

Layne Jensen (EC Chair)
Jamison Garcia Ramirez (EC)
Nathan Lynch  (EC)
Gollapudi Venkata Sai Revathi (EC)
Roisul Galib (EC)

 

Broad Based Fee Consultation Period

The University is proposing an increase to students’ Broad-Based Fees by a total of $192. For graduate students, they are proposing to increase the Academic Excellence and Success Fee by $100, the Campus Life fee by $7.50, the Health fee by $36.00, the Technology fee by $31.00, and the Transportation fee by $17.50. There will be no increases to your mandatory student activity fee. Please let us know how these fee increases will affect you by emailing the GSA president, Isaac, at gsa-president@buffalo.edu. You can also share feedback directly with the University here.