The UB Child Care Center is seeking new applicants to serve on their Board. This would be a beneficial opportunity for anyone who is a parent, interested in early childhood development, or interested in the management of a non-profit center. Please see the information sheet and membership application for more details.
NAGPS Action Plan, Call Congress Day
As you know, the House’s plan includes taxing tuition waivers, and eliminates deductions for people paying off their student loans.
The next step is to convince Congress to remove these provisions during reconciliation of the House and Senate plans.
Attached is a summary of our action plan for the upcoming weeks. Here is our event page for upcoming Call Congress Days including a call script for addressing Section 117(d) when speaking with the offices of your Senators and Congressional Representatives. Here is our petition on change.org.
Please share these with your constituents and campus partners.
Please also share your call day results with us, and use #ReworkTheReform on social media. Thank you for your efforts.
If you have any questions feel free to email legislative@nagps.org.
Best,
Joe
Joseph Verardo
Vice-President
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)
1050 K Street NW #400
Washington, DC 20001
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3 Minute Thesis Competition ~ Prepare to Enter!
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Come join GSA for the 14th Annual Jingle Jangle Jam!
Friday, December 1st from 7:00pm – 11:00pm at Templeton Landing
(2 Templeton Terrace Buffalo, 14202)
Open Bar, Buffet Dinner, Music and Prizes!!
Tickets on sale now at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 135 Diefendorf Hall) for $20 each/$25 at the door (if still available). 2 per UB ID.
Call for Presentations and Panels ~ UB’s Diversity and Inclusion Conference
Graduate students are encouraged to submit panel proposals!
UB Box Drive ~ Free storage for students
UBbox is free, unlimited cloud storage for UB students. Download Box Drive for instant access to open, edit and share your files from your desktop. UBbox.buffalo.edu
Student Council for Inclusive Excellence
Hi everyone,
I am writing you all on behalf of the Student Council for Inclusive Excellence to inform all of you of a great opportunity to encourage diversity, inclusivity and equity on our campus.
Currently, we are looking for new members as a number of our members graduated this past May.
The student council serves as a branch of the Office of Inclusive Excellence Council, which is comprised of faculty, staff, and alumni. The student council meets once a month with the Vice Provost of Inclusive Excellence to advise her on diversity concerns regarding students.
The minimum responsibility of the council is to attend the monthly meeting in an advisory capacity, but it can be what the council members make of it. The council membership is yearly, with no meetings during winter break.
The council is open to any student, graduate or undergraduate, traditional and non-traditional; we’d like to see a diverse group of individuals who show interest in making UB a more inclusive place. Vice Provost Miller is primarily looking for students who have leadership experience or have a great potential for being a leader on campus.
This is a great opportunity to be more involved on campus as well as a chance to make UB a better place for every type of student.
If you are interested in joining the council or would like more information, please email me at cj69@buffalo.edu.
Please contact me by next Tuesday if you are interested in joining.
Best,
Christiana Johnson
November Events
Check out some of the great events GSA has to offer!
Call for Co-Sponsors ~ English GSA
An English PhD hopes to bring Nick Mullins, who writes the Thoughtful Coal Miner blog, to UB, both to talk and possibly screen Blood on the Mountain. There’s a press release describing Mullins’ work attached.
The talk would take place either 10/23 or 10/24.
Josh Flaccavento has secured some funding from Dr. Schiff and the Ecocriticism Reading Group. However, in order to make the trip to Buffalo worthwhile for Mullins, he is attempting to secure further funding/co-sponsorship.
If your department or GSA is interested, please either reply to this email or contact Josh directly at jfflacca@buffalo.edu.
Thanks,
Macy McDonald
EGSA Secretary
Treasurer Vacancy and Call for Nominations ~ Deadline for Nominations is October 18th
Due to the resignation of Anastasia Stepanova as Treasurer, there is a vacancy in the Graduate Student Association’s Executive Committee.
Please note as stated in the GSA Constitution:
“In the case of removal or resignation of any officer, said officer shall be replaced by a vote of the Senate from any willing graduate students in attendance who have attended and signed in at two Senate Meetings within the past twelve months during the meeting at which the replacement election is held.”
Effective immediately, there is a call for nominations to permanently fill this position.
The GSA Senate voted at the October 4th meeting to require that all nominations for this position be received 10 days prior to the November 1st Senate Meeting and must be accompanied by a statement explaining each candidate’s platform. Therefore, all nominations must be received by close of business (4:30 pm) on Wednesday, October 18th.
Please send all nominations to the GSA President, Jennifer Schechter at gsa-president@buffalo.edu.