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Graduate Student Association
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- GSA Summer Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:00pm (closed on Fridays),
Please note the office is closed for lunch from 1-2pm
- The GSA is seeking an Editorial Service Coordinator for the 2008-2009 academic year:
Editorial Service is a program that provides FREE editorial advice for graduate students working on papers and dissertations. Editors help students with basic proofreading, including grammatical errors and sentence structure. In addition to possessing excellent writing skills, qualified candidates should possess:
· A solid understanding of academic writing, including logical consistency and flow.
· Time management and human relations skills.
· Should be organized and demonstrate leadership and problem solving skills.
· Have an interest in reading papers written by fellow graduate students on a wide variety of topics.
Duties of Editorial Service Coordinator
1. Supervising of Assistant Editor
2. Management of the Editorial Service Budget
3. Organizing of the Editorial Board
4. Attendance at all GSA Staff Meetings
5. Attendance at first Senate Meeting of each semester.
6. Annual plan for the upcoming year.
7. Annual report of the successes, failures and changes for the previous year.
8. Quarterly reports at the request of the Executive Committee.
This position (and any hired Assistant Editors) is paid on an hourly basis. The pay rate for the Editorial Coordinator is $10.50 per hour. Candidates will be expected to work approximately 20 hours per week, which can increase with increasing workloads (these hours can be divided up when the Assistant Editor is chosen). The date of appointment is one year (June 1, 2008-May 31, 2009).
Interested graduate students, please submit to the GSA office your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample (5-7 pages) by Friday May 16, 2008 at 4:00 PM. No late applications and no electronic applications will be accepted. Chosen candidates will be asked to appear for an interview.
For more information, please contact Nicole M. Jowsey at nmjowsey@buffalo.edu
- Mark Diamond Research Fund Grant Writing Workshops: The MDRF fund gives grants to graduate students to help pay for the costs associated with thesis and dissertation related research. Masters students may be eligible for up to $1000 and PhD students may be eligible for up to $2000. For more information about the fund, or questions about the application process please attend one of the following workshops.
The final Summer Workshop will be held:
Monday May 12, 7pm - 8pm in 330 Student Union
Summer Application Deadline - Thursday May 22 at 3:00pm in 310 Student Union
(The summer deadline is for research to be conducted July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)
For more information, please contact John at gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu.
- Congratulations to the newly elected GSA Executive Officers:
President: Daniel Kehoe
Vice President: Nicole Jowsey
Treasurer: Jeff Chow
- Please take a moment to answer our environmental survey questions and receive a gift! (Email address required in order to claim your gift in the GSA office)
- Your Input is Welcome
If you have any questions, concerns or comments about the GSA, you are welcome to e-mail us at gsa-feedback@buffalo.edu. The pre-filled subject of your message needs to stay intact in order for your message to be processed appropriately. -
Senate Meetings
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November 7, 2007
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Welcome
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is the representative body for graduate students at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Its two key purposes can be divided into representation and services. Its funds are derived from the Mandatory Student Fee ($48 on your bill) and are used to pay GSA staff and fund numerous programs and services offered to GSA members.
GSA is one of six student governments at the University at Buffalo. These governments have seats on numerous University Committees ranging from the Recreation & Intramural Service Board to the President's Review Board on Promotions and Tenure. GSA representatives sit on these committees and represent the best interests of graduate students. GSA also represents the interest of the organization on the Sub Board I, Inc. Board of Directors, which is the student corporation of which the six student governments are members.
The GSA President is the key representative to all of the administration, such as the Dean of the Graduate School, the Provost and the President of the University. GSA also represents graduate students beyond the University. The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students, of which GSA is a member, is an organization that exists across the country to represent the needs of graduate and professional students.
The Graduate Student Association was created in 1962 to give graduate students a voice. In the 1960s, it was the creation of a student lounge in the New Norton Union(today Norton Hall) that originally got GSA on its feet. From that beginning, GSA expanded to providing services for graduate students as well. It also became one of the caretakers in what Dennis Black, Vice President of Student Affairs, calls "the great experiment." This "great experiment" was to allow students to control their own Mandatory Student Fee, that is its collection, amount and disbursement, for programs that the students feel they need.
GSA membership consists of all graduate students (i.e. students NOT enrolled in medical, dental, law, MBA or undergraduate depree programs). The membership is organized by departmental clubs. Each of which elects Senators to the GSA Senate. The Senate is the key governing body of GSA. It meets on the first Wednesday of every month and its approximately 100 Senators vote on decisions of policy and allocations of monies GSA possesses. The graduate students elect the executive committee.
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