GSA
Graduate Student Association
Events
August 29
Welcome Back Bash, 6-9pm at Northside (3160 Main St.) Free beer, pizza and wings for graduate students. Please bring your UB ID.
September 3rd
First GSA Senate Meeting, 7pm in 330 Student Union
September 5th
Java Junction, 11am-1pm in 310 Student Union. Free Dunkin’ Donuts and coffee for graduate students.
September 11th
Moondance Cruise, leaving Erie Basin Marina at 5:30pm. Cash bar on board. Tickets on sale at the Sub Board Ticket Office (221 Student Union) for $10 each. 2 per UB ID.
September 26th
Distinguished Speaker Series presents John Edwards and Karl Rove, 8pm in Alumni Arena. Ticket distribution information to be announced.
News
- Important Dates:
- September 16th: Mandatory Officer Training, 2pm in 330 Student Union
- September 19th: Mandatory Officer Training, 9am in 330 Student Union
- September 26th:
Fall Fee Waiver Application Deadline
Fall Childcare Application Deadline
Fall MDRF Grant Application Deadline
- 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
April, 2008
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March, 2008
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February 6, 2008
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December 5 , 2007
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November 7, 2007
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October 3, 2007
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September 5, 2007
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GSA Listserv
Would you like to know about all the GSA activities and announcements? Then stay connected with GSA’s listserv. The new graduate listserv is sent to all the GSA staff, club members, and other interested graduate parties.
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.
Copyright ©2005 - 2007 Graduate Student Association.
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310 Student Union
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-2100
Phone: 716.645.2960
Fax: 716.645.7333