GSA
Graduate Student Association
Events
October 6th & 7th
Sabres Tickets (game info below) on sale at SBI Ticket Office (221 Student Union) starting at 10:00am until sold out. Tickets are $20 each. A limited quantity will be available each day. 1 per UB ID. Must be present to purchase. First come, first served
As of October 8th, there is one ticket left! Race to get it!!!
October 16th
Distinguished Speaker Series presents Khaled Hosseini, 8:00pm in Alumni Arena
October 17th
Buffalo Sabres Hockey Game vs. Vancouver Canucks, 7:30pm at HSBC Arena. Ticket sale info above
October 25th
Tour of Old Fort Niagara and Wine Tasting at Waterstreet Landing, 1:00pm. Tickets on sale at SBI Ticket Office (221 Student Union) for $10 each. 2 per UB ID. If you need directions, a caravan will be leaving UB at 12:00pm from the Furnas Lot
October 31st
Halloween Happy Hour, 6:00-9:30pm at the Northside (3160 Main St.). Food, beverages and entertainment will be provided. Please bring your UB ID
News
- The GSA is seeking volunteers to serve on the 2008-2009 Election Committee The election committee is responsible for organizing and promoting the 2009-2010 Executive Officer elections. Duties include making and enforcing the Election Rules and Regulations, organizing the candidate debate, staffing the voting booths and counting the ballots after the election. An Election Committee Chair will be selected from among the volunteers and will also be responsible for giving regular updates on the committee’s progress to the GSA Senate at the monthly Senate meetings. Please note that committee members may not run for an Executive Officer position.
Volunteers must be confirmed by the GSA Senate at the November 5th Senate meeting, so anyone interested in serving please contact the GSA President,
Dan (gsa-president@buffalo.edu) by October 31st with your name, department and email address.
- The following website has been created to take suggestions from the UB community:
UB 2020
Specifically we are asking for ideas in the following areas:
-How can UB improve efficiency or eliminate waste?
-Can you suggest some quick ways to reduce costs?
-What longer-term actions might be taken to lower our costs?
-How could the university generate more revenue?
-How can we reduce costs through good stewardship of natural resources (green practices)?
-Do you have any other suggestions or observations for the committee?
We would like to hear from you as soon as possible because we want to present our initial thoughts to the provost by early October. This site will remain open
and we will read your responses throughout the fall semester, so please feel free to keep sharing your ideas with us. We will read every comment.
- MDRF Important Dates:
Deadlines
Friday, September 26 at 3:00pm
All materials are due at the GSA office, 310 Student Union.
This deadline is for research to be conducted from November 1, 2008 - October 31, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009 at 3:00pm
All materials are due at the GSA office, 310 Student Union.
This deadline is for research to be conducted from April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010
- 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
October, 2008
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March, 2008
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February 6, 2008
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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.
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