Hi folks,<br><br>Leonid Leonov is officially CWPA's representative to the Graduate Student Association (GSA), but I will be repping us this quarter as Leonid has a class that conflicts with council meetings and I'll already be at these meetings anyway.<br>
<br>There are just a few things of importance to relay to you all:<br><br><ul><li><b>GRAD BASH:</b> This Friday, October 15, at 5pm is the annual Grad Bash at the Getaway Cafe. Please bring your ID for free pizza (but not free drinks) and a chance to hang out with other grad students. GSA is also sponsoring voter registration, which is due by October 18 if you haven't already submitted one.<br>
<br></li><li><b>CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTS:</b> For those who don't know, the GSA offers grants for conference travel (but not workshops, sorry). There have been issues in the past with the timeliness of reimbursments, but GSA hopes to have ironed them out by now. Please pay attention to all pertinent deadlines as listed on the GSA website: <a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/travelgrant/index.html">http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/travelgrant/index.html</a><br>
<br></li><li><b>STUDENTS OF COLOR CONFERENCE:</b> The UC-wide Students of Color Conference will be held at UCSB, November 19-21. Interested folks can have their entire trip subsidized. Applications are due by November 5 at 12 noon. Space is limited. Apply here: <span><a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEQwbnp0bWU4TzVvQjVsZGhlTkN2NlE6MQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span>https://spreadsheets.googl</span><span></span><span>e.com/viewform?formkey=dEQ</span><span></span><span>wbnp0bWU4TzVvQjVsZGhlTkN2N</span><span></span>lE6MQ</a></span></li>
</ul><br>Also, if anyone is dying to see what goes on with the GSA, monthly Council meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm in HUB 355. Meetings are open to the public, and free pizza is usually involved.<br>
<br>If you have any questions, issues, or concerns to relay to the GSA, please let me or Leonid know.<br><br>Andrea<br clear="all"><br>--<br>Andrea M. Gutierrez<br>MFA Candidate, Class of 2012, Creative Writing<br>Academic Affairs Office for CHASS, Graduate Student Association<br>
University of California, Riverside<br><a href="mailto:aguti020@ucr.edu" target="_blank">aguti020@ucr.edu</a><br><br><span>"To avoid disappointment in art, one mustn't treat it as a career." <br>- Orhan Pamuk<br>
<br></span>"There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." <br>- Anaïs Nin<br><br>