Hi folks,<br><br>Not sure if any of you received this, so I'm forwarding it now. The UC Student Association is drafting a Graduate Student Bill of Rights and they'd really love your input. It's especially important for CWPA grads to do so since there are relatively few MFA students in the UC and our concerns may differ from those of PhD students. Please take a moment to check it out and give them your feedback by February 4.<br>
<br>Happy weekend!<br><br>Andrea<br clear="all"><br>--<br>"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>
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Date: Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM<br>Subject: [GSAUCR] The UC Graduate Student Bill of Rights<br>To: <a href="mailto:gsaucr@lists.ucr.edu">gsaucr@lists.ucr.edu</a><br><br><br>Dear Graduate Student,<br>
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We, at the University of California Student Association (UCSA)<br>
are working to create a new Graduate Student Bill of Rights, and need<br>
your input! As your elected representatives to the UC system, we want<br>
to make sure that all of your rights as graduate students are<br>
protected, and want to establish guidelines for equal treatment of all<br>
graduate students across every UC campus and departments. Please take<br>
a moment to fill out the survey (link below,) to help ensure that your<br>
views are taken into account.<br>
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This effort comes directly from the agenda selected and voted on by<br>
your graduate student representatives at the annual UCSA Congress this<br>
past fall. Our goal is to have the UC Regents ratify a Graduate<br>
Student Bill of Rights that protects the rights of all graduate<br>
students, and that can be enforced uniformly across the entire UC<br>
system.<br>
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In order to best represent your values and address your concerns we<br>
are seeking your input. The survey below will allow you to tell us<br>
what rights you believe are most central to graduate student life.<br>
Please provide as much detail as possible, including examples where<br>
appropriate, in the text boxes supplementing some of the questions in<br>
the survey. Your response is anonymous, but if you would like to<br>
become more involved in this or other UCSA efforts, there is a link at<br>
the end of the survey where you can provide your contact information.<br>
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Feel free to contact us for more information. Our contact information<br>
can be found on the UCSA website <a href="http://ucsa.org/contact" target="_blank">http://ucsa.org/contact</a>.<br>
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Take the Graduate Student Bill of Rights Survey (closes on Friday<br>
February 4, 11:59 pm):<br>
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<a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ucgradbillofrights" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ucgradbillofrights</a><br>
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In order to thank you for your time in filling this survey out, all<br>
completed surveys will be eligible for a chance to win one of 3 $50<br>
Visa gift cards!! All UCR registered graduate students are eligible<br>
to win.<br>
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Thank you for your time, and please feel free to contact Adam<br>
Jackson-Boothby, UCR GSA EVP, at <a href="mailto:ucrgsaevp@yahoo.com">ucrgsaevp@yahoo.com</a>.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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The University of California Student Association<br>
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Adam Jackson-Boothby<br>
Executive Vice President, 2010-2011<br>
Graduate Student Association, UC Riverside<br>
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