<span style="font-family: georgia;">Dear Grads,</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br><br></span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">
In this week's GSa newsletter, you'll find information concerning:</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></span><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>1. Graduate Student Association Council Meeting Nov 7</span><sup style="font-weight: bold; font-family: georgia;">th</sup></div>
<p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal">2. Voice Your Concerns about Childcare to the Highlander</p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal">
3. December Conference Travel Grant Applications – Due November
1st</p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal">4. Graduate Student Night at The Barn</p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal">
5. UCSA
Student of Color Conference (SOCC) @ UC <span style="">Santa Cruz</span> <br></p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">6. Candidates
for GSA UCR Finance Officer</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">7. The Search
for the next UC President</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">8. Register
to vote!</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""></span><span style="">9. G.R.O.W.
(GrassRoots Organizing Weekend) at UCR</span><br><span style=""></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: 40px;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">10. Letter to
UC Professional Students from UCSA Graduate and Professional Committee Chair</span><br><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><br>
</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Please read below for more information! <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br></span></span></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>1. </span>Graduate Student Association Council Meeting Nov 7</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">th</sup><br>
<br>
The next GSA Council meeting will be held on Nov 7<sup>th</sup> at 6pm in the Senate Chambers at the New Commons.
The agenda for this meeting is available on the GSA website. Please print
a copy if you would like one for the meeting. </p>
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<br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. </span>Voice Your Concerns about Childcare to the Highlander</span><br>
<br>
The Highlander welcomes any responses to the questionnaire sent last week to
graduate students concerning child care for an article that will be published
early-to mid-November. I will begin writing this article on Friday, Nov. 3, but
if anyone would like to participate and cannot have a submission in by then
please contact Caitlin Smith at <a href="mailto:highlandernews@gmail.com">highlandernews@gmail.com</a>.
I would be happy to enclose copies of the questionnaire or answer any questions
as well. Thank you to all who have participated so far-- it's been a real
eye-opener.<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Caitlin Smith<br>
UCR Highlander<br>
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<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. </span>December Conference Travel Grant Applications – Due November
1</span><sup><span style="font-weight: bold;">st</span></sup><br>
</p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">Just a reminder that if you are planning to present at a
conference in December and you would like GSA to supplement your funding, the
application form must be submitted to the GSA Office by 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 1<sup>st</sup>. If you
have more questions about the application process, please go to the travel
grant website for more information: <a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/travelgrant" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/travelgrant">www.gsa.ucr.edu/travelgrant</a>,
or contact Joe Steirer, the Conference Travel Grant Coordinator at <a href="mailto:gsagrant@yahoo.com" target="_blank" title="blocked::mailto:gsagrant@yahoo.com">gsagrant@yahoo.com</a>. </p>
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<p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">4. Graduate Student Night at The Barn</p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">The GSA Party Committee and Student Life are proud to present the (rescheduled) first ever Graduate Student Night at the <span id="st" name="st" class="st">Barn</span>
(Building 358 on the online campus map). This extended happy hour
event, featuring free food, entertainment, and giveaways, will take
place on Thursday, November 29th from 5-9pm. Come meet your GSA officers
and fellow graduate students! Please remember to bring your ID as
beverages may be available ;o) For more information, contact Kristy
Richardson, the Public Relations Officer, at <a href="mailto:krich003@ucr.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">krich003@ucr.edu</a><span>.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. </span>UCSA
Student of Color Conference (SOCC) @ UC </span><span style="">Santa Cruz</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"> </span>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The UCSA
Student of Color Conference (SOCC) will be held at UC Santa Cruz this year on
November 10-12th.<br>
* Learn to organize your Student of Color Community<br>
* Build unity<br>
* Participate in safe spaces where race, gender, class, sexuality, nationality
and disability will be actively discussed </span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">GSA UCR
will pay for all transportation, registration, lodging, and per Diem for GSA
UCR grads that attend this conference. The deadline for applications was Oct 25<sup>th</sup>,
at </span><span style="">5pm</span><span style="">,
in order to have expenses paid by GSA. <br style="">
</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">If you have
any questions or are interested in attending, and have not signed up officially
at this time, please contact the GSA EVP Louise Hendrickson at <a href="mailto:evp.gsaucr@yahoo.com">evp.gsaucr@yahoo.com</a></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">6. Candidates
for GSA UCR Finance Officer</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The
candidate statements for the GSA UCR Finance Officer are up on the GSA Website
main page. <br>
Check it out to see who is running for the position and come hear their
speeches at the November GSA Council meeting. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. </span>The Search
for the next UC President</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">The UC is
looking for a new President of the system, as President Dynes resigned in
August. UCSA just appointed students from across the system for the Student
Advisory Committee. <br>
</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""></span>The
committee wants your stories/concerns! Tell us: What are things that make it
hard to attend a UC? What do you want the next UC President to work on to make
the UC better for students? Don't let these questions limit you; we want to
hear about any problems or concerns. Post or send your stories on the UC
Student Association Blog at: <a href="https://webmail.ucr.edu/wm/mail/fetch.html?urlid=g1f2df210eeddf8e6ca3e8fb6087a841f4khp2h7mkl&url=http%3A%2F%2Fucstudents.blogspot.com%2F" target="_blank">http://ucstudents.blogspot.com/
</a></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">8. Register
to vote!</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Voter
registration cards are available in the GSA office. Stop by to fill one out if
you have just moved to CA, if you have moved recently, or want to update your
political party or any other information. <br>
</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">GSA will
mail the form in for you; just leave it with the GSA EVP Louise Hendrickson or
the ASUCR EVP Alex Johnson at the GSA/ASUCR offices!</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">9. G.R.O.W.
(GrassRoots Organizing Weekend) at UCR</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">GrassRoots
Organizing weekend is a training hosted by the United States Student
Association (USSA) where students have the opportunity to learn not only
grassroots tactics but organizational development skills as well. Come and
learn how to win viable campaigns for your organization while you network with
other students.<span style=""> </span><br>
The weekend starts </span><span style="">Friday, November 2, 2007</span><span style=""> at </span><span style="">5:30pm</span><span style=""> and ends </span><span style="">Sunday,
November 4, 2007</span><span style="">
at </span><span style="">3:00pm</span><span style="">.
<span style=""> </span><br>
<br>
If you would like to sign up, please email: <a href="mailto:ASUCRexternal@yahoo.com">ASUCRexternal@yahoo.com</a> or go to
the ASUCR/GSA office 202 New Commons</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">------------------------------------------------------------<br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. </span>Letter to
UC Professional Students from UCSA Graduate and Professional Committee Chair</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> <br>
Dear UC Professional Student,<br>
The UC Regents this past September agreed to a 3 year fee-increase plan
specifically for professional students. This plan calls for increases of
approximately 7-13% a year.<span style=""> </span>If you are
in school now and have three more years, you could be paying almost 150% of
what you pay now in fees by your last year! <br>
</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">While some
professional students may graduate and pursue lucrative careers in their
respective industries, there are more than just a few of us who are interested
in public interest work. Unfortunately, without loan repayment programs, as
fees increase (and public interest work salaries remain low) it becomes more
and more prohibitive for us to give back to the communities we wish to serve. <br>
</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">At present,
the UC Student Association is trying to gather data from individual
professional schools from all ten campuses regarding their own in-house loan repayment
programs. We are hoping to consolidate this information to argue for more
institutional funding for these programs. The Regents affirmed their
interest in this endeavor by adopting a supportive amendment to the fee policy
passed in September of this year. If you, or anyone you know, are
interested in helping us in this endeavor (specifically by researching the loan
repayment program options at your school), or if you are simply interested in
learning more about loan repayment programs, please email: <a href="ahnika@gmail.com%20">ahnika@gmail.com</a> (UCSF Medicine).<br>
</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Good luck
to you in your studies! </span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">-Ahnika
Kline</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">UCSA
Graduate and Professional Committee Chair</span></p>
<p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="">UCSF
Medicine and PhD.</span></p>
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</span><br>
<div style="direction: ltr; font-family: georgia;"><span></span><span><br>If you would like more information, please go to the <span id="st" name="st" class="st">GSA</span> website or contact the <span id="st" name="st" class="st">
GSA</span> at <a href="mailto:gsaucr@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
gsaucr@yahoo.com</a>.<br><br><br></span></div>
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Graduate Student Association</span><br style="font-family: georgia;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;">203 Commons</span><br style="font-family: georgia;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;">University of California Riverside</span><br style="font-family: georgia;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Riverside, CA 92521</span><br style="font-family: georgia;">
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