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15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Dear UCR Grad Students,</span></p>
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have been showing your support or interest in your student government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In this newswire you will find
information about the following:</span></p>
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font-family:Times-Roman">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Council
Meeting</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Appointed
Officer Openings</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">The
GSA Graduate Community on Facebook</span></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Council Meeting, Wednesday 10/8/08 6pm</span></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Come join us for our first council meeting of
the 2008-2009 Academic year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It
will be held in Commons 355 at 6pm, the agenda is available now and officer
reports will be posted by Monday on our website <a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu">www.gsa.ucr.edu</a>
(they can be sent to you by request via email).<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>If you are your miniGSA representative be sure to come!!!</span></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">AAO Openings, <b>DEADLINE</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman"> 10/15/08</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">The
Academic Affairs Officer for each college/school will assist the Vice President
of Academic Affairs in meeting regularly with departmental GSA's. They will
also meet, along with the VP of Academic Affairs, with the Dean of the college
or school they represent to foster communication between the students and the
administration. They also serve as non-voting representatives to the Executive
Board and when necessary (and if possible) on the search committee for the Dean
of the college/school. They will sit on a joint academic advisory committee for
the VP academic Affairs that will meet once a month. Lastly they are required
to sit on one GSA committee subject to the approval of the Graduate Student
Council. The colleges and schools that require representation are: The
Bourns College of Engineering and the College of Natural and Agricultural
Sciences. Please apply for one position in your corresponding college by
sending a CV and Cover letter stating why you want to position to <a href="mailto:tony.yang@email.ucr.edu"><span style="color:#001AC5">tony.yang@email.ucr.edu</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">ISAO
Opening, <b>DEADLINE</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">
10/15/08</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">The
International Student Affairs Officer will work closely with the international
graduate student communities assisting the President with efforts to better
serve this demographic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you are
an International Student and would like to be considered for this position,
please email your cover letter and CV to <a href="mailto:gsaucr@ucr.edu">gsaucr@ucr.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Secretary
Opening, <b>DEADLINE</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">
10/15/08</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">The
Secretary/Webmaster shall keep minutes during Council, Executive and Emergency
Meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In addition, this
position is charged with updating our website.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>If you would like to be considered for this position, please
email your cover letter and CV to <a href="mailto:gsaucr@ucr.edu">gsaucr@ucr.edu</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">The
GSA Graduate Community on Facebook</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">If
you are interested in joining our growing Facebook group, look for us under
"Graduate Student Association" and feel free to add yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is the unofficial site for our
graduate community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This is also a
forum to exchange ideas, discuss important on-campus issues, talk about your
work, give "shout outs", promote your mixers, etc.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">Cordially,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times-Roman; font-size: 20px;">Alejandro Cortez</span></p>
-- <br><br>PhD Candidate<br>Cardullo Lab<br>Biology Department, EEOB<br>University of California Riverside<br><br>President<br>Graduate Student Association<br>University of California Riverside<br><a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu">www.gsa.ucr.edu</a><br>
Office: (951) 827-3740<br>Fax: (951) 827-6358<br><br>"One's greatest nemesis is one's self when one dares not to think openly" -<br>Anonymus<br>
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