<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">My Fellow Graduate Students,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Welcome
back!!! We are ready to get the Winter Quarter started and it promises to be
filled with events and projects you might be interested in!!!!</span></p>
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margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">GSHIP Survey</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Council Meeting</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Grad Bash<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></span></p>
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margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Student Run Health Clinic Fundraiser</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Student Regent</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">GSHIP Survey, LAST DAY <b>Today</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">
<b>Wednesday</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> 1/7/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you have not already
done so, please take the time to complete the GSHIP (Graduate Student Health
Insurance Program) survey. As we prepare to negotiate our new insurance
package, it is crucial that we have your input. Two lucky survey participants
will win ipods!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The survey will be
open until <b>5:00pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Be sure to
take it, it doesn't take very long at all!!!!</b></span><span style="font-size:
14.0pt"></span></p>
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text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The survey can be found
through the following link:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><b><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8T2vZNKqbjmA20MKfKyZNQ_3d_3d">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8T2vZNKqbjmA20MKfKyZNQ_3d_3d</a>
</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
14.0pt">Once you complete the survey you will not be able to review your
responses, or take the survey again.</span></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">GSA Council Meeting, <b>Today</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">
<b>Wednesday</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> 1/7/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
14.0pt">Our January Council Meeting will be held today, January 7<sup>th</sup>,
in Commons 355 at 6pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Council
Representatives: be sure to be there on time. We are also voting on a few
bylaws changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For further
information contact Alex Cortez @ </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Times-Roman"><a href="mailto:gsaucr@ucr.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">gsaucr@ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
16.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Winter Grad Bash <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday</span> 1/15/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Time: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4pm-6pm</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Location: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Getaway Café</span>,
which is located in Bannockburn across from parking lot 24</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Come
on out to the Getaway next Thursday for the GSA Winter Grad Bash! There will be
free pizza, salad, and breadsticks for all grad students and some fabulous
raffle prizes. Spread the word among your department. This is an event for ALL
graduate students. Don't miss out!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Student Run Health Clinic
Fundraiser </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">SRHC has invited GSA members
to participate in a fundraiser to help the homeless. A
Banquet/Formal will be used to raise money for a student run health clinic here
in Riverside to benefit the homeless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The program for the event on April 5<sup>th</sup> (Sunday evening) will
feature a jazz/swing band and a catered dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Tickets are likely to sell out quickly, don't miss out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For further information
please contact our BioMed<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>AAO
Evita Limon at <a href="mailto:elimo002@student.ucr.edu">elimo002@student.ucr.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Student Regent Applications</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For those of you who are
interested in getting (super) involved in the University of California, the
process of selecting the next Student Regent of the UC is starting. The student
Regent is a voting member of The Regents of the University of California,
attending all meetings of the Board and its Committees and serving a one-year
term commencing July 1<sup>st</sup>. The Board of Regents meets six times a
year, every other month, in two-day meetings. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The application for 2010-2011
student regent is now available online</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">at <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/app10.pdf">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/app10.pdf</a>,
and there will be an informational session at UCR hosted by the current student
Regent on January 8th location to be announced.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you want more information
on what the job entails, what the selection process is like or anything like
that please contact Gary Coyne at <a href="mailto:EVP.GSAUCR@yahoo.com">EVP.GSAUCR@yahoo.com</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">We hope to see you at our
future events.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Be sure to contact
me if you have any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>You can also join us on our virtual
community on Facebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Welcome
back and see you around!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">At your service,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Alex Cortez</span></p>
<br>-- <br>Alejandro Cortez<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>