[Gsaucr] Newsletter (Council Mtg Tonight)

[GSA Public Relations]

Dear Grads,

In this week's newsletter, you'll find information regarding:

*1.  GSA Council Meeting TODAY Wed April 9th at 6pm in Surge 173
**2.  GSA Elections for the 2008-2009 School Year!
**3.  GSA Ice Cream Social
**4.  Students for California's Future-Day of Action April 21st, 2008!
**5.  UC Regents Meeting May 13-15th –Voting on STUDENT FEES
**6.  GSA Research Awards
**7.  Grad Athletic Tournament(s) Spring*
*8.  Grad and Professional Students Testimonials about Financial Aid-Fill
out one Today!
**9.  UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference@ CalPoly San Luis Obispo
**10.  Building a Grassroots Coalition between UC Students and the UC Office
of the President (UCOP)*

Please read below for more information.

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*1.  GSA Council Meeting TODAY Wed April 9th at 6pm in Surge 173*

Come join us today for the first Council Meeting of the quarter!!!  In this
meeting you will see our candidates for office give speeches and you will
have a chance to grill…. oopss!!!...ask them questions.  We will also be
discussing funding for the Botany and Plant Sciences miniGSA.  One of our
guests will talk about a UCR project to help end domestic violence and
another will talk about an exciting new mentorship program for those of you
grads wishing to become professors or enhance your pedagogical skills.

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*2.  GSA Elections for the 2008-2009 School Year!*

Join us at the April 9th Council Meeting for the Candidate Speeches and make
sure to VOTE: April 14th, 8am to April 18th, 5pm

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*3.  GSA Ice Cream Social***

On Friday, April 18th from 3pm until 5pm the GSA Party Committee will be
hosting an Ice Cream Social in the GSA Office (Commons 203).  Come socialize
with other grad students, vote in GSA elections if you haven't done so by
then, and make your own ice cream sundae!

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*4.  Students for California's Future-Day of Action April 21st, 2008!*

Reclaiming the Promise for California's Future

Students across the University of California, California State University,
and California Community College are organizing a Day of Action across
California. Join UCSA and GSAUCR for the UCLA action! GSA will pay for
travel, lodging and food for participants! For more information or to
attend, please contact the GSA Campus Organizing Director Ching-In Chen at
echen014 at student.ucr.edu

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*5.  UC Regents Meeting May 13-15th –Voting on STUDENT FEES*

Care about the rising cost of your UC education?  Don't want to be in debt?
Join GSAUCR & UCSA for an action to let the regents know how we feel about
possible fee increases on Wednesday, May 14th when the UC regents will be
voting on whether or not to increase our student fees!  GSA will pay for
travel, lodging and food for participants!  Please let GSA Campus Organizing
Director Ching-In Chen know if you are interested in attending at
echen014 at student.ucr.edu

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*6.  GSA Research Awards*

Applications for the GSA Research Awards will be available now.  Please send
us your abstract (no longer than 1000 words) at gsaucr at ucr.edu Attn: GSA
Research Awards.  The application for will be sent to you upon receipt of
your abstract.  Applications and one letter of support from a faculty member
familiar with your work will be due by April 25th.

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*7.  Grad Athletic Tournament(s) Spring*

LETS GET PHYSICAL!!!!  We are in the process of setting up a series of
athletic tournaments, both traditional and non-traditional sports.  The
events will include a picnic and giveaways, complete with trophies/cups and
your team's name on the commemorative plaque at the GSA office.  The focus
this quarter will be on Softball and Soccer your team can have outside
members but the teams have to be at least 2/3 grads. So sign up your miniGSA
or form your own team.  If you would like to participate or would like more
information please contact Alex Cortez at gsaucr at ucr.edu Attn: GATs.

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*8.  Grad and Professional Students Testimonials about Financial Aid-Fill
out one Today!

*Are you a grad student greatly impacted by student debt?  Do you pay your
own fees or take out loans to pay for grad school?  Do you care about how
your financial aid package is administered?  GSA is collecting surveys from
grad and professional students about how they would prefer their financial
aid packages to be administered!  Fill out a loan testimonial at a GSA
event, at the GSA office or online at the GSA website:
http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html    Make sure your voice and your experience
is heard!

For more information please contact the GSA Campus Organizing Director
Ching-In Chen at echen014 at student.ucr.edu

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*9.  UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference@ CalPoly San Luis Obispo ***

Have you been working to make your campus environmentally or socially
sustainable? We would like to hear your story!

The Seventh Annual UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference at CalPoly San
Luis Obispo is looking for student leaders who are reducing their campuses
and their own environmental impact and working towards a more
environmentally, socially and economically equitable world.

Deadlines:
Poster proposals due June 1, 2008.
Registration opens in March 2008.
Conference dates July 31-Aug 3, 2008.

For more information, visit the GSA Website at
http://www.gsa.ucr.edu/UCSA.html or visit the conference website at:
http://sustainability.calpoly.edu and click on the Call for Proposals

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*10.  Building a Grassroots Coalition between UC Students and the UC Office
of the President (UCOP)*

UCOP recently met with UC Students in an effort to build a grassroots
coalition and to establish more lines of communication between UC students
and UCOP.  UCOP wants to register as many students as possible at
www.ucforcalifornia.org. Please sign up, so you can let UCOP know what
issues are of importance to you, how you feel about rising fees, and
anything else you want them to know about. Pass the link on to your friends,
parents, and fellow students.  In addition, as more students get involved, a
blog will be created so that students can comment directly to UCOP about how
they feel regarding rising tuition costs, etc.  There is also a Facebook
page…so again…sign up!

www.ucforcalifornia.org

http://uci.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6756592601

www.universityofcalifornia.edu/advocacy

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If you would like more information, please go to the GSA website or contact
the GSA at gsaucr at yahoo.com.


Graduate Student Association
203 Commons
University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
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