[Gsaucr] Newsletter

[GSA Public Relations]

Dear Grads,

The GSA encourages you to participate in all the Homecoming festivities this
week leading up to the big music festival (HEAT) on Saturday… including our
very own grad student activities (see below).

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

*1.  Coffee Social – TOMORROW February 21st
2.  Pre-Game Bash – February 23rd
3.  One Spot Open for UCSA Lobby Conference March 1st-3rd!
4. UC Student Regent applications due** TOMORROW
5. Grad Student Experience Survey
6. UC, CSU, CCC Sustainability Conference@ CalPoly San Luis Obispo **
7.  Building a Grassroots Coalition between UC Students and the UC Office of
the President (UCOP)
8.  Outreach **Opportunity** - March 8th
9.  Call for Grad Student Art *

Please read below for more information.

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*1.  **Coffee Social – February 21st*

The GSA Party Committee will host a coffee social for grad students on
Thursday, February 21st from 11am until 1pm.  Come join us in the Grad
Student Lounge in the GSA Office (Commons 203) for free coffee, snacks, and
a little grad student socialization.

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*2.  Pre-Game Bash – February 23rd*

The GSA, with funding from Student Life, will be hosting a Pre-Game Grad
Bash on Saturday, February 23rd from 3pm until about 4:45pm at the Getaway
Cafe.  We'll have free pizzas and giveaways then head over to the Homecoming
game at 5pm, followed by HEAT at 7pm.  Come get the evening started with you
fellow grad students … on us!

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*3.  One Spot Open for UCSA Lobby Conference March 1st-3rd!*

We have one spot open in the GSAUCR Delegation going to the UCSA Lobby
Conference March 1st-3rd. So if you missed the deadline, and are still
interested in going to the conference and to lobby at the State Capital,
please contact our Legislative Liaison, Gary Coyne, at
UCRsociologyTA at gmail.com

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*4.  **UC Student Regent applications due** TOMORROW*

Apply to be the student regent.  Being Student Regent it is a two-year
commitment where the first year is served as "Regent-Designate" and the
second as a voting member to the Board of Regents. For more information go
to: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/studentreg.html

If you wish to apply, simply fill out an application at the GSA office or
electronically at the link provided above.  Applications are due
tomorrow, *February
21st 2008*.

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*5.  Grad Student Experience Survey*

The GSA wants to know about your graduate student experience here at UCR, so
we've created a survey.  Please check your UCR email for the link to the
survey (from gsaucr at gmail.com).  Fill it out by March 14th, 2008 and you'll
be entered in a drawing to win a free ipod shuffle or external hard drive …
its your choice!  Questions/comments can be sent to gsaucr at gmail.com.

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***6. 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:
Presentation proposals due Feb 26, 2008.
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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*7.  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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*8.  Outreach **Opportunity* *- March 8**th*

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Upward Bound is looking for graduate students to participate in a panel for
their students.  Upward Bound is a federally funded TRIO program that serves
first generation, low income high school students.  For more information
contact Lena Tisdale: lenat at ucr.edu

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*9.  Call for Grad Student Art*

If you are a musician, have a demo tape/CD that you would like to have
featured in our lounge……If you are a writer and would like to display your
work on our poet's block or story wall….If you have paintings, that you
would like featured in our art gallery…..Please contact Alex Cortez:
gsaucr at ucr.edu

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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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