[GSAUCR] GSA Newswire 10/15/08

[President GSAUCR]

Hello UCR Grad Students,

Today is a rather eventful day.   In this newswire you will find information
about the following:

1)   Appointed Officer Openings

2)   Watch the Final Presidential Debate @ the Commons

3)   The Economic Crisis

4)   Softball Tournament Sign-Ups

5)   The GSA Graduate Community on Facebook



AAO Openings, *DEADLINE* 10/15/08 *TODAY!!!!*

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 Tony Yang @ vpaa.gsa at ucr.edu





ISAO Opening, *DEADLINE* 10/15/08 *TODAY!!!!*



The International Student Affairs Officer will work closely with the
international graduate student communities assisting the President with
efforts to better serve this demographic.  If you are an International
Student and would like to be considered for this position, please email your
cover letter and CV to Alex Cortez @ gsaucr at ucr.edu





Secretary Opening, *DEADLINE* 10/15/08 *TODAY!!!!*



The Secretary/Webmaster shall keep minutes during Council, Executive and
Emergency Meetings.  In addition, this position is charged with updating our
website.  If you would like to be considered for this position, please email
your cover letter and CV to Alex Cortez @ gsaucr at ucr.edu







Final Presidential Debate Broadcast 10/15/08 *TODAY!!!!*

The Debate will be shown at the Commons (302 South) starting at 6pm.  There
will be free pizza!





Faculty Panel Discussion on the Economic Crisis 10/23/08 **

"The U.S. and Global Financial Crisis: The Way Forward."  A distinguished
panel of experts will address the causes of the current financial crisis,
the impact on individuals and the economy, the effect of a financial rescue
package, and the prospects for the U.S. economy. They also will address
questions from the audience. Panelists will include Professors Marcelle
Chauvet, Anil Deolalikar, Sattar Mansi, Richard Smith, David Stewart, and
Richard Sutch.  The event will be held at the University Theater from
12-2pm, refreshments will be provided.  To RSVP
https://chassintranet.ucr.edu/rsvp/ <file://localhost/rsvp>    for more
information contact susan.beals at ucr.edu







Softball Tournament, 11/1/08

Time to get your co-rec team ready for a GSA sponsored Softball Tournament
Saturday Nov 1st.  Team roster forms are now available at the beginning of
next week at the front desk in Commons 202.  In order for your team to be
admitted into the tournament, it needs to be comprised of over 50% graduate
students.  Faculty, staff, undergrads, and family members can be included in
your team.  If you are interested in playing and don't have a team but want
to play, you can add your name to the "free-agent" list that will be
available.   This innaguaral tournament kicks off the series of tournaments
we will host throughout the year featuring other sports.  For further
information contact Alex Cortez @ gsaucr at ucr.edu





The GSA Graduate Community on Facebook



If you are interested in joining our growing Facebook group, look for us
under "Graduate Student Association" and feel free to add yourself.  This is
the unofficial site for our graduate community.  This is also a forum to
exchange ideas, discuss important on-campus issues, talk about your work,
give "shout outs", promote your mixers, etc…use it the space is yours!





Cordially,

Alex Cortez

-- 
Alejandro Cortez
PhD Candidate
Cardullo Lab
Biology Department, EEOB
University of California Riverside

President
Graduate Student Association
University of California Riverside
www.gsa.ucr.edu
Office: (951) 827-3740
Fax: (951) 827-6358

"One's greatest nemesis is one's self when one dares not to think openly"  -
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