Announcements
General Committee Appointment Application 2010-2011
Each year the Graduate Student Assembly appoints a number of graduate students to serve as important members of committees across campus. These committees address diverse issues facing the graduate student population and university community through a variety of ways.
If you are interested in serving as an active university committee member on one of the many committees in need of graduate student representation, please refer to and consider downloading and completing the application that lists the various committee openings. The application can be accessed
here. The due date for the application is April 30th by 4pm. Please submit completed applications to the Graduate Student Assembly box in MAI 101 or via email to mgonzalez@austin.utexas.edu. I encourage you all to apply!
[collapse]2010-2011 GSA Officer Applications Available Now
Executive and Administrative officer applications are due March 24th!
[read more]Fellow Graduate Students,
Each year the Graduate Student Assembly solicits applications for its appointed executive and administrative officer positions. At this time, we are soliciting applications for the 2010-2011 term which will begin in mid-April 2010 and end in early April 2011. All graduate students are eligible to apply. Please see the
application and
position descriptions if you are interested. In addition, you may contact the current
officers for additional information on a given position.
The applications are due on Wednesday, March 24th, by 4:00pm.
Each officer position includes a monetary stipend, and the following positions are available:
Executive Officers ($3,000 Stipend): Financial Director, Programs Director, Communications Director, Administrative Director
Administrative Officers(~$1,000 Stipend): Membership Director, Legislative Relations Director, Student Affairs Director, Webmaster
Regards,
Alden Harris
GSA Vice President for Internal Affairs - Elect
[collapse]GSA 5K - April 11, 2010
The Graduate Student Assembly invites the graduate student community to join us for our first annual 5K. This event will be an opportunity for graduate students, faculty, staff and families to come out and walk or run for a good cause. All proceeds for the event will go to support graduate student travel.
The race will take place on the UT campus at 8:30 a.m. and will start at the East Side Bus Circle on 23rd Street and San Jacinto. Registration for the event is $20.00.
To register and learn more about the event please visit us at the GSA 5K website at: http://www.utgraduatestudentassembly.org/gsa5kRun/html/index.html
[collapse]Graduate and Professional Student Awareness Week (GPSAW)
Join the Graduate Student Assembly for our annual Graduate and Professional Student Awareness Week, April 5-11, 2010. Each day of the week the GSA will be sponsoring events in honor of UT graduate students – free food, free drinks, and numerous social opportunities. Check out the GPSAW events page for the schedule!
[collapse]Graduate Research Showcase
As part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, the Graduate Student Assembly is hosting a Graduate Research Showcase in which graduate students can present their original research in the form of a poster display. The showcase will be held on Monday, April 5 from 2-4pm at Gregory Gymnasium. Cash prizes will be awarded for the two best posters, as judged by a panel of fellow graduate students. Free Amy's Ice Cream will also be provided for all graduate student visitors!
Applications to participate in this event are due Wednesday, March 17 by 5pm. Applications may be submitted online at http://www.utgraduatestudentassembly.org/gpaw_showcase.php Please include an abstract of your research project of no more than 300 words.
Accepted abstracts will be notified by Monday, March 22.
Please contact Christina McCoy at christinaines@gmail.com or Ahmad Sakhaee Pour at sakhaee@mail.utexas.edu with any questions.
[collapse]Graduate Student Film and Photography Showcase
As part of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, organized by UT's Graduate Student Assembly, we are pleased to announce a call for submissions for our annual Graduate Student Film and Photography Showcase, to be held on Thursday, April 8 from 7-9pm at the United States Art Authority.
We are asking graduate students in all fields for submissions of their independent creative projects in the realm of either short film or photography. Each student may submit up to 5 photographs and 1 short film of 10-15 minutes. Please do not submit work that has been showcased in a previous year by the GSA.
To enter, please submit a digital copy of your work on a DVD or CD in the GSA drop box in the Office of Graduate Studies, MAI 101. (Alternatively, you may submit a print copy of your work for the photography category). Please attach your name, department, EID, email address, phone number, campus mailing address, and the title of the work. Cash prizes will be awarded for the most outstanding film and photography entries, as judged by fellow graduate students. Last year we had a spectacular turnout of nearly 100 fellow graduate and professional students. Due to the publicity that we hope to garner for this event, as well as providing refreshments for the evening, we hope to be able to guarantee each contestant an ample audience for their work.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 22 at 5pm. Participants will be notified via email by Monday, March 29. For more information, please email TexasGSA@gmail.com
[collapse]GSA 2010-2011 Elected Officers
Thanks to all candidates and people who voted in the elections
[read more]Thank you to everyone who voted in the GSA Elections. Your 2010-2011 elected officers are:
President - Manny Gonzalez
Vice President for Internal Affairs - Alden Harris
Vice President for External Affairs - Darren Kelly
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