The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is a representative student government and advocacy group working for over 8,000 graduate and professional students at the University of Georgia. We advance student rights and interests, hold exciting socials, organize community service events, and keep students informed about issues relevant to graduate student life at UGA.
DATE TIME BUILDING ROOM
Aug-26 6:30 PM MLC TBA
Sep-23 6:30 PM MLC TBA
Oct-21 6:30 PM MLC TBA
Nov-18 6:30 PM MLC TBA
The President of GSA will gladly speak with any group about the purpose of GSA and the benefits we provide to all graduate and professional students at UGA. In order to schedule a speaking engagement, please send a request to gsa@uga.edu. Thank you for your interest in the Graduate Student Association.
Graduate Student Health Insurance Coverage
Greetings from the New GSA Officers
GSA Meeting Minutes - April 20, 2010
The last official GSA meeting of the semester took place on April 20, 2010. Thank you to everyone who attended.
The meeting included an introduction of the incoming 2010-2011 GSA Officers, an update on graduate student health insurance, and a discussion of GSA goals for next year.
If you were unable to attend, we encourage you to review the meeting minutes provided here.
New GSA Officers and General Body Meeting
Last week the GSA Officer Elections ended with Jason O'Rouke (Public Administration) winning the presidency, Lauren Moret (Education Administration and Policy) winning the vice presidency, and Richard Kerr (Veterinarian Medicine) choosing to serve as GSA Chief of Staff and Secretary.
To meet them and ask questions about next year, please attend the GSA meeting on Tuesday, April 20th at 7:00pm in MLC 153. For more information about the meeting and to RSVP pelase visit the facebook event page at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=115446255142055
Cheers for Charity!
Cheers for Charity!
What: GSA Social/Philanthropy/Art Event!
When: April 16th from 7:00-9:00pm
Where: Walkers Pub (downtown Athens)
The GSA is hosting a percentage night at Walkers Pub located in downtown Athens on April 16th from 7-9pm. Ten percent of the sales will be donated to The Cottage, a local non-profit organization which provides support services for victims of sexual violence.
Not only is this a great opportunity to meet new people from around campus and to raise money for a worthy organization, art from around campus will also be showcased! A UGA student art exhibit will be located upstairs at Walkers Pub while downstairs will host various performance art events.
More information can be found at the Cheers for Charity facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=112231835463339
GSA Election Results
The elections results are in and Jason O'Rouke and Tyler Suggs were the top winners. Without either one of them receiving 50% of the overall vote we will be having a runoff election from April 12 at 8:00am to April 15 at 5:00pm. During that time graduate students can vote through their Oasis account https://oasisweb.uga.edu/
In terms of the Vice President position Lauren Moret won and will be serving next year as the GSA VP.
To learn more about Jason, Tyler, or Lauren please view their candidate flyers on the Graduate School's Webpage. http://www.grad.uga.edu/archive/GSAElections2
GSA Elections - Polls are Open!
The official GSA elections will begin on Thursday, March 25 at 8:00pm and end on Thursday, April 1 at 5:00pm, and graduate students can vote through their Oasis accounts. https://oasisweb.uga.edu/
Candidates for GSA President
* Christian Avalon - Adult Education
* Jacob Cole - Journalism and Mass Communication
* Anna Ferguson - Journalism
* Richard Kerr - Veterinarian Pathology
* Jason O'Rouke - Public Administration
* Tyler Suggs - Political Science
Candidates for GSA Vice President
* Lee Moore - Professional Counseling
* Lauren Moret - Education Administration and Policy
Information about the candidates is posted on http://www.grad.uga.edu/archive/GSAElections2010.html.
Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference - Saturday, March 27!
Conference Date: Saturday March 27, 2010, 10:00am-5:00pm
Location: 1st Floor of UGA's Miller Learning Center
Themes of Concurrent Sessions
Eyes, Women's Issues, Language, New Methods, Health and Society, Trauma, Speech, Environment, Arts, Spiritual, Disease, Food, International Health, Health of Profession, Learning
For a more detailed schedule and to view presenter's abstracts please visit the conference web site at: http://sites.google.com/site/ugaconferencesite/home
GSA Meeting Minutes -- Candidate Forum & Budget Update -- March 23, 2010
On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, GSA held a candidate forum for the 8 graduate students running for the President and Vice President positions of GSA. At the forum they each gave a short speech, then took questions from the current president and audience. After the forum, the GSA president provided a short presentation about the University of Georgia's current budget situation and its' possible impacts on graduate students. Thank you to everyone who attended. If you were unable to attend, we encourage you to review the meeting minutes. Voting for GSA Elections will take place on Oasis beginning on Thursday, March 25th at 8:00 a.m. and ending on Thursday, April 1st at 5:00 p.m.
