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EdwinSaada — 2005-09-12 20:46:05

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- #redirect Graduate Student Association	+ This has multiple meanings. You are probably looking for information on one of the following: + + ["Graduate Student Association"] + ["Gay Straight Alliance"] + [[BR]] + ------------ + This is a disambiguation page a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. +

GSA

JackHaskel — 2005-05-01 17:14:26

Renamed to "Graduate Student Association"

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- Graduate Student Association[[BR]] - (Not to be confused with the high school ["Gay Straight Alliance" Gay Straight Alliance]) - - [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ Click here for the Official UC Davis GSA Website]. - - This is '''NOT''' an official GSA page! The views expressed on this site do no necessarily reflect the position of the UC Davis Graduate Student Association. - - If there is any discrepency between the [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ official GSA site] and this page, or between any statement made by a GSA officer and this page, assume the content of this page is in error, and help edit this page accordingly! - - [[TableOfContents]] - - = Overview = - GSA, The Graduate Student Association, is similar to the House of Representatives for ["Grad Students" graduate students]. ["Grad Students" Grad students] pay a student fee every quarter that funds the GSA. The GSA in turn, distributes this money among various programs and functions, and provide funding for graduate departmental events as well. The GSA representatives are the people who vote, and hence collectively the decision maker. The number of representatives each department can have is quantized proportional to the number of full-time ["Grad Students" grad students] enrolled the respective department in the previous Spring. - - Check the [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ Official UC Davis GSA Website] to find out who are representing your department, or if there are vacant positions still. - - = Upcoming Events = - == 12/10 GSA Weekly Bagel-Donut Day == - * Event: Bagel-Donut Day - * Date/ Time: Every Friday, 9am - noon (while supplies last) - * Location: GSA Office, 253 South Silo - - Description: Free bagels, donuts, and coffee. Come get free breakfast, socialize - with fellow grad students, and meet the GSA Donut Fairy! - - == 12/16 GSA Third Thursday - It's A Wonderful Life == - * December 16, 2004 - * 6:30 p.m. - * Theater: MUII - * Popcorn & treats will be provided. - - == GSA Food Drive Competition, Dec 17 == - * Date/Time: Dec 17, 10am - * Location: South Silo area - - The Competition: The graduate group that brings in the most food student - in the group will win a pizza party sponsored by the GSA. - - Most needed Items: Canned meats, soups, roths, peanut butter, canned or - powdered milk, cereal, pasta, canned vegetables, and 100% fruit juice. - - = Recent Topics = - == From GSA Meeting Dec 1 == - Brief outline here, more to come soon! - * Internship & Career Center - * Proposal to initiate an organizational fund of the GSA - * ["City Council"] Student Rep Resolution - * Bylaws Deletion - GSELF - * Misc - - == From GSA Meeting Nov 3 == - === Campus Council for Information Technology === - - Caroline Bledsoe from the Campus Council for Information - Technology came and gave a presentation. It serves an - advisory role on the various IT issues on campus. She - solicited feed back from the GSA reps, among which were - (non-exhaustive list): - * need better spam filter - * UC Davis website design sucks - * possibility of webcasting recorded lectures - * more wireless coverage - - If you have comments or questions for this council, ask your GSA reps! - - === Special Project Funding Request - Bike Dome === - - Two graduate students drafted up a proposal to build a bike - dome near the graduate housing area, and requested $500 - from the GSA Special Project Fund to help offset the cost - (they need approximately $3500 total). - - The bike dome will a community bike shop "where anyone can - bring their bike in and figure out how to get it running - smoothly." With an emphasis on community and teaching - people how to maintain & fix their own bikes, it will stand - out from the bike barn and other bike store in Davis. - - Based on the considerations of the service this project - would provide, the GSA voted to grant $500 to offset the - cost of setting up the Bike Dome. - - Ask your GSA reps if you have questions or want to know - more details. - - === Graduate Student Resource Center Proposal === - - During the October meeting, the Dean of Graduate Studies - came, and presented to us a plan for a Graduate Student - Community Center. It'd be a building centrally located on - campus, for graduate students specifically, and will - provide various essential services for graduate students. - A 17-page proposal is available for anyone who is - interested for more details. - - Currently this center is still in the "visionary" stage, - still need funding and approval of other authorities in the - bureaucratic food chain. The GSA voted in support of this - proposal, urging the Dean of Graduate Studies to continue - the compaign to fund and build the center, with continuing - input from the graduate student community. - - === Misc === - - Currently, the Davis ["City Council"] voting rights do not - cover UC Davis students who live on campus. The GSA - External Chair is trying to do something about it. If you - are interested in this matter, please contact us. - - GSA is redesigning its website http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ and - can use some input. Send feed back to gsa@ucdavis.edu - - == Funding for Graduate Student Organizations? == - GSA is considering the possibility of providing funding to Graduate Student Organizations. Although there are a handful of Graduate Student Organization already registered through SPAC, they are not eligible to apply for ["Club Finance Council"] Funding. - - The first meeting to discuss this issue took place Tuesday, October 19th. GSA is actively trying to get feed back from leaders of graduate student clubs/organizations. Please email gsa@ucdavis.edu to get in touch with GSA. - - = Department Funding = - While each department can have a number of representatives roughly proportional to the number of students it has, not every department sends as many reps as they can. To encourage even representation of every student within GSA, funding that goes back to each department is calculated thus: - - (Total Funding to Departments) x (# of Reps Sent By The Department) / (Total # of GSA Representatives) - - [[Comments]] - ------ - ''2005-02-17 21:59:35'' [[nbsp]] Try popfile for spam filtering. it's totally free and works nicely: http://getpopfile.org --["HollywoOd"]	+ #redirect Graduate Student Association

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HollywoOd — 2005-02-17 21:58:48

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	+ + [[Comments]] + ------ + ''2005-02-17 21:59:35'' [[nbsp]] Try popfile for spam filtering. it's totally free and works nicely: http://getpopfile.org --["HollywoOd"]

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PhilipNeustrom — 2005-02-16 17:18:21

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- GSA is considering the possibility of providing funding to Graduate Student Organizations. Although there are a handful of Graduate Student Organization already registered through SPAC, they are not eligible to apply for Club Finance Council Funding.	+ GSA is considering the possibility of providing funding to Graduate Student Organizations. Although there are a handful of Graduate Student Organization already registered through SPAC, they are not eligible to apply for ["Club Finance Council"] Funding.

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BrentLaabs — 2005-01-30 22:21:08

linked GSA to GSA

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- (Not to be confused with the high school '''G'''ay '''S'''traight '''A'''lliance)	+ Graduate Student Association[[BR]] + (Not to be confused with the high school ["Gay Straight Alliance" Gay Straight Alliance])

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BevSykes — 2005-01-24 13:33:40

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GSA

ArlenAbraham — 2005-01-23 14:24:34

grammar, city council

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PanSola — 2004-12-09 12:01:41

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- If there is any discrepency between the official GSA site and this page, or between any statement made by a GSA officer and this page, assume the content of this page is in error, and help edit this page accordingly!	+ If there is any discrepency between the [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ official GSA site] and this page, or between any statement made by a GSA officer and this page, assume the content of this page is in error, and help edit this page accordingly! + + [[TableOfContents]]
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- GSA, The Graduate Student Association, is similar to the House of Representatives for graduate students. Grad students pay a student fee every quarter that funds the GSA. The GSA in turn, distributes this money among various programs and functions, and provide funding for graduate departmental events as well. The GSA representatives are the people who vote, and hence collectively the decision maker. The number of representatives each department can have is quantized proportional to the number of full-time grad students enrolled the respective department in the previous Spring.	+ GSA, The Graduate Student Association, is similar to the House of Representatives for ["Grad Students" graduate students]. ["Grad Students" Grad students] pay a student fee every quarter that funds the GSA. The GSA in turn, distributes this money among various programs and functions, and provide funding for graduate departmental events as well. The GSA representatives are the people who vote, and hence collectively the decision maker. The number of representatives each department can have is quantized proportional to the number of full-time ["Grad Students" grad students] enrolled the respective department in the previous Spring.

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PanSola — 2004-12-07 00:24:26

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PanSola — 2004-12-07 00:23:54

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- =Upcoming Events= - ==12/10 GSA Weekly Bagel-Donut Day== - Event: Bagel-Donut Day - Date/ Time: Every Friday, 9am - noon (while supplies last) - *Location: GSA Office, 253 South Silo	+ = Upcoming Events = + == 12/10 GSA Weekly Bagel-Donut Day == + * Event: Bagel-Donut Day + * Date/ Time: Every Friday, 9am - noon (while supplies last) + * Location: GSA Office, 253 South Silo
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- ==12/16 GSA Third Thursday - It's A Wonderful Life== - * December 16, 2004 - * 6:30 p.m. - * Theater: MUII - * Popcorn & treats will be provided.	+ == 12/16 GSA Third Thursday - It's A Wonderful Life == + * December 16, 2004 + * 6:30 p.m. + * Theater: MUII + * Popcorn & treats will be provided.
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- ==GSA Food Drive Competition, Dec 17== - Date/Time: Dec 17, 10am - Location: South Silo area	+ == GSA Food Drive Competition, Dec 17 == + * Date/Time: Dec 17, 10am + * Location: South Silo area
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- * Internship & Career Center - * Proposal to initiate an organizational fund of the GSA - * City Council Student Rep Resolution - * Bylaws Deletion - GSELF - * Misc	+ * Internship & Career Center + * Proposal to initiate an organizational fund of the GSA + * City Council Student Rep Resolution + * Bylaws Deletion - GSELF + * Misc
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- ==From GSA Meeting Nov 3== - ===Campus Council for Information Technology===	+ == From GSA Meeting Nov 3 == + === Campus Council for Information Technology ===
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- * need better spam filter - * UC Davis website design sucks - * possibility of webcasting recorded lectures - * more wireless coverage	+ * need better spam filter + * UC Davis website design sucks + * possibility of webcasting recorded lectures + * more wireless coverage
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PanSola — 2004-12-07 00:19:05

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	+ Click here for the [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ Official UC Davis GSA Website]. + + This is '''NOT''' an official GSA page! The views expressed on this site do no necessarily reflect the position of the UC Davis Graduate Student Association. + + If there is any discrepency between the official GSA site and this page, or between any statement made by a GSA officer and this page, assume the content of this page is in error, and help edit this page accordingly! + + =Overview= + GSA, The Graduate Student Association, is similar to the House of Representatives for graduate students. Grad students pay a student fee every quarter that funds the GSA. The GSA in turn, distributes this money among various programs and functions, and provide funding for graduate departmental events as well. The GSA representatives are the people who vote, and hence collectively the decision maker. The number of representatives each department can have is quantized proportional to the number of full-time grad students enrolled the respective department in the previous Spring. + + Check the [http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ Official UC Davis GSA Website] to find out who are representing your department, or if there are vacant positions still. + + =Upcoming Events= + ==12/10 GSA Weekly Bagel-Donut Day== + Event: Bagel-Donut Day + Date/ Time: Every Friday, 9am - noon (while supplies last) + Location: GSA Office, 253 South Silo + + Description: Free bagels, donuts, and coffee. Come get free breakfast, socialize + with fellow grad students, and meet the GSA Donut Fairy! + + ==12/16 GSA Third Thursday - It's A Wonderful Life== + December 16, 2004 + * 6:30 p.m. + * Theater: MUII + * Popcorn & treats will be provided. + + ==GSA Food Drive Competition, Dec 17== + Date/Time: Dec 17, 10am + Location: South Silo area + + The Competition: The graduate group that brings in the most food student + in the group will win a pizza party sponsored by the GSA. + + Most needed Items: Canned meats, soups, roths, peanut butter, canned or + powdered milk, cereal, pasta, canned vegetables, and 100% fruit juice. + + =Recent Topics= + ==From GSA Meeting Dec 1== + Brief outline here, more to come soon! + * Internship & Career Center + * Proposal to initiate an organizational fund of the GSA + * City Council Student Rep Resolution + * Bylaws Deletion - GSELF + * Misc + + ==From GSA Meeting Nov 3== + ===Campus Council for Information Technology=== + + Caroline Bledsoe from the Campus Council for Information + Technology came and gave a presentation. It serves an + advisory role on the various IT issues on campus. She + solicited feed back from the GSA reps, among which were + (non-exhaustive list): + * need better spam filter + * UC Davis website design sucks + * possibility of webcasting recorded lectures + * more wireless coverage + + If you have comments or questions for this council, ask your GSA reps! + + ===Special Project Funding Request - Bike Dome=== + + Two graduate students drafted up a proposal to build a bike + dome near the graduate housing area, and requested $500 + from the GSA Special Project Fund to help offset the cost + (they need approximately $3500 total). + + The bike dome will a community bike shop "where anyone can + bring their bike in and figure out how to get it running + smoothly." With an emphasis on community and teaching + people how to maintain & fix their own bikes, it will stand + out from the bike barn and other bike store in Davis. + + Based on the considerations of the service this project + would provide, the GSA voted to grant $500 to offset the + cost of setting up the Bike Dome. + + Ask your GSA reps if you have questions or want to know + more details. + + ===Graduate Student Resource Center Proposal=== + + During the October meeting, the Dean of Graduate Studies + came, and presented to us a plan for a Graduate Student + Community Center. It'd be a building centrally located on + campus, for graduate students specifically, and will + provide various essential services for graduate students. + A 17-page proposal is available for anyone who is + interested for more details. + + Currently this center is still in the "visionary" stage, + still need funding and approval of other authorities in the + bureaucratic food chain. The GSA voted in support of this + proposal, urging the Dean of Graduate Studies to continue + the compaign to fund and build the center, with continuing + input from the graduate student community. + + ===Misc=== + + Currently, the Davis city council voting rights does not + cover UC Davis students who live on campus. The GSA + External Chair is trying to do something about it. If you + are interested in this matter, please contact us. + + GSA is redesigning its website http://gsa.ucdavis.edu/ and + can use some input. Send feed back to gsa@ucdavis.edu + + ==Funding for Graduate Student Organizations?== + GSA is considering the possibility of providing funding to Graduate Student Organizations. Although there are a handful of Graduate Student Organization already registered through SPAC, they are not eligible to apply for Club Finance Council Funding. + + The first meeting to discuss this issue took place Tuesday, October 19th. GSA is actively trying to get feed back from leaders of graduate student clubs/organizations. Please email gsa@ucdavis.edu to get in touch with GSA. + + =Department Funding= + While each department can have a number of representatives roughly proportional to the number of students it has, not every department sends as many reps as they can. To encourage even representation of every student within GSA, funding that goes back to each department is calculated thus: + + (Total Funding to Departments) * (# of Reps Sent By The Department) / (Total # of GSA Representatives)