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Graduate Student Organization at the University at Albany (GSO)
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GSO is one of the largest Student Organizations on Campus and is located in the Campus Center. We have many services offered at the GSO office (CC 165B), including a fax machine, printer, and copier, free local phone calls, coffee club, lounge area, and a place to connect with other graduate students. The GSO President and the GSO Officers are elected positions and are chosen by vote through Graduate Students. Various Committees (see below) are responsible for the GSO activities. RGSO groups... (read more)
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http://www.albany.edu/~gso/
Office:
Campus Center 165B
Location:
1400 Washington Ave.

Recent News
 

News:
1) Cris Ruhm Seminar
2) GSO Office Hours
3) Mapping New York Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS &
Community Analysis
4) Spanish Ministry of Science Fellowship
5) GSO GALA !!!
6) GSO Volunteer Program
7) 2009 Spring Fiesta
8) Take Back The Night
9) Pursuing a Career in Academia
10) Works In Progress Workshop
11) Home Across Lands
12) Music Movie Night – Triple Feature (ATTENTION TIME CHANGE !!!)
13) Women Build Day
14) 61st Annual Albany Tulip Festival
15) University at Albany Graduation Ceremonies
16) Campus Clean Up Day
17) National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Walk MS


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1. Cris Ruhm Seminar

There will be a Microeconomics Seminar scheduled for Friday, May 1st in
BA 233 - 3:30pm-5:00pm. The guest presenter will be Chris Ruhm,
Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor of Economics at the University of
North Carolina - Greensboro. The title of the presentation is "Public
Policies and Women's Employment after Childbearing"


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2. GSO Office Hours

Uptown Campus (Campus Center, 165B)
Monday -Thursday 10:00AM-7:00PM
Friday 10:00AM-5:00PM

East Campus (George Education Center, 155)
Monday - Friday 10:00AM-2:00 PM

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3. Mapping New York Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS &
Community Analysis

When: May 8th, 2009
Where: Albany New Horizons Computer Center - 10 Airline Drive,
Suite 101 Albany, NY, 12205
Who: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community

Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.3 to create thematic maps, address
mapping (geocoding), download and map census & American Community Survey
Data. Participants will also learn to conduct spatial queries, download
free shapefiles and create well-designed maps.

Intermediate Excel skills required.

More Info/Registration: http://www.nur-online.com/

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The Spanish Ministry of Science has opened a fellowship program for
foreign visiting junior scholars who would like to work at a Spanish
Research institution/University with the support of the fellowship
program. The general conditions are:

1. Duration: between 9 and 18 beginning in the coming academic year (Sept.
2009-Sept. 2010).

2. A monthly salary of 1938 euros (before taxes),up to 3000 euros for
relocation expenses and full medical/social security coverage for the
fellow and family members. The candidate will have a full-time contractual
relationship with a Spanish institution that is incompatible with other
contractual relation with other academic/research institutions.

3. Receive the invitation of a Spanish professor / research team and
develop a collaborative work plan during the fellowship period.

I would be happy to provide the invitation (and assist with the
application), in my name and of my research group, for an interested
candidate who would be willing to develop the following work plan during
one academic year:

a. The visiting scholar would be associated with the 'Departmento
Interfacultativo de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación' (Developmental
and Educational Psychology, in the School of Psychology) of the
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. However, candidates do not need to be
psychologists and may come from any of the social sciences appropriate for
the work-plan described below.

b. The theme of the work plan should center on "ethnographic and/or
discursive studies of childhood and/or education" and would mainly
consist in the organization of a permanent training seminar on the
selected topic for graduate and undergraduate students and interested
colleagues and collaborate with advising of graduate student's research.
English could be the main working language for these activities
(especially in relation to reading materials) but oral/conversational
skills in Spanish would be very helpful.

c. The fellowship requires full-time continuous commitment with the host
institution during the period of stay.

If you would like more information about this fellowship program, the work
plan or any other issues please do not hesitate to contact me. The
fellowship program is quite competitive and we are allowed to invite and
work on the application of only one candidate. Also, if we decide to
apply, we need to work quickly since full applications should be submitted
in the coming weeks.

David Poveda
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
david.poveda@uam.es

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5. GSO GALA !!!

GSO Gala - Saturday May 2nd. 7pm. FREE.

Only 50 tickets left. Please email lb367137@albany.edu to reserve your
tickets. Current graduate students only. Night includes open bar and
finger foods.


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6. GSO Volunteer Program

If you want to volunteer and become a member of GSO Volunteer Program,
please send your contact information to nk368756@albany.edu

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7. 2009 Spring Fiesta

The Indian Students Organization is proud to present the 2009 Spring
Fiesta, to be held in CC 375 on May 3rd. A small collection of Indian
dances and musical pieces will be followed by a fully catered Indian
dinner and dance party. End the semester with food and entertainment
before exams!

When: May 3rd, Sunday. Doors open 5:30. Show begins 6:00.
Where: CC 375, SUNY uptown campus
Price: $3 with SUNY ID, $5 without, First 75 entrants are admitted free of
charge.

This is an MCAA sponsored event.

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8. Take Back The Night

The Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center will be holding
it’s 28th annual "Take Back the Night" and is inviting you to participate.
“Take Back The Night” is a rally and march against sexual violence,
addressing rape, sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, sexual
harassment, and stalking. It is dedicated to all survivors of sexual
assault, to those living in fear and/or enduring assault, and to the
friends and families of those who have lost their lives at the hands of an
attacker.

When: Thursday, 30 April 2009
Pre-Rally at 5:45PM
Rally at 6:15PM
March at 7:15PM
Where: Washington Avenue Armory at the corner of Washington and Lark.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Amy
Vincent, Prevention Educator, at amy.vincent@albanycounty.com or by phone
at (518) 447-7100.

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9. Pursuing a Career in Academia

The Anthropology Graduate Student Organization (AGSO) will be hosting a
brown bag lunch on Friday, May 1st at 2:30pm in AS231. The topic of this
professional development talk will be “Pursuing a Career in Academia”. The
panel, comprised of two recent faculty appointees, will answer graduate
student’s questions regarding the job search process. While geared toward
anthropologists, this talk should prove relevant to any graduate student
interested in a career in academia, particularly those in the social
sciences. Light refreshments will be provided.



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10. Works In Progress Workshop

The History Graduate Students Organization is proud to sponsor this
semester's "Works-In-Progress Workshop," on Thursday, April 30, at 1 PM in
the History Department's Conference Room (SS 145). PhD students Sean
Heather McGraw and Erica Nuckles will present portions of their current
research projects. Sean Heather will present a paper entitled, "Founding
Sisterhoods, Margaret Anna Cusack and Catherine McAuley," and Erica will
present a paper entitled, "Remarks on a March: the Material Circumstances
of Charlotte Browne."

If you have questions about the workshop, please email HGSO President
Jonathan Nash at jn211278@albany.edu

YOUR GSO FUNDS AT WORK!



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11. Home Across Lands

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants $ SUNY Albany’s School of
Social Welfare Present: Home Across Lands.

When: Wednesday April 29th, 7pm
Where: Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue

Suggested donation $10

518 459 1790



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12. AASS&F presents Music Movie Night – Triple Feature

When: 7:00pm ,Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Where: LC 25, Uptown Campus

Feature 1 Sade “Lovers Live” in Southern California
Feature 2 Yanni “Tribute” at the Taj Mahal in India
Feature 3 The Supremes “Reflections” the Motown Sound

Contact: Sheila Gaddy (President)
518 464-0241, sg241726@albany.edu


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13. Women Build

Women Build week is May 2nd -9th.
Capital District Habitat for Humanity is participating and will hold its
Women Build Day May 8th, 2009 9am - 3pm, 16 Emmet Street, Albany, NY 12204

Women Build is a program that trains women to make a difference by
building homes and communities. Women Build has one mission - to empower
women to take action against poverty housing conditions in their
community.
On a Women Build project, the majority of the volunteers on the
construction site are female. This model provides an environment in which
women can feel comfortable learning construction skills they might not
otherwise have the opportunity to learn.

Women Builds brings together women from all walks of life to address in a
concrete way the housing crisis facing millions of women and children
across the globe.

Capital District Habitat is committed to Womens Build and has hired
Micheline Moncour, as our new Construction Manager Call Ericka at (518)
462-2993 to sign up. We have to limit this to 30 volunteers,so sign up
early.

Steve Haggerty
Capital District Habitat for Humanity


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14. 61st Annual Albany Tulip Festival

WHAT: 61st Annual Albany Tulip Festival

WHERE: Washington Park in downtown Albany

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, May 9th and 10th

Volunteers are needed all day both Saturday and Sunday for various
activities. Check out
http://www.albanyevents.org/events/event_detail.cfm?ID=2 for more info and
email Nicole (nk368756@albany.edu) for a volunteer application. In order
to be a volunteer, you have to attend a volunteer orientation on
Tuesday,May 5th at 5:30 pm in the park (there might be a way to work
around this if you have a class or other commitment at that time - please
let Nicole know if this is the case).

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15. University at Albany Graduation Ceremonies

WHAT: University at Albany Graduation Ceremonies

WHERE: University at Albany's uptown campus

WHEN: Saturday (graduate ceremony) and Sunday (undergraduate ceremony),
May 16th and 17th

If you are not graduating this year but are still going to be in the
Albany area for Commencement Weekend, this is a great way to help out! Go
to http://apps.albany.edu/volunteer/?ID=27 to sign up! Contact Nicole
(nk368756@albany.edu) with questions! Let her know which activity you have
signed up for and she'll let you know if any other grad students have
signed up for that same activity!

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16. Campus Clean Up Day

WHAT: Campus Clean Up Day

WHERE: Downtown, Uptown and East Campuses

WHEN: Monday, April 27th from 9 am - 12 pm AND/OR 1 pm - 4 pm (RAIN DATE
is Thursday, April 30th)

Help clean up the University at Albany's three campuses in preparation for
graduation and other springtime events. You can volunteer for the morning
(9-12) and/or afternoon (1-4) shifts - free lunch provided for volunteers
from 12-1. Sign up at http://apps.albany.edu/volunteer/?ID=28. Feel free
to sign up with friends and email Nicole (nk368756@albany.edu) to let her
know what team you sign up for and she'll let you know if any other grad
students have signed up for that team!

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17. National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Walk MS

WHAT: National Multiple Sclerosis Society's Walk MS

WHERE: The Crossings of Colonie

WHEN: Sunday, May 3rd @ 10 am (registration @ 9 am)

Sign up at
https://secure3.convio.net/nmss/site/TRR?fr_id=10620&pg=tfind&JServSessionIdr009=t0nqzg84u1.app330b.
Search for the "SUNY Albany GSO" team. Contact Nicole at
nk368756@albany.edu) with questions! A follow-up email will be going out
to all those who sign up to work out details (carpool, etc.)