The GSG has negotiated for discounted poster printing through the Design and Copy Service shop at the Stamp Student Union. They will offer GRID presenters 20% off the cost of printing your poster! If you plan on using them for printing, you must bring your poster to them as a PDF file on a flash drive.
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"Even after two administrators addressed graduate students' worries about the University Health Center's switch to third-party billing, several students said the talk did little to allay their concerns."
More about:Officials present details of Health Center billing plan
"In an effort to boost environmental sustainability and reduce costs, the GSG voted Friday to ban most bottled water purchases for its functions."
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"Advocates for the Purple Line running on Campus Drive may have lost one of their largest opponents, as the bulk of the university's new administration has backed off their predecessors' objections to the light-rail line."
More about:Admin. shift may signal new era for rail plans
The Office of Extended Studies seeks several grad students for our summer pre-college programs. We have a 2-week academic program for talented seventh and eighth graders from July 17 through July 29, and a 3-week academic program for talented high school students from July 10 through July 29.
More about:Office of Extended Studies Recruiting for Summer Jobs With Pre-College Programs
As many of you know, April 18 is the deadline for filing U.S. income tax forms for 2010. The Graduate School is again sponsoring assistance with filing income taxes. View this news item or the Calendar for a full list of dates and times.
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"A county plan calling for Route 1 to include a bicycle lane when it is rebuilt netted support from the Graduate Student Government earlier this month, but any major improvements to the highway remain well in the future."
More about:Graduate students back county plan to add Rt. 1 cycling lanes
"Graduate students are criticizing a local construction project that will reroute traffic around the Graduate Hills Apartment complex to deter crime in the area, maintaining they were largely kept in the dark on specifics."
More about:Construction around Graduate Hills meant to reduce crime
The Division of Student Affairs provides services and programs that foster academic success and promote student development. The 15 departments within the Division (ranging from housing to career services) are looking to recruit talented graduate students just like yourself.
More about:Graduate Assistant Interview Day
The Social & Sport Committee is organizing a graduate indoor soccer league that would start after spring break in March. CRS would reserve a gym for indoor graduate soccer league once a week between 5-7pm at the Armory. Those who are interested in participating or using the space, please contact Liz at gsg-vpcd [at] umd [dot] eduMore about:Graduate Indoor Soccer League Plans
"Graduate students are calling on the University Health Center to release specifics on the recently announced third-party billing system, saying students are running out of time to determine what health-care options are available for next year."
More about:Graduate students demand health care details
Are you a mother trying to navigate college or graduate school? If so, the Counseling Center on campus has a group just for you!
More about:Mother's Support Group
"University President Wallace Loh dove headfirst into the Purple Line debate yesterday by hosting a town hall-style meeting to discuss the merits and disadvantages of two rail alignments with the university community."
More about:Loh vows to see Purple Line through
The Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) needs your help! The GSG is responsible for using the funding we receive from the Graduate Student Activities Fee to help the graduate student body. To do that, we need you to you share your thoughts and ideas, as well as those of your constituents, as we draft a plan to spend additional funding that has been made available to us.
More about:GSG Funding Outlook
The goal of the group is to provide a support network to help students overcome many of the common challenges of the dissertation process. The group meets every other Friday afternoons from 12:00 noon until 1:30 pm in Shoemaker Building starting on February 18, 2011.
More about:Dissertation Support Groups Froming
"College Park City Council members voted Tuesday night in support of a proposed Mowatt Lane apartment complex geared toward graduate students and faculty members."
More about:City Council supports new graduate housing
Welcome back to the new year, and thanks for joining us even before classes have begun. Of course the semester schedule doesn't always mean too much to graduate students, especially if you're ABD or not teaching.
More about:President's January Report to the Assembly
