Announcements
Masculinity & Men’s Mental health
Join the School of Social Welfare in discussing Mental Health and Masculinity within the social construct of today. Discover the importance of men’s mental health and share your experience with your peers.
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Graphic Novelist, Artist, and Educator, Cat Huang.
We invite all to a talk and reception for Graphic Novelist, Artist, and Educator, Cat Huang.
Cat Huang relates her experiences about making a graphic novel, from the proposal process to publishing.
“Creating Memorabilia: What I Learned from Creating a Graphic Novel about Antiques”.
Friday, March 29: 12pm -1:30pm @ Melville Library: E-2340
Special Collections Seminar Room
Cat Huang is a cartoonist, educator and art director based in Providence, RI. She is currently working on Nostalgia, a middle grade graphic novel set in a magical antique shop, where a nameless protagonist searches for their identity. Along with teaching at RISD—her alma mater, where she earned a BFA in Illustration—she is also a teaching artist at Artprof.org, a free, accessible and comprehensive online educational platform for visual arts. She was formerly an associate art director at Airbnb.
Food and Drink will be offered. Event hosted by the AAPI Mentorship Network and the Graduate Student Organization.
Regalia Loaner Program
Apply today for assistance with Regalia for Graduation! Don’t let the financial cost burden you during a time of celebration!
Application Link: http://tinyurl.com/Regalia-App-GSO
NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2024-2025 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Dear Graduate Students,
Elections for the 2024-2025 GSO Executive Council (EC) will be held on April 19-26, 2024.
The GSO is now accepting nominations for following positions:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
To be eligible for a GSO EC position, you must:
Meet the General Eligibility requirements outlined in Article IV of the GSO Constitution;
Be an enrolled graduate student at Stony Brook University who will have been a GSO member for at least two semesters prior to taking office (including this semester);
Be from a department with an active senator;
Have attended at least one GSO Senate meeting during the academic year, or be able to demonstrate experience and familiarity with student government subject to majority approval by the Elections Committee.
Candidates are also required to submit an application and petition for candidacy no later than April 1st, 2024. Nominees will receive an application and petition to complete when the Election Committee receives their nomination.
If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else please contact the Elections Committee Chair at secretary@sbgso.org.
Interested in joining the gso team?
RSVP for March 1st to hear about the roles within the GSO, what your department Senator can do for you, and get updates on all GSO ongoings and events.
Top Golf with GSo - Raffle open now
Enter for a chance to win a trip to Top Golf with the GSO Team!
GSO Resources
The GSO hosts many large-scale events for graduate students on and off campus, as well as many resources, including:
Graduate Student Emergency Relief Fund
Please also refer to the Student Emergency Support Fund (SESF) for resources and support.
The GSO also offers various funding opportunities! Whether you are taking in-person classes or if you are an online/remote student, you can still apply for the GSO reimbursement lines. These range in $300 - $1,750 in reimbursements, including:
Conference expenses
Online courses (i.e., Coursera, DataCamp, not degree requirements)
Professional development activities (i.e., LinkedIn subscription, software subscriptions like Adobe, Prism)
Fitness activities (i.e., gym membership fees, exercise classes)
Recreational activities (i.e., tickets to concerts, sports games, Broadway musicals/plays, museums)
Travel expenses to internships, research/clinical rotations
Please note: Any form of harassment (stalking, excessive calling, any form of aggression and appearing at the living quarters of ANY Graduate Student Organization Executive Member, Officer, Senator, or any related member of GSO) will NOT be tolerated. If any student is found to be harassing any Graduate Student Organization member will be given a verbal warning, a meeting with the Dean of Students, and/or suspension as a Graduate Student Organization Affiliate. This will bar students from attending Graduate Student Organization events, seek reimbursements, or run for any seat within the organization so long as they enrolled at Stony Brook University.
The GSO is the graduate student government at Stony Brook University. The GSO is incorporated in the State of New York as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and is legally and structurally independent of the university administration.
