Announcements
📢 Announcement: GSO Executive Positions Now Open! 📢
The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is now accepting applications for the following Executive Council positions:
✅ President
✅ Vice President
✅ Secretary
✅ Treasurer
This is a great opportunity to take on a leadership role, advocate for graduate students, and contribute to the GSO’s mission of fostering an inclusive and vibrant community.
📅 Application Deadline: March 5th, 2025
📍 Eligibility: All currently enrolled graduate students who meet the requirements outlined in the GSO Constitution.
📩 How to Apply: https://www.stonybrookgso.org/how-to-become-an-executive-officer
For more details on the roles and responsibilities, refer to the GSO Constitution or contact secretary@sbgso.org.
Step up, get involved, and make a difference in our graduate student community! 🚀
SPRINTAX CODES
Eligibility to access a Sprintax code:
If you pay the $45 graduate student activity fee, have a GSO senator in your department, and are interested in access to a Sprintax code, please fill out the following form. Please note that you can only request this for yourself and you cannot share this code with other individuals.
To get started with Sprintax, click here.
Once you receive your code, please follow these instructions to use your code.
For additional information, please review this brochure or check out Sprintax on YouTube.
If you need support for using Sprintax, you can contact their support team using their 24/7 Live Chat.
Please note that it may take 1-2 days to receive your code in your email. The deadline to apply for a Sprintax code is April 10, 2025.
If you have any additional questions, please contact your GSO senator or email speaker@sbgso.org.
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.
