Wednesday evening’s GSA Senate meeting did not have the anticipated fireworks that have recently sparked turmoil in the GSA’s student government. Students voted to recognize three new student clubs, approved funds for various student group activities and voted to approve the proposed 2017-18 budget
The Graduate Student Employees Union (GSEU) negotiated a two percent increase in pay for all UB graduate employees in the GSEU, according to an email UB Human Resources sent to graduate student employees Wednesday night. The increases will be processed starting with paychecks dated Nov. 1, 2017. Minimum salaries for GSEU employees on full assistantships have been increased to $9,673 for the 2016 to 2017 academic year and $9,764 for the 2017 to 2018 academic year.
A fight over how to cover a $29,000 budget shortfall was the latest in a recent wave of turmoil for the Graduate Student Association (GSA) that included the resignation of its vice president, executive board turnover and accusations of workplace harassment.
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Q: Can you describe your specific role at the university? What does a typical work day look like for you? A: There’s no typical day in the life that I can walk you through. The president has a team of people he works with for a lot of different issues on the campus, whether it’s what’s going on in the academic side of the house, the business side. But the main job for the president really is that everything’s going right and that there are enough resources to do it...And then of course, anything that goes wrong is my job.
Starting Friday evening, UB will operate a Yellow Line shuttle between Flint Loop and Main Circle every half hour between 2 a.m.
Wednesday’s UB STEM UP job and internship fair fair ran from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Alumni Arena and focused on giving students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) majors a chance at networking with prospective employers. This year's fair featured notable companies such as Bloomberg, General Mills, Con Edison, Moog, PepsiCo and many others.
UB is scheduled to open the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences this winter, but UB has not finalized a plan for transporting employees to the new medical campus Members of the United University Profession (UUP) are working alongside “multiple UB units” to find a solution for students and faculty who will be working and studying at the new campus, according to UB Spokesperson John Della Contrada.
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Roughly 100 participants rallied for living TA and GA stipends Monday afternoon. Participants marched from the Student Union to the administrative offices on the fifth floor of Capen Hall.
Matthew Schwartz has always loved TEDTalks. A graduate student in the school of social work, Schwartz watches them in many of his classes. When a friend suggested he apply for Buffalo’s TEDx event, Schwartz submitted a quick pitch on his iPhone and hoped for the best.
Fifty-six percent of students said they have missed class because they could not find a parking spot, according to The Spectrum’s parking survey. Thirty percent said they’ve been late to class for the same reason.
UB finishes up GRoW home on South Campus UB students are wrapping up two years of work on an award-winning sustainability project located on South Campus. More than 100 students competed and for the School of Architecture and Planning in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2015 Solar Decathalon, according to the UB Reporter.
University Police (UPD) invites students and faculty to join them at this year’s Coffee With a Cop event, Oct. 4 from 12 p.m. to 4p.m. at Abbott Hall on South Campus. This is the second year UPD participated in the national event, which offers students free coffee and conversation with University Police officers.
1:22 a.m. A UB student reported seeing a male wearing all black pacing between the Richmond B parking lot and Crossroads Culinary Center (C3). The caller reported seeing the same person doing the same thing at the same time in the past. Patrol reported the person who was pacing was talking on his phone.
UB Council Student Representative Mike Brown wants more transparency and shared governance between the UB student population and administration. President Satish Tripathi, Vice President for Student Life Scott Weber and Chief of Staff Beth Del Genio met with members within the Council of Advocacy and Leadership (COAL) on Thursday to discuss student concerns and suggestions for a more transparent community.
Alize Scott could be the first member of her family to travel outside the U.S. Her lack of travel experience has held her back from studying abroad – until now. Scott, a junior communication major, hopes to study abroad somewhere in Africa, despite her anxiety of the unknown.
A mix of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty and other community members are planning to march on Monday to present a petition to guarantee a livable minimum stipend for teaching assistants (TA).
Most people consider Bill McKibben the country’s current leading environmental activist. What most don’t know is how he earned that title. McKibben was arrested in 2011 after leading one of the decade’s largest protests against the Keystone XL pipeline construction.
Over 100 people gathered in 101 Davis Hall on Monday evening to hear the former NASA Administrator speak. Students packed the room, filling every seat, spilling into aisles and crouching in back corners. Bolden served as the keynote speaker for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Space Week. Bolden discussed the components of NASA, Mars exploration, plans for future expeditions and the possibility of life in outer space.
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