SBU GSO Newsletter #27

Feb 08, 2022

Hi Everyone! We hope that you’re having a great semester and your week is off to a fantastic start!

This week, we have a bunch of new and important information along with some events to share with all of you.

We are looking for a new Productions Director, applications are open until February 18th, 11:59 PM.
We have a lot of leftover funds for this semester which opens up many new funding opportunities for various activities.
The Distinguished Travel Award is now accepting applications!
SAFTA is presenting their February edition of Writers Workshop.
Stony Brook Women in Computer Science (WiCS) is hosting an exciting hackathon from February 12th.
Speaker registration for the SBU Three Minute Thesis competition is now open!
CGSA is coming up with a very exciting spring festival event on February 19.

Call for Applications: GSO Productions Director

The Stony Brook Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is seeking dynamic applicants for a Productions Director position. This new role is for one year from the start date. The start date for all positions may be as early as January 10, or at the applicant’s earliest convenience in the month of January.

The stipend for the position is $4,160, over 52 weeks, prorated for the number of weeks worked (this works out to approximately $160 every two weeks). Candidates are expected to work an average of 5 hours a week.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume in a single PDF file to this form. The application deadline is February 18, 11:59 PM EST.

Position responsibilities:

The Productions Director serves as the coordinator and supervisor for all GSO events. Management and team skills as well as good verbal skills are required. Applicants must be able to manage various office duties related to event planning and production, booking caterers, bands and activities, and maintaining a social media presence in collaboration with the Media and Communications Specialist. The Productions Director's responsibilities include:

Coordinating food and activity orders for events;
Collaborating with other graduate student clubs and organizations;
Overseeing event decor, music, room set-up and breakdown of event supplies and equipment;
Managing event attendance, staffing and advertising;
Advising student groups/clubs planning Social/Cultural and Speaker Series events;
Submitting a fall and spring semester productions budget proposal to the GSO Treasurer with the Vice President, staying within budget and maintaining all itemized receipts;
Attending weekly meetings with the Vice President to go over the contracts and logistics of all GSO sponsored events;
Attending GSO Senate meetings and presenting a monthly report;
Attending GSO executive committee meetings as necessary;
Attending GSO meetings with University administrators when required.

For questions related to this position, please contact secretary@sbgso.org.

Apply for Our GSO Funds!

The GSO offers many funding opportunities that you can apply for! If you pay the $45 graduate student activity fee and have an active GSO senator in your department, you are eligible for these funds! We can fund conference expenses, other professional development activities, as well as recreational activities outside of academics.

We have a LOT of leftover funds this semester, so please check out each application for more details by visiting our Applications page or check out this quick overview of our funds.

Please note that our spring application deadline is April 20, 2022, and funds are on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact your GSO senator or office@sbgso.org or check out our FAQs page for more information.

The Distinguished Travel Award is now accepting applications!

The DTA is a special line of funding designated to provide financial support (up to $1500) for graduate students presenting their work at professional conferences/meetings and exhibitions, or performing at concerts/festivals and other venues that enhance the national and international reputation of their department and the University. Awards are determined based on the quality of the applicant’s submitted information and the impact of their work, both within their field and academia. The DTA was established in 2011 and is co-funded by the Stony Brook Graduate School and the Stony Brook Graduate Student Organization.

This cycle (Spring 2022) the available funding for the DTA has been doubled due to the lack of conferences in the past year – it is a great time to apply!

For more information, click HERE

SAFTA February Writers Workshop

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is proud to present “The Confluence of Rhythms Begins: Mapping the Sounds of Your Poems”, a workshop led by Sandra Marchetti on February 9th, 2022 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM EST on Zoom.

Sandra Marchetti is the author of Confluence, a full-length collection of poetry from Sundress Publications (2015). She is also the author of four chapbooks of poetry and lyric essays. Her poetry appears widely in Poet Lore, Blackbird, Ecotone, Southwest Review, Subtropics, and elsewhere. Sandy’s essays can be found at The Rumpus, Fansided, Mid-American Review, Barrelhouse, Pleiades, and other venues. Sandy earned an MFA in Creative Writing—Poetry from George Mason University and now serves as the Coordinator of Tutoring Services at the College of DuPage in the Chicagoland area. She currently serves as the Poetry Editor at River Styx Magazine.

Access the event at tiny.utk.edu/sundress (password: safta).

Stony Brook Women in Computer Science brings HopperHacks!

WiCS is hosting HopperHacks, a 24-hour long, social good-focused hackathon to encourage students to make an impact on relevant social issues around the world today, such as mental/physical health, diversity and inclusion, and the environment, all by applying their technical skills. We aim to provide a safe and comfortable environment for undergraduate and graduate students of any background and skill level to participate in. This year we plan to have a hybrid hackathon, allowing participants to show up in person or virtually.

Date: Saturday, February 12th - Sunday, February 13th
Time: Saturday 9:00 AM EST to Sunday 9:00 AM EST
Location: Stony Brook Union Ballroom & Virtual (Discord)

Participate: https://bit.ly/hh22-register
Volunteer: https://bit.ly/hh22-volunteer
Mentor: https://bit.ly/hh22-mentor

HopperHacks website: http://hopperhacks.sbuwics.com/

SBU Three Minute Thesis Competition

Speaker registration for the SBU Three Minute Thesis competition is now open!

Are you a doctoral student who has advanced to candidacy and has conclusions to present from your dissertation? Sign up for a chance to compete in Stony Brook’s Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT® for short, and receive coaching on how to present those findings in an engaging way to a general audience in THREE MINUTES with just one slide.

SCHEDULE

The final round of the competition will be held live via Zoom on April 6, 2022, at 4pm, with three mandatory, virtual trainings provided to support student competitors in workshopping their presentations on February 23, March 9 or 10, and March 23 or 24 (check the website for further details). Building on the success of our virtual competitions the past two years, all coaching and judging will be conducted virtually.

PRIZES

The top talks will receive cash prizes generously sponsored by the SBU Alumni Association.
1st: $1000
2nd: $700
3rd: $500
People's Choice: $300

Also, new this year: our 1st place winner will be eligible to compete at the northeastern regional 3MT competition hosted by the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools.

ELIGIBILITY

Doctoral students from all disciplines who have advanced to candidacy by Feb 16 and have conclusions to share are encouraged to compete in this spoken word competition. If you’re curious, you can see examples of the broad range of research presented in recent years on our 3MT website. From Art and English to Computer Science and Physics to Cognitive Science and Microbiology, 3MT showcases it all, in only 3 minutes.

SIGN UP BY FEBRUARY 16
Speaker registration will close on February 16, 2022. Speaker slots are limited although we will attempt to accommodate as many competitors as possible. Sign up soon!

For more information, more talks, and how to register: stonybrook.edu/3mt