SBU GSO NEWSLETTER #52
Happy Wednesday, Seawolves! We hope that you are having a great week so far! Be sure to read our newsletters and follow us on Instagram at @stonybrook_gso to be updated on upcoming events.
Upcoming Events:
GSO Disability Pride Event
Announcements:
2023 GSO Executive Council Election Results
Spring 2023 Distinguished Travel Award - Accepting Applications
Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center 1-Month Graduate Student Memberships
LeetCode 1-Year Subscription Codes
Community Legal Help Project
GSO Disability Pride Event
May 8th, 2023 at 6:00 PM -7:30 PM, Room 223 and Zoom
Please join us on Monday, May 8th, from 6-7:30 PM for the GSO Disability Pride Event! Disability Pride Month is in July, but the GSO Disability Advocacy Committee believes in celebrating disability pride every day. There will be food and drinks, swag (pride tees, flags), and resources for students with disabilities!
Allies and advocates are welcome in addition to students with disabilities! Come join us for a discussion on disability pride, meet other students, and help build a grad student disability and neurodivergence community!
RSVP to join us in person via the QR code on the flyer. To register on Zoom, follow this link or the link in the flyer.
2023 GSO Executive Council Election Results
Dear Graduate Students,
Thank you for your participation in this year’s Graduate Student Organization Executive Committee elections! Below are the election results, with the winning candidates’ names bolded.
President:Â
Adithya Muralli, 126 votes
Marlene C. Patti, 97 votes
Vice President:Â
Stephanie Torres, 147 votes
Secretary:
D. Denis O’Donoghue, 94 votes
Naika Jecrois, 73 votes
Treasurer:
Disha Ghoshal, 129 votes
Mahsa Bargahi, 112 votes
Student Activity Fee Referendum:Â
In favor of a Mandatory Student Activity Fee, 103 votes
In favor of a Voluntary Student Activity Fee, 0 votes
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Graduate Student Organization Executive Committee!
Sincerely,
Haley Briggles
Chair of the Elections Committee
Graduate Student Organization
Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center 1-Month Graduate Student Memberships
The GSO is pleased to offer 1-month gym memberships to the Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center for graduate students at Stony Brook University! Please fill out this form with your information, and it will be reviewed and processed within a few business days.
To be eligible, you must:
- Be a matriculated GSO member (pay the $45 graduate student activity fee and have an active GSO senator)
- Have not already requested the max amount of fitness reimbursements from the GSO
- Utilize your gym membership at least 6 times within the subscribed month
To renew your monthly membership, you must have utilized your previous membership at least 6 times within the month. Visits will be verified via access records.
The deadline for filling out this membership form will be May 15th.
Please note: The GSO will not be reimbursing prior purchased memberships after March 27th.
LeetCode 1-Year Subscription Codes
The GSO still has annual subscriptions to LeetCode! Leetcode is an online platform to practice your programming skills, expand your knowledge, and prepare for technical interviews. It has over 2,600 practice questions, support for over 14 programming languages, and an active community to help you with solutions. If you're interested, apply soon as codes are limited!
If you pay the $45 graduate student activity fee, have a GSO senator in your department, and are interested in access to a 1-year Leetcode subscription, please fill out this form. Please note that if you apply for this code, $100 will be deducted from your GSO Professional Development Fund max amount ($600). If you have already applied for a code in the Fall 2022 semester, you are currently not eligible for another code.
Please give our office time to verify your information and send you a code. Once you receive your code, please follow these instructions in order to redeem your subscription.
If you have any technical issues redeeming the code, please contact support@leetcode.com
If you have any additional questions, please contact your GSO senator or Monique at office@sbgso.org
Community Legal Help Project
We are pleased to announce the Community Legal Help Project, a free service offered in collaboration with the GSO and the FSA. Please see the attached flier for information on the provided services, and how to get started. Students with legal issues outside of the scope of the Community Legal Help Project can continue to contact Rob at speaker@sbgso.org for our ongoing legal services for this semester.
Departments that have GSO representation are eligible for conference and recreation funding opportunities! If you don’t know if you are currently represented, please check our website: https://www.stonybrookgso.org/senators
If you are interested in getting involved with the GSO, we would love to have you! Please reach out to Monique at office@sbgso.org if you would like to become a GSO senator/representative in your department or if you have any questions or ideas for events. Follow us on our Instagram!