GPSG has a new name on Facebook and Twitter!

The Pitt GPSA accounts on Facebook and Twitter have now transitioned to Pitt GPSG. 

Join the GPSG group and like the GPSG page on Facebook.

Follow pittgpsg on Twitter for the latest news on events and services. 

GPSG is seeking a new Vice President of Finance for the 2013-14 school year. The Vice President of Finance is primarily responsible for overseeing the financial activities of GPSG. Responsibilities include:

• Setting the GPSG budget
• Authorizing and recording all financial transactions of GPSG
• Administering the Travel Award program through approving new requests for funding, and submitting travel reimbursement requests
• Reviewing and approving (with help from Finance Committee) Supplemental Funds requests
• Overseeing the GPSG Cultural Groups

Work on the budget takes place prior to, and at the beginning of the academic year starting in July. Supplemental Funds requests and the GPSG Travel Award program take place throughout the year. The bulk of the time spent with this position involves administering the Travel Award program through approving new requests for funding, and submitting travel reimbursement requests. There is also a significant amount of time which needs to be spent reconciling the budget to the university general ledger system. Knowledge of basic accounting (e.g. balancing a checkbook) is helpful, but not required.

If interested, please email pittgpsg@gmail.com with a statement of intent (250 words maximum) and a small picture of yourself by May 28. At the June Assembly Board meeting (June 4th), candidates will make a statement and respond to questions from the assembly board. Candidate attendance is strongly encouraged. Voting by the assembly board will take place at this meeting as well.

It is expected that the new VP of Finance be in Pittsburgh this June for immediate training.

The School of Social Work is holding the event "Hard Work Deserves Fair Pay" as part of their two-week 2013 poverty "Teach-In" summit!  The event consists of a presentation, a fair wage activity, and interactive discussion.  It's open to students, staff, and community members.  Food will be provided.

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Location: 2017 Cathedral of Learning

WPTS, Pitt Political Review, and GPSG are hosting the mayoral candidates on Pitt's campus for a little pierogies and politics.

Tickets are free with a Pitt ID and can be picked up from Dave Gau or the William Pitt Union box office.

The event will be held April 3rd at 7:30 pm in the O'Hara Ballroom. Food will be served starting at 6:15 pm, courtesy of GPSG!

Space is limited, email Dave for your ticket or visit the Union's box office today!

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/136963419816211/

The GPSG elections are over and your new officers have been elected!  The newly-elected officers are:

• President: David Gau (Bioengineering)
• VP of Committees: Mitali Patil (Bioengineering)
• VP of Communications: Monica Kohli (Graduate School of Public Health)
• VP of Finance: Allison Doyle (Arts & Sciences)
• VP of Programming: Martha Merrill (Bioengineering)

Don your most smashing spring attire and join us for a magical evening of hors d’oeuvres, beverages (3 hours of open bar and last hour of cash bar), and dancing in the garden! Tickets will be $15 at the WPU Box Office.
Date: Saturday, March 23
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location: Phipps Conservatory
Who: Pitt grad/professional students; each student may bring 1 non-Pitt guest
Cost: $15 per ticket
Register: http://gpsgspringformal2013.eventbrite.com (opens Thursday, March 7 at noon)

Due to technical delays, the annnual elections for GPSG Executive Officers will begin Wed. March 6 and end Friday, March 15 at Midnight.  Click here more information on the candidates. Vote at my.pitt.edu. And make sure to take the survey on increasing graduate student activity fees!

Students can also learn more about elections at one of the Around the World Study Breaks being held by at lunch time tomorrow (March 5) in the lobbies of Mervis Hall, Scaiffe Hall, Benedum Hall, Posvar Hall, Parran Hall, and the Barco Law Building by GPSG and Pitt Cultural Groups.

GPSG is currently seeking candidates for the 2013-14 GPSG Executive board. As part of our spirited election campaign we have several events where students, potential candidates, and current GPSG officers and volunteers can mingle and discuss GPSG's mission, activities, and most of all- how you can make a difference!

At this particular event students will have a chance to meet some of the potential GPSG candidates. We also hope to convince some of you attending to run for elections by the end of the night :)

So whether you are interested in running for GPSG elections (highly recommended!), meeting the potential candidates, finding out how to get more involved in GPSG related activities, or you just happen to be free on a Wednesday evening and want to hang out with your GPSG peeps, please do join us for drinks, light hors d'oeuvres and merriment!

We shall be giving away 1 free drink ticket per PITT student (while supplies last, so make sure you RSVP soon!)

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q5GMYcPwd15IFrpEGzlKyLA3ikvd9Rr71fn4Rt2wuFo/viewform

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/100913706759749/

TASA (Turkish American Student Association) invites you to their movie night, featuring Berlin Kaplanı (2012) by Hakan Algül.  The event is free and pizza and refreshments will be served!  See this trailer for more about the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZazsGQLA41A



Date: January 31, 2012

Time: 6:00-9:00 pm

Place: O'Hara Student Center, Ballroom
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/396423507113012

Language: Turkish

Subtitles: English