Fellowship and grant "how to" session

The Director of External Fellowships for the grad college, Ken Vickery, is holding a session for the sociology department on "Successful UIUC & External Fellowship Applications." At this event he will explain how to prepare an application that is competitive and will get noticed by the application committee.

Event Information:
Tuesday, November 3rd
Time: 3:30pm
Place: 170 Wohlers Hall

Artists Wanted

GSAC is still seeking submissions from the grads for the sociology tee-shirt contest this week (10/19th - 10/23rd). Don't be shy!

Please send all submissions to gsacillinois@gmail.com or place in Becky Gresh’s mailbox.

GEO Information Session

On Tuesday November 3rd at 5:30 pm GSAC will join sociology steward, Robin Estabrook, and GEO representative Tristan Bunner for an informational session about the what the GEO is, why it is important, as well the latest developments in the contract negotiation process. If you haven’t signed up to be represented by the GEO you can also do it then. If you’re interested in peeking at them now, the GEO website is: http://www.uigeo.org, and the bargaining website is: http://www.geocontract.org.

In addition, GSAC will also be taking nominations and talking about the elections for service beginning the spring of 2010. Of course, this can also be a meeting for raising concerns or questions too.

When: November 3rd at 5:30 pm

Where: Murphy’s Pub, 604 E Green St.

Upcoming Elections

GSAC will soon be taking nominations for our general election, which will take place during the second to third week of November. If any of you are interested in serving or know someone who would be a good representative, please send nominations to the e-mail account (gsacillinois@gmail.com).

Book Sale!

GSAC has been collecting unwanted soc-related textbooks in order to sell them to raise money for fun activities for grad students. We realized there may be some that you are interested in buying them, so we will be holding a book sale on Wednesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 29 from 3-5pm both days, in 69 CAB. Instead of paying full price, donate what you can for the grad student funds.

GEO Work-In

Soc grads, join in for the GEO's work-in! Help pressure the administration for a fair contract!

Tuesday, October 13 and Wednesday, October 14, the GEO is staging a "work-in" from 10-3 pm in the Courtyard Cafe of the Illini Union. Grade papers, plan class, hold office hours - this event is designed to show the University how we work as part of our strategy for putting pressure on the administration to move forward with negotiations. Please come for any time between 10 and 3!

Annual Grad Student Meeting with Dr. Anna Marshall!

Come join and meet fellow graduate students and our department head, Anna Marshall, for a lively discussion about our sociology department. As part of a tradition for Anna, she would like to not only get to know all of us better, but also to discuss life with us in the department as well as what the future holds. While it is a social gathering accompanied by refreshments (including beer!) and pizza, it is also a time to voice any questions or concerns as well.

We did ask for RSVPs to this meeting, but if you forgot that's okay! Come any way!!

Date: Wednesday September 30th

Time: 5 p.m.

Place: Bread Company, 706 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana

Weekly GSAC Social Event at Seven Saints!

A lot of grad students in our department have lamented the lack of social events to bring everyone together to talk about classes, dissertations, or just to blow off steam, so GSAC (along with the first year cohort) has decided to fix that situation.

Come out Thursday nights at 8:00 pm to Esquire Seven Saints to meet and hang out with fellow grad students. This will be a weekly event so if you can't make it one week, no worries.

The first gathering will be tonight, so we hope to see you there!

**Edit: The grad student Thursday night events will be taking place at Seven Saints.

Grad Student Resource Fair

GRAD STUDENT RESOURCE FAIR 2009

Please join us...

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Illini Union Rooms A, B, & C

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

One-stop for a wide range of information and resources about the Urbana campus and the surrounding Champaign-Urbana community.

Open to all new and continuing graduate/professional students and their families. Partners, spouses, and children are welcome!

Co-sponsored by The Graduate College and University Housing.

In partnership with the Provost and Graduate College Student Advisory Board

For more information: call 217-333-4610 or visit us online at

www.illinois.edu/goto/gradresourcefair2009

Grad Student Mixer

Thursday, September 17, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Alice Campbell Alumni Center

Join us for this month’s Graduate Student Mixer at the Alumni Center.
Your chance to relax with friends and colleagues, meet new faces from
across campus. All graduate and professional students are welcome.
Complimentary snacks, with tended cash bar. Open event.
No preregistration required.

Sponsored by the University of Illinois Alumni Association,
the Graduate College, and the Graduate and Professional
Affairs Committee of the Illinois Student Senate.

Fall Reception

The Sociology Department is starting off the year with their annual reception! It will be held today from 3 - 6 pm at the Bread Company in Urbana. We encourage you all to come out, meet faculty, staff, and fellow grad students, and enjoy the free food! See you there!

Welcome Back & GEO Rally

With the fall semester underway, GSAC would like to welcome you back and invite you to celebrate the new academic year with a good ole fashioned protest.

Members of GSAC will be going to the GEO rally for a fair contract on Wednesday, September 9. Come join in!

WHAT: RALLY FOR A CONTRACT
WHEN: September 9, 2009, 12:30-1:00 pm
WHERE: Meet at Illini Union at 12:30 and march with bargaining team to
Levis Faculty Center
RSVP: odell.campbell@gmail.com

Visit the geo website for more details: http://www.geocontract.org/

Graduate Student Mixer

Graduate Student Mixer
Thursday, May 14
5-7 p.m.
Alice Campbell Alumni Center
601 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

Celebrate the end of the spring semester! Complimentary snacks, with tended cash bar. All graduate and professional students, friends and family are welcome!

Sponsored by the University of Illinois Alumni Associate, the Graduate College, and the Graduate and Professional Affairs Committee of the Illinois Student Senate.

Next mixer date: June 11.

End of the year reception

The Sociology Department is hosting its end of the year reception.  Take a break from grading and writing final papers to meet with faculty, staff, and fellow graduate students and enjoy some food.

We hope you will be there!

May 7

4 - 6 pm

336 Lincoln Hall

With the amount of activities going on recently, GSAC has decided to nix the meeting scheduled for 4/29.

Instead, we encourage all of you to attend the Sociology Department's end of the year gathering on May 7. Meet other graduate students, chat with faculty, and enjoy the afternoon.

Impromptu Meeting Today!
4/17, 3:00 PM in 304 Lincoln Hall


Also, thanks to all of the current graduate students who attended the Open House yesterday to welcome our incoming cohort!

Thanks & Grad Student Mixer

Thanks to everyone who came to the meeting tonight! We appreciate your suggestions on how to proceed.


Also, here's an upcoming event!

Graduate Student Mixer
Thursday, April 9, 2009
5:00 pm
Bresee Lounge, First Floor, Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Avenue , Urbana

Network with graduate students from all over campus, learn about your alumni association and chat with your student representatives. Snacks will be provided and a cash bar available. All graduate and professional students, friends and family are welcome!

Event!  This is not widely publicized, so we're getting the word out.

Cornel West will be speaking at Foellinger Auditorium this Thursday, April 2, at 6:30 pm.  

Upcoming Events!

GSAC has planned a few events for grad students in Sociology.

Friday, March 20: We'll be cleaning 50ABC and 318. The department will provide us with money for food.

Wednesday, April 1: GSAC meeting with SOC Graduate Students. We'll be presenting the results of the survey to the SOC graduate sudent body, among other things. Time TBA.

Wednesday, April 29: SOC Faculty and Graduate Student "Open Mic Nite." A chance for faculty and grads to get acquainted with one another, both personally and in terms of research interests. Food and drinks will be provided, time TBA.

Also, there is a Graduate Student Mixer for grad students in any department, which is at 5:00 pm this Thursday, March 12, at the Bresee Lounge, First Floor, Alice Campbell Alumni Center (601 S. Lincoln Avenue , Urbana). Network with graduate students from all over campus, learn about your alumni association and chat with your student representatives. Snacks will be provided and a cash bar available. All graduate and professional students, friends and family are welcome!

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog for GSAC, UIUC's Graduate Student Advisory Committee for the Department of Sociology. We intend for this website to be a resource to graduate students in Sociology, so please feel free to comment or add any information you like!

Your current GSAC members are:

Jeremiah Bohr
Courtney Cuthbertson
Robin Estabrook
Becky Gresh
Jennifer Sanchez
Grant Shoffstall

We also have an e-mail address in case you have any concerns you do not want to post publicly: gsacillinois@gmail.com.