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!