GPSG Bulletin, September 2017 Second Edition

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Graduate and Professional Student Government Bulletin

September 2017 Second Edition

Announcements

University of Pittsburgh Science 2017 

Science 2017, the University of Pittsburgh’s annual celebration of science and technology, is coming to Alumni Hall and the Wyndham Pittsburgh University Center, Wednesday through Friday, October 18 –20. 

DEA Drug Take Back Day
Bring Unused/expiring medications for safe disposal at University Pharmacy Nordenberg Hall, 103 University Place on October 26^th, Thursday, from 9A.M. – 3P.M. Email Abigai...@pitt.edu for more information.

Film festival - Balkan and Central Asian Women Filmmakers: Finding Their Own Voices in Post-Socialist Cinema
Four (4) films celebrating the amazing film work being done by women in the Balkans and Central Asia will be screened from September 29th to October 1st, with post-screening discussions to follow. More information here. 

Student Opportunities

Diversity in the Academy: Pushing Forward or Lagging
Explore ways to approach conversations about race and to identify tangible actions to better encourage and accept diversity within communities as well as academic departments and institutions on Friday October 6^th at William Pitt Union Ballroom.

RSVP by Friday, September 29^th.

National Association of Graduate-Professional Students

Advocacy Summit and Legislative Action Days - Washington, DC 9/29-10/2

The Advocacy Summit is designed to prepare attendees for their meetings with their representatives on Capitol Hill. The two days of the Advocacy Summit will include informational sessions, and best practices for conducting meetings with policymakers on issues in higher education policy. Register here.

Information about the NAGPS can be found on their website, Twitter, and Facebook page.

Career Symposium for POSTDOCS and GRADUATES

Explore your passions and recognize your potential, network with up to 19 professionals from science related fields at University Club Ballroom on October 18^th, Wednesday from 4P.M. – 6P.M.

Guest Speaker: Nathan Urban, PhD.

For more information visit their webpage. Click here to register.

10^th Annual Pitt Make a Difference Day

Volunteer and help serve the local Pittsburgh community this October 21^st, Saturday, through the 10^th Annual Pitt Make a Difference Day (PMADD).
Click here to Register.

Halloween Weekend with Dracula

Celebrate the Halloween weekend with the screening of deliciously spine-chilling Dracula at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre on Sunday October 29^th post lunch at 12 P.M. Email event...@pitt.edu 

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