GPSG Bulletin, January 2018 Second Edition
VP of Communications
Graduate and Professional Student Government Bulletin
January 2018 Second Edition
Announcements
GPSG presents Leadership and Service Awards 2018
GPSG seeks to recognize current graduate and professional students for their leadership or service to the University, community, or world at large.
Applications due on February 16th. Click here for application and more information.
Musical Thrones
Pitt GPSG in collaboration with Pitt Arts brings to you the first event of this term - Musical Thrones on Feb 8, 2018 at Byham Theater. Sing and dance along with Daenerys and her dragons, Tyrion, Jaime and all the jolly members of the Lannister and Stark families in this musical Parody of Ice and Fire!
Get your FREE tickets here.
TEDxUniversityofPittsburghSalon - Mindfulness of Care in our Lives: Intro to Naiken Meditation
Join TEDx University of Pittsburgh for our first ever Salon. New this year, Salons will be a series of events meant to foster conversation around ideas worth spreading.
This event is open only to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh. Please purchase tickets using your @pitt.edu email.
Get your tickets for the Feb 4th (2-3:30pm) event here.
TEDxUniversityOfPittsburgh and Salon – Call for ideas and speakers
Do you have an idea worth spreading that you think the TEDxUniversityOfPittsburgh team needs to know about? Apply to be a featured speaker or performer or nominate someone for one of our events below.
Main Event: We will be curating talks and performances around the notion of "(Re)Think," the theme of our TEDxUniversityOfPittsburgh 2018 event. We aim to show how things are not what they seem at first glance.
New This Year: TEDxUniversityofPittsburghSalon is a series of events meant to foster conversation around ideas worth spreading. We will be curating talks and performances around the notion of "Reaching beyond oneself for something greater", the theme of our TEDxUniversityOfPittsburgh 2017 event.
Student Opportunities
Pitt Day in Harrisburg as a Pitt Day Leader
As a Pitt Day Student-Leader, students would be an active and informed team leader on Pitt Day providing information to participants, leading groups on pre-arranged meetings with key legislators, and empowering participants to confidently and competently speak to legislators in Harrisburg. Watch the “Pitt Day in Harrisburg 2017” 3-minute video here.
The commitment would be two lunch meetings and the Pitt Day in Harrisburg:
· Pitt Day in Harrisburg, Tuesday, March 20th 6 AM to 8 PM
· 2 lunch meetings on February 16 & March 15, 11:30 AM to 1 PM
Reach out to GP...@pitt.edu if you are interested.
4th Annual Women in STEM Conference
The goal of this conference is to inspire and promote young women to gain confidence and achieve excellence in the underrepresented fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The conference will take place in the William Pitt Union Ballroom on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 9:30 A.M.
PLISF hosts auction to raise money for Law Students Scholarships
The Pitt Legal Income Sharing Foundation (PLISF) is hosting an auction to raise money for scholarships for law students working unpaid internships. This is at 21+ event.
Doors open on February 1st at 7:30 P.M. Click here to purchase tickets.
How to Plan for a career in Industry
During this interactive workshop, discover how to develop effective strategies for transitioning from academic training to a professional position in industry.
The workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 6th from 8:30 - 11:30 A.M. in 1105 of Scaife Hall.
Click here for more information and to register.
Pitt Challenge Hackathon
A hackathon sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). The goal of the Pitt Challenge is to bring together universities, students, startups, and innovation leaders of all backgrounds.
Click here for more information and to register.
The workshop will be held from Tuesday, February 2nd 6:00 P.M. – Saturday, February 3rd 7:00 P.M. at University Club - 123 University Pl.
Mary's Meals chapter at Pitt
Mary's Meals is an international non-profit that raises money to provide meals to children in a place of education in some of the poorest countries in the world. They are currently looking for a fundraising chair as well as members.
For more information please click here.
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