GSO Newsletter – April 24, 2023
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GSO Events
Coffee Hours
We have one more coffee hour before the end of the semester. Come by the tables in the GSU link lobby on Thursday April 27 from 9:30-10:45 for grab and go coffee and bagels!
Pub Night
The next GSO pub night will be in early May. We had a great turnout a couple of weeks ago and hope to see even more of you there. $1 per ticket and all the cash goes to tip the bartenders! Tickets are good for drinks up to $7.
General Body Meeting
The next general body meeting will be this Wednesday, April 26, at 6pm. The meeting will be hybrid – in person at CAS 229 and on Zoom at the following link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/6059871930
Spring Swap Meet & Free Shop
It’s time to clear out your houses for a spring refresh! May 4 from 12-2pm we’ll be at BU Beach hanging out and swapping clothes, books, and household items/knick knacks. Bring any items you no longer want, plus claim a few new ones. We also suggest you bring a picnic lunch and hang out awhile!
Campus Events
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Workshop | Thursday April 27 3:30-5 | registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-yes-means-yes-no-means-no-workshop-tickets-517749010227
While Yes means Yes & No means No are important phrases to include while talking about consent, these slogans exclude numerous identities and interpersonal dynamics. Participants will explore conceptualizations of consent and learn a new inclusive consent model that will aid with interpretations for a sexual or non-sexual nature. Graduate students will be offered one date for this remote workshop, while faculty and staff are offered another.
BU Wellbeing Experience
Wednesday April 26 | Metcalf Ballroom (GSU 2nd Floor), 3-6
Press pause on your busy routine for a few minutes (or a few hours) and enjoy a variety of wellbeing activities. Each experience has been created to support various dimensions of your wellbeing. Try the Hangout Hammocks. Practice Gratitude on the Spot. Relax in the Zen Zone. Or get nostalgic at The Play Station. We had a great turn out last semester and hope to see you there!
Professional Development
Using Chat GPT as a Writing Tool | Tuesday April 25 1-2 | registration: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pfuGpqj0iGtWnvdvfMGAjtLkR7qiJumRw
Make the Most of the Summer Months | Monday May 8 3-4 | registration: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcuurpjIiE9OVgrnywaOkgTHEa1yMztIn
Diversity and Inclusion Learn More Series
Global Resistance, Global Backlash | Tuesday April 25 12-1:45 | Zoom Webinar: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8u8nczhiR5GEdeQxCbo4Lw
Activists on the front lines in Russia, Mexico, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Argentina come together for a hard-hitting conversation about the remarkable progress as well as the attacks and criminalization of LGBTQIA+ people globally.
Protecting the Rights of LGBTQIA+ Parents | Wednesday May 3 12-1:30 | Zoom Webinar: https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kh9QxvicRnSz9FW9l80opw
Join Patience “Polly” Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy for GLAD and Jordan Budd, Executive Director of COLAGE for a conversation on the challenges and joys of building LGBTQIA+ families in 2023.
Applications are now open for Learn More Community Grants of up to $3,000 and Learn More Research Grants of up to $5,000 to support your ideas for creating community, building capacity, and exploring research related to Indigeneity.
BU D&I has extended the deadline for grant application submissions from April 24 to Friday, May 5 at 5pm ET.
What kinds of projects do Learn More Series grants support? Virtually any type you can imagine: roundtables, book clubs, community-based collaborations, or high-impact research. You can apply as an individual or a group. You can request funding for a semester-long project or a year-long project. The goal is to take a deep dive and engage BU audiences in learning and action that center the lived experience of Indigenous communities in their full complexity.
Yitzhak Rabin Lecture
As the date of the Yitzhak Rabin Lecture draws closer, we’d like to remind you of this exciting event and encourage you to register if you haven’t already. The lecture, “The Only Woman in the Room. Writing the Life of Golda Meir,” will be delivered by Professor Pnina Lahav and will take place on April 25th at 5:00 PM at BU Hillel (4th floor). There will be a video welcome from Dalia Rabin. The lecture offers a unique opportunity to explore the remarkable life of Golda Meir, Israel’s fourth prime minister, through a gender lens and in the context of the twentieth century discussed in Lahav’s recently published biography of Meir. The reception before the lecture at 4:00 PM will provide an excellent opportunity to converse with other attendees, as well as the speakers.
Registration: https://trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/19/1col.aspx?sid=1759&gid=2&pgid=12989&content_id=15145
Initiative on Cities – BARI Conference 2023
Friday April 28, all day | MIT Media Lab | registration: https://cssh.northeastern.edu/bari/bari-conference-2023-greater-bostons-annual-insight-to-impact-summit/
The BARI Conference is a unique forum for community leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to share how they advance data-driven research and policy in Greater Boston—and how we could do even more through collective action. The conference highlights work leveraging all types of data (from qualitative stories and experiences to quantitative “big data”) and from all perspectives, including the public, non-profit, and private sectors and academia. We are especially interested in submissions that describe civically engaged collaborations between community organizations, government entities, and/or research institutions that directly speak to opportunities to advance equity in the region.
Diversity in Higher Education Panel Discussion
SACNAS at BU and BU oSTEM are co-hosting a panel discussion about diversity in higher education on Friday, April 28. This event is open to postdoc and graduate students, faculty, staff, and other BU affiliates and will feature panelists from the BU community who hold LGBTQIA+ and/or Latine/Hispanic/Native American identities. Register using this webform.