{"id":11,"date":"2010-07-21T15:31:35","date_gmt":"2010-07-21T19:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2024-01-31T11:51:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:51:40","slug":"past-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gso\/events\/past-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This page mentions past social events the GSO has run for the graduate students. Upcoming events can be found either on the main page, the Co-Sponsored Events page, or the Events Calendar. If you have any questions or would like to suggest an event, email the GSO (gso@bu.edu).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Student Tax<\/strong> <strong>Webinar &#8211; For international and domestic students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GSO Pub Night<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em>November 9th and December 10th 2021<\/em> <br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>GSO hosted two happy hours at Fullers Pub where members were able to purchase discounted drinks and cocktails.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LinkedIn Photoshoot<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/span><em>October 28th, 2021<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/em>GSO procured the services of a professional photographer to offer FREE professional headshots to graduate students. Professional photos can often cost hundreds of dollars. We we able to safely offer free photos shot outdoors to over 50 students.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Graduate Student Fair<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><em>October 23rd, 2021<\/em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>GSO hosted the first annual Graduate Student Fair in collaboration with GWISE. By setting up tables outside of Marsh Chapel, we were able to meet with graduate students and share the message of our organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Paint Night<\/strong><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><em>April 15th, 2021<\/em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>GSO was able to mail out paint kits to interested graduate students for a virtual paint class of the Boston skyline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Second BU-MIT Orientation Party<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, September 23, 8 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Tequila Rain, 3 Lansdowne Street<br \/>\n<strong>Admission: <\/strong>$5 Donation<br \/>\nALL PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO OXFAM FOR PAKISTANI FLOOD RELIEF.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfam.org\/en\/emergencies\/pakistan-floods-2010\">http:\/\/www.oxfam.org\/en\/emergencies\/pakistan-floods-2010<\/a><br \/>\n150 Drink Tickets to be Won!<br \/>\nHow? MIT and BU students will be given playing cards from different<br \/>\ncolor decks. Find the person from the other school who has the same<br \/>\ncard and both could get a free drink!<\/p>\n<p><strong>GSO Pub Night<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, September 10, 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>:\u00a0BU Pub , 225 Bay State Road<br \/>\nPlease remember to bring your ID and BU ID!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pub Night<br \/>\nWhen<\/strong>:\u00a0 Friday, April 23, 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>:\u00a0BU Pub (225 Bay State Road)<br \/>\nPlease join us for the last Pub Night of the semester!\u00a0 Drink tickets will be available and please remember to bring your ID and BU ID.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life After the Ph.D.: Finding the Right Postdoctoral Position<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>:\u00a0 Tuesday, April 13, 4 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>:\u00a0CAS 200 (725 Commonwealth Avenue)<br \/>\nPlease join us for a discussion of how to find and get the perfect postdoctoral position! There will also be tips on being successful in your postdoc. Panelists include people from different scientific<br \/>\ndisciplines, at various points in their professional careers. Pizza and refreshments will be served.<br \/>\nPlease RSVP (agep@bu.edu)<br \/>\nSponsored by Boston University AGEP in conjunction with the Graduate Student Organization<\/p>\n<p><strong>Berry Tripping<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>:\u00a0 Thursday, April 1, 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>:\u00a0BU Pub<br \/>\nStop by the BU Pub on April 1 to take your taste buds on a palate-altering odyssey with Magic Berries, which make sour and bitter foods taste sweet.\u00a0Impress your friends and wow your classmates as you perform fantastic feats of gustatory bravado: eat lemons and limes like candy, slurp vinegar like chardonnay, and turn dark beer into chocolate milk!\u00a0But leave the savory snacks at home, as we&#8217;ll be providing food for you to experiment on your temporarily transformed tongue.\u00a0 Magic berries will be $5 and there will be $1 drink tickets available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goodbye to Winter Reception<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, February 19<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 7 p.m. &#8211; 10 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Trustee Ballroom, SMG 9th Floor, One Silber Way entrance<br \/>\nLast year&#8217;s Goodbye to Winter Reception was very successful and this year&#8217;s event will be even bigger! We are co-sponsoring the event with the graduate student government in College of Engineering, the Student Association of Graduate Engineers (SAGE). The event will feature music, drinks, lots of food (hors d&#8217;oeuvres, cookies, macaroons, spinach, artichoke, and feta dip, chocolate-dipped strawberries, and more). Because we are ordering lots of food and drinks, there will be a $5 cover charge and drink tickets will be $2.\u00a0 Please remember to bring your age ID and BU ID. Guests are welcome but everyone must be over 21.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GSO 2009 Summer BBQ<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, May 29<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 11:30 AM-2:30 PM<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: BU Pub (225 Bay State Road<br \/>\nThe GSO is holding a Summer BBQ on Friday, May 29 at 11:30 a.m. in the BU Pub. Food and drink tickets will be available and please remember to bring your ID and BU ID.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Bread&#8217;s Walk for Hunger<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Sunday, May 3, 2009<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 8:00 AM<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: 20 miles through the Greater Boston Area<br \/>\nThe GSO organized a team of graduate students and friends and managed to raise $1490.01 ($490.01 over our goal of $1000, which itself was double the goal from last year) to help feed hungry people in Massachusetts. This is enough money to fund 3 summer food programs for low-income children or provide 75 families with groceries for one week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goodbye to Winter Reception<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, March 27, 2009<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 8-11 PM<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Trustee&#8217;s Lounge (SMG)<br \/>\nThe GSO is holding a Goodbye to Winter Reception on Friday, March 27 from 8-11 p.m. in the Trustees Lounge on the 9th floor in SMG (One Sherborn Street entrance). The event will include music, (background bossa beats, lounge jazz, and general chillout music) beer, wine, soft drinks, hors d\u2019oeuvres, and pastries. Guests are welcome and please remember to bring your ID. (Alcohol will be served, so all attendees must be over 21).<\/p>\n<p><strong>GSO Summer BBQ!<br \/>\nDate<\/strong>: Friday, June 27, 2008<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 12:30 PM &#8211; 2:30 PM<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: BU Pub (225 Bay State Road)<br \/>\nHot Dogs, burgers, veggie burgers, BBQ chicken breast, corn on the cob, cookies, chips, watermelon, water, and lemonade will be provided.<br \/>\nWe will also have 55 $1 drink tickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Middlesex Fells Hike<br \/>\n<\/strong>Date: Friday, June 13, 2008<br \/>\nWhere: Middlesex Fells<br \/>\nA GSO member generously offered his services and qualifications and led a hike in the Middlesex Fells Reservation on June 13.\u00a0 Approximately 20 people joined him, mostly other GRS students, but also some guests of said students.\u00a0 Fun times were had!<\/p>\n<p><strong>GSO Jazz Brunch<\/strong><br \/>\nDate: Saturday, April 19, 2008<br \/>\nTime: 11 AM &#8211; 2 PM<br \/>\nWhere: BU Pub<br \/>\nThe GSO will be hosting its Annual Jazz Brunch at the BU Pub beneath the castle. Feel welcome to join us for food, drinks and jazz to relax before the end of the semester crunch.\u00a0 All grad students over 21 are welcome to the event, and you must have valid ID.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/policies\/disclaimer\/\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Disclaimer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page mentions past social events the GSO has run for the graduate students. Upcoming events can be found either on the main page, the Co-Sponsored Events page, or the Events Calendar. If you have any questions or would like to suggest an event, email the GSO (gso@bu.edu). 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