Grad Alliance at GSU

Join us at our last general body meeting of the semester this Wednesday, 4/21 from 11-12! Webex link below.

We're also seeking nominations for Grad Alliance office positions for 2021-2022. If you are interested in serving as our next President, Vice President, Treasurer, or International Student Representative (must be an International Student for this position), then email [email protected] with your name, email, degree/program, and the position you're interested in.


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https://gsumeetings.webex.com/gsumeetings/j.php?MTID=mb7fa7ced13343408c09fca39ddaa894d

Join by meeting number
Meeting number (access code): 120 160 5838
Meeting password: GAApril21

Hello GSU Graduate Students!

Please tune-in tomorrow to support the GSU Anthropology 2021 Spring Graduate Research Symposium:

Wednesday, March 31, 4:30p-6:30p EST

This is sure to be an enthralling event showcasing the impressive research of several MA candidates in the Department of Anthropology!

(Meeting info in the comments below.)

It was great to see some of you all at our February general body meeting and our Netflix & Chill social.

We hope you'll join us again at our March general body meeting on March 17th from 11-12pm on WebEx. Link below!

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https://gsumeetings.webex.com/gsumeetings/j.php?MTID=mfea36a00775cab5e638de1385438c767

Join by meeting number
Meeting number (access code): 120 148 8314
Meeting password: 28fcH72pG7M

We hope you all are doing well amidst the chaos of the world. We would like to invite you to our February General Body Meeting on Wednesday, February 17th at 11-12 on Webex. We will be discussing upcoming events and plans for the semester.

We also will be offering a $20 Amazon gift card to the person who brings the most graduate student friends to this meeting! So get inviting!

There will not be a regular monthly meeting tomorrow. In lieu of the meeting, we will be posting this week about an upcoming social :) Hope you all are staying afloat!

The City of Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program was created by the United Way of Greater Atlanta to help alleviate some of the financial constraints on Atlanta residents due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program provides financial assistance to eligible Atlanta residents who have lost income because of the pandemic and are unable to pay housing costs such as rent, mortgage, utilities, and security deposits as a result of an impending eviction.

Individuals who qualify can apply online on the United Way website or at scheduled in person events at United Way of Greater Atlanta's Loudermilk Center, located at 40 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, 30303.

For more information on the Atlanta Emergency Housing Assistance program or to see if you are eligible, visit the United Way's website.

This program is not administered by Georgia State University.

Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Assistance The City of Atlanta COVID-19 Emergency Housing Assistance Program is available to City of Atlanta residents ONLY. Funds may be used to cover past due rent, utilities, mortgage and security deposits as a result of impending eviction. At the end of the application you will be required to upload docume...

Join the Grad Alliance tomorrow, Thursday, October 21st, at 9-10:30PM for a presidential debate watch party. We'll be streaming it live on webex at https://tinyurl.com/GAPresDebate. Bring some booze or non-alcoholic beer to aid you through the night!

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Please join us for our monthly general body meeting this coming Wednesday, October 21st from 9:30-10:30AM. All graduate students are invited to attend. Department ambassadors are invited to stay on the call from 10:30-11:30 for the executive board meeting.

The meeting is on webex and can be joined by going to the link here: https://tinyurl.com/GradAllianceOctoberMtg.
Access code: 1203794267
Password: Pnb8Me

Please let us know if captioning or ASL translation services are needed by emailing us at [email protected].

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The Graduate Alliance at GSU invites you to join us for Grad School 101: a WebEx Q&A! Old or new, do you have lingering questions about how to navigate grad school? Join us September 16th at 12 pm on WebEx at tinyurl.com/GradAllianceGradSchool101.

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Please join the grad alliance for our first general body meeting of the year this Wednesday, September 16th, from 9:30-10:30am followed by a meeting for departmental ambassadors and the executive board. Join us on Webex by going to tinyurl.com/GradAllianceMeetingSeptember!

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Join the for racial justice on September 8th and 9th. Add your name here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLV5atb1PZU17WsPzleStf_cfGG2kepAmA4_o7S2IQtuPEnA/viewform.

We encourage you as well to learn more about the legacies of white supremacy, colonization, and enslavement in the U.S. (and across the world). We have provided a list of books we recommend to do so.

*How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
*How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America
*Black Liberation and Socialism
*Policing the Black Man
*Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment
*So You Want to Talk About Race?
*Fearing the Black Body
*An African American History of the U.S.
*An Indigenous Peoples' History of the US *Invisible No More
*Soledad Brother
*The Autobiography of Malcolm X
*The Autobiography of Angela Davis
*The Autobiography of Assata Shakur *Pushout
*Q***r (In)Justice
*Ain't I A Woman?
*Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
*Not Straight, Not White
*Killing Black Bodies
*Capitalism: A Ghost Story
*How to be an antiracist

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Be anti-racist! Anti-racism is an adjective not an noun.

GSU has a history of disregarding students and Black people. Let them know we will not be pacified! We are paying constituents of GSU and GSU receives more money due to them having Black students and other people of color.
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Greetings to all incoming and returning graduate students!

Today is a first day of school like no other - learning and teaching online will prove to be a unique experience and a growing opportunity. As a reminder, the E-board at Grad Alliance is here for you during this time. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns - we are here to support you as best as we can, especially during this extraordinary time.

Best of luck, everyone!

The Graduate Alliance (GA) at Georgia State University is an interdisciplinary body designed to improve the intellectual, financial and educational experiences available to all graduate students at Georgia State. Comment below how we can work with and for all students at GSU to make this university a more accessible, equitable, truly representative space of transformative education and join us at our meetings to begin working towards this change! ���[Image is of a red square with a grey circle in the middle. In the circle, is our logo, which is a a dark blue outline of a circle with Graduate Alliance improve your experience in blue, serif font curved inside the circle and alternating length bubbled lines in blue, red, and grey in the middle. Under the logo, it reads: “What would you like to change at GSU to make it a more accessible, equitable, representative university?”]

We’re out here at the student center collecting masks for our mask drive til 2! PM us or text/call (404) 941-6882 if you need help finding us or wanna schedule a different drop off

Reminder to join the Grad Alliance in collecting masks for any and all students in need. Masks are necessary to preventing the spread of COVID-19 and to keeping students safer from the virus than they would be without one. Masks can be dropped off at the corner of Gilmer and Courtland by Sparks Hall on Sunday, August 23rd between 12-2pm or drop offs can be scheduled by texting 4049416882. We will accept all types of masks (e.g. cloth, medical, N95, etc.). Information about getting masks will come soon. Email [email protected] or message us on social media with any questions you have. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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Meet the Treasurer!

Name: Katherine Mazer
Pronouns: She/Her�Degree: Master’s of Arts
Major: Anthropology

On this day 229 years ago, enslaved African people of Haiti began their near three year uprising against French colonizers that would end in their ultimate revolution. This Black August, a month of historical and contemporary Black resistance in the US and across the globe, we celebrate the liberation of Haiti and remain in solidarity with the uprisings continuing across the US and with Black students, staff, and faculty at GSU.

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Need a break? Let's take a break on Wednesday, September 16 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT, and learn some calming strategies on managing anxiety while in grad school.

Register using the link below:

Mindfulness, Meditation & Stress Reduction Do you lose yourself in a haze of stress as you balance academics with other responsibilities such as employment or family?

Starting grad school can be an overwhelming time, one where you may experience signs of imposter syndrome. According to the International Journal of Behavioral Science, an estimated 70% of people experience impostor feelings at some point in their lives.

Please join the Counseling and Testing Center for this virtual presentation on Thursday, September 3 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT.

Register using the link below:

Overcoming Impostor Phenomenon An estimated 70% of people experience impostor feelings at some point in their lives*

Hello All!

The first fall semester Graduate Wellness Series: The Resilient Scholar will take place virtually on Wednesday, August 19 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT.

Learn about the resources available to develop a growth mindset when approaching challenges and hear how you can view failure as a learning experience by integrating resilience into all aspects of your studies and life.

Presented virtually by Dr. Gabriel Kuperminc, Dr. Jeana Griffith, Ph.D. candidate Kirsten Sylvester

Register using the link below.

The Resilient Scholar: Integrating Resilience with Academics Now more than ever, our mental and emotional well-being must remain a top priority.

Meet the Communications Officer

Name: alithia zamantakis
Pronouns: She/Her
Favorite Childhood Snack: Bagel Bites

Academic Background:
B.A. Sociology & B.A. Gender Studies, University of Utah
M.A. Sociology, GSU
Degree: Ph.D. Candidate
Major: Sociology
Concentration: Gender, Sexuality, & Race

My research interests include all things queer/trans of color critique, trans studies, feminist thought, and trans sexualities. My dissertation is an analysis of how cisgender (meaning non-trans) heterosexual men and cisgender lesbian/bi women construct ideas of desire rooted in transphobia/anti-Blackness and how those ideas perpetuate the murders of Black trans women.

As a woman of trans experience, I believe more knowledge about trans women is needed, more stories and positive representation for us and by us is necessary, and more attention to our lives is needed as our communities increasingly come under attack by a government never meant to protect us. As a white woman, I believe it is my duty to center Black trans women and other trans women of color and to actively be in solidarity with BIPOC of all (a)genders, because there is no liberation for some of us without liberation of us all.

Welcome to all new grad students and welcome back to returning students! We’re excited to continue meeting with you all and building interdepartmental community. Our monthly meetings will occur the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 9:30-10:30am. Any and all graduate students are invited and welcome to attend. Immediately after, from 10:30-11:30am, our e-board meetings will occur with departmental ambassadors invited to attend. If your department doesn’t have a grad alliance ambassador, reach out to your peers, select one, and reach out to us to let us know! Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and the increasingly unsafe condition of the state of Georgia, our meetings will be, for now at least, online. Links for the meeting will be posted on social media and sent out to our listserv the day or two before meetings. If you’re not currently on our listserv, DM us or email [email protected] to be added.

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Meet the PRESIDENT

Name: Celessia “CC” Cannon
Pronouns: She/They
Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Favorite childhood snack: fruit by the foot

Academic background:
B.S., Psychology (Minor in Sociology), Kennesaw State University
A.S., Psychology, El Paso Community College

Current Program: MA/PhD
Major: Sociology
Concentration: Race and Sexuality

Broadly, my research interests include race, sexuality, and gender. More specifically, I am interested in researching the experiences of Black Q***r women currently or formally in the carceral system and the ways in which they maintain joy. Lastly, I’m interested in researching Black Q***r women’s experiences in the academy as it relates to mental taxation.

As a Black Q***r graduate student, I aim to illuminate the stories of joy as I research Black women. Most importantly, through my research findings I vow to caste more light on the resiliency of this group by continuously valuing their lives and stories over the research.

I look forward to working and advocating on behalf of the graduate student body for the 2020-2021 school year.

Meet the VICE PRESIDENT

Name: Melissa B. R. McCarthy
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Oakland, California
Favorite childhood snack: Doritos 3D's Zesty Ranch

Academic background:
B.A., Biological Anthropology, CSU, Sacramento
A.A., Anthropology, Laney College

Degree: Master of Arts
Major: Biological Anthropology
Concentration: Museum Anthropology

My research intersects dental anthropological methodology with forensic anthropology to identify descendants within the context of sociopolitical issues and anthropogenic disasters.

As Filipina American and a first-generation graduate student, I intend to encourage discourse and also contribute to the scientific body of literature for an inclusive academic environment for women of color.

Hello Everyone!

In preparation for the 2020 New Graduate Student Virtual Orientation on August 12th, we would like to introduce the new Executive Officers of the Grad Alliance at GSU for the 2020-2021 academic year.

We will all be available for a virtual meet-n-greet session from 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. ET. Learn about the GA mission, how
to get involved, and graduate life at GSU.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Grad Alliance at GSU updated their website address.

For Deaf folx and hard-of-hearing folx, face masks block their ability to read lips. Click on the link below to learn how to make accessible masks! And don’t forget to join us in our mask drive. Drop off masks at Hurt Plaza from 10-1 on 8/23 or text 4049416882 or email [email protected] to coordinate drop off. {Link: https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hsdc.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F04%2FHSDC-Instructions-for-Clear-Window-Masks.pdf&e=ATOqiaVBHT2Ctzv-Rapj7HsBq_iS0doe-a9U1F1QHwTRR3tnyhrzJNbBqQ02-fW0AXcCFIdKeD1DvqwO06_GchcVtHXFqYs6_rmgCw&s=1}

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Please join the Grad Alliance in collecting masks for any and all students in need.

Masks are necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to keep students safer from the virus than they would be without one.

Masks can be dropped off at Hurt Plaza on Sunday, August 23rd between 10am-1pm or drop offs can be scheduled by texting 404-941-6882.

We will accept all types of masks (e.g. cloth, medical, N95, etc.). Information about getting masks will come soon.

Email [email protected] or message us on social media with any questions you have.

Thank you!