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News & AnnouncementsSUMMMER 2008 OFFICE HOURSTuesday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PMThursday 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM Email is generally the easiest way to get in touch with us, as we check the account every week day. Email questions and concerns to pittgpsa@gmail.com. TRAVEL GRANT UPDATE: OUT OF FUNDSGPSA regrets to inform graduate students that all travel grant awards (for conferences occurring before June 30) have been issued and the waitlist is now closed. For this reason, GPSA cannot offer any more travel grants during this fiscal year. Please do not send new pre-approval forms for conferences occurring before June 30th.Please note that our next fiscal year begins on July 1st, and we encourage all students to apply for travel grants for conferences occurring after that date. Applications will be available in May. GPSA TICKET REGISTRATION PROCEDURESGPSA Ticket Distribution ProcedureTo apply for event tickets, follow these steps: 1. Completely fill out and sign the application form 2. Submit the application to GPSA either in person or through email: pittgpsa@gmail.com 3. Incomplete and/or illegible submissions will be discarded. 4. Ticket recipients will be notified at the email address listed on their application form. 5. Tickets not picked up by the time specified in the email notice will be forfeited and the participants will be barred from future GPSA events. 6. If you receive tickets, you must use them. If you do not use the tickets, you will be barred from future GPSA events or must pay GPSA $25.00 per ticket or the actual cost of the ticket, whichever is greater. 7. When possible, GPSA will obtain tickets for all interested students. However, due to budget constraints and greater student interest for some events, GPSA may not be able to purchase enough tickets to accommodate all interested students. In this situation, tickets will be awarded via a lottery or a ?first come, first serve? basis. 8. Any questions, concerns, or comments should be addressed to Nancy Potter, VP of Communications, communications@pittgpsa.org GPSA Ticket Application Form (Copy and paste this form onto an email and send it to pittgpsa@gmail.com) Name: Email Address: Telephone Number: Date of Birth: Mailing Address: People Soft ID (found on my.pitt.edu under personal information) : Student ID number (on bottom of student id): School: Department: Degree Objective: By filling out the above application I agree to ALL of the following: 1. I am applying for the request registration in the Graduate Professional Student Assembly (GPSA) ticket giveaway program. 2. I certify that I am at least 21 years old 3. I understand that I may be permitted to bring a guest to some events. For events where I am permitted to bring a guest, I certify my guest will be at least 21 years old. 4. I understand that alcoholic beverages may be available at some events. At such events, I agree to abide by all applicable laws concerning the consumption of alcohol. 5. I understand that my participation in this event is voluntary and that GPSA reserves the right to revoke my permission to participate at any time. 6. I agree to take full responsibility for myself and my guests. I release GPSA from any and all liability and responsibility relating to our participation in this event. 7. I understand that if I break the terms of this agreement, I will have to leave the event and will not be permitted to participate in future events. 8. I agree to use my tickets for myself and my guest only. I agree not to give away, sell or otherwise allow my ticket to be used by any other person. 9. I understand that when I register for an event I am committing to attend that event. I understand that if I (and guest, if guest ticket was requested) do not attend the event and check in with the designated GPSA representative at the event, I must pay GPSA $25.00 per ticket or GPSA?s actual cost of the ticket, whichever is greater. I authorize GPSA to charge my student account, to place holds on my student account, or make other arrangements as necessary to collect these funds if I do not pay them within 2 weeks following the event. 10. I agree that if due to unexpected emergency or other significant circumstances I will not be able to attend an event for which I registered, I will notify GPSA as soon as possible. GPSA will make reasonable attempts to assign my tickets to someone else. I understand that if I notify GPSA 3 days or more before the event and GPSA is able to reassign my tickets, GPSA will not charge me for the tickets. |
About GPSAThe Graduate and Professional Student Assembly is the student government that represents the interests of all graduate and professional student at the University of Pittsburgh and serves as the umbrella organization for all of the graduate/professional school student governments. Our mission is to act as the voice of our constituents and to actively ensure that the concerns of these students are heard.GPSA includes both the GPSA Assembly and Assembly Groups. As the chief governing body of GPSA, the Assembly is composed of the four executive officers as well as representatives from each school's student governments. The Groups are organizations designed to represent specific needs of university students across different schools. Our funds come from the student activity fee. Examples of programs and services we provide include the following:
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