Graduate Student Association

📢 Important Update for Graduate Students! ✈️🎓

The GSA Travel Grant application process is moving to ‼️The Graduate Lounge‼️!

🗓️ Starting June 25, Pack Life Travel Grant forms will no longer be available.

If you're planning to travel this summer, please submit your application and all required documents through Pack Life as soon ‼️as possible‼️ to avoid delays during the transition.

✅ What you need to know:

• Pack Life Travel Grant forms will be unavailable beginning June 25
• Future applications will be submitted through The Graduate Lounge
• Students with upcoming travel plans should apply early

Stay tuned for more information about the new application process!



Image Description (Alt Text): Flyer announcing that GSA Travel Grant forms are moving from Pack Life to The Graduate Lounge. Pack Life forms will be unavailable starting June 25. Students planning summer travel are encouraged to submit applications and required documents as soon as possible to avoid delays during the transition.

📣 Registering a graduate club this summer? Start by emailing us your intent to submit! While we transition from PackLife, GSA will guide you through the temporary club registration & funding request process during a short Zoom training.

📧 Email your intent to submit: [email protected]

Upcoming Zoom meetings + request deadlines:
🗓️ June 30, 2026 at 9 AM — deadline: June 24 at 5 PM
🗓️ July 14, 2026 at 9 AM — deadline: July 8 at 5 PM
🗓️ July 28, 2026 at 9 AM — deadline: July 22 at 5 PM
🗓️ August 11, 2026 at 9 AM — deadline: August 5 at 5 PM



Alt text: GSA Summer Task Force schedule flyer featuring popsicles on a beach, with submission deadlines and 9 a.m. Zoom meeting dates for graduate club registration during the PackLife transition.

Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom & the ongoing fight for justice. ❤️💛💚 May this day remind us that liberation is collective....our history matters & freedom MUST be protected for everyone. ✊🏾✨



Alt text: Juneteenth flyer with red, yellow, and green lettering, hands holding a heart, floral designs, and a decorative border.

🚨 Job search scams are getting harder to spot, and graduate students are often targets.

Join Beyond Graduate School for a live webinar on how to recognize fake job postings, fraudulent recruiters, and suspicious opportunities before they cost you your time, money, or personal information. You’ll learn common warning signs, what to watch for on platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed, and what to do if something does not feel right. 🔎

📅 June 17, 2026 ⏰ 11:00–11:30 A.M. 📍 Zoom
🔗 RSVP required: [https://institutions.beyondgradschool.com/webinar-job-search-scams-masters/]

🚀 Should you take your PhD and start a business? Join Beyond the Professoriate for a live webinar designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs who are curious about entrepreneurship. This session will offer a clear and honest look at what it takes to start and run a business, including legal, financial, and operational factors to consider before taking the leap. 💡

📅 June 17, 2026 ⏰ 9:00–9:45 A.M. 📍 Zoom
🔗 RSVP required: [https://institutions.beyondprof.com/webinar-phd-entrepreneurship/ ]

Alt Text: Flyer for a Beyond the Professoriate live webinar. The design includes a smiling individual, startup-themed illustrations, and the Beyond the Professoriate logo.

In observance of Juneteenth Freedom Day, the GSA Office will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026. ❤️💛💚

Juneteenth is a time to reflect on history & recognize the ongoing work toward justice & liberation. We hope everyone has a meaningful day of remembrance and reflection. ✨

For questions, please email [email protected].



Alt text: Flyer announcing that the GSA Office will be closed Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth.

☀️ GSA Summer Task Force Meeting is happening June 16, 2026 at 9 a.m. on Zoom!

We’ll review recognition and funding requests, discuss Spring Awards rubrics, WebCampus course updates, and a possible summer event. Graduate students are welcome to follow along and share input during public comment. 💬

📄 Agenda: [https://nevada.box.com/s/kqv1auju2satrfgyvclvfu1e0m6mnb17]
🗣️ Public Comment by 8AM, 06.16.26: [email protected]



Alt text: Flyer for the GSA Summer Task Force Meeting on June 16, 2026 at 9 a.m. on Zoom, listing recognition, funding, and other business items.

Our GSA President Chinnappan spent the past two days advocating for graduate students at the Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting alongside University & ASUN Leadership and the Nevada Student Alliance. Proud to keep graduate student needs & voices at the table 🐺💙



Alt Text: Three images from the Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting: GSA President Chinnappan with Nevada Student Alliance leadership at the top, Chinnappan with President Sandoval & ASUN President Moss at the bottom left, and Chinnappan with Moss at the bottom right. Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting with University of Nevada, Reno on June 11 & 12, 2026.

🗳️🎓 Graduate students are more than scholars....we are voters! Your voice matters in shaping OUR community & OUR future. Whether you vote early or on Election Day, show up & let your values be heard. 💙💛

📍 Early Voting: June 1–5
📍 Election Day: June 9
📍 JCSU, 2nd Floor

For a list of all statewide voting locations, please visit the Nevada Secretary of State’s website: https://www.nvsos.gov/elections/election-information/2026-election-information/2026-polling-locations

Your Vote. Your Values. Your Future.

🐺

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GSA voting graphic featuring a voting location at JCSU, University of Nevada, Reno, with the message “More Than Students, We’re Voters!” and information about early voting and Election Day.