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BGSA Newsletter Vol 1, Issue 2
Message from The President
Hello Family!
It was such a pleasure to meet so many of you at our first two events! With the school year in full swing, it is so good to be building community with you all. Your feedback and love are integral to the work that we do. Keep it coming! One of our biggest goals this year is to make sure black graduate students across all LUC campuses are connected and supported. Please continue to connect your peers to our organization by sending them the link to our email list.
Below is information about upcoming events, a new exec board member, and ways for you to get involved in the work we do! I hope to meet more of you soon.
Peace and Blessings
Janese Nolan
Upcoming BGSA Events
October Community Meeting
Getting to The Bag:
Marketing Yourself to Get the Most Out of Your Degree
Friday, October 11, 2019
6pm – 7:30pm
Lewis Tower Room 601 (WTC)
Join us for a professional development workshop aimed at helping you with job hunting during and after graduate school. Learn how to craft your resume/CV to make yourself more marketable and how to make the job search process work for you. All graduate students are welcome. Snacks and wine will be provided.
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/h9UbTRRGZ1zkxKwn7
Please see the "Events" page for more info!
Black Grad Study Group
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
6pm – 8pm
Lewis library, multipurpose room 900 (WTC)
RSVP Link: https://forms.gle/h9UbTRRGZ1zkxKwn7
Please see the "Events" page for more info!
BGSA Email List
The BGSA email list is one of the best ways to keep up with events and resources that can be valuable to LUC’s black student population. If you know any black graduate student who is interested in receiving BGSA communications, please send them to the attached link and have them sign up. https://forms.gle/Wr6NExAfZXZn2MkR9
We are also on social media!!!! Please follow us on Twitter and Instagram @LUC_BGSA or join our Facebook group at Loyola University Chicago BGSA.
New Exec Board Member
Sondrea Singleton
Events Co-Chair
Sondrea Singleton is a 2nd year Masters student in Cultural and Educational Policies Studies (CEPS). She holds a BA from Northeastern Illinois University in Sociology. Sondrea currently serves as the Program Coordinator for a non-for profit that provides resources to youth who are at-risk of aging out of foster care. Before coming to LUC, Sondrea was a pre-school teacher at a school in the West Loop. In her free time, Sondrea enjoys watching old episodes of Girlfriends, travelling, and reading beauty and fashion beauty blogs. Sondrea's goal as the co-events chair is to ensure that Black Graduate students at LUC are afforded the luxury of experiencing events that acknowledge, embrace, and promotes the prosperity of their identities at LUC.
Black Lives Matter Conference
Seeking Board Members for BLM Conference
Loyola’s Black Lives Matter Conference is excited to be recruiting board members for the 4th annual conference! The mission of #BLMLUC is to bring people together to raise consciousness, empower people, promote healing and form solidarity. Being a Board Member for the Black Lives Matter Conference is important work! You have the task of overseeing one of the four committees (Marketing, Community Engagement, Workshops, L/R) and ensuring that the conference runs smoothly. The role of a board member will require a voluntary commitment to the conference in the form of time and energy. It will also provide members with an amazing service and leadership opportunity! Please fill out the application by Wednesday, October 9th. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email abeltran1@luc.edu or blmloyolaconf@gmail.com.
Membership Feedback Survey
We want to make sure that our programming fits the needs of the actual Black Graduate Students at LUC. Please take 5 minutes to complete the following survey and make your voices heard and help us to better serve you.
Click HERE for the survey