News:

Minutes from the Officers' Meeting, posted Tuesday 11/18/08

Hi everyone ~

Here's a recap of the brief officers' meeting last week. The next meeting for all GHA members is scheduled for Friday, December 5th at 3:30 pm following the Career Series presentation on publishing articles and books (2:30-3:30 pm).

• The formal CFP will be published/posted on Monday, December 1, 2008.
• Submissions for the GHA conference are due Monday, February 2, 2009.
• GHA Conference is scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2009.

A preliminary list of committees and chairs have be established. A rough draft of comittee responsibilities is included, but as we move closer to the event additional tasks will arise. Please let us know which group(s) you would like to join! All will need assistance!!!

• Selections (Emily) - administering the collection, dissemination and evaluation of submissions with committee members and GHA officers.
• Scheduling (James) - arranging rooms and equipment for presenters, will work closely with Selections committee and be the liaison with panel moderators.
• Funding (Chris P.) - budgets, additional sources of funding, contacting 5 College departments.
• Advertising (Jen) producing and posting materials based on needs of other committees.
• Catering (Michella) - Ordering and delivering food and supplies on the day of the conference.

Stay tuned as the official CFP and invitation to faculty are published. Please come to next meeting on December 5th to discuss the next steps -- spring semester will be a roller coaster -- this is our time to brainstorm.

On a side note, the GHA Thanksgiving Food Drive has been extended and through the first weeks of December. New fliers (as it is now a Holiday Food Drive) will be distributed shortly. Details to follow!

See you soon!

Jennifer Kleinman
GHA Secretary

GHA At-A-Glance

Meetings-- GHA meetings will be held on a weekly or bi-weekly basis (depending on necessity).

The Fall Book-and-Bake Sale-- The GHA's first fundraiser each year is the Fall Book-and-Bake Sale. Students and professors contribute books (old or new, on any and every topic) to sell to the campus community. "Foodies" in the department, or those at least willing to buy pastries or cookies, contribute baked goods as another way to raise funds. Feed your body, feed your mind!

Donations are accepted throughout the year-- contact one of our officers. Unsold inventory is stored in Herter 716. (Looking for something specific? Browsers always welcome!)

We will need volunteers to work the table, so if you have any free time on the day of the book sale we would appreciate your help, even if only for an hour.

This sale is held in the Lobby of Herter Hall during September or October.

The UMass Graduate Student History Conference-- Each year, the GHA holds the UMass Graduate History Conference, open to graduate students from across the nation. The theme for the 2007-2008 Conference was "Confronting Traumatic History".

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  Meet your GHA

James Fiorentino, Co-Chair Office: Herter 716 Email:jdfioren@history.umass.edu.	Emily Gibson, Co-Chair Office: Herter 713 Email: ekgibson@history.umass.edu.
Jennifer Kleinman, Secretary Email:jkleinman@history.umass.edu.	Chris Parcels, Treasurer Office: Herter 722 Email: cparcels@history.umass.edu.