This summer, the Student Activities Office is hosting several social events, including: movie nights, music, game nights, road trips, and poker nights.

Join the GSU at this summer's "Taste of Chicago" on Saturday, June 27th!

This year the GSU received an unusually exceptional batch of applications for our teaching awards. Thanks to all who have applied, and congratulations to the winners!

Did you know that the GSU website has its own "Classifieds" section? You can find roommates, housing, cars, and more! Click here to get started.

The Endeavour Awards is the Australian government's internationally competitive, merit-based program providing opportunities for citizens of the Asia-Pacific region to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. These awards are varied, from postdoctoral awards, post-graduation awards, vocational education and training awards, and professional development awards. Consider applying today! For more information about these awards, please click here.

The winning party is Andrew Bramsen, Carolyn Rodak, and Victoria Froude. Congratulations to the new GSU officers for the 2009-2010 academic year!

There is no summer storage of bikes on campus. Your options are as follows:

Dear International Graduate Students,

We are inviting you to participate in a research project by completing this online survey. This survey aims to determine the challenges faced by International students during their graduate studies in USA. Your participation is voluntary; your responses are anonymous, and any identifying information you supply will be omitted from shared results. The results of this project will be used for providing information and policy recommendations to the Universities, students and faculties. Your help with this research study will help provide information for international students and policy makers. Please click on the link provided here to access the survey questionnaire:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ZgtiaKj5qPPskXfkOYd1Qg_3d_3d

Are you going to be ON- or OFF-campus during the summer months? Read the attached document for more information on what you can do to ensure that summer mailings from the University are received in a timely fashion...

Frequently Asked Questions about parking on and around the Notre Dame campus...

Choosing to purchase at local stores can give your money three times more of an economic impact than buying from a chain retailer. Buying local keeps money in circulation; chains tend to circulate only payroll and sales taxes and send the rest of the revenue out of state. A new South Bend-based organization, Sholo (which stands for Shop Locally), wants to raise awareness about the economic impact of purchasing local products. For more information and a list of Sholo's participating stores, please visit www.sholo.org.

There has been a recent rash of police impostors in Elkhart County. They have been attempting to stop women traveling alone.

There are a number of computer labs on campus that are open to graduate students:

Graduate Student Computer Lab
The Graduate Student Union has a computer lab on the eleventh floor of the Hesburgh library. Graduate students who wish to have access to this lab may obtain a key from Donna Frahn. Donna's office is in the Mezzanine of the LaFortune student center, and she is usually available between 8 am and 2 pm, Monday through Friday. A $10 fee is required to get a key.

Location: Hesburgh, 11th floor
Resources: 8 Windows Stations, 1 Mac Station, 1 Black & White Printer
Pictures of the Cluster

If you are an incoming married graduate student or a newly married graduate student and you wish to obtain a University Identification card for your spouse, you will need to fill out the registration