Welcome to BSGS

The school year has started and it's time for BSGS Happy Hour GetTogether (HHGT).

For new students - HHGT is now an integral part of our BSGS tradition, and we normally will have it on the first Thursday of every month. It is when the old and new graduate students get to meet, greet, and have some fun!

This Thursday (September 4) we will meet at El Pueblito (1423 Richmond Ave) at 6pm. This place has a very nice patio and serves wonderful food (the fried plantains rock!), great margaritas, beers, and some fruit juices. Happy Hour is until 7pm.

We hope to see as many of you as possible! If you need a ride, feel free to let us know at bsgs@uh.edu.

The new BSGS Officers for the 2008 - 2009 term are Prahathees Eswaramoorthy (President), Eylem Aydogdu (Vice President), Heather Brasher (Secretary), Luz Vela (Treasurer), Ashley Benham (Sports Coordinator) and Rolf Lohaus (Webmaster).

In case you were wondering, there was no need for elections since we had only one candidate for each of the positions.

Please join us for lunch this Thursday, August 14, at 12pm in HSC 102 to welcome the new graduate students. We will have free pizza and drinks for everybody.

See you all there!

July is here and it's time for this month's BSGS Happy Hour GetTogether! This Thursday (July 3) we will meet at Azteca's Margarita Bar & Grill in Montrose (2207 Richmond Ave) at 7pm. We will have a table on the patio.
Their Happy Hour specials (until 8pm) are $3 margaritas, $3 well drinks, $3 well shots and $3 flavoritas (whatever that means...).

We hope to see you all there!

Please join us for the last Happy Hour GetTogether of the Spring semester this Thursday (May 1) at 6:30pm at Hans' Village Bier and Vino Haus (2523 Quenby, Rice Village). They have a wide selection of domestic and imported beers and fine wines, great outdoor seating in the expansive biergarten, and one of Houston's only bocce courts.
The Thursday specials are $1.00 off all wines, $3.00 Albita Purple Haze and Skirt Night (i.e. $1.00 off everything in the house for anyone legitimately wearing a skirt). Since they don't serve much food, BSGS is providing some free pizza!

Hope to see you there!

This month's BSGS Happy Hour GetTogether will be this Thursday (March 6) at 6:30pm at The Concert Pub & Grill (5636 Richmond Avenue, just west of Chimney Rock). It has a relaxing patio and offers pool, shuffleboard, and darts if you are up for some activity. The happy hour specials are until 9pm.

What makes this month's Happy Hour GetTogether so special? With the coupon we send by email you get one free drink and free chips and salsa. Make sure to print it out and take it with you. They will not honor the complimentary beverage without it! See you there!

We are currently holding elections for the BSGS Seminar Speaker to present during the Fall 2008 departmental seminar series. Please look through the list of candidates and vote for your favorite one by following the link below. All potential speakers were nominated by your fellow students.

Please only one vote per person. All votes must be received by no later than Monday, January 28, 2008, so go check the candidates out and vote today!

Voting closed!

The first 2007-2008 BSGS Bimonthly Meeting will be tomorrow (Tuesday, October 16) at 5:30pm in HSC 102.
Please join us for open discussion on present and future graduate student issues and activities, and to meet and chat with the other graduate students of your department.
We will provide free pizza and drinks. If time permits we will incorporate some gaming at the end of the meeting (Wii).

Hope to see you there!

Although the weather is nice outside, the lawn where we play Volleyball in front of SR2 is still soaked. So today we are going to play in the Recreation and Wellness Center again. We will meet in the lobby around 5:30. See you there!