GSA Ticket Sales Update

Please note that as a result of the recent AudienceView data breach, most GSA ticket sales have been put on hold.  We are working with the University to make alternate arrangements to get our sales back up and running as soon as possible, but at this point we are waiting for more data and information to be made available by the vendor.

Currently, the Sabres ticket sale that started on February 27th is on hold.  We hope to resume that sale by next week.  March AMC movie tickets, the Buffalo Bandits tickets and the New York Beer Project Brewery Tour and Tasting tickets are now available via the UB MarketPlace links in the corresponding event postings through the GSA Calendar.

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have things back to normal as soon as possible.  We thank you all for your patience in the meantime.

Advisory: Student Union Ticket Office

If you purchased tickets online from the Student Union Ticket Office between August 2022 and February 2023, your credit/debit card information may have been compromised.  Online ticket services are currently unavailable due to a third-party data breach.

 Learn more:  https://www.buffalo.edu/studentlife/who-we-are/announcements.host.html/content/shared/www/studentlife/gateway-wide-content/announcements/current/su-ticket-office-advisory.detail.html

 Advisory: Student Union Ticket Office

 March 3, 2023

As you may know, the third-party vendor, AudienceView, used by our Student Government Associations to sell tickets through the Student Unions Ticket Office (221 Student Union) experienced a security breach last week, potentially compromising the personal information of customers, including credit card numbers and billing addresses. This breach has affected a number of other colleges and universities that use AudienceView as a vendor. It should also be noted that customers who bought tickets through the Center for the Arts have not been impacted by this breach, as originally believed.

The vendor is in the process of issuing emails to those potentially impacted; please watch your email for the subject line: Notice of Security Incident, from Campus Student Data.

While the vendor informed the university the breach was limited to those who purchased between Feb. 17 and Feb. 21, our IT Information Security Team has investigated further and believes the problem could be more widespread. Some UB students who made purchases outside that period of time have reported unauthorized transactions on their accounts.

As a precaution, we are asking all customers who made online purchases through the ticket office since the start of the academic year monitor their credit or bank statements. If you believe you have been the victim of fraud, please reach out to your financial institution immediately to report your concerns:

  • Credit cards: please reach out to the credit card provider or
  • Debit cards: please reach out to the bank that issued your card.

In both instances, please ALSO reach out to AudienceView to notify them directly by email at privacy.audienceview@audienceview.com.

 The vendor will be offering free credit-monitoring services for customers potentially impacted so it’s important that you report issues immediately.

In the meantime, officials with the university and student government are reaching out to representatives of AudienceView to determine their next steps for addressing the compromised data and financial loss some students have already incurred.

Out of an abundance of caution,  AudienceView has disabled ticketing services until they can determine if the security risk has been eliminated. UB is working with student governments on a temporary solution so students can continue utilizing the ticket office in support of their programs and events. Service with the vendor will not resume until the Student Governments Associations are satisfied with their remediation success.

We will keep you informed of further developments as more details become available on the following webpage:

https://www.buffalo.edu/studentlife/who-we-are/announcements.host.html/content/shared/www/studentlife/gateway-wide-content/announcements/current/su-ticket-office-advisory.detail.html

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GSA Services Survey

The GSA has created a short Services Survey for graduate students to complete in order to help the GSA Finance Committee and Executive Committee prioritize funding allocations and Programming offerings for the upcoming academic year.  Please submit your feedback on or before Monday, February  13th.  Thank you.

COAL Programming Grant Application Deadline Extended

The COAL Programming Grant application deadline has been extended to Friday, February 10th.

For context, COAL consists of the presidents of the seven UB student governments led by an elected chair who work on addressing UB-wide issues.  Recently, COAL received the interest proceeds for last year’s stock investments.  COAL now has ~$450,000 that they can award to student organizations as grants to launch new programs, expand existing programs, or produce publications.  Due to market fluctuations, past awards have been maxed at $1,000/grant or not been offered at all, so please take advantage of the current surplus.

If your student organization is interested in applying for a grant, please see the guidelines and application form.  All applications are due to GSA (via gsa-feedback@buffalo.edu) on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:59pm (no exceptions can be made).  Award decision notifications will be supplied by the end of February 2023 and any awarded grant money needs to be spent by May 15, 2023.

Please widely discuss this grant opportunity amongst your membership and with other organizations.  The more students that will be impacted, the more likely COAL will be to award a grant.

GSA Hourly Editor Job Posting: Application Deadline February 1st

The GSA is currently hiring an Hourly Associate Editor to serve through the end of the current fiscal year (July 31, 2023).  The full description of the position is attached.  If you are interested in this posting, please email the required materials listed to the GSA Vice President, Jennifer Schechter, at gsa-vicepresident@buffalo.edu by Wednesday, February 1st in order to be considered.  Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students who have paid their mandatory student activity fee and must be able to serve for the full term of the position.

 

GSA Winter Break Schedule and Paperwork Deadline

Please note that the GSA will be closing for Winter Break from Tuesday, December 13th until Monday, January 2nd.  Because of this, all paperwork for payments that your club wishes to be processed before this shut down will be due by Wednesday, December 7th.  Any payment documentation submitted after this date will not be processed until after we re-open, which means that checks will not be cut until mid to late January.

 

GSA Winter Break Schedule:

GSA open through Monday, December 12th

GSA closed Tuesday, December 13th until Tuesday, January 3rd

GSA closed Monday, January 2nd for New Year’s Day observance (University Closed)

GSA on Summer Hours Tuesday, January 3rd – Friday, January 27th

    • Open Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Fridays

GSA closed Monday, January 16th for MLK Jr. Day observance (University Closed)

Regular Business Hours resume Monday, January 30th with the start of the Spring semester

COAL Programing Grants Now Available!

As of November 28, 2022, GSA will begin accepting submissions from our recognized student organizations for the COAL Programming Grant.

For context, COAL consists of the presidents of the seven UB student governments led by an elected chair who work on addressing UB-wide issues.  Recently, COAL received the interest proceeds for last year’s stock investments.  COAL now has ~$450,000 that they can award to student organizations as grants to launch new programs, expand existing programs, or produce publications.  Due to market fluctuations, past awards have been maxed at $1,000/grant or not been offered at all, so please take advantage of the current surplus.

If your student organization is interested in applying for a grant, please see the guidelines and application form.  All applications are due to GSA (via gsa-feedback@buffalo.edu) on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 11:59pm (no exceptions can be made).  Award decision notifications will be supplied by the end of January 2023 and any awarded grant money needs to be spent by May 15, 2023.

Please widely discuss this grant opportunity amongst your membership and with other organizations.  The more students that will be impacted, the more likely COAL will be to award a grant.

GSA Winter Break Schedule

The GSA Winter Break Schedule will be as follows:

  • GSA open through Monday, December 12th
  • GSA closed Tuesday, December 13th until Monday, January 2nd
  • GSA on Summer Hours Monday, January 2nd to Friday, January 27th
    • Open Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Fridays
  • GSA closed Monday, January 16th for MLK Jr. Day (University Closed)
  • Regular Business Hours resume Monday, January 30th with the start of the Spring semester