The GSS Weekly Update serves as a way to distribute GSS relevant information to all active members of the GSS. For your convenience, items in RED denote announcements or reminders pertinent to Senators while items in GREEN apply to Senators and the larger student population.
MEETINGS
GSS Spring Meetings (Please note room change!)
GSS Spring Meetings (Please note room change!)
- Where: Memorial Hall, Room 127 (http://primus.nss.udel.edu/
buildings/displayBuilding. action?building.code=NC32) - When: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
- Dates: February 11th, March 11th, April 8th, May 6th
- Meeting will feature Guest Speaker Jeff Lang who will introduce "Gradshare", a new, free resource for graduate students! Check out the website (http://www.gradshare.com/
landing.html) available to graduate students to ask questions and get answers. The Office of Graduate & Professional Education will tailor the website to suit the needs of UD graduate students by adding more resources to it. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!
New Senator Orientation
This session is dedicated to new and prospective
- Where: Memorial Hall, Room 127
- When: 4.30pm - 5:00pm
- Dates: February 11th
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for Questions re: Career Services for the February Meeting Guest SpeakerMarianne Green, the assistant director of UD's Career Services Center, will be at the February GSS meeting to discuss UD's Career Services resources, and to address specific graduate student career guidance needs. Please email any questions you have on the topic to George Szczepanski at gszcz@udel.edu. These questions will be forwarded to Ms. Green to help guide her talk toward graduate student concerns on the topic. A question and answer session will follow the talk.
Call for Questions re: Career Services for the February Meeting Guest SpeakerMarianne Green, the assistant director of UD's Career Services Center, will be at the February GSS meeting to discuss UD's Career Services resources, and to address specific graduate student career guidance needs. Please email any questions you have on the topic to George Szczepanski at gszcz@udel.edu. These questions will be forwarded to Ms. Green to help guide her talk toward graduate student concerns on the topic. A question and answer session will follow the talk.
Louis Lorenzo Redding Diversity Award (nominations due February 12th)
This award recognizes UD individuals or units whose efforts have promoted, enhanced and implemented diversity programs or activities that have resulted in a significant change in the campus climate and/or composition within the University community. Examples include innovative recruitment and retention efforts, expanded educational opportunities for undergraduate students, and programs that celebrate and recognize the contributions of underrepresented groups. The award consists of a plaque and a $1,000 gift to the Morris Library in honor of the recipient. The recipient may help select educational materials for the library, in consultation with library staff members. Nomination forms can be obtained by calling the Office of Equity and Inclusion: (302) 831-8735. The deadline for submission is Friday, February 12, 2010.
SPRING WORKSHOPS
Responsible Conduct in Research Training: February 2nd-3rd, 2010
This workshop, designed by the Research Office for grad students and postdoc Fellows, will provide information on a variety of topics relating to the proper conduct of research and an overview of University and federal compliance issues. There will also be sessions on effective preparation of job search documents, public speaking, the patent process, authorship issues, and researching funding opportunities.
- Participants may register for the entire seminar or for individual modules. Each module will have a separate non-credit course number, and participation will be noted on a student's transcript. Students completing all four of the half-day modules will receive a certificate of completion. Lunch will be provided each day.
- Please note that NIH- or NSF-funded students need to attend and should register for sessions 1a (Introduction to RCR) and 3a (Regulatory Issues in Research) unless they have already completed them.
- To register: http://www.udel.edu/
researchoffice/rcr/
Grant Writing Workshops
The Office of Graduate & Professional Studies and Morris Library will provide a professional development workshop series for graduate students entitled “External Fellowships and Funding 101.” Workshop attendees will learn the “how-to’s” of locating funding sources; strategizing for the application process; and crafting successful proposals. The sessions will be hands-on and problem-based. Students should expect to end the workshop with a clear and tangible plan for completing a fellowship or grant application in the immediate future.
- Registration will be on a first serve basis. Please contact Mary Zielinski (zielm@udel.edu) to register. Graduate students are encouraged to sign-up early since spots will fill up quickly.
- Attendees are encouraged to bring laptops with wireless connections.
- In addition to the half-day professional workshops, the Office of Graduate and Professional Education can bring fundraising and proposal-writing sessions directly to you. Facilitated by Vice Provost Debbie Hess Norris, these 90 minute sessions are geared to the needs of each department and program and will inspire graduate students to be their own best fundraising advocates. Please contact Mary Zielinski (zielm@udel.edu) for more information.
Humanities and Social Science: February 18th, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
This grant writing workshop also includes Education and Urban Affairs/Public Policy
Morris Library Room 116A
Science and Engineering: March 11th, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Morris Library Room 116A
Science and Engineering: March 11th, 1:00pm to 4:00pm
This grant writing workshop also includes Agriculture and Marine Sciences
Morris Library Room 116A
Morris Library Room 116A
REMINDERS
Webinar series from the College Sustainability Report Card
From January to April 2010, the Sustainable Endowments Institute will present Beyond Grades, a free series of eight webinars (online seminars). The goal is to encourage sharing knowledge in order to advance sustainability in campus operations and endowment practices. Topics will cover Administration, Climate Change & Energy, Food & Recycling, Green Building, Investment Priorities, Endowment Transparency & Shareholder Engagement, Student Involvement, Transportation. Visit http://greenreportcard.
University-Wide Committee Representatives
Any GSS active member or any Senator already serving on another committee is welcome to serve on these committees. Two committees still looking for GSS representatives are:
Any GSS active member or any Senator already serving on another committee is welcome to serve on these committees. Two committees still looking for GSS representatives are:
- Newark City Council (http://www.
cityofnewarkde.us/index.aspx? NID=62) - Parking/Transportation
Email Hudaa (hudaa@udel.edu) if interested.
Your faithful Executive Committee,
Laura, George, Hudaa & Maria
Laura, George, Hudaa & Maria
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