[Plsgs] FW: GPSC Newsletter 02-03-2016

[Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)]

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GPSC Newsletter February 3, 2016
Highlight Events to Attend:
I Will Week:
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Come visit us the rest of the week from 10am-2pm in front of the Administration Building, where we'll be handing out free shirts and wristbands, talking about our events and reminding students/faculty to sign our pledge.
Check out our website for more information on "I Will":
http://iwillcampaign.wix.com/iwill
Sign the Pledge:
https://docs.google.com/a/email.arizona.edu/forms/d/1feZyvjD3gJaxAoVkggbaRZnRcTzduVO9f4EiRWY-5Ig/viewform

Getting Hired Workshop:
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Events:
1.    GPSC Elections Approaching!!!
2.    Second Annual Grad Slam! Info Session Tomorrow!
3.    Love Your Data Week
4.    Startup Weekend

5.    Lecture Series on Healthy Living

Resources:

6.    Collecting Feedback on Graduate Student Priorities (Survey)
7.    Ombuds Program
8.    UA LifeWork Connections: Child Care
9.    Smart Moves at the Rec Center
10. GPSC/Campus Health Prescription Medication Assistance Program
11. Community Resident Assistant Opportunity
12. SafeRide Spring 2016 Schedule
13. Live Safe App
14. Recruiting for Participation in a Research Study
Socials:

15. GPSC at Gentle Ben's Happy Hour


Workshops:

16. GPSC Career Workshop: Getting Hired

17. Grad Mentoring Series 4-Part Workshop

18. Think Tank: Graduate Student Workshops

Stay up to date with GPSC! Check out our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, & Snapchat
Like the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UAGPSC<http://www.facebook.com/UAGPSC> for information related to funding opportunities, academic and social events, and other graduate and professional student concerns. Also follow us on Instagram @UAGPSC and add us on Snapchat at UAGPSC.

GPSC Elections Approaching!!!
Do you have a desire to:
1) promote the causes and concerns of the graduate student body?
2) create and foster programs beneficial for growth and interaction for graduate and professional students?
3) disburse funds for the benefit of professional development for graduate and professional students?
4) serve as part of the representative body and voice at the University of Arizona for graduate and professional students?
Consider running for a position in GPSC!
Nominating Petitions are now posted on the GPSC website (under the elections tab).  Click here<http://gpsc.arizona.edu/elections> for more information!

Second Annual Grad Slam!  Info Session Tomorrow!

Where your talk could be worth $1000 a minute!
Grad Slam is a campus-wide competition for the best 3-minute talk about graduate student research and discovery. Presenters will be evaluated on their ability to convey in a compelling fashion the value of their research or creative work to a non-specialist audience within the 3-minute time limit. The top presenters can win an award up to $3,000. Grad Slam is co-hosted by the Graduate Center and GPSC, and is sponsored by the Office for Research and Discovery and the UA Libraries.
Learn more and register at the Grad Slam website<http://www.gradcenter.arizona.edu/ua-grad-slam>.

INFO SESSION with light refreshments:
Date: February 4th
Time: 4:30 PM
Place: Science and Engineering Library Rm 311

Love Your Data Week



Do you love your research data? Do you need to love your data more? University of Arizona Libraries will be participating in Love Your Data week, February 8-12, a nationwide event designed to raise awareness about research data management, sharing, and preservation, along with the support and resources available at our university. Follow the national conversation on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook via #LYD16. More information is available at http://library.arizona.edu/news/entries/view/3043.





Event Date: Starting 02/08/2016

Startup Weekend
You might be wondering whether you'd rather go into academia or industry, but have you considered starting your own company? Startup Weekend<http://goo.gl/K41dYm> (February 12-14) is your chance to get a taste of startup life. Show up with or without ideas, join a team, and learn what goes into launching a startup! Local professionals will be available as mentors throughout the weekend.
 Read more at http://tucson.up.co/events/8346 or register here<http://goo.gl/OGo3Op>. This event is free and exclusively for UA students.

Lecture Series on Healthy Living
This Tuesday, February 9, 2016, is the start of the Graduate Center's Lecture Series on Healthy Living. The series features eight talented scientists and practitioners who will share their research-based strategies and advice for how to achieve and maintain good physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual health. All lectures are free and will be at 5:30 PM in the BIO5 Building on select Tuesdays throughout the semester. Light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Visit www.gradcenter.arizona.edu/healthy-living-series-2016<http://www.gradcenter.arizona.edu/healthy-living-series-2016> for more information.
Date: February 9h
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: BIO5 Building

Collecting Feedback on Graduate Student Priorities (Survey)

The University of Arizona administration, as part of its budget-setting process, has asked students for feedback on student-centered priorities. The GPSC is collecting comments via the form below for presentation to UA administration going forward.

The form takes just a few minutes to fill out, and we really want your feedback! Please let us know if you have any questions. Please fill this out in the next week if you can.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zkTz0qGNJuqenN84EG-q_WhtX-Xv_NtTAWwIVr2Jorc/viewform
Ombuds Program

The UA Ombuds Program offers a safe and confidential space for talking through and constructively addressing concerns, challenges, difficulties, and conflicts that arise for members of the campus community. Whether it's a difficulty between a student and faculty member, problem with a roommate or group project member, workplace concern, or other issue, the Ombuds Program is here to help people work through the situation in a skilled and constructive way. An Ombuds can assist in identifying the issues at play and analyzing the situation, as well as help to identify and evaluate options for effectively addressing it.
The program provides facilitation and informal mediation, as well as coaching on effective communication and conflict resolution skills. Ombuds can help to clarify University policies and procedures, and refer visitors to other resources and services that may be helpful in their situation. The program offers training, workshops, and presentations on effective communication and conflict management skills and can help to prevent negative conflict through early intervention. It also helps to create positive change by reporting issues and trends to management, in a way that protects the confidentiality and anonymity of the visitors.
To make an appointment please contact the program director at 520-626-5589. For further information about the program please visit http://ombuds.arizona.edu/.


UA LifeWork Connections: Child Care
The University of Arizona's Life & Work Connections provides eligible UA students child care/housing subsidies and vouchers, and thanks to the efforts of GPSC and your student services fee, these subsidies/grants have been greatly expanded.
The program awards 100 individuals $1,000 grants per year, and is still open to about 50 applicants. Please take advantage of this opportunity which can be found at: http://lifework.arizona.edu/cc/student_child_care_subsidy_program
For more information about LWC childcare options, check out the resources here: http://lifework.arizona.edu/cc
And for more resources for family life, see our online directory as well: http://gpsc.arizona.edu/resources-childcare

Smart Moves at the Rec Center



Want to get your workout in without feeling crowded? The Smart Moves<http://rec.arizona.edu/location/smart-moves-studio> Studio is a designated area of the Campus Recreation Center just for graduate/professional students, faculty, and staff. It has all the equipment you need, from yoga mats to free weights to cardio equipment. It's also right near the entrance of the Rec Center, so you can get in, work out, and get going. De-stress while improving your fitness at the Smart Moves Studio!



Mention you saw this in the GPSC Newsletter and receive a FREE T-Shirt or KIND Bar from the Smart Moves Monitor!

GPSC/Campus Health Prescription Medication Assistance Program
The Prescription Medication Assistance Program was designed to assist graduate and professional students at the University of Arizona with extraordinary prescription medication costs. The Program is structured to award $250 in financial assistance to graduate or professional students who have shown total out of pocket prescription expenditures of at least $1250 within the six months immediately prior to application.
For additional information and application process, please click on the link below:
http://gpsc.arizona.edu/prescription-medication-assistance-program


Community Resident Assistant Opportunity
Grad Student Housing CRA Apps are Open!
We are now accepting applications for the Community Resident Assistant position at La Aldea for 2016-2017! We're looking for talented, energetic, caring individuals to join our amazing team of CRAs! The CRA position for 2016-2017 starts on July 1st, 2016, and the term of the position lasts through May 31st, 2017. This is a Residence Life position, and domestic and international students are eligible to apply.
Please login into your MyUAHome account: https://myuahome.life.arizona.edu/Portal/<https://mail.life.arizona.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=XSnRqPFE6E6lFnC2HI4Im2_D9MLwKNMIlP3_0lMEXmD3WaEFMXQFtQV8WE3QxYE8nGIQmqYj8CE.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fmyuahome.life.arizona.edu%2fPortal%2f>, and click on the "Employment Opportunities" (It is in the top menu bar, and it is RED) tab, to complete the CRA application.
The application deadline is February 29th, 2016, at 11:59 pm. If you have questions regarding the position or application and selection process, please email David Ward at: ward at life.arizona.edu<https://mail.life.arizona.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=XSnRqPFE6E6lFnC2HI4Im2_D9MLwKNMIlP3_0lMEXmD3WaEFMXQFtQV8WE3QxYE8nGIQmqYj8CE.&URL=mailto%3award%40life.arizona.edu>.


SafeRide Spring 2016 Schedule
SafeRide, the free driving service on and around campus for students, faculty and staff, will reopen for the Spring semester on Wednesday, January 13th.
>From that date forward we will resume our normal hours, from 6:30 P.M. - 1:00 A.M. Sunday through Thursday, and 6:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. on Friday.
This semester SafeRide will be closed the following dates:

  *   Friday, March the 11th until Sunday the 20th, reopening Monday, March 21st, for Spring Break
  *   Wednesday, May 4th, the day before Reading Day.

Live Safe App
Stay safe on campus with the LiveSafe app. The app, released in September, is free and provides a direct line of contact to UAPD, as well as campus resources, protocols, access to SafeRide and the ability to virtually walk a friend home.

Recruiting for Participation in a Research Study
Are you currently in a romantic relationship?
Do you live with your partner?
Thank you may be eligible for participation in a relationship study!

I am in the process of recruiting couples for my dissertation study. The study is a brief, internet-based couples intervention designed to improve problem solving communication skills. The intervention is delivered once per week for a total of four weeks. Participation is free and couples will be compensated for their time. To be eligible, couples will have to be in a romantic relationship (married or unmarried, live with their partner, and have regular access to the internet). Please contact me at austingrinberg at email.arizona.edu<mailto:austingrinberg at email.arizona.edu> or at 623-696-0573 if you are interested or would like additional information.
GPSC at Gentle Ben's Happy Hour

Nachos, hot wings, and southwest eggrolls... Oh MY!!!
The GPSC has been coordinating a weekly graduate student gathering at Gentle Ben's Happy Hour (located on University and Tyndall next to campus). It is a great opportunity to meet fellow graduate students from other departments in a casual setting. Come for FREE appetizers, stay for the competitive games, like large Jenga. Prizes are awarded to the department that signs in the most people. The Happy Hour is located upstairs, Fridays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Check out the GPSC Happy Hour Facebook group for updates and information.
Hope to see you there!
Date: Friday 02/05/2016
Time: 5:30pm
Location: Gentle Ben's on University


GPSC Career Workshop: Getting Hired

Come join GPSC and other graduate and professional students at the "Getting Hired" workshop with Anna Wickham, a MFA grad from UA.


Date: Thursday 02/04/2016
Time: 6-8pm

Location: Mesquite Room (SUMC 3rd Floor)

Grad Mentoring Series 4-Part Workshop
WRC is hosting a 4-Part workshop with Dr. Monica J. Casper. These workshops are specific to Women Grad Students and you have to opportunity to earn a WRC Certification of Completion.
The second part of this series is titled: Writing & Publishing

Date: 02/08/2016
Time: 3:30- 5pm
Location: Madera Room (SUMC 3rd Floor)

Think Tank: Graduate Student Workshops
Come join Think Tank for an exciting workshop titled:
Jump Start Your Library Research: Strategies for Grad Student Success

Date: Tuesday 02/09/2016
Time: 2-3pm
Location: Main Library Room A112


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