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GPSC Newsletter

October 18, 2017

In this issue.....

GPSC

Call for Judges: GPSC Student Showcase

GPSC Social, Happy Hour

GPSC Events

New Resources

Dancing with the Dean

Managing Debt and Budgeting in Grad School and Beyond

Old Resources

UACOM- Tucson Annual Halloween Party

UA Green fund Mini Grants

UA Inclusive Excellence Symposium

Workshops

Think Tank Graduate Student Workshop

Writing Workshop Series

Graduate students and postdocs in the sciences

Workshops

Call for Judges: GPSC Student Showcase

My name is Patrice Moritz, and I am the Events Director for the Graduate and Professional Student Council. The Student Showcase is the largest student-run research exhibition here at the University of Arizona. I would like to invite you to be a judge for the Student Showcase 2018, which will take place Wednesday, February 21st on the UA Mall.

This year, judges will need to be available from 8:30 am until 12:00 pm on Wednesday, February 21st. Breakfast will be available beginning at 8am, and judge's orientation will start at 8:30 am in the student union. Judging panels are usually composed of graduate students, faculty, staff, and Tucson community members. The judges will then move on to the mall with their panel to the Showcase tents to begin judging projects. Each panel will score around eight projects, depending on the category they are judging. In addition to breakfast, lunch will be provided for all judges.

Your support for Student Showcase and the students of the University of Arizona is much appreciated.

Arrangements will be made for FREE parking for the off-campus judges.

The four judging categories are as follows (categories this year are based on the project topic, not the academic discipline):

Community & Society

*         Pertains to all research that involves participatory research or community engagements.

*         Research and studies that involve direct relations to community and/or business partnerships

*         Examples would be projects from sociology, psychology, planning, public health, etc.

Creative Expression

*         Projects and research that has an emphasis on creative thinking and expression (including qualitative research that emphasizes creative thinking and expression as well).

*         Examples would be projects from Fine Arts, Literature, Architecture, Computer Sciences, etc.

Education

*         Pertains to all research and studies that focus and deal with issues in education.

Research

*         Pertains to all other research topics that do not fall into the previous categories.

If you are interested in becoming a Student Showcase judge, please contact Patrice Moritz at 626-6122 or gpscevents at email.arizona.edu<mailto:gpscevents at email.arizona.edu> at your earliest convenience and no later than Friday, January 24th. Please respond using the link below with the top two categories you would feel most comfortable serving as a judge as well as your current job title.

Link to Judge Student Showcase<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdK9QH66E3n-D050jNPdyUZYvQk7Dd9SQvQjTNl5262xzYtDQ/viewform>

More information about the Student Showcase can be found at the GPSC Website<http://gpsc.arizona.edu/student-showcase>

GPSC Social, Happy Hour

Meet Graduate and Professional students from across UA campus! Food is available while supplies last

Friday, October 20th

5:00-7:00 pm

Gentle Ben's

865 E. University Blvd.

Dancing with the Dean

October 19th

5:00pm

Old Main Lawn

Did you know that when Dean Andrew Carnie isn't studying linguistics, leading teams that investigate the syntax, phonology and phonetics of modern Scottish Gaelic, writing articles and books, or overseeing the Graduate College, he is likely to be teaching international folk or square dancing?

And now - back by popular demand - he invites you to attend his event, "Dancing with the Dean." This is a great opportunity to interact with Dean Carnie in a relaxed setting, learn fun dances, and meet other UA graduate students. Don't forget your water bottle and dancing shoes!

Learn more and invite others using our Facebook event page<https://www.facebook.com/events/175263243037543/> or email gradcenter at email.arizona.edu<mailto:gradcenter at email.arizona.edu>.

Managing Debt and Budgeting in Grad School and Beyond

October 23rd

4:30PM

SUMC Presidio Room

On October 23, the Graduate Center and the TCI Foundation will host a presentation on best practices for managing debt and strategies for budgeting. The TCI Foundation is a local nonprofit dedicated to financial literacy. Please see the details below for more information and the RSVP link.

  *   DATE: October 23, 2017
  *   WHEN: 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
  *   WHERE: Student Union Memorial Center, Presidio Room
  *   SPEAKER: Laura Walton, Executive Director, TCI Foundation
  *   FREE to attend
  *   RSVP<https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41OwDAyEzCdZSwl> to secure a seat, share your questions, and receive reminders for the event.

Please send questions about the event to bradshad at email.arizona.edu<mailto:bradshad at email.arizona.edu>.

UACOM- Tucson Annual Halloween Party

It's finally time for the UACOM - Tucson Annual Halloween Party and we're so excited for you all to join us!

The chosen theme for this year is Classic Halloween!!

Any costume is fair game! There will be a ~prize~ for the best costume of the night - So if you've got it, haunt it!!

Tickets before October 22nd: $20 with a drink ticket!

Tickets after October 22nd: $23 with a drink ticket!

Date: Sunday, October 29th

Time: 8 PM to 1 AM

Location: Martin & Drug Co. (300 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701) in Downtown Tucson

Parking: If you will be driving, there is free street parking around Martin & Drug Co.

Food: Candy and small snacks will be provided! Additional drinks can be purchased at the event.

We will be selling tickets electronically. Please follow these steps to purchase your tickets!

1) Fill out this online form:
Halloween Party Ticket Purchase Form<https://goo.gl/forms/f6AlC2ANjE46579B3>

PLEASE SAVE THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL! If there are any problems locating your registration, we will use this as your check-in.

2) Complete your payment using one of your following options:

1.      Venmo (preferred method- @UACOMghouls17)

2.      Cash (email mhaseeb at email.arizona.edu<mailto:mhaseeb at email.arizona.edu> or jparee at email.arizona.edu<mailto:jparee at email.arizona.edu> for drop-off times)

3) Once you have paid, check the link provided in your confirmation email to ensure that we have received your payment. The link is also provided below:

Halloween Party Ticket Confirmations<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lP4RYedZ9RN1SiEB2AovFsq6UZrocyNBKUNKKU_MkCI/edit?usp=sharing>

Trick or treat yo' self and purchase tickets as soon as possible! The amenities and activities at the party are provided based on ticket sales. For this reason, we would greatly appreciate if you could buy your tickets sooner rather than later!

We apologize for any inconvenience, but we are unable to offer refunds. Tickets are transferable! Please email mhaseeb at email.arizona.edu<mailto:mhaseeb at email.arizona.edu> if someone will be attending the event in your place.

Lastly, PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING A VALID, GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID! This is a 21+ event and an ID is required to enter the event.

UA Green fund Mini Grants

Are you passionate about campus sustainability? Making the UA campus as green as possible and addressing sustainability takes passion, creativity and the power of you! The UA Green Fund is currently accepting proposals for mini grants of up to $1,500. Anyone on campus can submit their proposal for a project that addresses campus sustainability and impacts students. Projects are selected by the student-run Green Fund Committee.

For guidelines on creating and submitting a mini grant proposal, or to learn more, visit the Green Fund website<http://saem-aiss.arizona.edu/node/376>. The submission period is open until April 15, 2018 (or until funding is exhausted).

UA Inclusive Excellence Symposium

Mark your calendars! The second annual UA Inclusive Excellence Symposium will be held on March 30th from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the University of Arizona.  The event is sponsored by the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA) and the Office for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence- Office of the Provost. This is an in-house diversity conference with various workshop sessions, and keynote speaker. The symposium is free and open to UA students, faculty and staff.

This year's symposium falls on Good Friday. With respect to those in observance, ODIEX will provide accommodations.

We will add symposium information on the website as we get closer to the event: http://diversity.arizona.edu/ua-inclusive-excellence-symposium

Should you have any questions regarding the symposium, please contact us via email at chaudley at email.arizona.edu<mailto:chaudley at email.arizona.edu> and/or phone at (520) 621-3105.

Thank you very much and we look forward to seeing you all at the symposium.

Think Tank Graduate Student Workshop

Fall 2017 Workshop schedule

Tuesdays from 5:00-6:00 p.m. at La Aldea Graduate Housing

  *   Oct 24th Ask the Writing Center: A Graduate Student Writing Conversation
  *   Oct 31st Manage Your Citations with RefWorks
  *   Nov 7th Why am I Here Again? Rediscovering your Motivation for Graduate School
  *   Nov 14th Stress Management in Graduate School
  *   Nov 28th Manage Your Citations with Zotero

Writing Workshop Series

>From ABD to PhD

Purpose: Provide writing support for ABD (all but dissertated) students; discuss shared concerns about the dissertation process; and introduce strategies to facilitate writing. All participants should come prepared to write and work collaboratively with students from across diverse disciplines. Coffee, tea, water, and light snacks will be provided, as will pens and ruled notepads.

View the GPSC website<http://gpsc.arizona.edu/workshops> for all workshop descriptions or see flier attached: ABD Workshops

Thursday, November 30th (4:30pm-6:30pm), Science-Engineering Library Room 331
Topic:  Maintaining Momentum: Writing Over Holidays and Breaks
Register at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/ABDMomentumReg

Graduate students and postdocs in the sciences workshop

Graduate students and postdocs in the sciences are invited to attend a two-day workshop to learn about careers open to Ph.D.s and to network and plan for your future career. This workshop, to be held on the University of Arizona campus on Friday and Saturday, October 20-21, 2017, will enable you to begin building the skills and application materials required for a successful job search. Specific discussions on how to tailor job-specific applications as well as to exercise essential communication and interview skills are planned.

Agenda

Friday afternoon - Science-communication workshop: Elevator Pitches followed by a Networking Reception

All Day Saturday - Field-specific career talks, Skills-training workshops, and Networking Lunch and Reception

Learn more and register online at http://www.asbmb.org/Arizona

Register for both days or just for Saturday, whichever best meets your needs and fits in your schedule.

See our flier attached: Save the Date Flier.

Sponsored by ASBMB and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Workshops

Our fall workshops will provide you with practical help with the challenges you face in your research and teaching.  In evaluations from previous years, 95% of respondents agreed that they benefited from this workshop.  Overall, the three series offered in our Campus Connections workshop program address a broad range of challenges faced in academia.

*          Getting Published<http://diversity.arizona.edu/getting-published> includes opportunities to learn about grants, book proposals, and faculty writing groups.

*         Advancing Faculty Careers<http://diversity.arizona.edu/advancing-faculty-careers> will provide you with practical strategies on mentoring, combatting imposter syndrome, and addressing gender differences in academic careers.

*         The Diversity in the Classroom<http://diversity.arizona.edu/diversity-classroom> series provides workshops on creating inclusive classrooms and includes an opportunity to earn a "Leader in Classroom Diversity & Inclusion" certificate.

Given that mentoring is so beneficial to people in academia, we're excited to announce that all of our graduate students are eligible to create free accounts for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)<http://diversity.arizona.edu/national-center-faculty-development-diversity>.  This nationally recognized organization provides online career development and mentoring resources that can increase success with publications and securing external funding, increase confidence as a researcher and scholar, lead to healthier relationships with departmental colleagues, and provide external mentors, sponsors, and collaborators.

We hope that you take advantage of these exciting programs.  All of our programming is based on research and best practices shown to increase success, and we want you to feel happy, successful, and satisfied at the University of Arizona.  If you have questions or comments, please email Laura Hunter at lahunter at email.arizona.edu<mailto:lahunter at email.arizona.edu>.

See our fliers attached: NCFDD & Campus Connections Workshops_postdocs_Grads

GPSC Events

Executive Board Meeting

Monday, October 23rd

6:00 to 8:00pm

SUMC CSIL Rm

General Council Meeting

Thursday, October 26th

6:30 to 8:30pm

SUMC Pima Rm

Executive Board Meeting

Monday, November 6th

6:00 to 8:00pm

SUMC CSIL Rm

General Council Meeting

Thursday, November 9th

6:30 to 8:30pm

SUMC Pima Rm

Arizona Board of Regents Meeting at UA

Wednesday, November 15th

SUMC

Graduate & Professional Student Council

gpsc at email.arizona.edu<mailto:gpsc at email.arizona.edu>
SUMC 323

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