Students- apply now for a UF Natural Area Teaching Lab 2014 Minigrant

 In November 2013, UF’s Natural Area Advisory Committee (NAAC) will award up to two minigrants of $500 each to fund 2014 projects that enhance the information infrastructure of The Natural Area Teaching Laboratory (NATL). This is a great opportunity for professional development, as participants have the chance to practice the grant writing process. The NAAC seeks projects that will produce useful new information about NATL or will improve access to what is already known. To be eligible one must be a UF student, or groups of students with a designated student leader and a faculty sponsor. The application deadline is October 31st, 2013. By November 20th, 2013 the NAAC chair will notify the applicants of the funding decisions. For details see http://natl.ifas.ufl.edu/minigrants.php

Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Ag & Life Science

Spring 2014 course - AEC 6210: Designing Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings [section 05FG] (3 credit hours). This course will meet Tuesdays periods 7 - 9 (1:55 – 4:55 pm) in 306 Rolfs Hall. This course focuses on designing educational programs in formal and nonformal settings. Emphasis will be placed on balancing theoretical and practical development and delivery of educational programs. For more information on the course, contact Brian Myers (bmyers@ufl.edu). You are not required to have completed the other courses in the series in order to enroll in this course.

The course requirements for the certificate are:
· AEC 6543: Teaching and Learning Theory (3 credit hours)
o Contact Dr. Andrew Thoron (athoron@ufl.edu) for more information

· AEC 6210: Designing Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings (3 credit hours)
o Contact Dr. Brian Myers (bmyers@ufl.edu) or Dr. Kirby Barrick (kbarrick@ufl.edu) for more information

· AEC 6211: Delivering Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings (3 credit hours)
o Contact Dr. Grady Roberts (groberts@ufl.edu) for more information

Register Now: Free Grant Workshops, December 9 & 10, 2013

The Office of Research is pleased to announce Grant Writing Workshops presented by Dr. Robert Porter.

 

Date: Monday and Tuesday December 9-10, 2013

Location: UF/IFAS Straughn Extension Center (map attached).

 

These workshops are free for participants and open to all UF faculty, staff, and students by first-come, first-served registration. Online registration is required by Friday, November 15.

 

Participants may register for any or all of the following sessions:

 

• Monday, December 9, 2013, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Writing Successful Grants.
• Monday, December 9, 2013, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Strategies for Success in Sponsored Research
• Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Building the NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) Grant Proposal
• Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Career Development Grants for Pre- and Postdocs

 

For full descriptions of each of these workshops and the overall program, please visit: http://my.research.ufl.edu/Applications/FundingOpportunities/ArticleDetail.aspx?id=34188

 

To register by November 15, please visit: http://research.ufl.edu/faculty-and-staff/proposal-development-submission/grantsmanship-resources/registration-dr-robert-porters-grant-workshops.html

 

Please note: Participants will be required to fill out a workshop evaluation and participate in a review exchange pool after the workshops - committing to reviewing proposals or parts of proposals for their fellow participants in the future, and having access to this service themselves.

 

For question, please contact Jenn Hubbs hubbsj@ufl.edu

Workshop Registration Deadline 10/11: What to Expect at the Thesis and Dissertation Defense

The Graduate School will be holding a graduate panel titled “What to Expect at the Thesis and Dissertation Defense” on Tuesday, October 15th at 4 pm in the Reitz Union Auditorium. The deadline to register for this workshop is, October 11th. The panel is comprised of the following faculty members:

 

Dr. Panos Pardalos Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Dr. Deborah Treise Department of Advertising

Dr. Sally Williams Department of Animal Sciences                

 

Registration Instructions

1. Login to GIMS using your GatorLink ID and Password: http://gradschool.ufl.edu/gimsportal/gatorlink/portal.asp
2. Once you login, on the top of the page click on the “Workshops” tab 
3. Under “Register” click the box and then “Submit”
4. After you complete this process, you will receive an email confirmation.

If your schedule changes and you are unable to attend the event, repeat the steps above to remove yourself from the list of workshop attendees.

Register for professional development workshops at Graduate Student Research Day

The I-Cubed Graduate Student Advisory Council and the Graduate School invite all graduate students and undergraduate students (participating in research activities) to the 2013 Graduate Student Research Day on Tuesday October 29, 2013, in the Reitz Union. This year’s Graduate Student Research Day is themed around MENTORING & LEADERSHIP.

This interdisciplinary conference features a Poster Session with students from across campus showcasing their research, as well as an array of workshops on three different tracks: Professional Development, Mentoring and 3-minute Thesis/Dissertation Presentation. The event is also open to faculty, postdoctoral fellows/associates, and staff.

For more information or to register for the conference please visit http://i3.institutes.ufl.edu/2013-graduate-student-research-day/

Fall 2013 CRC Academic Job Search Series

 Voices from Academia: Career Panel & Networking - Thursday October 17 at 4:05 PM

 Career Resource Center Library

This unique session allows Masters and PhD students to learn from current and diverse faculty across multiple institutions:

• Vilma Fuentes, Ph.D. in Political Science. Santa Fe College. Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs
• Thierry Dubroca, PhD in Material Science and Engineering. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Post-Doctoral Associate
• Michelle Leonard, M.A. & Master of Library Science. Marston Science Library at the University of Florida. Associate Librarian
• Teresa Restom Gaskill, Ph.D. in Botany (Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology). Saint Petersburg College. Professor in the Natural Sciences Department

For further information on Fall 2013 CRC Academic Job Search Series, and to RSVP, please visit Gator CareerLink at www.crc.ufl.edu.

 

Cosponsored by I-Cubed program, Career Resource Center, and the Graduate School.