Join UF students and community members in serving the Gainesville community. Learn about service opportunities in Gainesville, meet new people, and experience YOUR community first-hand!
This year you have the opportunity to join a site of your choice, but hurry and register because spots are limited per site. Please be sure to read the descriptions of the tasks you might be doing, but please be flexible in that they might change closer to the date.
If you are a part of a group or a class and want to do service together, be sure to have each member of your team sign-up ASAP so you can be sure a site has enough spots for all of you. You MUST register individually.
The first 100 participants to show up the day of the event will receive a free t-shirt!
Tell your friends and spread the word! Register Today!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Graduate Student Council Seeking Volunteers for Fall 2014 Orientation
The UF Graduate Student Council (GSC) is seeking volunteers for New Graduate Student Orientation on Monday, August 18, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to make it as welcoming an experience as possible for new members of the graduate student body at UF.
You can volunteer by:
(1) Joining the Planning Committee to help plan the GSC Information Session and other sessions at Orientation: This committee will meet several times over the summer, will participate in tour guide training and be present at Orientation.
(2) Serving as a tour guide: Tour guides have to train one training session (date and time to be announced) and be present at Orientation. This is an integral role, as it is a main point of contact with new graduate students and involves orienting them to key sites on campus, as well as sharing one's experiences and impressions about being a graduate student at UF.
(3) Stuffing welcome bags: New graduate students receive welcome bags that contain materials about settling in as a graduate student at UF. We need helping hands to put them together, at work sessions whose date and time are to be announced.
(4) Staffing the GSC Table: We need volunteers to staff the GSC Table at Orientation and distribute welcome bags and other information during the event.
If you wish to volunteer or have any questions, please e-mail Arun Pokhrel, Orientation/Fundraising Chair of the UF Graduate Student Council, at apokhrel@ufl.edu or arun.pokrel@gmail.com.
You can volunteer by:
(1) Joining the Planning Committee to help plan the GSC Information Session and other sessions at Orientation: This committee will meet several times over the summer, will participate in tour guide training and be present at Orientation.
(2) Serving as a tour guide: Tour guides have to train one training session (date and time to be announced) and be present at Orientation. This is an integral role, as it is a main point of contact with new graduate students and involves orienting them to key sites on campus, as well as sharing one's experiences and impressions about being a graduate student at UF.
(3) Stuffing welcome bags: New graduate students receive welcome bags that contain materials about settling in as a graduate student at UF. We need helping hands to put them together, at work sessions whose date and time are to be announced.
(4) Staffing the GSC Table: We need volunteers to staff the GSC Table at Orientation and distribute welcome bags and other information during the event.
If you wish to volunteer or have any questions, please e-mail Arun Pokhrel, Orientation/Fundraising Chair of the UF Graduate Student Council, at apokhrel@ufl.edu or arun.pokrel@gmail.com.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Watershed Management Event Information
What: 2014 America’s Watershed Initiative Summit
When: September 30-October 2, 2014
Where: Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY
Description: The 2014 America’s Watershed Initiative Summit will bring together key private, public, and non-profit sector stakeholders to improve governance of the Mississippi Watershed. AWI is a collaboration that seeks solutions for meeting the multiple demands placed on the vast and complex Mississippi watershed system by integrating issues, partners and ideas at the full watershed scale. AWI seeks to build and implement a vision based on collaboration and mutually beneficial outcomes in contrast to single purpose advocacy.
Website: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/awi/
Contact: Kiersten Campos-Van Zant kcamposvanzant@ufl.edu
When: September 30-October 2, 2014
Where: Galt House Hotel, Louisville, KY
Description: The 2014 America’s Watershed Initiative Summit will bring together key private, public, and non-profit sector stakeholders to improve governance of the Mississippi Watershed. AWI is a collaboration that seeks solutions for meeting the multiple demands placed on the vast and complex Mississippi watershed system by integrating issues, partners and ideas at the full watershed scale. AWI seeks to build and implement a vision based on collaboration and mutually beneficial outcomes in contrast to single purpose advocacy.
Website: http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/awi/
Contact: Kiersten Campos-Van Zant kcamposvanzant@ufl.edu
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Biology at the Beach May 17th
Summer is nearly here, so it's about time to head to the beach for a break.. . with your research!
Come out to Biology at the Beach, hosted by the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience (located in Saint Augustine) on May 17 and enjoy a Saturday filled with casual research discussion and presentations, sunshine, eco-tours, the beach and a BBQ. Graduate students and Post-Doctoral Fellows are invited from many different departments, so anticipate learning from, and explaining your research to, a diverse audience united by curiosity and the beach.
Breakfast and registration open at 9:30 am and talks begin at 10:00, allowing time for a commute out from Gainesville. If you are interested and would like to join us, please fill out the registration survey (https://ufl.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6zdP6HYX7L1QzbL) by May 9th. Attendance to the symposium is limited, so please don't wait too long to register. All attendees are able to present research in one of three formats, providing the opportunity to practice poster and talk presentation skills (see registration survey for details). Also, indicate whether you are able to drive/carpool, as we will attempt to arrange carpools to economize transportation. Registration fees are to be collected at sign-in ($15; please, cash or check only), and will cover all food and drinks served throughout the day, but B.Y.O.B. if you prefer alcohol at the afternoon BBQ (a Publix is located about 5 mi south of the lab).
Please register using the link above and join us for a fun, casual day at the beach where we can discuss our diverse research, engage in outdoor activities, and get to know more peers from outside of our individual departments. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Gabby Winters at BiologyAtTheBeach@whitney.ufl.edu.
Come out to Biology at the Beach, hosted by the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience (located in Saint Augustine) on May 17 and enjoy a Saturday filled with casual research discussion and presentations, sunshine, eco-tours, the beach and a BBQ. Graduate students and Post-Doctoral Fellows are invited from many different departments, so anticipate learning from, and explaining your research to, a diverse audience united by curiosity and the beach.
Breakfast and registration open at 9:30 am and talks begin at 10:00, allowing time for a commute out from Gainesville. If you are interested and would like to join us, please fill out the registration survey (https://ufl.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6zdP6HYX7L1QzbL) by May 9th. Attendance to the symposium is limited, so please don't wait too long to register. All attendees are able to present research in one of three formats, providing the opportunity to practice poster and talk presentation skills (see registration survey for details). Also, indicate whether you are able to drive/carpool, as we will attempt to arrange carpools to economize transportation. Registration fees are to be collected at sign-in ($15; please, cash or check only), and will cover all food and drinks served throughout the day, but B.Y.O.B. if you prefer alcohol at the afternoon BBQ (a Publix is located about 5 mi south of the lab).
Please register using the link above and join us for a fun, casual day at the beach where we can discuss our diverse research, engage in outdoor activities, and get to know more peers from outside of our individual departments. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Gabby Winters at BiologyAtTheBeach@whitney.ufl.edu.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
4/30/14: Deadline to Apply for UF GSC Travel Grants
The UF Graduate Student Council (GSC) is now accepting applications for travel grants for
(1) Domestic travel from June 15, 2014 through July 14, 2014.
(2) International travel from July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014.
The deadline to apply is April 30, 2014.
Apply online under "Grant Overview & Application" on the UF GSC Grants website: http://ufgsc.org/index.html.
Please remember the following when applying for travel grants:
(1) A representative of your department must attend all GSC general body meetings, the dates of which may be found online here: http://gsc.sg.ufl.edu/.
(2) No purchase made on a department PCard may be reimbursed by a GSC travel grant.
(3) Funding is not guaranteed, and awards are made on a competitive basis.
If you have questions, please e-mail gscgrants@gmail.com.
(1) Domestic travel from June 15, 2014 through July 14, 2014.
(2) International travel from July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2014.
The deadline to apply is April 30, 2014.
Apply online under "Grant Overview & Application" on the UF GSC Grants website: http://ufgsc.org/index.html.
Please remember the following when applying for travel grants:
(1) A representative of your department must attend all GSC general body meetings, the dates of which may be found online here: http://gsc.sg.ufl.edu/.
(2) No purchase made on a department PCard may be reimbursed by a GSC travel grant.
(3) Funding is not guaranteed, and awards are made on a competitive basis.
If you have questions, please e-mail gscgrants@gmail.com.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Now Open: Online Summer 2014 UF SBS Graduate Research Methods Course
PHC 6937 – Social and Behavioral Science Research Methods (Online, Summer C 2014)
This online course is designed to provide an overview of research design, methods, and ethics for graduate students. The overarching aims for the course are to provide students with: (1) an overview of the types of research methods available to them; (2) the opportunity to design, conduct, and evaluate research projects; and (3) an understanding of key ethical, cultural, and political issues related to the conduct of research.
Students in all disciplines can register to learn about how to design research projects. Register today!
Instructor: Dr. Jamie Pomeranz
Average instructor rating: 4.90 out of 5
For more information, e-mail Asia Stryker at asharris@phhp.ufl.edu.
This online course is designed to provide an overview of research design, methods, and ethics for graduate students. The overarching aims for the course are to provide students with: (1) an overview of the types of research methods available to them; (2) the opportunity to design, conduct, and evaluate research projects; and (3) an understanding of key ethical, cultural, and political issues related to the conduct of research.
Students in all disciplines can register to learn about how to design research projects. Register today!
Instructor: Dr. Jamie Pomeranz
Average instructor rating: 4.90 out of 5
For more information, e-mail Asia Stryker at asharris@phhp.ufl.edu.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Internship Program at the Space Life Sciences Laboratory
The NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) and Space Florida (SF) are partnering in an Internship Program at the Space Life Sciences Laboratory (SLSL), Exploration Park adjacent to KSC, during summer 2014. The 2014 program will comprise 5 SLSL internships of 10 weeks duration. The 2014 internship program will commence on June 2, and conclude on August 8, 2014. This will be a paid internship of $5,000 for the 10-week program. Applications from students are due by May 2, 2014. The program is only open to US Citizens,
For details on the program and the application procedure, please go to:
http://floridaspacegrant.org/programs/space-aeronautics-internships-at-exploration-park/
Please contact Dr. Ryan Kobrick rkobrick@spaceflorida.gov
or Dr. Jaydeep Mukherjee jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu if you have any questions.
For details on the program and the application procedure, please go to:
http://floridaspacegrant.org/programs/space-aeronautics-internships-at-exploration-park/
Please contact Dr. Ryan Kobrick rkobrick@spaceflorida.gov
or Dr. Jaydeep Mukherjee jaydeep.mukherjee@ucf.edu if you have any questions.
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