Colloquium for TAs

Attend a workshop focused on teaching for graduate assistants.

Peer2Peer: A Workshop for Teaching Assistants
o April 7th from 8:30 – 11:45 a.m.
o Smathers Library East Room 100
o Round table discussions lead by experienced TAs on a variety of topics
o For full details and registration visit: teach.ufl.edu
o Participants can attend one or all sessions

 · Beyond Research: Successfully Navigating Grad School and Charting a Career Course
o Dr. Teri Balser leads a workshop designed to explore skills in communication, proposal writing and working with groups
o April 7th from 1:30 – 4:30
o Smathers Library East Room 100
o For full details and registration visit: teach.ufl.edu

This event is jointly sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Center and the Office of Faculty Development and Teaching Excellence. For questions, contact Jennifer Smith at jksmith@ufl.edu.

Watershed In-service Training April 29-30, 2015 at Ichetucknee Springs State Park

On behalf of Watershed Water Quality IST development team and the Center of Excellence for Watershed Management, we invite you to the 9^th Watershed Water Quality In-Service Training: Agricultural BMPs for Water Quality – Policy, Challenges, and Solutions to be held on April 29 & 30, 2015 at Ichetucknee Springs State Park. In-class participation is encouraged to interact with speakers and panelists and to benefit from the field trip for enhanced understanding of the concepts. Please see  the attached flyer for details. Speakers include UF/IFAS Faculty, officials from two Water Management Districts, FDEP, FDACS, and county government as well as representatives from Florida Farm Bureau, grower organizations and environmental NGOs

Professional Development for graduate students

Want to stand out as a leader? Need help navigating departmental politics?

Come develop important leadership traits in your character that will help you excel in your graduate program and beyond!

Next week we are starting a new series of workshops on “A Traits Approach to Leadership”. These interactive sessions will be held in the Reitz Union Auditorium…Monday through Thursday from 4pm-5pm with snacks served at 3:30pm (see flyer below). Register in GIMS today!

Registration Instructions
Login to GIMS using your GatorLink ID and Password: http://gradschool.ufl.edu/gimsportal/gatorlink/portal.asp
Once you login, on the top of the page click on the “Workshops” tab
Under “Register” click the box and then “Submit”

After you complete this process, you will receive an email confirmation.

Field Techniques in IPM summer course

PMA 4570 / PMA 6228
Summer B-2015
Tues and Thurs 9:30-12:00

• Emphasizes the practical aspects of pest management
• Reviews general information required when developing a pest management program for a production system. Introduces students to techniques that include monitoring, sampling, decision-making, biological control and limited or alternative pesticide usage Instructor: Dr. Oscar Liburd, Professor of Fruit & Vegetable Entomology

Instructor: Dr. Oscar Liburd, Professor of Fruit & Vegetable Entomology

REMINDER: Graduate Supplemental Retention Scholarship application deadline is March 30, 2015

The Graduate School is requesting your assistance in announcing the summer 2015 Graduate Supplemental Retention Scholarship Program.  

 The Supplemental Retention Scholarship offers limited tuition assistance for all UF students enrolled in a Ph.D. or MFA degree program who have no more than three semesters to completion, and have exhausted all opportunities for a fellowship, assistantship, or other college/departmental funding. 

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. 

The funding is designed to assist students with the completion of their degree programs by providing limited tuition assistance. 

Information and applications are available on our website at http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/finances-and-funding/supplemental-retention-scholarships.

 Application deadline is March 30, 2015.

If you have questions concerning the Supplemental Retention please contact Sarah Perry at saraht@ufl.edu or at 392-6444. 

10th Annual Conference of the Social Sciences

Saturday, March 21, 2015

120 Hough Hall on the UF campus

Registration and breakfast at 8 a.m. 

This year’s conference theme, “Building Bridges,” embodies the University of Florida and President Fuchs’ call for interdisciplinary research and collaboration to advance science and innovation. We welcome researchers from all disciplines investigating topics that intersect the social sciences and the humanities.

·         Who: The Florida Society of the Social Sciences 
·         What: A research conference featuring special guests, Dr. Brian Starks
·         When: Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 8 a.m. (Keynote Address at 9 a.m.)
·         Where: Hough Graduate School of Business, Room 120, UF campus.
·         Why: Receive professional development, support undergraduate and graduate students, expand your knowledge, enjoy delicious free food and beverages, provide educational supplements to your students, take advantage of extra credit in participating courses, etc. 

This year's conference features...

·         Complimentary breakfast catered by Classic Fares Catering 
·         Complimentary lunch catered by Vellos
·         Innovative and novel research from over 100 faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
·         Keynote Address by Dr. Brian Starks

 If you have any questions, please e-mail Micah Johnson at micahjohnson3000@ufl.edu.

3/20/15: Deadline to Apply for L'Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellowship Program

This is a friendly reminder that applications for the L’Oréal USA For Women In Science fellowship program are due on Friday, March 20, 2015.

The L’Oréal USA For Women In Science fellowship program will award five post‐doctoral women scientists in the United States this year with grants of up to $60,000 each.

Applicants are welcome from a variety of fields, including the life and physical/material sciences, technology (including computer science), engineering, and mathematics.

The application and more information on the L’Oreal USA For Women in Science program can be found at www.lorealusa.com/forwomeninscience.

Should you have any questions or require additional information, please e‐mail me at rpacifico@us.loreal.com.