Month: March 2022

Grad Appreciation Week

grad student appreciation

 

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  • Are you a master’s or PhD student? Join the Grad Student Appreciation Week celebration April 4- 8! This year’s events include Monday Funday with free lunch, games, and King of Pops; a virtual trivia/social hosted by OMSCS; Grad Night at Russ Chandler Stadium; and the Three Minute Thesis competition returns live and in-person! Some events require registration. For all the details, visit grad.gatch.edu/gsaw.

 

Promotions

  • ALL WEEK LONG: Grad students receive 50% off ONE mobile order using the Tech Dining App

RUA Fall 2022 Conference: Celebrating the Whole Self

Attention:  Enrolled GT 4th/5th Ph.D. candidate or Post-doc in the areas of Mathematics, Physical and Environmental Sciences, and Engineering (MPESE)

I am one of the Georgia Tech Primary Investigators (PIs) for the NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Research University Alliance (RUA) grant aimed at diversifying the professoriate of the future, focused on developing and operationalizing interventions to recruit, support, and advance postdocs from backgrounds historically underrepresented in academia in the Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Engineering fields. The 9 institutions in this alliance are Berkeley, CalTech, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Michigan, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, and Washington, which together constitute over 27% of postdocs in these fields.

RUA Fall 2022 Conference: Celebrating the Whole Self

Date: September 12th and 13th, 2022

Location: CalTech

Participant Requirements:

–        Enrolled GT 4th/5th Ph.D. candidate or Post-doc in the areas of Mathematics, Physical and Environmental Sciences, and Engineering (MPESE)

 Goal: To create a vibrant, connected community of RUA grad students and postdocs and provide safe spaces to discuss and learn about tough topics facing underrepresented academics. 

 

Topics:

  • Dealing with the URM tax
  • Being the only in your department
  • Building a support network, etc.
  • Managing service and outreach as faculty

If interested, please complete the interest survey by April 1st.

 

*Interested parties who meet the NSF AGEP population definition will be prioritized for full funding support to attend the conference (NSF AGEP eligible populations: African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders).

Peer Coaching Program – Now Accepting Applications!

The Peer Coaching Program is a program developed by the Counseling Center to offer an innovative way for Tech students to access a unique type of support to facilitate academic and personal success.  The PCP trains Tech students to provide one-on-one support and education to their GT peers and offers Peer Coaches ongoing supervision in the provision of these services.  Students serving as Peer Coaches are trained to assist consultees in identifying and accomplishing specific academic, social or other personal goals related to concerns commonly faced in college.

I am pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications from students who wish to be trained as a Peer Coach in Fall 2022. In the past, one of the best ways for us to receive quality applicants is for faculty, staff, and campus partners to “nominate” or encourage students that may be a strong candidate to apply to the program. If you are familiar with any students whom you feel would be a good fit for the program and are ready to make a impact on the lives of their peers, I strongly encourage you to encourage them to apply for the program! Any questions can sent to me at peercoaching@gatech.edu.

Application instructions, and more information about the program and training, can be found at the link below. Applicants must submit an application with two letters of recommendation no later than April 22nd.

 https://counseling.gatech.edu/content/become-coach

Thank you for your work and help in supporting the mental health needs of our students!