GPSO E-Newsletter: January 22, 2015
In this Issue:
From the President's Desk
GPSO Events
IU's 20th Annual Preparing Future Faculty Conference
GPSO Awards Committee
GPSO Awards
GPSO Plans Your Weekend
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From the President's Desk
- Please consider applying for a position on the Committee for Fee Review (CFR). CFR is comprised of only student voting members and is charged with allotting the student activity fee revenue amongst departments and organizations on campus. See below for more information or email gpsopres@indiana.edu.
- The GPSO Assembly passed several important pieces of legislation last week. A resolution advocating for renewable energy sources and regular reporting on campus energy use. A GPSO constitutional amendment solidified GPSO’s commitment to diversity initiatives by re-organizing a current position as Diversity Officer for the organization. This officer will lead the GPSO diversity team, liase with the department of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs, and spearhead diversity- and inclusion-related GPSO initiatives.
- The Bloomington Faculty Council met on Tuesday. E-texts and open textbooks were discussed by the Vice President for Information Technology. The Office for Capital Planning discussed energy initiatives at IU. Please email gpsopres@indiana.edu if you would like more specific information about the meeting.
Brady Harman
GPSO President, gpsopres@indiana.edu
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GPSO Events
FREE Professional Headshots from GPSO and HESA
Tuesday, Jan 27 4-7pm | GPSO Office, Kirkwood Hall 103
This event is designed to give graduate students the opportunity to prepare to enter the professional world with a quality headshot by a professional photographer at NO COST! This is a collaborative event with the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program in the School of Education.
The photographer will charge a fee of $1.50 for retouches to photographs.
MAKE ME BAD with Pre-Show Reception
Thursday, Jan 29 6:30-9pm | Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W 9th
What happens when you fall in love with a serial killer? This gritty and sexy musical thriller follows the story of Daisy Harris, a young woman stuck in a small town with a dead-end job, an overbearing mother, and a troubled past. Desperate to escape but with nowhere to go, Daisy looks for anything to break the monotony of her meaningless life. She meets charming and cryptic Max, just as a string of unexplained murders rocks the town.
This FREE event has been organized in collaboration with the Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP). GPSO will host a reception before the show starts, open to graduate and professional students only. The reception will take place from 6:30-7:30 and the show will run from 7:30-9:30.
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IU's 20th Annual Preparing Future Faculty Conference
Preparing Future Faculty Conference (PFFc) is a one-day event designed to provide graduate students, of all disciplines and at all phases of their educations, with important information about preparing for their future academic careers. The conference consists of four sessions addressing such graduate student concerns as progression toward the Ph.D., developing innovative teaching strategies, balancing teaching, research, and service, navigating the job market, acclimating to a new faculty position, and professional opportunities within and outside of academia.
Each year the conference is organized by a committee of graduate students, led by a PFF fellow appointed and funded by the Sociology department. Funding for the conference is provided by the University Graduate School and various participating departments. Panelists are typically professors from IUB and surrounding universities. Special care is made to invite panelists from a diverse array of disciplines and institutions.
Registration is not required. The conference is free and open to all IU graduate students. In order to participate in the complimentary lunch; however, you must RSVP by Monday, January 26th, to iupffc@gmail.com with your name, department, and year in your program. There is limited seating for lunch. Thank you!
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GPSO Awards Committee
Members of the Awards Committee are responsible for reviewing applications for the GPSO Travel and Research Awards. The Travel Award is given in both the Fall and Spring semesters, and the Research Award is given in the Spring semester of each year. The typical time commitment is between 2-6 hours per award. The application to serve on the awards committee is not an entry into a competitive selection process; all IUB graduate and professional students are welcome to join the committee and review award applications.
- Research Awards
Review period: Feb 13 - Feb 20
- Travel Awards
Review period: Mar 6 - Mar 13
- Faculty Mentor Award
Review Period: Mar 27 - Apr 3
You may review applications for one of the awards, and apply for the other. Reviewing award applications can give you some insight into what your application should look like the next time you apply!
Please click here to apply to join the awards commitee.
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GPSO Awards
Research Awards
The GPSO research award is offered through a competitive process for graduate and professional students at Indiana University-Bloomington. A flat award of $1,000 is given to help support research expenses incurred in connection with academic research, such as travel costs related to field, archival or laboratories research, payment for research related services, and purchase of research related supplies. Expenses that are not supported are typing and duplicating of dissertations, normal living expenses, and travel costs for conferences or workshops.
Due Thurs Feb 12th by 11:59PM
Apply here!
Travel Awards
The GPSO Travel Award is offered through a competitive process for graduate and professional students at Indiana University Bloomington. A flat award of $500 is given to help support travel expenses to conferences at which the student’s work will be presented (i.e. speeches, posters or interactive design), or to help support travel to workshops, special trainings, competitions and auditions that will benefit the student professionally. Funds may be used for registration fees, presentation materials, transportation, and lodging/food associated with the conference, workshop, training, competition or audition. Students may apply for one travel award per semester, but may apply for travel awards for multiple events/conferences in different semesters, even if they are a previous winner.
Due Thurs Mar 5th by 11:59PM
Apply here!
Faculty Mentor Nominations
The GPSO encourages all graduate and professional students to give their support to faculty members that they feel deserve special recognition for exemplary behavior by nominating them for the GPSO Faculty Mentor Award.
Due Thurs Mar 26th by 11:59PM
Apply here!
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GPSO Plans Your Weekend
Fortune Feimster from Chelsea Lately
Thursday-Satruday, 8pm & 10:30pm | The Comedy Attic
In her first visit to town, Fortune had one of the most successful weekends in Comedy Attic history. The Chelsea Lately star and Last Comic Standing finalist returns to town with a slew of new credits- most notably as star of the upcoming Tina Fey series on Fox. Fortune has also had a recurring role on Mulaney and has appeared on Workaholics, 2 Broke Girls and has her own Comedy Central Half Hour Special.
Eagle Watch Weekend 2015
Friday-Sunday| Lake Monroe
Join the 15th annual Eagle Watch Weekend, Indiana's premier eagle-watching festival! This year's location will be the Fourwinds Resort & Marina, located inside the Fairfax State Recreation Area. This year's event will feature 13 programs and outings (eight of them brand new) including viewing bald eagles in the wild and a live raptor show. Mention the Eagle Watch Weekend for special hotel rates at the resort.
The Week of Chocolate
Saturday Jan 24 - Saturday, Jan 31 | Various venues in Bloomington
The Week of Chocolate (WOC) is a week-long, collaborative, community-wide festival hosted by LIFEDesigns. It has been in existence for over 10 years. Throughout the week, different nonprofit organizations hold a chocolate-themed event to raise money in support of their mission. All funds raised at each event go directly to that event’s host agency. Most of the organizations hold the same event each year and use them as signature fundraisers. These popular events are a great way to raise awareness and funds while also enjoying something almost everyone loves: chocolate! Come enjoy the most exciting thing Bloomington has to offer at the chilly end of January….and help us spread the word about this highly enjoyed and anticipated event!
Nothing look good to you?
Check out the ongoing exhibits and events featured in the sidebar or visit www.bloomingtonscene.com and www.visitbloomington.com for the full on- and off-campus scoop.
Have an event to promote?
Email me at gpso@indiana.edu, and I can help you spread the e-word to our fellow grad students.
Go have some fun!
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