GPSO E-Newsletter: March 27, 2014

In this Issue:

From the President's Desk

Upcoming GPSO Events

Call for Applications: GPSO Benefits Officer

Call for Applications: Emissaries for Graduate Student Diversity Program

Volunteer Opportunity: RentRocket Outreach

Assistantships Available: African American Arts Institute

Nominations Open: GPSO Faculty Mentor Award

GPSO plans your weekend!

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From the President's Desk

• Our Sustainability Officer, Jeff Meek, and I met with VP Morrison and IU Foundation CIO Stratten to discuss the GPSO Carbon Neutrality and Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution.
• I submitted a report to the Provost detailing the feedback of graduate students on the draft Strategic Plan.  You can find my report on our website.
• GPSO is still seeking a Benefits Officer for next year.  Application details are below.

For more information on any of these points, please contact GPSO President Brady Harman.

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Upcoming GPSO Events

Thursday, April 6 - Grad House Café

Shake off those lingering chills at the next GPSO Grad House Café! Stop by the Grad House between 8:30 and 10:30am on Thursday, April 3, for FREE coffee and Bloomington Bagels.

Please save a tree and bring a mug, if possible.

SAVE THE DATE - April 14-18 - Grad Appreciation Week

GPSO will be celebrating YOU, the graduate the professional students of IU, with a week of food, drink,entertainment, and more!

Mark your calendars, and stay tuned to the newsletter and Facebook for more information.

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Call for Applications: GPSO Benefits Officer

GPSO is accepting applications for the position of Benefits Officer for the 2014-2015 academic year.

The Benefits Officer addresses the benefit needs of Student Academic Appointees (SAA’s) and student employees, specifically health insurance, stipends, fee remission structure and related employment issues. The position seeks to recommend improvements to benefit and compensation policies for all graduate and professional students.

Interested graduate students should contact gpso@indiana.edu for more information on the responsibilities, remuneration, and application process.

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Call for Applications: Emissaries for Graduate Student Diversity Program

Basic Information

Duration:  Fall 2014; Spring 2015; and, Summer 2015 (optional)
Position Open to:  all full-time IUB masters and PhD students
Hours per month:    less than three hours
Sponsor Department:  University Graduate School
Number of positions:  Twenty
Website:   http://www.indiana.edu/~gradlife/

Purpose

The Emissaries for Graduate Student Diversity are a small group of dedicated, energetic and positive graduate students with diverse backgrounds, degree plans, interests and extracurricular activities. They demonstrate student leadership and excellence as liaisons between diverse graduate students and Indiana University Bloomington.
The Emissaries for Graduate Student Diversity program will expand in 2014-15 into two separate emissary groups focusing on (1) recruitment and outreach; and, (2) retention and  community building.  The goal of the emissary program is to add a peer-component to the University Graduate School’s efforts for creating a positive climate for graduate students, particularly minority and underrepresented graduate students at IU Bloomington. 

Recruitment and Outreach Emissaries serve as initial peer contacts for pre-application students. Retention and Community Building Emissaries serve as resources for underrepresented and minority students who are just beginning their graduate program at IU Bloomington.

Deadline: April 3, 2014

For more information, please visit the advertisement on our GPSO News webpage.

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Volunteer Opportunity: RentRocket Outreach

The City of Bloomington Department of Economic & Sustainable Development is looking for volunteers to help kick-start crowd-sourcing for our RentRocket project. RentRocket is an effort to help renters consider the full cost of living - including energy and transportation costs - when making housing decisions.

For more information on the program visit Green Rental Housing.

To view and sign up for volunteer opportunities, visit Rentrocket Outreach Volunteering.

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Assistantships Available: African American Arts Institute

Graduate Assistantships

Writer/Editor and Alumni Assistant

Promotion Coordinator 

Graphic Designer 

Road Manager

Associate Instructorships

Associate Instructor, African American Dance Company

Vocal Coach, African American Choral Ensemble

Vocal Coach, IU Soul Revue

Rhythm Coach, IU Soul Revue

Horn Coach, IU Soul Revue

Read more about each position and find application procedures on the AAAI website.

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Nominations Open: GPSO Faculty Mentor Award

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.

Guidelines

• Faculty must be current or have retired within the current academic year.
• Student must be current or have graduated within the last year
• The award encompasses tenured and non-tenured faculty, including lecturers and adjuncts. Faculty status is not factored into the committee’s decision.
• This is an award from the Graduate Student body of the IU Bloomington campus: candidates nominated must be faculty of the IU Bloomington campus.
• The winners will be determined by the Awards Committee.
• All nominated faculty will be issued a certificate of nomination from the GPSO.
• Any student is free to nominate as many people as they would like. The quantity of letters received for a particular faculty member does not increase or decrease their chances of being selected.
• Letters will be read only for the purpose of the GPSO Faculty Mentor Award and will not be disseminated for general access.
• Letters should be no longer than 300 words.

For more information and to submit a nomination, visit our Faculty Mentor Award webpage.

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GPSO plans your weekend!

March 28 - 30:

• March 28, 8pm: IU Ballet presents "East by Northeast" (IU Musical Arts Center, $8+)
• March 29, 9am-12pm: Family Day at the Lotus Blossoms Bazaar (Binford Elementary gymnasium, free)
• March 30, 4pm: Classical Revolution (Rachael's Cafe, free)

Nothing look good to you?

Check out the ongoing exhibits 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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