2015-2016 IIE Fulbright Grants for Graduate Research Abroad Campus Deadline: Monday, September 8, 2014, 5 p.m. Applications for the 2015-16 Institute for International Education (IIE) Fulbright Grants are available on-line at http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org. The application must be completed online and the website provides full guidelines, instructions, and country-specific information. Doctoral students applying for these grants are expected to have fully developed research proposals for research abroad. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship and proficiency in the host country language. The Graduate Center deadline for students to submit IIE Fulbright applications (including transcripts and references) is 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2014. …
Doctoral Students’ Council Annual Health and Wellness Survey
The Annual Graduate Student Health & Wellness Survey is now online. Each year, this survey helps the Doctoral Students’ Council and its Health & Wellness Committee advocate for your needs and plan better services and events at the Graduate Center. Please take a few minutes to fill this survey out online and help us help you. All survey responses are completely anonymous. https://survey.gc.cuny.edu/s?s=3155
Upcoming Evidence in the Natural Sciences Program
Register Here SPEAKERS Scientific Program C. Bennett, IBM D. Donoho, Stanford P. Galison, Harvard T. Hales, Pittsburgh T. Maudlin, NYU A. Miller, Columbia W. Press, UT Austin Evening Program B. Greene, Columbia J. Baggott, Science Writer Evidence in the Natural Sciences FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10010 Scientific Program: 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM Evening Program: 4:30 – 7:45 PM What is the difference between evidence, fact, and proof? Can we quantify evidence; is something more evident than something else? What does it take to convince a scientist, a scientific community, and …
Dean K Harrison Awards at the GC
The Office of Educational Opportunity and Diversity is now accepting applications for Dean K Harrison awards. In an effort to ensure the sustainability of the award program, there are a few changes to the structure and nomination procedure this year. A limited number of awards with be given on a competitive basis (there will be fewer awards, but the award dollar amount will be higher). Applications will comprise a 3-5 page statement of research/dissertation project and the attached info/cover sheet. Students should email their cover sheet and statement (preferably as a single PDF file) to their respective Academic Program’s Executive …
Book Launch: Gillian Hart at Bluestockings, May 5th
Obituary for Jeffrey Steiner
It is with great sadness we report that Professor Jeffrey Steiner, Professor and Chair in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) at City College and Professor in the Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the Graduate Center, passed away on Monday 28 April following a long battle against pancreatic cancer. He was 70 years old. A brilliant scientist, teacher, mentor, artist, and poet, Jeff was beloved by many across the Division of Science and the Grove School of Engineering at City, as well as by many among the faculty and students in EES. He will be greatly missed. Jeff received his Ph.D. from Stanford …
Thursday, May 1: EES Colloquium with Athanasios Koutavas
Thursday, April 24th, EES Colloquium with Rebecca Boger
Share It Now or Save It For Later: Making Choices about Dissertations and Publishing
You are invited to an event in the Information Interventions @ CUNY series. Join us for a lively panel debate on the sharing versus embargoing of dissertations and theses. We’ll explore the pros and cons of this nuanced issue with a panel including representatives from Columbia University Press, Penn Press, and the Modern Language Association, as well as recent GC alums who made different choices about their dissertations. (We’ll also tell you how to change your embargo settings if you’ve already deposited!) Our panelists: Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Director of Scholarly Communication, Modern Language Association Philip Leventhal, Editor for Literary …
OpenCUNY Workshops on Digitizing your CV and Creating a Teaching Portfolio
Please join us at OpenCUNY’s next two events in our “Beyond the Blog” Series *Beyond the Blog: Making Your (Digital) Teaching Portfolio* *When?* Friday, April 25th, 4-6pm *Where? *The Graduate Center, Room 7209 *RSVP* here<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-blog-making-your-digital-teaching-portfolio-tickets-11343985165> *How can you connect your pedagogy to your digital presence?* *What is a Teaching Portfolio?* *How can you use digital tools to enhance your teaching portfolio?* Join OpenCUNY, the Mina Rees librarians, and fellow students and OpenCUNY participants to think about and discuss what it means to look “beyond the blog” and consider all the many ways we can digitally represent ourselves online. At the …