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Dear Graduate School Community,
Thank you to everyone who attended the Graduate Student Question & Answer Session with Provost Raver and me earlier this month. We had over 100 questions submitted in advance of and live during the session, so thank you for your engagement. We have created a webpage where we have posted responses to Frequently Asked Questions and questions that we did not have time to address live during the session.
I am looking forward to the spring and warmer weather. We have a number of exciting programs ahead, including a drop-in session on formatting your dissertation or thesis, professional development workshops on leadership, communication, and perfectionism.
Following the success of our fall Career Colloquium, I am also pleased to announce that we will be hosting a Spring Career Colloquium on March 31 from 3 to 6 p.m. We will be sharing a formal invitation and RSVP link in the coming weeks.
Best,
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C. André Christie-Mizell Vice Provost for Graduate Education Dean of the Graduate School Centennial Professor of Sociology
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Save the Date: Graduate Student Spring Career Colloquium March 31 from 3 - 6 p.m. More information and registration coming soon!
Formatting your Thesis or Dissertation: A Drop-in Session for Graduate Students Hosted by the Graduate School Have questions about how to format your thesis or dissertation? Join us on Monday, March 7 from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. as Susan Hilderbrand and Amanda King provide examples from the guidelines and answer questions. Any other questions about the graduate process, in general, are also welcome. Staff and/or faculty who have questions are also welcome. Join Zoom meeting here.
KN-95 Masks The university is providing all students with 3 KN-95 masks. You can pick up your mask in your school's Dean's office. A backup supply will also be available in the Graduate School (Alumni Hall).
Save the Date: Commencement is May 13, 2022!
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Megan L. Jordan, a 5th-year Sociology student, has accepted a position at Ohio State University as a Presidential Postdoctoral Scholar in the Arts Administration, Education, & Policy department. Congratulations, Megan!
Fifth-year Sociology student Rachel Zajdel, has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Minority Health and Health Disparities Population Laboratory, which is housed in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at The National Institute for Health. Congratulations, Rachel!
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Spring Programming hosted by the Graduate School
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1:1 Academic Life Coaching
The Graduate School Academic Life Coaching program was created to support students and postdocs through individual coaching and group programming around effective time and stress management, resilience, conflict resolution, navigating academic relationships, and juggling work/life responsibilities. Learn more and schedule a 1:1.
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Spring Programming hosted by Campus Partners
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| Spring ASPIRE Events: Hosted by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program
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Research Abroad Opportunity
The Freie University of Berlin and Vanderbilt partnership Research Abroad Opportunity for Fall 2022 - Spring of 2023. The Freie University of Berlin maintains a partnership with Vanderbilt University for a direct exchange. Students can access the application via the link below. The deadline to apply is March 18, 2022. More information here.
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| The Writing Studio Presents: Dissertation Writers' Retreat
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| Parenting Group Discussion: Raising Anti-Racist Kids
Wednesday, February 23, 12:00 p.m. CT Please sign up here.
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| Women's Center Presents Grown-ish: The Places You'll Go: Changing Career Paths
Thursday, February 24, 1:00 p.m. CT, Zoom Hear from women who have changed their career paths and work in careers not directly related to what they majored in during their undergraduate career. Panelists include: Dr. Arielle Helmick, Managing Director at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Germany; Hasina Mohyuddin, Assistant Dean of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Peabody College, and Lauren Rubin, MSW student at Fordham Graduate School of Social Service. Please register here.
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Spring 2022 DiSC Workshops
ArcGIS Online Friday, February 25, 2:15-4:00 p.m. CT. Virtual. From webmaps, webapps, dashboards, to Storymaps. See how this mapping platform can work for your research. Register here.
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| Demystifying Taxes: How to Complete your Graduate School Tax Return (and Understand it, Too) Presented by Dr. Emily Roberts of Personal Finance for PhDs
Monday, February 28, 2022 at 5pm. This workshop breaks down how to calculate your taxable income from your salary, stipend, fellowship, grant, and/or scholarships; minimize your tax liability using education tax benefits; and report your income, qualified education expenses, and estimated tax paid on your tax return. Register here.
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Join A Blackgirl's Community Care Network A Blackgirl's Community Care Network (ABCCN) is a womanist-led, community-based, small learning group focused on building communities of care with other Black women and femmes to support each other in caring for mind, body, and spirit! Meetings will take place bi-weekly from February 2022 to April 2022. RSVP here. For more information, email Taqiyyah Elliott.
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Women's Center: Women's History Month Kickoff Tuesday, March 1, 12:00 p.m., Sarratt Promenade The Women’s Center will be kicking off Women’s History Month by giving away swag, cupcakes, and more!
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| Inclusive Book Group: The Vanishing Half
Presented by Employee Learning and Engagement, Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries, Robert Pens Warren Center for the Humanities and the Women's Center. All are welcome. Wednesday, March 2, 2022 from 12pm-1pm.
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| Women's Center Presents: First Woman of Color in Congress: Patsy Takemoto Mink, the Intersectional Feminist Behind Title IX
Patsy Takemoto Mink represented Hawai’i in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1977 and from 1990 to 2002. Over the course of her long political career, which included leadership in the territorial legislature and Honolulu City Council, Mink advocated for the rights of women, workers, as well as Indigenous and people of color. This talk by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, professor of Asian American Studies, and conversation with Gwendolyn Mink, political scientist and daughter of Patsy Mink, explores how Mink’s political vision interwove a Pacific ethic with feminist, civil rights, and anti-war solidarities. Thursday, March 3, 2022 4pm. Register here.
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| Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Scheduled for April 1, 2022
Do you have an elevator pitch for your research? Can you effectively communicate your findings to the general public? Interested in winning the $1,000 grand prize? Put your skills to the test at Vanderbilt University's Spring Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, hosted by the Graduate Student Council on Friday, April 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more and register by March 11.
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Work-Life Workshops
The Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center has an upcoming work-life workshop this spring, Creating an Intentional Wellness Toolkit (March 16 at noon). Learn more.
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| Spring Writing Groups
During the spring semester, the Writing Studio will offer weekly writing groups for graduate students and postdocs on Monday afternoons from 2-5 p.m. and Friday mornings from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Students are welcome to attend one or both days and are encouraged to commit to attending each week. To participate, please complete a registration form. Questions? Please email Simone McCarter, Academic Support Coordinator.
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The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) Short Courses for Spring/Summer 2022
Transmission and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM/STEM) for Materials Science June 6-7 Cost: $75 for Vanderbilt Users
Microfluidic Device Fabrication June 16-17 Cost: $150 for Vanderbilt Users
Email vinse@vanderbilt.edu to register.
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Did You Know? The Career Center Offers Drop-In Hours!
Career Coaches Christina and Kayla are available for 20-min drop-in visits on Fridays from 11am-1pm on zoom. This is a great opportunity to have your resume or cover letter reviewed, or seek general guidance with a career-related question. Login to DoreWays and search events to find the zoom information. Please contact Christina or Kayla with any questions.
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The Career Center Fellowships Team Presents: Infosession and Kickoff for the 2022 Fulbright Application
The Fellowships Team will be hosting an Infosession and Kickoff for the 2022 Fulbright application cycle at 3pm on March 1st. Students should register here. Students can contact fellowships@vanderbilt.edu for additional information.
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The Writing Studio Needs You! The Writing Studio is seeking strong, enthusiastic graduate writers from all departments and diverse backgrounds who want to join their team as Graduate Writing Consultants in 2022-2023. They will begin reviewing applications on Friday, March 18, 2022. To submit an application or learn more, visit the Writing Studio’s Graduate Consultant Positions page. Interested graduate students are invited to attend this informal, online “grad chat” session to learn more about the job and application process, and get your questions answered.
Graduate Writing Consultant “Grad Chat” Info Sessions:
Friday, February 25, 3 - 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 12 - 1 p.m. RSVP to receive Zoom details.
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Graduate Leadership Institute Student Programming Grants Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. This grant was established to support student-organized programs and events that will enhance the graduate student experience at Vanderbilt. Awards up to $2,000 will be granted through this funding opportunity; learn more on the GLI website.
Robert Penn Warren Center 2022-2023 Graduate Fellowship Program
These awards are designed to support innovation and excellence in graduate student research. These residential awards will offer graduate students in the humanities and the social sciences in the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University a service-free year of support to enable full-time work on the dissertation. Each award will include tuition, student health insurance coverage*, a stipend of $30,000, a research budget of $2,000, and affiliation with the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities. The competition is open to those students in the humanities and qualitative social sciences in the College of Arts and Science whose dissertation director and Director of Graduate Studies approve a timetable for the dissertation’s completion by August 2023. Learn more and apply by March 1st.
Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core Community Scholars Award
The Community Scholars Award provides support for two graduate or post graduate trainees to perform a community engaged research project collaboratively with a community-based organization, during the academic school year. Scholars will also participate in the MV Community Engaged Research Core, which supports the development of community-engaged and community-based research as well as fosters and supports relationships between community and academic partners. The goal of the program is for scholars to create a partnership with a community-based organization and conduct a mutually beneficial, community engaged research project together. Scholars in the program will also build the capacity to use the methods and principles of community-engaged research; to understand determinants of community health; and to build the capacity of communities, health agencies, and academic centers to function as equal partners in research and education. Learn more and apply by April 15th.
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