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Oct 13, 2014

GLBT Graduate Student and Young Professional Network

The GLBT Graduate Student and Young Professional Network at NC State (GSPYN), a graduate student group intended for support and community building among GLBT-identified and ally graduate students, will hold its first meeting of the semester on Thursday, October 16th from 7:00PM-8:30PM, in Harrelson Hall room 307. Staff from the GLBT Center will be in…

Oct 8, 2014

Innovative Women’s Conference

NC State is excited to hold our inaugural Innovative Women’s Conference. Innovative Women capitalizes on the power created when bright, innovative minds come together to learn from one another. The conference is specifically designed to bring together women in the Triangle area – from students to entrepreneurs to corporate executives – to encourage discussion and…

Oct 6, 2014

Preparing Future Leaders

Preparing Future Leaders’ & Thesis and Dissertation Support Services’ remaining fall 2014 workshops are now open for registration. Some events of interest include: Thesis 101 for Master’s Students Establishing Credibility and Authority in the Classroom Beyond Networking: Navigating LinkedIn and many more! Register for PFL events at: go.ncsu.edu/pflevents and TDSS events at: go.ncsu.edu/tdss_reg. Note: These…

Oct 3, 2014

TA Award Coming Soon!

Are you a great teacher or do you know someone who is? Then please spread the word that they should start preparing their application for the UGSA-TEC TA Awards! This year we will have three main awards plus others. Focus for applications will be on Completed Teaching Portfolios; Student Evaluations through Class Eval, Student Evaluation…

Apr 24, 2014

2014 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

The following graduate student teachers were recognized at an awards banquet on March 24, 2015. View the program for the ceremony here (pdf). Award for Excellence in Mentorship Paul Begue, Biological Sciences (Zoology) Jonathan Boltersdorf, Chemistry HeeSun Choi, Psychology Nathan Galinsky, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Morteza Jafarabadi, Chemistry Krunal Jhaveri, Computer Science Avik Juneja, Electrical…

Apr 23, 2014

Ask an Undergrad March Winners

Congratulations to the winners of last month’s Answer an Undergrad contest: Jackie F. asks, “I hear some PhD students make less money than a Masters degree. Why are you crazy enough to want your PhD? Third Place- The simple answer is that pursuing a PhD is not about the money you may earn when you…

Apr 23, 2014

Meet the Winners of the UGSA Award for Conferences

In the Spring of 2013, the University Graduate Student Association (UGSA) implemented a pilot of a highly-competitive travel award intended to provide funds to a selective group of outstanding NCSU graduate students who are attending professional conferences in their respective fields. This new award, named the UGSA Award for Conferences, requires students to complete an…

Apr 22, 2014

Outstanding TA Awards

The Annual UGSA Outstanding TA Awards seek to recognize excellence in graduate teaching. Applications from nominees of the award are selected and forwarded to the UGSA by Directors of Graduate Programs. In the 2013-14 academic year, around 100 students from over 35 departments across campus were nominated by their respective Directors of Graduate Programs. Of…

Mar 19, 2014

Candidates for UGSA Officer Positions

Also, Graduate Candidate Personal Statements- Please read them! The following people are now running for each position: President – David Fiala Vice President of External Affairs – Shannon Warchol and Keith Brannum Vice President of Internal Affairs – Chirag Gajjar Treasurer – Nithyananthan Poosamani Secretary – Katie Kennedy Vice President of Academic Affairs – vacant…

Mar 17, 2014

UGSA Relay for Life Team Fundraiser

On Wednesday April 2 come take a break, enjoy some food and drinks at the Bruegger’s locations on Hillsborough St (2302 Hillsborough St.) and Mission Valley (2231 Avent Ferry Rd), present the attached flier (paper or electronic copy) and 15% of your sale will go towards the UGSA Relay for Life team. Note that the…