Are you prepared to enter the job market upon graduation? Do you need help with building a resume or acquiring interviewing skills? Do you know of the resources available to assist you from the University? Join us at the fourth annual Graduate Academic Conference on Friday, April 11th, 2003 in the Healey Library. Seminars and panel discussions in the morning focus on skills designed to help you succeed here at UMass Boston in your graduate studies, as well as assist in searching for external funding. After a luncheon in the University Club, “Job Searching in the New Millenium” will guide you through resume design, creative job searching, and interviewing skills. The afternoon will finish off with a reception and poster presentations by students. Learn about cutting edge research and insightful studies being conducted here on our campus. The conference and luncheon are free to all students who pre-register. For more information, visit our website at www.gsa.umb.edu or send us an email at [email protected]. A call for posters is also posted on our website; please share your achievements with others in our academic community.
The Dr. Robert W. Spayne and Craig R. Bollinger Memorial Research Grants are competitive grants awarded to assist students working on a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation in defraying research expenses. A maximum of four grants per category of up to $1000 each are awarded fall and spring semesters by a committee of graduate students, faculty and staff. Applications and more information are available on our website and in the Student Life Office. The deadline for Spring 2003 is Thursday, April 24 at 5pm.
Graduate Student Assembly 2003-2004 membership nomination period begins on Thursday, February 27th and ends on Friday, March 14th. Nomination forms will be available at the Student Life Office, Wheatley 4th floor. Campaigning starts on Wednesday, March 26th and ends on Friday, April 4th, with two open debate sessions to be held during this period. Elections will be held on April 8th, 9th and 10th. Online voting will be available. Please consider representing your program in the GSA. For further information about elections, contact the Student Life Office, 4th floor Wheatley. For further details about the GSA and its constitution, visit our website at www.gsa.umb.edu.
The GSA sponsors Recognized Professional Associations (RPAs) to enrich the quality of graduate education and life at UMB. RPAs receive a fixed amount of funding per year. Once approved and activated, organizations can submit proposals for additional funding to host special events. All RPAs are open to all graduate students. If there is currently no RPA, that matches your interests, you may consider organizing a new one for next year. A potential new RPA must have at least 10 graduate student members (but no two RPAs may have more than a 20% membership crossover), a constitution outlining its purpose, structures, and procedures, and a faculty advisor. The following RPAs are activated for this year (2002-2003): American Studies Roundtable, Association of Health Policy Scholars, Chinese Association for Academic Science, CCT Forum/CCT in Practice, Clinical Graduate Student Association, Entrepreneurs Club, Gerontology Student Association, Graduate Biology Club, Graduate Instructional Design Association (GIDA), Graduate Nursing Organization (GNO), MBA Association, Mental Health Counseling Club, MITR -The Indian Community at UMB, Public Policy Association, PAASSAGE (Pacific Asian American Student Studies in Graduate Education), Rehabilitation Counseling Club, Taiwan Student Association, The ECOS (Environmental, Coastal and Ocean Sciences) Association, The Graduate Sociology Student Association, and The School Psychology Club.
The next GSA meeting is Thursday, February 27 at 4:00pm in the Student Lounge – 4th floor Wheatley.