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Midyear Commencement 2012 will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 15, in the SDC Wood Gym.
Faculty who need to rent a cap and gown should be measured at the Campus Bookstore in the Memorial Union before Monday, Oct. 22. Any order placed after that date will be assessed a shipping fee. After Nov. 30 (4 p.m.) cap and gown rental cannot be guaranteed.
Working with Portage Health, the Benefits Office is pleased to announce flu vaccine clinics.
All employees and their dependents, as well as students, are welcome to attend one of the clinics scheduled on campus. Due to supply availability at each clinic, shots will be on a first-come, first-served basis; no appointment is necessary. In order for the flu shot to be paid by Michigan Tech, employees and dependents must participate in Tech’s Aetna health care plan.
Employes and dependents should be prepared to provide a picture ID and/or an Aetna member card for verification. (Spouse and dependent can show up without employee.) Students or those employees not covered under the Aetna health plan may still attend the clinic; cost is $25 per shot, payable at the time of service.
Anyone under the age of 18 cannot be vaccinated without parental permission. Clinics will take place in the Memorial Union Peninsula Room.
Here is the schedule:
For more information, contact Benefits at benefits@mtu.edu .
Students who are looking for ways to balance their work with healthy activities for them and their families, or for guidance on the thesis and dissertation submission process will find the other seminars in our series helpful:
Seating is limited. Register online to reserve your seat and receive an e-mail confirmation of the location.
Please contact Dr. Debra Charlesworth with any questions about the seminar series.
Mark Hopkins, an NSF Fellow and a PhD candidate, and Kara Sokol, director of integrated marketing for University Marketing and Communication, will present “Harness Your Brilliance: A Revision Process” from noon to 12:50 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, in the Pat Nelson Graduate Conference Center on the fourth floor of the Administration Building.
Topics will include:
Jodi Lehman, coordinator of proposal and fellowship development at Sponsored Program Enhancement, will present “Pulling Together Competitive NSF GRFP Application Material” from noon to 12:50 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Pat Nelson Graduate Conference Center on the fourth floor of the Administration Building.
Topics will include:
The J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library presents a series of EndNote workshops.
EndNote is citation management software which allows anyone to easily collect, organize, and use their research references. Learn how EndNote can save you hours of time in your library research and document preparation process.
Seating for these workshops is limited and registration is required. Send an email to libraryworkshop@mtu.edu letting us know which session(s) you would like to attend. Please include your status (e.g. faculty or graduate student) and your department.
Note: Our sessions use EndNote X5 on PCs. Laptop users are encouraged to update their versions of EndNote prior to the session. See the library’s EndNote Download page. See also the Graduate School’s web page for links to output styles formatted for theses and dissertations.
Upcoming Sessions:
EndNote Basic I: Creating and Organizing an EndNote Library
In this 1 hour workshop participants will learn how to build a collection of citations (i.e. EndNote library) and manage an EndNote library.
EndNote Basic II: Cite While You Write (CWYW)*
In this 30 minute workshop participants will learn how to import specialized output styles.
* Attendance of EndNote Basic I or prior knowledge of building and managing an EndNote library is required.
EndNote Special Topics: Adding Graphics and Setting Preferences **
In this 30 minute workshop participants will learn how to add tables, charts and graphs to your library and include them in your writing process. You will also learn how to set your EndNote preferences to improve performance and learn short cuts.
** Attendance of our EndNote Basics I & II workshops or prior knowledge of creating an EndNote library and using CWYW are required.
Choose the session(s) that are best for you. Email: libraryworkshop@mtu.edu
The Biotechnology Research Center is pleased to announce that fall 2012 Travel Grant applications are being accepted.
The BRC travel grants provide financial assistance to graduate students, undergraduate students and postdoctoral scientists who present their biotechnology-related research at scientific meetings. The BRC travel grants work to promote biotechnological research and achievement.
To apply, complete the application form available at Biotech. Provide the necessary documentation as specified in the application instructions. Send application materials to Mary Tassava, mltassav@mtu.edu by Monday, Oct. 15.
The awards are merit-based and are offered twice per year. The spring 2013 deadline will be April 15. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Awards will be announced as near to the deadline as possible.
If you have questions, contact Tassava at 487-2959 or mltassav@mtu.edu .
The Executive Committee of the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) is soliciting nominations for the 2013 MAGS Distinguished Master’s Thesis Awards to recognize and reward distinguished scholarship and research at the master’s level. Michigan Tech may nominate one candidate.
Eligible students will have earned a master of science degree between October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012.
Please see our web page for complete details on eligibility and application procedures. Nominations are due no later than 4pm, October 9th to Debra Charlesworth in the Graduate School.
With the increased enrollment of students who openly identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (GLBTQ), the Michigan Tech Safe Place Program has been redesigned to be a comprehensive and in-depth resource to better prepare faculty and staff to address the needs of these students.
The revamped training program addresses a wide range of terms that GLBTQ students use to define their identities, issues that GLBTQ students often deal with during the coming-out process, concerns that GLBTQ students face both in and out of the classroom, ways that faculty and staff can create inclusive classroom and office environments, where faculty and staff can refer students who need to report harassment and the on- and off-campus resources available to students.
Faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduate student employees are invited to participate in the program. The fall 2012 training times and the online registration form are available at Safe Place.
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