The GSS Weekly Newsletter

• Christina Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program (flyer below)
  

The Christina Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program announces its 2010 sessions and call for applications.  Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral research in any social/behavioral science, medical/health discipline, physical or biological science, any field of engineering, law/business/public administration or any relevant interdisciplinary field within the last five years are eligible to apply. The program takes place in Washington, D.C. and is open to all U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who meet the criteria. A stipend grant award of $8,240 will be provided for the 12-week session to offset expenses.

Session Dates
Winter/Spring: February 3-April 28, 2010
Fall: August 30-November 19, 2010 

For more information, please see flyer below or visit http://www.national-academies.org. Contact policyfellows@nas.edu if you have any questions.

• The GSS Academic Mentoring Committee Still Needs Your Help!!!

Please take a moment to complete a very short, anonymous survey about peer mentoring at the University of Iowa. It will take less than 5 minutes of your time and it would help the committee to improve graduate and undergraduate student life at the University of Iowa.

If you are interested in both mentoring a fellow student and being mentored by a graduate student, you can take the survey in either capacity, simply follow each of the links to the surveys.

Graduate students, please direct your undergraduate students to this link as well, as we are trying to reach as many University of Iowa students as possible.

* If you would like to fill the mentor survey, please follow this link: http://survey.uiowa.edu/wsb.dll/712/mentor.htm

* If you would like to fill the mentee survey, please follow this link: http://survey.uiowa.edu/wsb.dll/712/mentee.htm

If you have previously filled out this survey and successfully submitted your answers - thank you very much for your time and effort!! 

• Mark your Calendars for the Field of Screams Haunted Corn Maze - 10/23/09

The GSS Social Committee is planning a trip to the Field of Screams haunted corn maze. Please mark your calendars for Friday, October 23. More information will be available in future mailings with more detailed information, but for now, mark your calendars and prepare yourselves for a scary good time!

To receive information about GSS Social Committee events through Facebook, please add the group "Grad Students Who Rock."

•  Iowa Riverbank Cleanup - 10/24/09 (flyer below)
  

Come out to support efforts to improve our surrounding area! Be sure to bring your friends out for this community event! If you're interested, please contact Nirmalla Barros (nirmalla-barros@uiowa.edu), GSS Service Committee Co-Chair.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 24
Time: 1-4pm
Location: Dubuque St. at Terrell Mill Park across from Mayflower Residence Hall
What will we be doing? Volunteers will remove flood debris and trash from river banks.

This event is sponsored by the UI Civic Engagement Program, City of Iowa City Public Works, UI Water Plant, UI Facilities Management, The 10,000 Hours Show, Saturdays in Service, Department of Natural Resources and Johnson County Conservation Board.

• GSS Service Hours Log

The GSS Committee Chairs are keeping track of your service hours. We are also keeping track of the hours you spend at GSS meetings. 

Please note: This log is updated throughout the semester, and the excel file is a snapshot of your hours as of the date listed on the file name. If you do not see your hours, do not panic. Please keep in mind the busy schedule of the co-chairs, and that they make every attempt to keep this log up to date. Also, if your name doesn't appear on the list, we're still updating our membership, so please bear with us. Thanks for your cooperation!

This log is available at http://gss.grad.uiowa.edu/about (at the bottom of the page) and will be updated periodically.

•  Event Reminders
  
  
  • The Obermann Graduate Institute on Engagement and the Academy
    Applications and a letter of reference are due October 21, 2009.
    http://www.uiowa.edu/obermann/gradinstitute/index.html.
  • Open Access Week- Molly Kleinman Lecture
    "Open Access or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Internet" - Tuesday, October 20, Bijou (IMU) @ noon
    http://www.openaccessweek.org