Check out the “Professional Development” page for more info:
http://isours.org/cgsa/work/professional-development/

Please welcome Natasha Brown as she steps into the role of Interim VP of Professional Development.

Runners up from the last election were contacted in numerical order (regarding number of votes received) until one accepted the position.

Welcome, Natasha!

This week’s FAC will be at Chumley’s Pub (122 North 3rd St. in Lafayette) at 7:00 pm.
See you there!

Purdue’s Center for Instructional Excellence is offering several fall workshops. Check out the the teaching page for more info: http://isours.org/cgsa/work/teaching/

It’s the end of the first week of classes! Come out to the first Friday Afternoon Club of the year to celebrate with your colleagues and meet the new class of graduate students (if you haven’t already!).

WHERE: Buffalo Wild Wings (360 Brown Street, West Lafayette, IN)

WHEN: 7:00 pm

See you there!

The first graduate student forum of the year takes place on Tuesday (8/24) at 9:30 am in BRNG B238, led by Graduate Committee Student Representative, John Dowd. Policies for TA appointments will be discussed, including several new proposals. You can download the proposals to read them in more detail.

See you there!

Summer’s nearly over–and that means two annual events, the CGSA Meet & Greet and the Communication Department Welcome Back party, are right around the corner! Come catch up with your colleagues and meet new the graduate class! Families are welcome!

CGSA Meet & Greet for New & Returning Graduate Students

WHEN: Saturday, August 14th, 3:00 pm 

WHERE: Spurlock’s Restaurant and Pub

              721 Main St.

              Lafayette, IN

Communication Department Welcome Back Party

WHEN: Friday, August 20th, 6-9 pm

WHERE: The Muse

             323 Columbia St.

             Lafayette, IN

See you there!

UPDATE: Congratulations to John Dowd, 2010-2011 Graduate Committee Student Representative!

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Today, candidates for  Graduate Committee Student Representative participated in an open forum. The candidates are John Dowd, Victoria Hawes, Shaunak Shastry, and Christine Spinetta.  Videos of the forum will be posted soon!

Polls are now open.  See your Purdue email account for the link to vote.

Polls close at 5:00pm on Monday, May 1oth.

3/29 Nominations for next year’s CGSA board begin; nominations to ajking@purdue.edu

4/2 Nominations close for CGSA election

4/2 FAC at Black Sparrow, 8pm, 223 Main St., Lafayette

4/5 CGSA Board Meeting, Beering 1202, 12:30pm

4/7 First Wednesday Research Colloquium with Rebecca Dohrman, Beering 1222, 2:30pm

4/9 FAC at Chumley’s, 8pm, 122 N. 3^rd St., Lafayette

4/12 CGSA elections open (members will be e-mailed a link to vote)

4/16 POLLS CLOSE for CGSA election at 5pm

4/16 FAC at Applebee’s, 7pm, 3009 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette

4/21 CGSA Board Meeting, Beering 1202, 2:30pm (with new board members)

4/23 FAC at Hookah!, 8pm, 135 S. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette

5/1 Annual CGSA picnic; check your e-mail or ask a CGSA board member for details

Hi All,

Please find a link to a map of the conference location below. See you all this Saturday!

Nick

directions to cgsa conference location