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Reminder: Please take a minute to fill out CGSA post conference survey

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Please take 5-10  minutes to fill out the post-conference survey. Whether or Not you attended the conference, we would appreciate your feedback! Thanks, all!!

3rd Purdue Graduate Student Conference on Communication Research
“Innovation in Communication Research: Looking Back and Thinking Forward”
Post-Conference Feedback Survey

https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9SmumHHYRO2Ou7W

Highlight of CGSA2012 Conferece

FAC @ Scotty’s.

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Dear All, This week’s FAC will take place at Scotty’s. Plan to come along! Also, congrats to the new CGSA board! Maria Eller will be organizing FAC next year! Woohoo! A great and fun CGSA team! Come to Scotty’s to talk more with the new CGSA board-fun people! Best wishes for the rest of the week,

Scotty’s 352 East State Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 (765) 746-3131

Scott Wise, Scotty’s Brewhouse founder

Read more about Scotty’s

Scotty’s Brewhouse has become a college-town staple throughout Indiana since the restaurant’s debut in Muncie. Building on its motto of “good food, good brews, good people and good blues,” the chain’s expansion plans now include Fort Wayne and Chicago’s Lincoln Park.

Wise opened his first restaurant in Muncie in 1996 at the age of 22. He put together a business plan and convinced a bank and his family to lend him the money to buy a former restaurant location near the campus of his alma mater Ball State University.

That initial Scotty’s Brewhouse was followed by openings in Bloomington in 2001, West Lafayette in 2004, Indianapolis in 2006, a second Indianapolis restaurant in 2009 and the Scotty’s Lakehouse in Fishers in 2010.

Wise has received attention for successfully using social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to market his restaurant chain. He also sits on the board of the Restaurant and Hospitality Association of Indiana, was named the Indiana Restaurant Association’s 2009 Restaurateur of the Year and made the Indianapolis Business Journal’s prestigious 40 under 40 list.

http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/events/2010/101028Duval-CouetilWise.html

 

CGSA Election Results!

Monday, April 16th, 2012

I am pleased to announce the CGSA officer election results! Congratulations to the new executive board!

President: Brooke Friley

VP Administration: Elizabeth Dorrance

VP Fundraising & Research: Arunima Krishna

VP Professional Development: Jenn Hoffman

VP New Student Relations: Prateik Sarma

VP Social Relations: Maria Eller

VP Technology: Megan Kenny

VP Graduate Relations: Patricia Gettings

PGSG Representative: Mike Maione

Lindsey B. Anderson

FAC@ Sgt. Preston’s

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Dear All,


This week’s FAC is at Sgt. Preston’s. Join us on April 13th (lucky day!) from 6 pm.
We also have a special guest: Liz Machado.
FAC can’t wait to see you all!

Roxana
Sgt. Preston’s
6 North 2nd Street  Lafayette, IN 47901
(765) 742-7378

2012-2013 CGSA Board Nominees–Return your completed ballot by this Friday!

Monday, April 9th, 2012

2012-2013 CGSA Board Nominees

 

Below is a list of the candidates for each of the available CGSA board positions and corresponding paragraphs.  All current dues-paying CGSA members are allowed to vote in this election and should receive a ballot in their mailbox on Monday, April 9th.  Return your completed ballot to Darla Gordon (BRNG 2125) by 5:00pm on Friday, April 13th.  If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Anderson (anderlb@purdue.edu).

President

Brooke Friley

 

 

Vice President of Graduate Relations

Patricia Gettings

I would be honored to serve as VP of Graduate Relations. If elected, this would be my fourth time serving CGSA in some capacity and I believe that my experience would be valuable in guiding next year’s board. Also, I welcome the opportunity to help represent graduate student interests to the grad committee and would love to discuss any of your concerns/ideas. Finally, I look forward to overseeing the CGSA travel grant process! Thank you for your consideration.

 

 

Vice President of Social Relations

Maria Eller

 

Marcy Lendaro

I feel that I am the best candidate for the Vice President of Social Relations because I know just how important it is to reach all members of our school. Some of us have jobs, families, and other responsibilities on campus, and while we may not be able to make it to Beering every day, we still want to connect and build meaningful relationships within the school. I would love to help develop creative ways to bring graduate students and faculty together over the next year. I believe my experience in building community in the residence halls with social activities and programs will serve the CGSA and the school well.

 

 

Vice President of Professional Development

Jennifer Hoffman

Thank you for the privilege of running for CGSA Vice President, Professional Development. As VP of Professional Development I propose examining the role of teaching, research, service and professional development/ job market strategies in graduate student life through quarterly colloquia’s.

In my previous work experience I have developed and implemented several large seminars, research initiatives, and change management strategies. Each of these areas required a high degree of organization, creative problem solving, and networking, skills I believe are fully transferable to the position of VP of Professional Development.

Kai Kaung has been a tremendous VP of Professional Development and I believe that continuing to build on the work that she has done will allow the CGSA to continue to provide the highest quality programs for graduate students.

Thank you for this opportunity to serve.

 

 

Vice President of Administration

Elizabeth Dorrance

I am confident I am the right fit for the VP of Administration position because I am organized, experienced, and dedicated. Organization is a passion of mine and I know this position’s success depends on organizational skills for information, money, and fundraising management. I also believe I would truly enjoy the position. I have served as treasurer before for the “CGSA” of my master’s program as well as served on executive boards as Vice President, Recruitment VP, and Risk Management VP positions during my undergraduate career. I have the experience and the motivation to do well in this position and I would be proud to serve on the board for our Communication Graduation Student Association. Thank you for your consideration!

 

 

Vice President of New Student Relations

Megan Kenney

 

Prateik Sarma

New Student Relations is a position which requires one to be able to relate to and recognize issues faced by new graduate students while also having an understanding of the Greater Lafayette community & the Purdue culture. Being a new student myself and going through this process as the Masters-at-large I am quite familiar with the first aspect. On the other hand, having done my undergrad here I’m also very familiar with life at Purdue. As such, I bring a perfect balance between these two position requirements. I’ve also been an integral part of the new member orientation process for Delta Lambda Phi. As Vice President, I was in charge of the recruitment period and also took part in decisions regarding new membership orientation. Thus, I have experience with new member orientation.

 

As for what I hope to add to this position, I want to improve the buddy pairing system. I would like to see implemented a quick survey for potential buddies and one for new students so the pairings match people based on factors such as interests, similarities, level of comfort in this campus, etc. I believe a revamp of the buddy system would benefit new students greatly. Secondly, I hope to create events specifically for new students so they get to build camaraderie amongst themselves. I believe this would benefit them greatly because, while there is already a means for graduate students to all meet each other, there isn’t one specifically designed for new students to maintain ties with their own cohort outside of just academia. These events could really help new students cope with the difficult transition into graduate student life.

 

Now that I’ve laid out my credentials and ‘vision’ for this position I hope you all take the time to vote for me! J

 

 

Vice President of Fundraising and Research

Arunima Krishna

 

 

Vice President of Technology

Megan Kenny

 

 

PGSG Representative

Maria Eller

 

Arunima Krishna

 

Mike Maione

FAC@Geen Sprout!

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Dear all,


This week FAC is coming to see you! All you need to do is join for fun and chat on April 6 from 6 pm at Green Sprout!
Come along! It’s in the neighborhood! 
Green Sprout is located at:  102 North Chauncey Avenue West Lafayette.

Best wishes for the rest of the week,
FAC!

Nominations now OPEN for all CGSA positions!

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Hi everyone, Nominations are now open for all CGSA positions. A full list of positions can be found here http://isours.org/cgsa/work/cgsa-board/. Both paid CGSA members and non-members may make nominations. Nominations may be made on someone’s behalf or they can be self-nominations.

Please send all nominations to me at anderlb@purdue.edu by Friday, April 6th, at 5:00 pm. Those who are nominated will receive an e-mail informing them of their nomination Friday, April 6th at 6:00 pm. They will also be asked to write an optional paragraph (300 words or less) explaining why they feel they are a good candidate for this position. These will be posted to the CGSA website on Monday, April 9th.

Nominations must be accepted/declined and your paragraph must be submitted to me no later than Sunday, April 8th at 1:00pm. All dues paying CGSA members will receive ballots in their mailboxes Monday, April 9th. These ballots should be filled out and then turned into Darla who will check your name off of her list. Election results will be emailed out Friday, April 13th after 5:00 pm. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. Best of luck to all of you who seek office!

Lindsey

CGSA Conference this Friday followed by FAC@Puccini’s!

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Dear all,

The 3rd Annual Purdue Graduate Student Conference on Communication Research is this Friday! This year’s conference features Innovation in Communication Research: Looking Back and Thinking Forward. The Conference will take place on Friday, March 23, 2012 in University Hall 117. Dr. Laurie Lewis from Rutgers will join us and present a keynote address (for more information about Dr. Lewis’ research, please visit http://comminfo.rutgers.edu/directory/lewisl/index.html).

We are hosting a Meet-and-Greet for Dr. Laurie Lewis on Thursday afternoon from 3:30 – 4:30 pm in BRNG 2118. Please take a minute to stop by and say hello to her.

For the conference’s online registration, please use this link:
https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_067FhMHoqH8hSRK
If you have further questions, please contact conference coordinator, Kai Kuang at kkuang@purdue.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the Conference!

The CGSA Conference Planning Committee

 

FAC @ Wings Etc.

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Hi everyone,this week’s FAC is at Wings Etc. As usual we meet on Friday at 6 pm. We hope you can make it. Have a great rest of the week!

Roxana

Wings Etc. 2060 US 52W,

Suite T West Lafayette,

IN 47906

Phone: 765-588-6740

http://www.wingsetc.net/

FAC @ Boiler Market

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

This week’s FAC will be at Boiler Market. See you at 6:00p.m.!

http://theboilermarket.com/

320 W State St
West Lafayette, IN 47906