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Monday, Dec. 20, 2021

 

Recommended Holiday Break Listening: Who Do You Think You Are? 

 

 

If you’re looking for a new podcast to binge during winter recess, give Who Do You Think You Are a listen. Hosted by Sam Horwitz, a graduate student in the Chemistry Department, the podcast takes a deep dive into imposter syndrome. Sam talks to a variety of experts – including other students – to break the silence that allows imposter syndrome to persist and flourish.

 

Learn more about the podcast and listen here. 

 

 

Happy holidays! May this season bring you joy, rest, relaxation, and good times with family and friends.

 

The Laney Grad Report will be back on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. 

 

Get the latest updates on COVID-19 info for the Emory community at Emory Forward and the LGS COVID-19 Resource Page.

 

 

Contents

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  1. Events
  2. Opportunities & Reminders 
  3. Fellowships
  4. Additional Resources
 

Upcoming Events 

 

Spring Semester Course Preparation Day

The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence and Emory’s Teaching Toolkit are sponsoring a Spring Pre-Semester Working Day to help you get your spring courses up and running. This event is open to all faculty, staff and students who are preparing a class or lesson for the Spring Semester. The morning sessions are 45-minute info sessions with two tracks running simultaneously - Teaching with Technology and Course Organization and Accessibility. The afternoon sessions are workshops with course prep guides that will be introduced a few times throughout the afternoon so that you can move around between stations.

  • Date: Jan. 6, 2022
  • Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Register here.
  • View the complete schedule here.
 

New! Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Information Session

This information session is being held to discuss the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)

competition, an academic competition in which graduate students deliver a compelling presentation about their research to a non-specialist audience in three minutes or less. Laney Graduate School students who participate receive periodic feedback and one-on-one coaching as they prepare their presentations for the popular 3MT Finals competition, tentatively scheduled for early April, 2022.

 

Benefits of participation include sharing your work and its impact with a wider audience, refining your presentation skills, joining the 3MT community around the world (3MTs are now held at over 600 universities in 60 countries), and potentially becoming Emory’s 2022 3MT winner and advancing to the regional competition. If you are interested in competing, please join us at one of these information sessions to learn more.

 

In-Person Session

  • Date: Jan. 20, 2022
  • Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
  • Register here

Virtual Session

  • Date: Jan. 21, 2022
  • Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  • Register here
 

 

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Opportunities & Reminders

 

Technology in Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Research (TPC+R)

The Emory Center for Digital Scholarship is excited to offer Technology in Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Research (TPC+R) is a 6-week TATTO extension program opportunity for graduate students to explore using new technologies in their teaching and research. Participants will discuss practical and theoretical models for digital scholarship while receiving assistance in developing materials for their own courses and/or research.

 

Spots are limited in this hybrid course, so please ensure you can attend all sessions before applying.

  • Dates: February 8 – March 21, 2022
  • 11:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday (excluding week of spring break, March 7 – 11)
  • Application Deadline: Dec. 31, 2021
  • Contact: Bailey Betik, Digital Pedagogy Lead, bbetik@emory.edu
  • Submit your application here.
 

LGS-EDGE to Celebrate Diverse Excellence of LGS Students

On Jan. 19, 2022, LGS-EDGE will host a Community Celebration highlighting and celebrating the diverse excellence of students within the LGS community. LGS students excel in research and scholarship but also teaching, mentoring, community building, and personal and professional development. EDGE invites ALL current LGS students to share their academic, community, or professional achievements from the 2021 Calendar Year (only)!

 

The achievement should be from 1 of 3 categories:

  • Academic achievements include merit fellowships, journal publications, research grants, travel grants, academic competitions, etc.
  • Community achievements include exemplary service awards, leadership awards, social justice awards or fellowships, the National Research Service Award, graduate foreign exchange, international language fellowships, etc.
  • Professional achievements include postdoctoral fellowship awards, dissertation completion awards, professional development awards, conference presentations, teaching fellowships, etc.

Share your Academic, Community, and/or Professional achievements via this form .

  • Deadline to submit achievements: Jan. 5, 2022
  • Questions? Please contact laney.edge@emory.edu.  
 

Call for Proposals - Spring 2022 Community-Engaged Learning Grants

The Center for Faculty Development and Excellence (CFDE) is pleased to announce the availability of the Community-Engaged Learning Grants. Grants may be used to support activities related to well-structured community-engaged experiences in courses or academic programs. Proposals should address how community-engaged pedagogy is leveraged to assist organizations with addressing critical community needs in the metro Atlanta area.

  • Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, while funds last, through Jan. 7, 2022.
  • Apply here .
  • For more information, click here .
 

New! The Russell Sage Foundation Announces Dissertation Research Grants Program

The Russell Sage Foundation has announced a dissertation research grants (DRG) program to support innovative and high-quality dissertation research projects that address questions relevant to RSF's priority areas: Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context; Future of Work ; Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; Immigration and Immigrant Integration; and Social, Political, and Economic Inequality . Proposed projects must be closely aligned with the funding priorities listed on the RSF website for any of these areas, contribute to RSF's mission to improve social and living conditions in the U.S., and demonstrate appropriate use of relevant theory, innovative data, rigorous research methods, and measures.

  • Application Deadline: Applications accepted January 18, through March 1, 2022
  • Webinar: February 1, 2022, at 2 p.m. (They’ll share information about the application process and the RSF) .
  • Questions? Email programs@rsage.org .
 

Applications Open for the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

In 2019, the Laney Graduate School became a member of the National Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which is named for the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States (Physics, Yale University, 1876), Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet. The Society acknowledges outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. It is a network of preeminent scholars who exemplify academic and personal excellence, foster environments of support, and serve as examples of CLASS: 1) Character; 2) Leadership; 3) Advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy; 4) Scholarship; and 5) Service.  In the spirit of Dr. Bouchet’s commitment to these ideals, inductees into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Emory University must demonstrate significant achievement in these five areas.

  • Application Deadline: Jan. 20, 2022
  • For Application Guidelines, click here .
 

Nominations Open for Highest Emory Honor

The Marion Luther Brittain Award 2021-2022 nomination process is open. The award, the highest given to Emory students, honors meritorious service to the university community. Each year, two students are recognized, one graduate and one undergraduate. All fall 2021 and spring 2022 graduates are eligible for this year’s honor. Please see the call for nominations , which provides more detail on award qualifications and procedures for nomination.

  • Application Deadline: Feb. 18, 2022
  • Send Nominations to: sandra.edwards@emory.edu.  
  • For more information, click here.
 

AWIS Scholarship Applications Open

Association for Women in Science (AWIS) scholarship applications are open. All AWIS members are eligible to apply.

  • Application Deadline: Feb. 28, 2022
  • Learn about AWIS scholarships.
  • Join AWIS.
  • Submit your application here.
 

EDGE Talk Time

Laney EDGE (Emory Diversifying Graduate Education) wants to connect with you about opportunities and challenges related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in your program and at Laney. Set up some time to talk today!

  • Appointments for Laney Graduate School Students
  • When: See appointment calendar, linked below:
  • Dr. Amanda Marie James, Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement: https://calendly.com/ajamesjedi/conversation-with-amanda-marie-james-phd-jedi-and-lgs
 

LGS Student Affairs Appointments

The Laney Graduate School Student Affairs team wants you to know they're here for you and are happy to meet in person or virtually if you want to connect. They can help connect you to resources, answer questions you might have, or discuss concerns. Feel free to reach out any time.

  • Appointments for Laney Graduate School Students
  • When: See appointment calendars, linked below:
  • Dr. Jennifer Cason, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs: https://calendly.com/jennifercason03/30min
  • Claire Beaudro, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Student Wellness: https://calendly.com/clairebeaudro/30min
  • Emily Neutens, Assistant Director of Student Affairs for GDBBS: https://calendly.com/emilyneutens/30min
 

Let’s Talk

Let’s Talk is an informal, free, and confidential consultation service that allows students to speak with a clinician and receive support for any challenge they may be experiencing. Although Let’s Talk consultants are mental health professionals, these  consultations are not mental health treatment but can be used to receive short-term support and resources. 

  • Appointments for Laney Graduate School Students:
  • When: Weekly on Wednesdays
  • Time: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  • Schedule a HIPAA-compliant video appointment on Microsoft Bookings here.
 
 

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Fellowships

 

View more at our Fellowships and Grants website.

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Additional Resources

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Emory Student Telehealth
24/7 Medical and Mental Health

Read Here

Report Community

Compact Concerns

Submit Form Here

Emory Flexible Teaching Toolkit

The toolkit is a collection of resources

designed to support the development of

flexible courses from CFDE, TLT, ATS,

and Library Services. Resources are

helpful to graduate students involved in

teaching at every level.

Read here.

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Attention Laney Graduate Students:

Do you have an idea for a story or event that should be featured in this newsletter? If so, please let us know! Email lgs.communications@emory.edu with your idea! 

 
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