Purpose:

To increase interactions among zoology graduate students, encourage student involvement in departmental academic and administrative affairs, provide leadership opportunities through participation in departmental committees and planning committees of student-led research activities and social events.

Events:

Fall and spring welcome week lunch, monthly Graduate Student Informational Seminars (GSIS)

Committees and Positions:

Student representative at the faculty meetings

Jake Griffin jgriffin2@wisc.edu

Student representative at the Instructional Program committee

Fall: Alycia R Lackey acreynolds@wisc.edu
Spring: Tim Kuhman kuhman@wisc.edu

Organizing committee for the GSIS meetings

Tucker Gilman rgilman@wisc.edu
Amy Kamarainen kamarainen@wisc.edu
Grace Lee glee1@wisc.edu

Secretary / Data archiving

Alycia R Lackey acreynolds@wisc.edu

Contact person for the organization

Martin Simard simard@wisc.edu

Graduate Student Informational Seminars (GSIS)

Meetings:

second Tuesday of the month

Time:

12:00-12:50 p.m.

Location:

447 Birge Hall

Meetings:

Date:

September 11, 2007

Topics:

Time Management

Presented by:

Steve Carpenter

Topic description

prioritization, e-mail management, effective writing and ms reviews, keeping up with literature, meetings and seminars, office/home work, etc.

Notes and Materials

Date:

October 9, 2007

Topics:

Illustration for Presentations and Posters

Presented by:

Bill Feeny

Topic description

designing and improving artwork for talks and posters

Notes and Materials

Date:

November 13, 2007

Topics:

Preparing for an Academic Career

Presented by:

Nina Hasen

Topic description

preparing a research statement for pursuing an academic career

Notes and Materials

Date:

December 11 , 2007

Topics:

Philosophy of Teaching

Presented by:

Panel of Tony Stretton, Sharon Thoma, and Monica Turner

Topic description

a panel discussion on philosophy of teaching

Date:

February 12, 2008

Topic:

Powerpoint presentations

Presented by:

Stanley Dodson

Topic description:

Dr. Dodson will provide a condensed version of his seminar on creating powerpoint presentations using Beyond Bullet Points techniques.

Date:

March 11, 2008

Topic:

Presenting science to the public

Presented by:

Sharon Dunwoody

Topic description:

How to present science and your science research to the public

Notes and Materials

Date:

April 8, 2008

Topic:

Writing a proposal

Presented by:

Nancy Karl

Topic description:

General points and tips to remember when writing a proposal