Monthly Archives: January 2018

Diversity events next week

From the Diversity & Inclusion committee, with thanks to Laurel Sarfan:

*Black Mental Health Night

When: February 6th, 2018 @ 7:00PM
Where: McGuffy Hall, 210 East Spring Street, Oxford, Ohio

“Join the Association of Black Psychologists for a mini-poster session with presentations and a speaker about issues relating to Black people in psychology.”

*Chinese New Year Festival

When: February 9th, 2018 @ 3:00PM to 10:00PM
Where: Marcum Conference Center, 951 E. Withrow Street, Oxford, OH, 45056

“All students and scholars are welcome to come and join with foods, traditional games, and celebrate Spring Festival (Chinese New Year Festival).”

*Taste of Soul

When: Saturday, February 10th, 2018 @ 6:00PM to 9:00PM
Where: Harry T. Wilks Conference Center

Enjoy traditional soul food, a silent auction from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., and entertainment by Authorized Personnel from Dayton featuring an eclectic Soul blend of R&B, Pop, Blues, Funk, Rock, Reggae, and Jazz.

Tickets may be purchased in cash at the door. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for Miami students, and free for children under 12.

*Penny: Justice in Local Crime & Punishment

When: February 12th, 2018 @ 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Where: Upham Hall Room 001

Department of Global and Intercultural Studies presents the 2018 Critical Inquiry Penny Lecture Series. This years theme is, “Global Identities and Social Movements.” Lectures are open to the public. Veronica Sanders, a Prosecutor in Brownsville, TX will present her lecture entitled, “Justice in Local Crime & Punishment Interfacing a Global Environment.

*The New Golden Age of Latin Music ft. Orkesta Mendoza and Las Cafeteras

When: February 15th, 2018 @ 7:30PM to 9:30PM
Where: Hall Auditorium, 101 S. Campus Ave, Oxford, OH, 45056

“Top producer of global music, globalFEST, has paired two of today’s most exciting bands, forging inspired new paths for the fabled Latin sound.”
Buy tickets: Bit.ly/WanderPAS

Overview of CTE grants & awards

I’ve mentioned previously that in general I will not post here emails sent to the CTE mailing list, but would encourage those interested to sign up directly. However, this seminar many of you might find useful since it provides an overview of some available CTE resources for ideas you might have. Space is limited to the first 20 registrants.

Who: Ellen Yezierski, Director, CTE

Date: Tuesday, February 6

Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Place: 320 Laws Hall

RSVP: Register Here

Grants awarded by CTE support curricular and pedagogical innovations to improve student learning. This seminar introduces faculty to the application components, submission process, and evaluation criteria for CTE major and minor grants. Features of successful proposals and examples will be presented. Participants are encouraged to bring early ideas for innovations to make the most of the seminar and progress in the development of successful proposals.

Assistance with data analysis

Michael Hughes, manager of the Statistical Consulting Center, is soliciting proposals for analysis projects for his STA 475 course this semester. If you have current or backlogged data that might benefit from a supervised team of students, please let Michael know; he writes:

Advanced undergraduate statistics students (most in their final semester) enroll in STA 475. These students have had regression and experimental design (ANOVA) training, a statistical programming class, and other topics courses. Students in STA 475 work on problems brought to them by faculty members, graduate students and staff from university offices, and produce both oral and written presentations for clients and based on their analyses.

I am casting my net far and wide for projects. This could include, but isn’t restricted to: study design (e.g. determining sample sizes for a study, providing input on a survey or experimental design, etc.); data analysis (descriptive summaries, formal modeling);
report write-up and data visualizations

Student travel grants

The Council on Undergraduate Research sponsors travel grants for students who will be presenting research, and as an institutional member we are eligible to nominate students for these awards:

For the Psychology Division travel grant, there are two funding cycles annually but note that the deadline is February 15 for the current cycle (presentation at a spring conference, such as MPA).
For the Social Science Division travel grant, exclusively for those in social psychology, awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Note that we will be able to provide the matching funds required for this award through either Miami’s UPA or the department.

Qualtrics user group

If you are interested in joining a user group for Qualtrics, which would involve a mailing list and other possible events, workshops, etc. , please contact Lisa Sheard (CTE) who is organizing.

Visitors to your classes?

College visitation season is upon us, and many prospective students desire to visit classes while they are on campus. The Office of Admission has asked us to provide a list of spring semester courses that prospective students can visit. If you are willing to allow visitors to any of your courses this semester, please add them directly to this Google Sheet. Please make sure that it is on the CAS tab (the one with AAA 201 as the example). Note that you are able to include comments, constraints, unavailable dates, etc. in addition to the course information.

Reminder: University teaching awards

The dean has asked me to remind you all of the call for nominations for the Distinguished Educator and Graduate Student Teaching Awards:

The Distinguished Educator Award will honor two faculty members for excellence in teaching and related professional activities and the Graduate Student Teaching Award will recognize superior teaching by graduate assistants and teaching fellows.

There must be at least three nominations in order to present this award to anyone.

For additional information, you may contact me or Nancy Burnside (9-1234). These nominations must be sent electronically to Nancy by March 1.

Please help to Make It Miami!

Once again, it will soon be time for the Make It Miami recruitment events for prospective students. Ted Peters in the dean’s office is asking for faculty volunteers from each department for academic exploration sessions to be held in Armstrong, 11:30 – 12:15, on several Mondays and Fridays through April. If you are willing and able to contribute, please enter your name directly on this spreadsheet as soon as possible.

Diversity events upcoming

As we approach the beginning of the semester, the Diversity & Inclusion will again bring to our attention upcoming events that may be of interest. Thanks again to Laurel Sarfan for compiling!

*Black Mental Health Night

When: February 6th, 2018 @ 7:00PM
Where: McGuffy Hall, 210 East Spring Street, Oxford, Ohio