CAS has issued a Call for Proposals for the Madalene and George Shetler Diabetes Research Award. This $3,500 research award is awarded bi-annually to CAS faculty who are conducting scientific or scholarly research pertaining to diabetes or illnesses related to diabetes. Please let me know if you are interested and I can provide format and submission details (due October 2).
Category Archives: News
New Art Therapy minor
As the title suggests. Advise interested undergraduates accordingly:
This minor is for students interested in learning more about the field of art therapy; in some cases the minor may prepare students to apply to art therapy graduate programs. Art therapists can work in any setting that employs helping professions, for example: hospitals, schools, correctional facilities, domestic violence shelters, geriatric facilities, psychiatric facilities, residential facilities, day programs for developmental disabilities and chronic mental illness, etc. Art therapy uses the art process and the therapeutic relationship between the client and art therapist to process trauma, enhance self-esteem, improve relational abilities, decrease anxiety/depression, and increase an overall enhanced sense of well-being
Final exam schedule available
At this link from the One Stop. One more thing to think about as you plan your courses ahead…
CAS Alumni Lecture Series: Call for proposals
We are fortunate to have two distinguished alumni visiting campus this semester, Richard Mayer (Sept. 19) and Dustin Wygant (Oct. 20). If you know of other alumni that you would like to invite back to campus this academic year, consider proposing them for the CAS Alumni Lecture series. If you have individuals in mind, see me for submission information; the deadline is Sept. 22.
Rainbow reception next week
Support Miami’s LGBTQ+ community at the Rainbow Reception
Important info concerning your undergrad RAs
As you sign up your RAs for this year, please be aware that ALL undergraduates working in your lab or with you on other special projects should be signed up for *77 independent study credit. This should match their standing (e.g. 377 for a junior) and be in appropriate number according to the nature of the experience; generally 1 cr. = 3 or 4 hrs/wk averaged over the semester. You must use the .R modifier if it is a research assistant. This is critical for the student to earn their experiential learning MP designation and for us to be able to properly track students for reporting, etc. Students who are not registered for credit will not be included during evaluations of faculty research mentoring. If you have questions about this or situations where you think students should not be credit-bearing, please let me know.
OARS Research Fair
In response to requests from new and continuing faculty for more information about the research support services available here at Miami, OARS will sponsor a research fair on Tuesday, September 12 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Heritage Room in Shriver Center. No registration required. Modeled after Miami’s annual benefits fair, the research fair will offer resources related to a range of services, including:
- Internal funding for research
- Collaborative research opportunities
- Research centers
- Laboratory services
- Program evaluation services
- Statistical services
- Writing support services
- Proposal development assistance
- Research ethics and integrity support
- Undergraduate research support
- Crowdfunding
Who are your interesting undergrads?
Jason Barone is now seeking students for CAS Student Spotlight interviews. These are a great way to advertise the work we do through the students we involve, and a way to identify students for further programs, nominations, etc. He writes:
As always, I’m looking for a good variety of students in terms of majors, backgrounds, accomplishments, and so on. Please provide me with some names and majors — and ask your department faculty for some suggestions as well. I’ll do my best to contact the students for face-to-face interviews this fall.
This year, in order to make these profiles more dynamic and interesting, one new feature I hope to add to the written spotlights is a short video portion, in which students talk about a specific accomplishment or activity at Miami — study abroad, research, internship, etc. This will increase their potential use across the web and our social media platforms.
Feel free to reply via either email or the online submission form I’ve set up for this process
Support for writing and service learning
In preparing your courses and other pursuits, please keep in mind the valuable resources offered by the Howe Center for Writing Excellence and the Office of Community Engagement and Service.
A selection of Howe Center services, from Liz Wardle, Director, Howe Center:
- Workshops for faculty about writing
- Faculty can also sign up to participate in writing groups in order to make progress on their own writing, or to attend a writing “boot camp.”
- We also support graduate students with dissertation completion groups and writing boot camps.
- On our website you can find statements for your syllabi about writing center usage, as well as videos to introduce your students to the writing center services.
- You can join the HWCE mailing list here.
Services from Community Engagement and Service, from Christie Zwahlen, Director:
The Miami University Service-Learning Designation Committee (SLDC) is now accepting Service-Learning class proposals for the Spring and Summer 2018 terms. Miami defines Service-Learning (SL) as “an experiential pedagogical practice that uses action and reflection to meet needs and enhance learning through mutually beneficial, reciprocal partnerships”. Note that a syllabus is NOT required at the time of submission. Due Wednesday, September 20, 2017. [Upcoming Service-Learning Workshops for Faculty are co-sponsored by CTE and available on either website.]
Finally, Faculty from all Miami campuses are invited to submit a proposal for the first-ever Miami SOUP, a mini-granting dinner which celebrates and supports innovative and transformative community change projects in Southwest Ohio. Teams of campus and community partners are eligible to apply. Proposals are due Sunday, September 24.
Four proposals will be chosen as finalists to present their ideas LIVE before a voting audience hungry for soup and change on Saturday, October 21. First prize will receive a minimum of $2,000 + donations; second prize will receive a minimum of $1,000 + donations. Mini-grants are one-time (not yearly recurring) awards.
Gender neutral restrooms
Signage identifying one of two gender neutral restrooms now available in the Psychology Building.
As we get into gear for the semester, a reminder that the two gender neutral bathrooms downstairs are completed and available to all. Both restrooms (037, 038) are located on the Lower Level of the building outside of the back entrance to the Psychology Clinic.
Both restrooms have locks on them. If an emergency should occur in the restrooms both Janie Schuppie (Psychology Clinic) and Quentin have keys to access the restrooms.
Here is a link to the rest of the gender neutral restrooms on campus (and other info helpful to many of our students).