A Newsletter for UNLV Graduate & Professional Students

February 2017

GPSA 2017-2018 Elections 1

GPSA Sponsorship Funding Opportunities

1

Campus Lactation Rooms 2

Philip Pro Lecture Series 3

UNLV Cares Food Pantry 3

GPSA Book Scholarship 4

The Infamous Academic Search

4

Graduate Student Commons 4

GPSA /Graduate College Workshops

5

Graduation Dates 5

Who’s your GPSA Representa-tive

6

Spring 2017 Commencement 8

Bagels & Coffee in the Com-mons

8

Calendar of Events 8

UNLV’s Community Garden 7

Graduate & Professional Stu-dent Research Forum

7

Inside this issue: Volume 11 Issue 3

GPSA 2017—2018 Executive Board Elections

Get involved in leadership to represent the graduate and pro-fessional study body. GPSA offic-ers advocate for issues that im-pact graduate & professional students at the university and state level.

If you are interested in running, GPSA is looking for applicants for President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary posi-tions. Applicants should be in good academic standing and cur-rently admitted to a graduate and/or professional program. The application is due in the GPSA office, LLB 2241 by Fri-day, March 31st.

Each candidate will be expected to make a speech to the GPSA Council on Monday, April 3 at 2pm in the Student Union: Room 208A. Voting will take place immediately following the GPSA meeting and concludes April 7, 2017 @ 5:00pm.

GPSA Funding continued on page 2

This is a reminder that there are two upcoming deadlines for GPSA Sponsorship funding. Applications for the Summer Cycle (activities between 5/14/17 and 8/27/17) are due on March 15th and applications for the Fall Cycle (activities between 8/28/17 and 12/16/17) are due on April 15th. All graduate and professional students are eligible for up to $1,250 per year (which resets after the Summer Cycle). Please be aware there are limited funds for each sponsorship cycle and it’s a competitive process. But, in the past vear 85% of sponsorship applica-tions have been at least partially funded, so be sure to apply if you have a qualifying activity. The Sponsorship committee reads dozens of applications each cycle and would like to note that the difference between high quality and low quality applications is read-ily apparent. Follow the guidelines on the GPSA Sponsorship website and be sure to include a full budget with comparable and cost supportive supplemental documentation. There has been some concern about the early date for the Fall applications (April 15), but with a little advanced planning, most students can easily make the deadline. The

Don’t miss out on GPSA Funding Opportunities GPSA Research and Conference Travel Sponsorships

By Patrick Daleiden, GPSA Vice President & Sponsorship Committee Chair

2016—2017 GPSA Executive Board Elections

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Lactation Rooms Located on Campus

GPSA Funding Opportunities (continued from page 1)

Sponsorship rules allow you to apply for travel funding for a conference prior to your acceptance, or even submission of a paper, so if you plan to attend or are thinking about attending an event, you can get provisionally awarded based on whether you receive acceptance to your selected conference. In cases that are gen-uine emergencies (as outline in the application’s guidelines), you may apply for emergency funding by the 20th of every month, although there are less funds allo-cated for emergency applications in general, so it is usually better to make the main cycle deadline if you can. If you have any question, please contact Patrick Daleiden GPSA Vice President/patrick.daleiden@unlv.edu and Chair of the Sponsorship Committee or Rebecca Boulton/rebecca.boulton@unlv.edu, GPSA Manager.

Now that we are a few weeks into school starting, we hope that everyone is settled in. We wanted to bring attention to the lactation rooms on campus that are here to fulfill your needs. There are eight lactation rooms on campus available for all faculty, staff, and students. All rooms are open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; except the Lied Library location (see Li-brary for hours) and the Rebel Wellness Zone (Monday-Friday 8am-7pm).

The goal is for mothers to be able to pump/feed in a quiet, clean, and private space and to make it easier for moms to continue to express milk after returning to school and/or work.

Locations:

The Center for Social Justice - Houssels House Jean Nidetch Women’s Center - SSC-A, Room 255 Student Recreation and Wellness Center - Rebel Wellness Zone (second floor) Carlson Education Building (CEB) - across from Work Room 321 UNLV/CSUN Preschool Boyd School of Law - BSL, Room 210. Please go to BSL, Room 211 for access to the room Lied Library - Space may be reserved in Lied Library when other, dedicated lactation spaces are not available — for

instance on evenings, weekends, and holidays Greenspun Hall - Students and staff can talk with Greenspun dean’s office staff for access to a lactation space.

Four of the sites (Jean Nidetch Women’s Center SSC-A 255, The Center for Social Justice, UNLV/CSUN Preschool and the Rebel Wellness Zone) have a refrigerator for daily milk storage. In the JNWC Lactation Room, we also have a Medela Lactina Electric Plus Pump for you to use with your own attachments.

Any questions or concerns please contact: cristina.hernandez@UNLV.edu

This article in its’ entirety was retrieved from: http://www.unlv.edu/srwc/womens-services/lactation-services

Location of the Lactation Rooms: https://www.unlv.edu/womenscenter/family-services-map

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Philip Pro Lecture with Ajay Mehrotra February 23rd

Topic: Making the Modern American Fiscal State: Law, Politics, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation, 1877-1929 Speaker: Ajay K. Mehrotra Date & Time: Thursday, February 23, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Location: Thomas and Mack Moot Court Facility, BSL, Room 151 Lecture: Between the end of Reconstruction and the onset of the Great Depression, the intellectual, legal, and adminis-trative foundations of the modern fiscal state first took shape. This lecture will discuss how and why this new fiscal poli-ty came to be. About Ajay K. Mehrotra : Ajay K. Mehrotra is the executive director and a research professor at the American Bar Foundation, a Chicago-based, non-profit research institute that focuses on the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law, legal institutions, and legal processes. He is also a professor of law at the North-western University Pritzker School of Law. His scholarship and teaching focus on legal history and tax law. More generally, his research explores law and political economy in historical and comparative perspective, with a particular focus on tax law and policy. This article in its’ entirety was retrieved from: https://www.unlv.edu/news/unlvtoday/philip-pro-lecture-ajay-mehrotra

UNLV Cares Food Pantry collects donations from the UNLV community to assist students and staff. The idea is to pro-vide a mode of support for members of the UNLV community struggling to afford food through a discreet system that allows Rebels to help one another. Pantry use is only permitted once during an open week unless you are arriving on foot, bike or public transportation. As with previous semesters, if you can't make it to open pantry hours, we can arrange for special accommodations

on an emergency basis (contact information is listed at the bottom of this document). We are continuing to check ID's. We only serve those affiliated with UNLV, so please bring your ID with you. We are a supplementary food pantry which operates on a very limited budget; please adhere to the allotted quantities

which we have put in place to ensure our ability to continue serving the students, staff and faculty of UNLV. We are counting on campus generosity to restock our shelves. Please drop off canned goods and nonperishable foods in donation boxes located at: Lied Library, Student Union, and the Student Wellness and Recreation Center. Please contact us to arrange any donation that the boxes may not accommodate. The UNLV Cares Food Pantry is located at the UNLV Paradise Campus - 851 E. Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89119. The pantry is located in the PAR6 building, which is in the back of the Paradise Campus. A map been included on the back of this page. *****FEBRUARY 2017 OPEN PANTRY HOURS***** Monday, February 6 - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm Friday, February 10 - 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Thursday, February 23 - 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Friday, February 24 - 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Future UNLV Cares Food Pantry distribution dates will be posted soon. For assistance, questions or concerns: Email: unlvcaresfoodpantry@gmail.com / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLVCaresFoodPantry

UNLV Food Pantry: February 2017 Semester Distribution Dates

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Looking for a place to work on your group pro-ject, study for a test or write your thesis or dis-sertation? Come visit us in Graduate Student Commons, Lied Library room 2141. This state of the art facility is equipped with a copier, fax, flatbed scanners, color laser printers, office supplies, 38 PCs, 6 Macs and wireless access, 5 large LCD touch screen panels, white-

boards, a small kitchen, and a meeting room for group study (reservations made with the office staff).

You can read your free copy of The New Y ork Times provided by the GPSA on the comfortable couches. The GPSA has a plotter to print large posters for your conference presentations. The printing cost comes directly off of your RebelCard, $11 a linear foot.

A Place to Study - Graduate Student Commons

Need help paying for your textbooks?? The GPSA offers fifteen (15) $100.00 book scholarships each fall and spring semesterTo qualify for the GPSA Book Scholarship graduate / professional students must be admitted in a degree pro-gram and enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits. Students must also have and maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA, be in good academic standing and have at the time of application submission taken and completed at least 6 graduate and/or professional credit hours. Students are permitted to receive no more than one GPSA Book Scholarship during their graduate/professional studies at UNLV. The application is available on the GPSA website. Application Deadlines: Fall 2017 semester – April 30th

GPSA Book Scholarship

Graduate Student Commons Hours Lied Library room 2141

Monday—Thursday 7:30 am—11:00pm

Friday 7:30am — 7:00pm

Saturday 10:00am—6:00pm

Sunday 11:00am—11:00pm

Graduate Student Commons located on the 2nd floor of the Lied Library

As a PhD student and graduate assistant, I have been privileged to sit on several search committees organized by different departments. During many of these proceedings, potential candidates initially introduce them-selves, share their history and backgrounds, and equally important, they present their theories and academic philosophies in their respected fields. Following this part of the interview, the educator—in most cases—demonstrates how they usually approach the classroom space and performs and activity in front of their audi-ence. The beauty of this process is, first and foremost, the educational aspect: Many of us if not most hope or expect to be in that situation in the near future—for some, a bit later; and equally important, it gives the stu-dent—and maybe the observing professors—an idea of what level of rigor or thoroughness, is expected of aca-demics. If one ever has an opportunity to sit on a search committee, in order to participate in the academic cul-ture, take part in the process of becoming a Tier One university, or just to witness part of the process to be-come tenured, take a break in your schedule and enjoy it. See your department for upcoming searches.

The Infamous Academic Search By: Kirk Askia Talib-deen, GPSA Secretary and Publications Chair

Wednesday, February 8, 1:00-2:30pm; Graduate Student Commons, LLB 2141 Difficult Situations in the Classroom Speaker: Dr. Doris Watson Topics of Discussion: This interactive session will focus on strategies helpful in dealing with difficult classroom situ-ations not uncommon to the higher education context. We will discuss strategies to manage a variety of situations as well as engage in case study critique.

Friday, February 24, 10:00-11:30am; Graduate Student Commons, LLB 2141 Writing an Effective Abstract Panelists: Dr. Joel Snyder, Department of Psychology Mr. Patrick Daleiden, PhD student in Computer Science & GPSA Vice-President Topics of Discussion: How can you write an effective abstract? How do abstracts vary in length, content, structure, audience, and purpose? Whether you are about to submit an abstract for the spring 2017 UNLV Graduate Research Forum or to a professional con-ference elsewhere, you’ll enjoy this abstract discussion. Please bring a draft abstract if available in case time permits providing feedback on it.

Wednesday, March 15, 1:00-2:30pm; Graduate Student Commons, LLB 2141 Job interviewing in the Non-Academic World: What to Expect and How to Prepare Veronica Fischer, Employer Relations Specialist, Career Services Topics of Discussion: What should you expect during a job interview? How might you prepare? Many graduate stu-dents seek employment outside of the academic world. This workshop will help in your preparation for career suc-cess.

Thursday, March 16, 3:00-4:30pm; Graduate Student Commons, LLB 2141 Alternative Careers for PhDs in Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. Anne Stevens, Associate Professor, English Dr. Cheryl Radeloff, Senior Heath Education, Office of Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, Southern NV Health District Dr. Sharon Young, Program Manager, Office of Undergraduate Research

More workshops and registration available @ http://www.unlv.edu/gpsa/development

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Spring 2017 Professional Development Workshops

Friday, April 14, 2017 Last day to take comprehensive exam, or to defend your thesis or dissertation. Friday, April 21, 2017 Last day to submit the complete and properly formatted hard copy of your thesis or dissertation to the Graduate Col-lege for final format review; all final exam results and final documents must be submitted to the Graduate College by this date. Friday, May 5, 2017: Last day to submit thesis/dissertation format revisions to the Graduate College. All final, properly formatted theses, dissertations, and doctoral projects must be submitted to the Graduate College via email by the end of the day. Please see the Thesis/Dissertation Format Review page for more details. Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Last day for electronic submission of final thesis/dissertation (with formatting pre-approved by the Graduate College) to ProQuest. Saturday, May 13, 2017 UNLV Commencement at the Thomas and Mack Center—9:00am & 2:00pmCommencement hotline: 702-895-3229. For more information on thesis and dissertation formatting visit: http://www.unlv.edu/graduatecollege/thesis

Graduate College - Graduation Deadlines for Spring 2017

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The GPSA Council consists of a representative from each academic department offering either a graduate or a professional degree. Your representative is a valuable resource. Contact them with any questions, comments or concerns that you may have. If your department has a vacancy please get in touch with your graduate coordi-nator or GPSA President Meghan Pierces for more information.

Who is your GPSA Representative??

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UNLV’s self-described “Community Garden” is an initiative designed for you, the people. Per the UNLV website, the Community Garden is intended to “create a sense of community, learning and sustainability among students, faculty and staff through the common goal of producing 100 percent organic, natural harvests.” The soil will be tilled by students and faculty alike and plots are distributed on first come first serve basis. If you have ever woken from a dream of dirt stained palms plucking bulbous-fleshy tomatoes off the vine, then longed to return to sleep, this may be for you.

The Community Garden isn’t new, although many are hearing of it for the first time. It existed in years past, incon-sistent management internal politics tainted its development; it was cast aside. Until Elissa Lafranconi inquired about it near her graduation. During her time as a student at UNLV Elissa volunteered at the Community Garden and felt strongly about its positive value. So much so, she created a petition, garnered signatures, that led to meeting with Uni-versity President Jessup. The university leadership recognized her passion for the project so they offered her the oppor-tunity to run it. This Rebel with a cause brought something worthwhile back to the UNLV community.

The near future will bring an associated monthly farmers market, bringing together different departments on campus with third party vendors and educators. There are plans for a monthly culinary event that is sure to highlight the garden-to-table message. These efforts will earn money, which funnels back into the program itself and the UNLV community. Environmentally and economically sustainable is a model we, as students of our generation, are be grasping for. The stage is set for conversations about environmental issues, the role of food producers, culinary creativity, and so much more. All we have to do is show up, and lend a hand.

For inquiries:

Elissa can be reached at elissa.lafranconi@unlv.edu

Why a Community Garden??? Christain Seabrook, Department of Economics GPSA Representative

Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum - April 8, 2017

The Graduate and Professional Student Research Forum is an annual event for students across campus to come together and share their research with fellow students and faculty. Students can present their research either as a poster or in an oral presentation. This provides an opportunity for students to practice presenting for future conferences in a professional setting. The Forum is open to all graduate and professional students at UNLV. This year the GPSA has al-located $160,000 to fund students for research and confer-ence travel. Any graduate and/or professional student who

has received GPSA funding for the 2016-2017 year are required to present at the Fo-rum. Awards for outstanding presentations are announced at the end of the event. Faculty are also encouraged to attend to support their students research and to see other research being conducted campus-wide.

This year’s Graduate and Professional Student Research Forum will be held on April 8th on the second floor of the Student Union Building.

To register or to get more information about the event visit the GPSA’s website at http://gpsa.unlv.edu/forum/.

Share your research with the campus —- the deadline to register is March 4, 2017.

All Research Forum participants check-in the morning of the event

Poster Session

Noteworthy UNLV Dates Graduate & Professional

Student Association University of Nevada, Las Vegas

4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89154-1007

Phone: 702-895-2261 Fax: 702-895-2158

gpsa@unlv.edu

Visit the GPSA at: http://gpsa.unlv.edu/

UNLV Spring 2017 Commencement

Thomas & Mack Center

May 13, 2017 @ 9:00am and 2:00pm

Graduating students interested in speaking at the 2017 spring Commencement. Online applications are available at: http://

commencement.unlv.edu/speaker.html. Competition deadline is Monday, March 27th @ 11:59pm. For more information please contact Joseph Dagher / joseph.dagher@unlv.edu

More information available : http: commencement.unlv.edu/

Commencement hotline: 702-895-3229

GPSA newsletter archives are available: http://gpsa.unlv.edu/newsletter/

Graduating this semester???

February 16 GPSA Spring Fling Mixer from 5:00pm – 7:30pm PT Pubs 1089 Tropicana Avenue. Free Appetizers!!

March 4 Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum Abstract Deadline

March 6 GPSA Council Meeting @ the Student Union room 208 A, B, C from 2:00—3:00pm

March 15 GPSA Summer Sponsorship application deadline

April 3 GPSA Council Meeting @ the Student Union room 208 A, B, C from 2:00—3:00pm

Apri 3—7 GPSA Executive Board Elections

April 7 The Fourth Annual Inspiration, Innovation, Impact: A Cele-bration of Graduate Student Research Reception will be held in the Student Union Ballroom from 4 - 6 p.m. This is the kickoff event for the 19th Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum.

April 8 Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum—Lunch pro-vided

April 15 GPSA Fall Sponsorship application deadline

May 1 GPSA Council Meeting @ the Student Union room 208 A, B, C from 2:00—3:00pm

May 13 Spring Commencement Ceremonies—2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center