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Enjoy the new site.

Hoorah for Student Affairs!

UExplore Student Affairs Career Panel Facilitator, Rafael Acevedo, has rolled out the details on the first-ever UCSD Graduate Staff Mini-conference!

If you work with Student Affairs and you haven't yet received your EVITE, please contact Erin Burgoon.

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Surfing the Waves of Change
Monday, August 31, 20098:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Light lunch and refreshments provided!
Institute of the Americas: Weaver Conference Room

As Graduate Staff, we have cultivated some informal relationships with each other, but the opportunities are scarce and brief -- often the result of chance, divisional memberships, OGS sponsored meetings, etc. -- and sometimes we don't get a chance to talk to each other for months. Who do you call at 4:15 when you are suddenly faced with a new (to you) and critical student or administrative crisis? Who do you trust with the stupid questions?

Our goal is to create a venue that not only facilitates information sharing and networking, but also empowers UCSD Graduate Staff to better manage "more with less" as we start an academic year filled with unknown challenges in graduate student affairs. With a strong sense of support from our peers, and an organized network of resources, we will truly be able to meet every crisis as an opportunity.A program will be specifically developed and presented by Human Recourses Staff Member Dr. Bernadette Han and small group discussion sessions will be conducted to address your top concerns.
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Student Affairs Networking & Learning Opportunity

Surfing the Waves of Change
Monday, August 31, 2009
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Light lunch and refreshments provided!
Institute of the Americas: Weaver Conference Room

Please join us for the inaugural UCSD Graduate Staff Mini-conference. Our goal is to create a venue that not only facilitates information sharing and networking, but also empowers UCSD Graduate Staff to better manage “more with less” as we start an academic year filled with unknown challenges in graduate student affairs. A program will be specifically developed and presented by Human Recourses Staff Member Dr. Bernadette Han and small group discussion sessions will be conducted to address your top concerns.

Please respond with your top 4 discussion topics for the afternoon break-out sessions ASAP and no later than August 14, 2009; the top most requested topics will be discussed. Examples: 1. Graduate Travel and Research Grants and 2. Developing Graduate Enrichment Programs.

RSVP’s will be collected via EVITE (link sent in a follow-up email, so stay tuned). We’re looking forward to seeing you there- PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Let us know if you have any questions.

Warmest regards,

Rafael Acevedo, Economics
Theresa Aitchison, Ethnic Studies
Erin Burgoon, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies
Emmanuel de la Paz, Sociology
Corie Gochicoa, Linguistics
Betty Gunderson, Bioengineering
Gennie Miranda, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Leanne Nordeman, Biomedical Sciences
Cathy Pugh, Biological Sciences
Diana Platero-Lopez, Music

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Staff Equal Opportunity Enrichment Program - Notifications

Did you get your notification letter?

The Staff Equal Opportunity Enrichment Program (SEOEP) sent out notices at the beginning of this month to those who applied for funding.

Congratulations to all those who put your professional goals on paper and took a leap of faith with the application!
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Thank you for submitting final evaluations

Thank you for filling out the UExplore final evaluations!

It was definitely meant to be a comprehensive survey, and I really appreciate the time you invested in answering the questions and submitting comments too.

Your honest feedback really does help, and I am taking it all in to consideration in programming next year's curriculum.

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Applications for 2009-2010

Woo hoo!

The online application for 2009-2010 will be up-and-running by the beginning of August.

In the meantime, I've let folks know that this year's application will be similar to the one that you filled out.

Message on UExplore website:

Interested individuals must complete and submit an online application - no paper applications will be accepted. The online application for the 2009-2010 program year will be open August 2009. As you fill out the online application, please save your work every 15 minutes to protect your work-in-progress answers.

This year's application will be similar to the previous year's application (08-09 Application).
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Appppllaaauuussseeee

It should probably not come as any surprise to you that I have a special pair of plastic hands that can clap really loud. If I could clap for all of you over the internet, then you would all be treated to a really great, big round of applause.

Since I lack the ability to project myself over the wireless networks, I can only reiterate how truly proud I am of all of you.

And remember the celebration we had Wednesday...

Marble cake with rasperry filling and whipped cream frosting!

And cutting the cake! Oh my goodness, I cut really big pieces.
And, I still had about 1/3 of the cake left.

And, oooh, your Certificates of Completion.

So prettty...

And then you all surprised me!

I was so nervous.

I didn't know what to do with myself.

So, i just tugged on my shirt and smiled awkwardly.

I couldn't search for the right words of appreciation in my head.

I tried to go into my brain, but my heart was thumping.

I was speechless.

THANK YOU!

is not enough
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