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The duties required for this position are to coordinate and lead EGO meetings (typically the first Wednesday of the month), keep Dr. Yaninek informed as to some of our activities, field questions, represent the group in various activities.
The committee may only meet once or twice a year. The graduate secretary takes care of most things and only involves the committee for final decisions. Current members are Amanda Pendleton, Linda Mason, Chris Oseto, and Rick Foster. This position is associated with the current president due to the infrequent meetings.
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The Vice President is responsible for assisting the President, as needed, conducting meetings if the President is unavailable, and assisting the other officers, when necessary.
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The committee is charged with identifying and addressing the needs of the department related to technology and communication. For example, they periodically evaluate and coordinate updates of the department's website. In addition, they work closely with the department IT person to make decision about how the department's IT budget dollars get spent, according to priorities. We have a one-hour meeting on the third Friday each month.
The main duty of secretary is to take the minutes of the EGO meetings which are normally held the first Wednesday of each Month, and then send them out by email to the graduate students and to the department Webmaster who posts them on this website. The secretary must keep up with all the committee representatives/chairs and occasionally follow-up is necessary to make a comprehensive record of all the information discussed. The secretary works closely with the president and must be present at all meetings.
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This committee is designed to help support Dr. Yaninek in various decisions affecting the department. Representatives from each of the main groups in the department (teaching, research, extension, students, research staff, etc.) bring alternate perspectives on topics the department head needs to address. Meetings are monthly and last 30-90 minutes and the committee may not meet during the summer months.
The goal of this position is to organize the Survival Skills program typically consisting of evening workshops to aid in professional development. Approximately 3 times per semester, workshops are organized to address topics related to real-life issues that we face as graduate students. Input and ideas are always welcome. The goal is to come together and learn from people who have experience in specific areas (such as manuscript submissions, grant writing, teaching & outreach, networking, etc.), as well as learn from one another.
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The graduate student Welcoming Committee was designed to help transition new graduate students into the Department of Entomology. The welcoming 'committee' is led by the Welcoming Committee representative who works in conjunction with the graduate secretary, to answer any questions for new students as well as coordinate activities for their first few days on campus. Within the past year, the welcoming process has been tweaked so the graduate secretary and Welcoming Committee representative can be more prepared for the day a new student arrives in the department.
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Purdue Graduate Student Government senator represents the Entomology graduate student body in the PGSG senate and voice opinions/concerns of fellow grad students. Provide feed back from the monthly senate meetings.
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This position is to facilitate a department wide camaraderie so that students and faculty/staff can interact on a personal level outside of the working environment. The main goal of this committee is to organize the monthly Bug-N-Brew events the first Friday of every month. Other social activties include; paintball, camping, canoeing, and informal gatherings.
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The Linnaean Games is a 'college bowl' type of trivia competition with an entomological theme. The games are held at ESA branch and national meetings. Each team has a captain who is responsible for recruiting, organizing, and leading a school's Linnaean Team as it prepares and competes in the games. Method and frequency of practices are up to the discretion of the captain in collaboration with the rest of the team and the team coach. The current coach for Purdue's Linnaean Team is Dr. Linda Mason. Teams must first participate in branch-level games. If a team is the winner or runner up, they advance to the national meeting games. Often winning teams are awarded some compensation towards fees for attending the National Meeting. Contact information, deadlines, and official rules can be found on the NCB- ESA website.
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The goals of the committee are to advise the department on revising and updating the curriculum, reviewing classes taught, updating teaching resources, and ensuring the rigor of undergraduate/graduate coursework. Meetings are about an hour and are held once every 1 or 2 months. The student representative is also expected to go on the May teaching retreat.
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Meet with Jonathan Neal and have discussions about which speakers should be invited. This involves talking to different people and asking them if they would like to come and speak or ask a professor if he has someone to invite for a seminar. Also, this position helps coordinate the speakers visiting schedule and introduces the speaker at the beginning of the seminar and thanks them at the end. Usually two graduate students work with Jonathan Neal on this committee, Thelma, EGO president, also helps with these duties.
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The graduate student symposium (GSS) is an annual event held in our department every Fall. This is a special event in the department as it would provide a great opportunity to present your results or if just started, to state your hypothesis. Further, since it is held prior to the Annual ESA meeting, the GSS is a great session to participate and perform a dry run of your presentation or poster that would be presented at the ESA. The evaluations performed for each participant is based on the criteria that would be considered in any given competitive session that you would face outside the department. As a result, the feedback that a student gets is very useful for ones own improvement. The primary contact for this event is Dr. Jonathan Neal, who shows immense interest in helping out students and in encouraging participation.
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Organizes, recruits and encourages EGO members to form intramural sports teams in any and all sports available at Purdue, indluding: volley ball, ultimate frisbee, and flag football.
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Attends the North Central branch meeting and represents the entomology graduate students here at Purdue.This person also helps organize the symposia at the branch meeting, including identifying topics and recruiting speakers. They can also be involved in organizing the student mixer at the branch meeting. The term is two years and they may complete their degree and move to another university during that time. They are responsible for nominating a replacement when they leave the position.
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The graduate students in the department formed a journal club in the fall of 2006 to discuss classic and current scientific papers. The club meets every two weeks for lunch and all members of the department are invited to attend. Lively discussions are held about a variety of topics, where students learn about more than just scientific methods. This forum provides a link to the world outside of each individual student’s research interests and is a valuable learning tool.
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