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News from Nagle
March 2023 eNewsletter
Howdy!
Happy March, graduate and professional community! I'm Dr. Morgan Schweller, the Graduate and Professional School’s Professional Development (PD) Coordinator. It’s my job to create programming to give graduate and professional students opportunities to develop skills outside of the classroom, library or lab that will help them successfully complete their degree programs and prepare them for professional careers. We hope that students will take advantage of these opportunities as well as participate in the Graduate Resources and Development for Aggies (GRAD Aggies) Professional Development Certificate program, which will help them highlight their PD efforts on their CV/resume.
This month, we have several enriching professional development opportunities to strengthen the connections in our graduate and professional community and prepare our students for their next steps in their career. These include:
- NEW GRAD Aggies Professional Development Symposium: The GRAD Aggies program will be hosting its first Professional Development Symposium on Friday, March 10th, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the MSC. Earn a GRAD Aggies PD Certificate by attending 6 of the 12 sessions being offered. To learn more, click here.
- Graduate and Professional Student Career Panels: The Career Center will offer 4 virtual career panels during March. Come hear professionals from a variety of disciplines share their career paths, current positions, opportunities, and advice. Please register in advance to receive their biographies and submit your questions for the panel!
March 2nd - Data Science, Machine Learning & AI
March 9th - Biotechnology
March 23rd - Advocacy, Mediation, & Policy
March 30th - Environmental and Sustainability
- Graduate Community of Scholars: Dinner & Dialogue: Join the graduate and professional community of students, staff and faculty for an amazing discussion and networking opportunity focused on this year’s theme — Outspoken: Leading with Our Aggie Voices. Visit grad.tamu.edu/GCoS for more information or to register to attend.
- Teaching As Research Fellows Info Session: On March 9th, join us to learn more about how to conduct research projects on teaching and learning in collaboration with a faculty mentor. Graduate student fellows can receive up to a $1,000 stipend during the program.
- Student Research Week: The March 8 deadline to register for Student Research Week is fast approaching. Please consider competing, judging or volunteering for the largest student-run research symposium in the nation. Visit https://srw.tamu.edu/ for more information.
At its core professional development is about unlocking OPPORTUNITY. Graduate school is an opportunity for you to grow, intellectually and professionally, through classes, through research, and through professional development to help you achieve your goals. We hope to see you take advantage of some of these opportunities this month and beyond.
Sincerely,
Dr. Morgan Schweller
Professional Development Coordinator | Graduate and Professional School
grad-aggies@tamu.edu |
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Graduate & Professional
Community Spotlight
The Grad School partnered with the Association of Former Students and the Graduate and Professional Student Government to host the annual Graduate and Professional Student Wine Tastingat the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center on Thursday, February 9. Karen Bonnarigo from Bryan’s Messina Hof winery treated attendees to a professional development-focused presentation on wine varietals, how to order wine and a history of Texas wines before pairings of Messina Hof wines and h’ordeuvres were served. Visit our Flickr pageto see photos from the event.
While some of our graduate and professional students were learning about wine, others joined Prairie View A&M grad students for tips to manage stress from Dr. Esther Wright (Texas A&M Counseling and Psychological Services) and Dr. Bernadine Duncan (Prairie View A&M Counseling Services and Women’s Center) at the latest installment of the Prairie View A&M University - Texas A&M University Professional Development Series.
We hosted our Spring Fellows’ Social on Monday, February 20. Spring fellows socials are held annually to welcome new fellows and give all fellows the opportunity to connect, network and build community with each other and with faculty and Grad School staff. Thanks to all who attended!
Have students or an event/program you think should be spotlighted? Email grad-info@tamu.edu
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Professional Development
GRAD Aggies: Earn credit towards the GRAD Aggies Professional Development Certificate Program and RAP Travel Award eligibility. For a complete list of upcoming GRAD Aggies professional development events click here:
Grad School Research & Presentation (RAP) Travel Award: Need additional funding support for travel for conferences or research? Check out the RAP Travel Award. The next deadline for applications is May 1st.
Graduate Mentoring Academy: The Graduate Mentoring Academy provides graduate research mentoring development opportunities for faculty and graduate and professional students to improve their mentor and mentee skills and to promote a culture of mentoring at Texas A&M. Click below for session schedules and to register.
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THIS MONTH'S FEATURE:
Graduate Community of Scholars Dinner & Dialogue
Upcoming on March 21 is Dinner & Dialogue, one of our Graduate Community of Scholars events created to recognize and celebrate the contributions, impact and value of graduate and professional students at Texas A&M. Dinner & Dialogue brings our graduate community (students, faculty and staff) together for a night of great food and rich conversation centered on this year's theme: Outspoken: Leading with Our Aggie Voices.
Visit the Grad School’s GCoS webpage to learn more or to register to attend Dinner & Dialogue or other Graduate Community of Scholars events. We look forward to seeing you!
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Wellness Corner
Wellness at Nagle Hall
March is Women's History Month. If you haven't heard (or need reminders), we would like to highlight a few resources for Aggie women students, faculty and staff.
Free menstrual products are available at various locations around campus, including Nagle Hall restrooms.
For our nursing parents, Nagle Hall has a lactation room available for our graduate and professional student community, equipped with a chair, sink, refrigerator, power outlets and extension cords.
See the list of ALL lactation spaces on campus here!
Pocket Pantry
Pocket pantries offer free food and toiletries at select locations around campus. Nagle Hall is adding one soon!
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Faculty & Staff Section
If you work in a support role for graduate and professional students, stay informed by subscribing to the Graduate Advisors Listserv!
Professional Development Opportunities
Grad Advisor Development Series - Understanding Graduate Committee Faculty
March 21st (Invite forthcoming)
Awards & Fellowship Nomination Deadlines: Please review the following opportunities to nominate your eligible graduate and professional students
Texas A&M Distinguished Dissertation Award
Deadline: 03/06/2023 at 5 p.m. CST
Click here for info
Pathways to the Doctorate
Collaboration Grants- Deadline: 03/15/2023
Fellowship Nominations- Deadline: 03/15/2023
Montgomery Award
Deadline: 03/24/2023 at 5 p.m. CST
Click here for info |
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