Grad Caucus | Information for Biology graduate students at Simon Fraser University.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
TSSU Strike Update
On Wednesday, June 17th, the TSSU escalated its job action and stated that grade withholding will commence on Friday, June 19th at 11:59pm.
Graduate student TAs can find more information about how this affects them here: http://strike.tssu.ca/marking-for-education/
General grade withholding FAQ can be found here: http://support.tssu.ca/grade-withholding-faq/
Anyone with questions or concerns can contact the TSSU by the following means:
email: tssu@tssu.ca
helpline: 604.652.6202
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TSSU.ca
Or you can contact your Biology TSSU Stewards below:
Adrienne Berchtold: aberchto@sfu.ca
Leon Li: leonl@sfu.ca
Fauve Strachan: fstracha@sfu.ca
Josh Pol: jpol@sfu.ca
Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Nominations for 2016 Grad Hosted Speaker
The time has come for nominations for the 2016 grad hosted speaker!
Suggestions are welcome for both academic and non-academic speakers. Speakers may discuss their research or career and teach skills/share wisdom in workshops on topics broadly relevant to grad students, including science communication/journalism, project management, career advice, science policy/advocacy, etc.
To give you an idea of the speakers chosen in the past here is a list from recent years:
2015 - Tyrone Hayes
2014 - Marc Mangel
2013 - Nancy Baron
2012 - Daniel Pauly
Nominations will be open until July 1, 2015, followed by a vote on the nominees.
If you wish to nominate someone, please email Dan Greenberg with a brief synopsis of your nominee in .pdf form; being sure to include their name, contact information, and a brief paragraph on what they do, their interests, and why you think they would be a good speaker for the grad students in the department.
Bear in mind that if you do choose to nominate a speaker, you will be expected to serve on the grad hosted speaker committee.
Suggestions are welcome for both academic and non-academic speakers. Speakers may discuss their research or career and teach skills/share wisdom in workshops on topics broadly relevant to grad students, including science communication/journalism, project management, career advice, science policy/advocacy, etc.
To give you an idea of the speakers chosen in the past here is a list from recent years:
2015 - Tyrone Hayes
2014 - Marc Mangel
2013 - Nancy Baron
2012 - Daniel Pauly
Nominations will be open until July 1, 2015, followed by a vote on the nominees.
If you wish to nominate someone, please email Dan Greenberg with a brief synopsis of your nominee in .pdf form; being sure to include their name, contact information, and a brief paragraph on what they do, their interests, and why you think they would be a good speaker for the grad students in the department.
Bear in mind that if you do choose to nominate a speaker, you will be expected to serve on the grad hosted speaker committee.
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
May 2015 Update
Minutes
Results of Caucus Elections
The results of the 2015 SFU Biology Grad Student Caucus elections can be found here.
Sunday, February 01, 2015
February 2015 Update
Minutes
The most recent minutes (Jan 20 2015) are available here.Caucus Handbook
The Caucus Handbook from the GSS is now downloadable from the right hand menu (or click here).Publishing Demystified Workshop handouts
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
October 2014 update
Caucus Handbook
The brand new Caucus Handbook from the GSS is now downloadable from the right hand menu (or click here).
Comparative Physiology Seminars schedule
You can find the Fall 2014 schedule of the Comparative Physiology Seminars taking place at UBC here. Thank you, Leslie Saunders!
Publishing Demystified Workshop handouts
Upcoming event: Beyond the ivory tower: Non-academic careers in the life sciences
The Graduate Studies Committee in Biological Sciences is organizing 2 events on ALTERNATIVE CAREERS TO ACADEMIA that we have titled: Beyond the ivory tower: Non-academic careers in the life sciences
These events are open to all grad students and postdocs in all Departments and Faculties.
The first (Nov 19, 7-9pm at IRMACS at SFU) will be geared for those involved in cell and molecular biology/chemistry.
The second (Nov 27, 7-9pm at IRMACS at SFU) will be geared for those involved in ecology/evolution/conservation.
More info will follow.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Publishing Demystified workshop handouts
In April earlier this year, the BISC graduate caucus organized a publishing workshop. The handouts are now available below!
1. Writing Engagingly and Publicizing Your Paper- Holly Kindsvater (.pptx)
2. Citations/Citation Managers- Sean Anderson (.pdf)
3. Authorship/Choosing a Journal- Sandy Gillespie (.pptx)
4. The Submission Process- Chris Mull
5. Post-submission - Rowan Trebilco (.pdf)
7. More resources - Holly Kindsvater (.docx)
1. Writing Engagingly and Publicizing Your Paper- Holly Kindsvater (.pptx)
2. Citations/Citation Managers- Sean Anderson (.pdf)
3. Authorship/Choosing a Journal- Sandy Gillespie (.pptx)
4. The Submission Process- Chris Mull
5. Post-submission - Rowan Trebilco (.pdf)
7. More resources - Holly Kindsvater (.docx)
Friday, May 30, 2014
May 2014 caucus highlights
The most recent minutes are now available (May 26th 2014).
Highlights:
-No meeting in June
-Nominate your favorite grad-hosted speaker now!
-Join the demo meeting of the Science Communication Toastmasters Club
Past speakers have spent 1-2 days in the department and have also been involved with the grad symposium providing grads ample opportunity to spend time with them.
Suggestions are welcome for both academic and non-academic speakers. Speakers may discuss their career and/or teach skills/workshops related to topics which may include (but are not limited to) science communication, project management, science policy, etc.
If you wish to nominate someone please email Leslie Saunders with their name, contact information, and a brief paragraph on what they do, their interests, and why they would be a good grad hosted speaker.
Nominations will be open for the next ~3 weeks (until June 20th), followed by a vote.
At Toastmasters meetings, you can improve your presentation skills by giving short talks to your peers. Your presentation will be evaluated on the spot in a friendly environment. The ideal atmosphere to practice conference talks, lab meetings or poster presentations! More info: http://www.toastmasters.org/
Join the demo meeting of the brand new Science communication Toastmasters Club on June 23rd at 12-1pm in B9242. Sign up here, and invite others who might be interested!
Contact person: Karen Lo
Highlights:
-No meeting in June
-Nominate your favorite grad-hosted speaker now!
-Join the demo meeting of the Science Communication Toastmasters Club
Nominate a grad-hosted speaker!
Past speakers have spent 1-2 days in the department and have also been involved with the grad symposium providing grads ample opportunity to spend time with them.
Suggestions are welcome for both academic and non-academic speakers. Speakers may discuss their career and/or teach skills/workshops related to topics which may include (but are not limited to) science communication, project management, science policy, etc.
If you wish to nominate someone please email Leslie Saunders with their name, contact information, and a brief paragraph on what they do, their interests, and why they would be a good grad hosted speaker.
Nominations will be open for the next ~3 weeks (until June 20th), followed by a vote.
Science Communication Toastmasters Club
At Toastmasters meetings, you can improve your presentation skills by giving short talks to your peers. Your presentation will be evaluated on the spot in a friendly environment. The ideal atmosphere to practice conference talks, lab meetings or poster presentations! More info: http://www.toastmasters.org/
Join the demo meeting of the brand new Science communication Toastmasters Club on June 23rd at 12-1pm in B9242. Sign up here, and invite others who might be interested!
Contact person: Karen Lo
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