Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs
September 2022 Newsletter
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Homage à Debussy by Aristide Maillol depicting an art of serenity and stillness |
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Dear Students,
I hope you had a wonderful summer – one that was both productive and relaxing. As we enter the fall term, I am very pleased to share with you that we have in place a reimagined Graduate Center with a robust slate of programming for our graduate and professional student community. The Graduate Center will be the fulcrum of all centrally administered fellowship programs. I am delighted that Jessica Cissell has agreed to take on the mantle of Center Director and look forward to working closely with her as she assumes this role. I hope you will all have an opportunity to engage with the Center and contribute to its success. The Center recently organized a welcome reception for our new graduate students in collaboration with our Student Affairs office. I was gratified to see that over 600 students participated! I am sure we will have similar enthusiasm for forthcoming events. In closing, I wish you all a productive semester ahead and look forward to sharing additional developments on the graduate education and international affairs fronts in coming months.
Warm regards,
-Vijay Ramani, vice provost for graduate education and international affairs
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Resource Spotlight:
The Writing Center
The Writing Center is here to support your work, providing free one-on-one writing and public speaking support to all WashU graduate and professional students. They can help writers and speakers at any stage of the process, from brainstorming all the way through final drafts and presentations. Support is available for any project including coursework, dissertations, grants, conference papers, and manuscripts! Their work is student-centered and collaborative.
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The Graduate Center Open House
Liberman Suite (DUC Suite 300)
September 19–22 (3:30–4:30 p.m.)
Learn about resources available to graduate and professional students at The Graduate Center Open House, held at the Liberman Suite. The Liberman Suite, a dedicated space for graduate and professional students at WashU. The Office of the Provost, university partners, and graduate student organizations host a variety of programming and workshops in the center. Topics include graduate student professional development, graduate student leadership, and interdisciplinary, academic, and personal development. The Graduate Center staff also advises university-wide graduate student organizations.
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"Stories from World War II" Exhibit
John M. Olin Library, Level 1
Now through December 12
This exhibition brings together stories from the Second World War told through special collections. A variety of personal accounts are presented along with currencies from concentration camps and illustrated calendars that underscore the impact of the war on individuals everywhere. Highlights include the Walter M. Goldschmidt letters written to his parents during his time serving in Europe and items from the William Miles collection, a documentary filmmaker who has explored the stories of African American soldiers during the war. More information.
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Looking to make connections across WashU and to practice your cross-cultural conversation skills? Join The Conversation Program (TCP) hosted by English Language Programs. TCP is a 10-week conversation partners program, where international students or scholars are matched with domestic partners. ELP is currently actively recruiting graduate students who are primarily speakers of English looking to create cross-cultural connections! If you're interested, please complete this application ASAP. The Fall cohort begins the week of September 19.
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Humanities Without Walls Predoctoral Career Diversity Summer Workshop: Hosted in 2023 by the University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, the HWW Predoctoral Career Diversity Summer Workshop is an intensive, student-centered career exploration program of values discernment and practical preparation for jobs in a variety of sectors, both beyond and within the academy. This is a limited-submission application, and the Center for the Humanities is organizing the internal competition. Deadline: November 1, 2022. More information
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Have You Made Plans to Vote Yet? 435 U.S. House of Representative seats, 309 state executive offices, 34 U.S. Senate seats, and countless ballot initiatives, regional offices, and local offices are on the ballot for this year’s midterm elections. Check your registration, research the issues, and get involved. Join GPC, Grad Students Vote, and Graduate Impact Forum for the Voter Registration Happy Hour on Thursday, September 29, at 4:30 p.m. Follow the Gephardt Institute's Opportunities Newsletter or email j.louis@wustl.edu to get plugged into events, civic networking, and more!
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The Center for Diversity and Inclusion: Follow @wustlcdi on Instagram to learn about the upcoming event including: Rainbow Coalition Meeting (9/15 at 5 p.m.), Book Club Meeting (9/21 at 6 p.m.), Tower Grove Pride Field Trip (9/24 a t 1p.m.), and Gayme Night (9/27 at 6 p.m.).
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Kemper Open House: All graduate and professional students are invited to learn about Kemper’s collections as well as their robust programming for students (including students with children) and professional development/employment opportunities. October 13 (5:30–7:30 p.m.) at the Kemper Museum.
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Know Where You're Going? The WashU Visits app is available in the app store or in the android store. This is a self-guided tour of our campus created during the pandemic. It uses GPS and our student-led tour route to take visitors around campus and provide an overview.
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Get Involved: Interested in starting a new graduate student group?Contact Rachel Pepe.
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