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May 2023 Newsletter

Congratulations to our Graduates!

Dear Students,

Last month, we had the opportunity to recognize the many accomplishments of our graduate and professional students and celebrate their important contributions to our community. Here are a few highlights:

Four PhD candidates from WashU were inducted into the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (see feature below)
The Graduate Student Senate hosted its 28th Annual Graduate Research Symposium with over 80 posters. You can review the full list of presenters and awardees here.
The aforementioned events and several others were part of our National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week celebration. Well over 800 students participated in these events!

For those of you graduating, I congratulate you on your achievement. On May 15, during the Commencement Festival, the Office of the Provost and The Graduate Center will host a special area for our Graduate and Professional Students at Beaumont Pavilion (the outdoor stage in the Quad, just west of North Brookings). We have special gifts for you to celebrate your recent accomplishment, so be sure to stop by between 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. if your schedule allows!

I’d like to thank the director of The Graduate Center, Jessica Cissell, and the entire team who support our graduate and professional students and programs within The Graduate Center and the Office of the Provost for all their outstanding efforts over the past year.

In closing, all the best wishes for a productive (and relaxing!) summer. We look forward to engaging with you though the summer.

Warm regards,

—Vijay K. Ramani, vice provost for graduate education and international affairs

WashU's 2023 Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductees

Congratulations to the four Washington University PhD candidates who were recently inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at a ceremony at Yale University.

Four Washington University PhD candidates were recently inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. Pictured (from left) are Maurice Tetne, Dominique Horton, Rosie Dutt, David Balmaceda, and Vijay Ramani (vice provost for graduate education and international affairs).

The Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, established in 2005 by Yale University and Howard University to recognize outstanding scholarly achievement, recently inducted four WashU doctoral candidates. These inductees attended the annual Yale Bouchet Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education where they were formally inducted into the society. For more on the inductees and the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at WashU, including application information, visit the provost’s website.

The 2023 Washington University Bouchet inductees are:

David Balmaceda, PhD candidate in applied linguistics
Rosie Dutt, PhD candidate in imaging science
Dominique Horton, PhD candidate in social work
Maurice Tetne, PhD candidate in French Language and Literature

The following are highlighted events and resources offered to all graduate and professional students through The Graduate Center.

Fuel for Finals

The Graduate Center

May 1–5

The Graduate Center is hosting Fuel for Finals week for all graduate and professional students, through this Friday. Special care packages available, while supplies last.

more information

Subs and Studies

FLTC Atrium, Medical Campus

May 3 (12–1 p.m.)

All graduate and professional students are invited to stop by the FLTC Atrium on the Medical Campus to fuel your afternoon studies. The Graduate Center will be providing subs and cookies. Stop by early to get a self-care bag with goodies while supplies last.

more information

If you are looking for a quiet place to study, The Graduate Center is open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Danforth University Center!

Opportunities and Additional Events

Divided City Summer 2023 Research Fellowship Opportunity: Thanks to recent funding from the Office of the Provost as part of Here and Next, Divided City is now opening a flash call for applications to Summer 2023 Divided City Graduate Research Fellowships! The Center for the Humanities, in partnership with the Sam Fox School, College and Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design at WashU, is pleased to announce Divided City's annual summer research fellowship opportunity. The Divided City initiative is offering multiple awards of up to $5,000 each in support of two months of full-time research by graduate students (MUD, MArch, MLA, DrSU, or PhD) on urban segregation broadly conceived. For details, please visit Divided City's website here. The deadline is Monday, May 15, 2023.

Celebrating Graduate and Professional Students at Commencement: WashU will host an all-school Commencement Festival on Monday, May 15, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., immediately following the university-wide Commencement Ceremony. The celebration will stretch from Mudd Field to Tisch Park and include local food and beverages, games, photo opportunities, and live entertainment. During this festival, The Office of the Provost and The Graduate Center will host a special area for our Graduate and Professional Students at Beaumont Pavilion (the outdoor stage in the Quad, just west of North Brookings). We have special gifts for you to celebrate your recent accomplishment, so be sure to stop by!

Free NCFDD Membership: Claim your free membership to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). Learn more about this free membership available to WashU graduate and professional students, postdocs, and trainees.

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