Weekly Mailing to Tenure line, Affiliate, Visitors, Administrative Professionals, and Professional Support Staff in CLAS
CLAS Weekly Mailing 04-05-23
All
1. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Faculty
2. Faculty Governance Elections
3. Write Winning Grant Proposals
4. RSVP to Process at Commencement
Unit Heads
5. New Programs/New Academic Unit Council Update
Calendars
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All
1. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
GVSU officially ends its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students, faculty and staff on April 3. Due to federal regulations at health care organizations, students in health and health-related programs who have placements will still be required to receive the COVID vaccine or follow the exception process outlined on the health compliance website.
Beginning with the Fall 2023 semester, all incoming first-year and new undergraduate transfer students will be asked to report their status for immunizations that offer increased protection from many vaccine-preventable diseases and outbreaks. The form is easy to fill out if students have a copy of their immunization record. More information can be found on the GVSU Health Hub website. Questions about student vaccine reporting can be sent to [email protected].
GVSU strongly recommends, but does not require, that students are up to date on the recommended Centers for Disease Control and American College Health Association vaccinations. If interested, upperclass and graduate students may also report their vaccination status. Recommended vaccines are available at the Campus Health Center (Allendale) and the GVSU Family Health Center.
Faculty
2. Report on Faculty Governance Election
Thank you to all the affiliate and tenured/tenure-track faculty who participated in the recent faculty governance election. You may review the full committee roster as of April 4, 2023, on the CLAS Faculty CLAS Faculty Governance and Elections page. and Elections page.
Please note that there are still several positions that are unfilled for next year. If you are interested in serving as a sabbatical replacement or in a one-year term in an open committee seat, please contact Faculty Council chair Sally Ross at [email protected].
3. Write Winning Grant Proposals, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Loosemore Forum, Seidman College of Business
Presenter: John D. Robertson, Ph.D., Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops
The GVSU Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence and the Office of Sponsored Programs is pleased to host Write Winning Grant Proposals presented by the Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops. This widely acclaimed seminar comprehensively addresses both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the proposal-writing process. Emphasis is given to such things as idea development, identification of the most appropriate granting agency, how to write for reviewers, and tips and strategies that are of proven value in presenting an applicant's case to reviewers.
All participants will receive an extensive handout, as well as a selected hard copy version of The Grant Application Writer's Workbook. Lunch will be provided.
To register please follow the Grant Central link below. Seating is limited, please reserve your seat early. Grant Central Seminar Registration
4. RSVP to Process at Commencement
Faculty and AP staff are invited to process during the Winter 2023 Commencement ceremonies. Please RSVP here by April 21 to process with faculty and staff. https://www.gvsu.edu/commencement/rsvp-to-process-87.htm
Unit Heads
5. New Programs/New Academic Unit Council Update
The New Programs/New Academic Unit Council has revised the New Program Prospectus Form, which is now live in SAIL, and has updated their website to include additional resources. These resources include budget considerations to review, templates, and examples. Please see the updated New Programs/New Academic Unit Council website for more information.
Calendars
Apr. 11 Grades due by 12 noon for parts of term courses ending by April 8 (Grading period 3)
Apr. 14 Requests for new dibs room assignments, accompanied by plans to fill them at or above the standards described at Department Dibs Room Use Policy, should be sent to Mona Silva.
Apr. 21 Catalog Copy is due to the Registrar’s Office [email protected]
Apr. 22 Classes end
Apr. 24 – 29 Final Examinations/Culminating experience
Apr. 28 – Any course being taught by a part time adjunct that has not met enrollment targets should be cancelled by this time.
Apr. 29 Sabbatical reports due for sabbaticals taken in Fall 2022
May 1 Final grades due to Deans Office by 11:59 p.m.
May 5 Requests for more substantial Facilities changes to be done summer 2024 (changes requiring construction, full-classroom furniture changes, new electrical installations, etc.), using Facilities Request Form from https://www.gvsu.edu/clas/unit-heads-51.htm#F, sent to Mona Silva ([email protected]) in Dean’s office
Save the Date:
FALL 2023 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION
TENURE TRACK, AFFILIATE & VISITING FACULTY
August 9–11, 2023
We are excited to welcome new faculty this fall! Orientation will focus on engaging new faculty in a collaborative learning experience focused squarely on student success, community building, and exploration of campus resources for both faculty and students. Program details will be posted on the New Faculty Orientation website in the coming months.
Apr. 11 SSD Keynote Panel: Native Truths, Recentering Who Tells the Story. This is a collaboration between OURS and the Field Museum in Chicago. 4p.m. (2204 KC)
Apr. 11 Read with Lakers - Join us for our next book discussion: The Dream Builders by Oindrila Mukherjee, associate professor of writing at GVSU. 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Zoom RSVP for the discussion
Apr. 12 Student Scholars Day (SSD). Volunteer registration is open through March 24. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to volunteer. Please encourage your students to attend SSD. SSD Presentations will take place from 9am-5pm in the Henry Hall Atrium, Grand River Room, and throughout Kirkhof.
Apr. 13 Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry, Can Organic Batteries Power a Sustainable Electrical Grid? With Dr. Tom Guarr, MSU Bioeconomy Institute, 5-7 pm, Kirkhoff Center, Grand River Room
Apr. 13, SSD and the Visual Arts at GVSU: Art Reception. The exhibit will be on display from April 10-28, 2023, in CAC. 5-6:30 p.m. Calder Art Center
Apr. 13 Science on Tap: Art and the Resurrection of Anatomy as a Science in the Renaissance – An Anatomist’s Perspective, 8 pm SpeakEZ Lounge, 600 Monroe Ave. NW
Apr. 14, Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry, Electrochemical Trickery: Turning Organic Macrocycles into Conductive Polymers and Supercapacitors with Dr. Tom Guarr, MSU Bioeconomy Institute, 1:00 pm Kirkoff Center, Pere Marquette Room
Apr. 14, AWRI Seminar, Mark Christie, Ph.D., Purdue University, “Contemporary Evolution in Great Lakes fishes”, 2:00 pm at the LMC in Muskegon and via Zoom (contact Heidi Feldpausch for link)
April 28 & 29 Commencement
COVID Policy Links
Note: Daily COVID self-assessment is not required at this time.
Reminders
Newsletters/information you might have missed
Last fall, CLAS announced the CLAS Professional Development Fund for all staff (AP and PSS), as well as affiliate and visiting faculty. Learn more on the new CLAS Professional Development Fund webpage where you will also find the online application.
