Weekly Mailing to Tenure line, Affiliate, Visitors, Administrative Professionals, and Professional Support Staff in CLAS
CLAS Weekly Mailing 03-22-23
All
1. Last Chance: Take our survey about the CLAS Weekly Mailing
2. Meet the new Talent Acquisition Team
3. Ramadan 2023: March 22 - April 21
Faculty
Unit Heads
Calendars
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All
1. Last Chance: Take our survey about the CLAS Weekly Mailing
If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes to complete this short survey about the CLAS Weekly Mailing.
2. Meet the new Talent Acquisition Team
Human Resources invites you to meet the new Talent Acquisition team at their upcoming open house on Tuesday, March 21 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in 1035 Zumberge Hall (HR Talent Management Suite). This open house is intended to be a time for you to meet the team, ask questions about what they have to offer, and pick up some GVSU swag. Light refreshments will be provided.
Additionally, HR will be hosting multiple meet and greets beginning at the end of March through April. Dates, times, and locations of the meet and greets are outlined below. If you are unable to attend the open house, please stop by the booth and meet the team.
Meet & Greets
March 27, 8:30-10:30 a.m. , DCIH Mezzanine Lobby (Health Campus)
March 31, 8:30-10 a.m. , 4402 Kindschi Hall (Allendale Campus)
April 10, 8:30-10:30 a.m., 1000 Seidman, Frey Foundation Lobby (Pew Campus)
April 17, 8:30-10:30 a.m., DeVos TBD (Pew Campus)
April 20, 8-10 a.m., Mackinac Hall TBD (Allendale Campus)
April 27, 8-10 a.m., Kirkhof Lobby (Allendale Campus)
3. Ramadan 2023: March 22 - April 21
Ramadan begins today and continues through April 20. The Kaufman Interfaith Institute created a resource page about this faith tradition. About 2% of GVSU employees and 2% of GVSU students identify as Muslim (about 500 individuals). During Ramadan, Muslims fast from pre-dawn to sunset, and it is not unusual to be up past midnight for prayers and then get up early to eat before dawn. Muslim students may approach faculty to discuss a religious accommodation for the scheduling of exams and other assessments during Ramadan. Those students should complete the Request for Religious Accommodation Form, which will lead to an email to approve or edit the request.
Faculty
Unit Heads
Calendars
Mar. 24 Withdrawal deadline for Winter 2023 classes – no refund
Mar. 30 – Nominations for promotion to Full Professor due Heidi Nicholson in the Dean’s Office
Mar. 31 Minor facilities requests for summer 2023 (minor furniture changes, whiteboards, small projects to be funded by the department) – request sent directly to G. McBane ([email protected]), prior consultation recommended
Apr. 1 Affiliate contract renewal recommendations due to the Dean’s Office, [email protected]
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. 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.
Mar. 22 The Health Professional and Graduate School Fair will take place on Wednesday, March 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grand River Room (Kirkhof 2250). You can view the most up to date list of registered programs on our website. Please contact Julie Mattox ([email protected]) in the CLAS Academic Advising Center with any questions.
Mar. 23 Princeton Review - online (see Career Center events on Handshake) How to Gain Healthcare Experience
Mar. 27 Mosaic Lecture Series: Scientific Computing in the Movies and Beyond with Dr. Joseph Teran Professor of Mathematics from UC Davis, 7:00 pm LTT 103; Dr. Teran will meet students and faculty from 4-5 pm at the Math Department Peer Collaborating Space
Apr. 1 Princeton Review - online (RSVP required) www.gvsu.edu/clasadvising/practicetest MCAT, DAT, GRE
Apr. 3 GVSU Arts Celebration Presents Poetry Night: A Reading and Conversation with Juan Felipe Herrera, 7 p.m. Eberhard Center.
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
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.
