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GRADUATE SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
February 8, 2021
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IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES
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FEB 15: Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 50% - dates maintained by Bursar.
FEB 22: Summer Registration Begins. Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 20% (zero credit thereafter).
MAR 1: Last day to submit thesis or dissertation for a format check for May degree conferral.
MAR 27: Students who are graduating in August 2021 but wish to participate in May’s commencement ceremony must have their thesis or dissertation defended by this date. PhD students who wish to have their dissertation title displayed in virtual commencement ceremony must defend their dissertation prior to this date.
APR 14 (Updated): Last day to withdraw with a grade of "W." After this date the penalty grade of "WF" is assigned.
For complete list, see the Graduate School Key Dates and Deadlines.
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Gracie
ID: Bullmastiff, 1 year old.
CARETAKERS: Laura Madigan McCown, doctoral candidate in Bioethics.
FAVORITE PASTIME: Devising and implementing trash can robberies!
FAVORITE SNACK: Bacon.
NOTABLE QUIRK: Snores more loudly than my husband.
Graduate School students, faculty and staff are highly encouraged to submit their pet pictures and profiles to gradschool@luc.edu to be featured in our weekly announcements!
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Black History Month 2021
Movie Night
Monday, Feb. 8th @7pm CST
Zoom ID: 748 4822 1265
Roundtable Talk
Tuesday, Feb. 16th @7pm CST
Zoom ID: 883 7907 0583
Town Hall
Thursday, Feb. 18th @7pm CST
Zoom ID: 856 4648 0411
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On Being Black & Queer w/ QTPOC
Monday, Feb. 22nd @7pm CST
Zoom ID: 893 5402 7565
Speaker Series: Councilwoman Andrea Jenkins
Thursday, Feb. 25th @6pm CST
Zoom ID: TBA
Game Night
Saturday, Feb. 27th @7pm CST
Zoom ID: 828 4642 5030
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Bagels with Barman
Tuesday February 9 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM
Mark your calendars this Tuesday to meet with Dean Barman! Chat with Dean Barman about ideas, questions, and your experience as a member of the Graduate School community. These virtual office hours are open to all Graduate School students and will be held on Zoom on the second Tuesday of the month- until the time that we are permitted to meet again in-person, with bagels to share!
Click here for the Spring 2021 Bagels with Barman schedule and Zoom link.
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Three Minute Thesis
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 4:00 PM (CST)
on ZOOM Meeting ID: 847 6945 8942
If you had three minutes with a potential funder or employer to describe what your research is about, could you do that? This is the goal of the Three Minute Thesis competition. This unique competition is open to any Masters or PhD student conducting research for their thesis or dissertation. Please click here for more details on Loyola’s Three Minute Thesis competition for 2021.
This event is open to the public and The Graduate School strongly encourages all faculty, students, staff, and community members to attend and support the competitors.
Programs must host their own internal competition to determine which graduate student will compete in the university-wide competition. Contact your GPD or department chair if you are interested in competing.
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Work Along
Are you sick of working alone in your room? Looking for someone to give you a bit of a pep talk every once in a while or jump start your writing week? Hang out with Assistant Dean Heather Sevener on Zoom! This isn’t a meeting, you won’t have to talk, it’s just a chance to connect if you miss the feeling of working around others. Come and go as you please. What have you got to lose?
EVERY MONDAY from 9:00 to 10:30 AM on ZOOM
Questions? Email Heather at hsevene@luc.edu
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Loyola 150 Scholar Series February Events
Faculty and Staff Black History Research Symposium
Wednesday, February 17 at 11:30 a.m. Central time
New in 2021, the Faculty and Staff Black History Research Symposium will highlight research and practicum initiatives demonstrating how collective and/or grassroots efforts are working towards closing inequity gaps. Register here.
What is at Stake in the Study of Race in the Early Modern Period?
Monday, February 22 at 4 p.m. Central time
As part of Loyola’s 150th Anniversary Scholar Series, Ania Loomba, PhD, the Catherine Bryson Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, and Ian Cornelius, Loyola’s Edward L. Surtz S.J. Professor of English, will examine the ways that ideologies and practices about racial difference in the early modern world alert us against oversimplifying our understanding of racial ideologies and their complicated global histories. Register here.
From Surviving to Thriving: A Panel Discussion on Black Excellence
Thursday, February 25 at 12 p.m. Central time
Loyola alumni representing diverse disciplines will share how Black students in predominantly White institutions of higher education can excel while navigating scholarship, work, networking, and more. Panelists include:
- Dr. Joseph Nelson
- Lydia Hamilton
- Taquita Love
- Brandhyze Stanley
Register here.
A listing of Scholar Series events can be found at LUC.edu/150/scholars.
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Call for Posters: LUC Climate Change Conference
This year the LUC Annual Climate Change Conference will be held virtually, the week of March 14 – 18, 2021. The theme is Accompanying Youth to a Hope-Filled Future. The School of Environmental Sustainability (SES) is inviting posters from faculty and students across the university. Poster content is broad and can range from course projects to basic or applied research having to do with the environment, environmental justice, business sustainability, environmental policy or anything that is related to the environmental crisis, broadly speaking.
Poster abstracts can be submitted on February 17, 2021 through the following website.
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JOBS, INTERNSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
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CURL Graduate Student Fellowships
The Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) is seeking to hire two new Graduate Student Fellows (classified as student workers with hourly pay of $18-20/hr) for the Spring 2021 semester:
The EWI Grad Fellow will work with and eventually take a co-leadership role with the evaluation research for the Englewood Women’s Initiative (EWI).
The JARC/Erie Grad Fellow, will manage and design two evaluation-focused engagements at CURL with the Jane Addams Resource Corporation and Erie Neighborhood House Little Village and their Proyecto Cuidate.
To apply, follow the process outlined here: https://www.luc.edu/curl/graduatefellowships/.
Direct any questions to Assistant Research Professor Gina Spitz (gspitz@luc.edu).
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Graduate Research Funding Requests
Students who are approved in advance for a Research Funding Request may receive reimbursement of up to $300 for expenses related to the research and preparation of a dissertation, thesis, or major research paper in programs that do not already include a thesis. Click here for more information. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all University-sponsored travel remains prohibited.
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Conference Funding
The Graduate School encourages students to present their work at conferences throughout the United States and abroad. Students may apply for up to $500 in costs associated with presenting at one conference per academic year. Please note that travel awards are only available to current students whose programs are housed on the lakeside campuses. Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all University-sponsored travel remains prohibited. Only virtual conferences will be considered for reimbursement until further notice.
The application window for conferences taking place between March 15 to June 30 is February 17-24. Click here for more information on conference funding deadlines and how to apply.
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CGSP Awards Nominations
The Council of Graduate School Programs is currently accepting nominations for the following Student & Faculty awards. Winners of each award will receive an honorarium. Please see the links below for more information on each award and nomination instructions.
- Graduate Faculty Member of the Year: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
- Thesis & Dissertation of the Year Awards: Send to department GPD by Monday, March 15th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. GPD should send to Dr. Erika Piedras-Rentería by Friday, March 19th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
- Graduate Student Civic Engagement: Friday, March 19th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
- Graduate Student Teaching Award: Friday, March 19th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
Unless otherwise noted, submission should be to Dr. Erika Piedras-Rentería at epiedra@luc.edu.
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