Last semester members of the GSO Judicial Board and I met with our dean, Marjorie Pryse, the undergraduate dean, Sue Faerman, and representatives from the three governances on campus, Student Association (undergraduate), University Senate (faculty and staff), to dialogue on the topic of Academic Integrity. These meetings came about as an extension from the Task Force on Academic Integrity which started last year 2005-2006 in response to a review of the 2004-2005 Student Opinion Survey.
When we discussed this topic we came to the conclusion that this needed to be a campus-wide effort. We also discussed what academic institutions around the country are doing in addressing this issue. Many of them adopt an Honor Code.
The University at Albany, Community Rights and Responsibility document is our code of standards and expectations which applies to all students. It's different from an Honor Code. It outlines "how to proceed should such an instance occur", where an Honor Code affect the entire compus community, students, faculty and administrators and is a proactive declaration of what a community wants in terms of education, integrity and what it means to be an active engaging University community.
As part of the annual Spring Forum, on Tuesday, March 27th, the campus community will be meeting together to discuss this topic: "Campus Conversations about Plagiarism and Academic Integrity: Would an Honor Code Make a Difference?" The format of this discussion will be represented by panelist reflecting the variety of communities on campus (undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and administrators).
For more information: http://www.albany.edu/senate/
I hope that you will join me in this discussion with the entire campus community.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Research Conversations and Research Funding Opportunities!
I got an e-mail this morning from Today@UAlbany and thought that I'd share this information with you. This online publication, from the University at Albany Division for Research, list research grant and funding opportunities available for graduate students and faculty from just about every discipline. It's worth looking into!
http://www.albany.edu/research/VPRDocs/currentaccent.pdf
Also, the Division for Research is holding events on the three campuses called "Conversations with Research Administration" which will discuss the research needs on campus as well as support that Research Administration can offer. For a schedule of these meetings click on: http://www.albany.edu/research/ConversationsWithResAdmin.htm
http://www.albany.edu/research/VPRDocs/currentaccent.pdf
Also, the Division for Research is holding events on the three campuses called "Conversations with Research Administration" which will discuss the research needs on campus as well as support that Research Administration can offer. For a schedule of these meetings click on: http://www.albany.edu/research/ConversationsWithResAdmin.htm
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Graduate Student Survey and my "Free Food" Radar
Good news! The survey we're conducting for Dan Smith our graduate student representative on the Presidential Search Committee is underway and so far we've gotten around 456 responses. This is great way to voice your opinion about your experience here at University at Albany and help us in representing you in choosing our new Unversity President.
Thank you if you've already filled out the survey. For those of you who haven't done so yet, we've sent out a reminder today for students to fill out the survey, one to the entire graduate student listserv and another to the GSO Listserv. If you got it twice then I apologize for the cross over e-mail, but sure appreciate your help. If you haven't gotten it at all but want to fill out the survey please let me know and I'll send you the link. (gso@albany.edu)
Also, last month on February 13th, the GSO took a traffic count of how many graduate students come into the GSO Office in a day. Our finding is that well over 125 graduate students came in! We were open from 10am-8pm that day, that's about 10 hours. Basically around 12.5 people enter the office at some point per hour.
It's a really nice to know that you can meet graduate students from so many different disciplines at the GSO office or through one of the many events we sponsor!
OH! one last thing... I mean two... two last things. If you happen to be at the Campus Center tomorrow around noonish there'll be a Food Show right at the bottom of the stairs from the GSO Office. Last year I went and sampled the variety of different foods from the different vendors. :9 And don't forget! This Friday there will be free food at the office for St. Patrick's Day!!!! Cornbeef and cabbage, etc... to find out exactly what's on the menu write the MCAA chair.
Thank you if you've already filled out the survey. For those of you who haven't done so yet, we've sent out a reminder today for students to fill out the survey, one to the entire graduate student listserv and another to the GSO Listserv. If you got it twice then I apologize for the cross over e-mail, but sure appreciate your help. If you haven't gotten it at all but want to fill out the survey please let me know and I'll send you the link. (gso@albany.edu)
Also, last month on February 13th, the GSO took a traffic count of how many graduate students come into the GSO Office in a day. Our finding is that well over 125 graduate students came in! We were open from 10am-8pm that day, that's about 10 hours. Basically around 12.5 people enter the office at some point per hour.
It's a really nice to know that you can meet graduate students from so many different disciplines at the GSO office or through one of the many events we sponsor!
OH! one last thing... I mean two... two last things. If you happen to be at the Campus Center tomorrow around noonish there'll be a Food Show right at the bottom of the stairs from the GSO Office. Last year I went and sampled the variety of different foods from the different vendors. :9 And don't forget! This Friday there will be free food at the office for St. Patrick's Day!!!! Cornbeef and cabbage, etc... to find out exactly what's on the menu write the MCAA chair.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Late Night Racquetball and Other Stuff
I can't believe it's already mid-March! Just think 8-9 more weeks till the end of the semester before finals. Are you ready? By the way, good luck to everyone who is studying for their mid-terms or have taken them already.
Daylight savings threw me off this morning, but the good thing is that Monday I don't have class till 11:15am. Still, I love Spring, especially since the days get longer and we're finally beginning to see the snow melt from Valentine's Day. Being from down state snow lasting for almost a whole month without melting is truly an interesting phenomenon. To me, the 16 inches that we got here in the Capital Region is a lot of snow, but not as much as Oneonta! I know this sounds crazy, but just once in my life I'd to experience what Oneonta experienced this winter with 12 feet of snow. Ofcourse the situation was very serious considering Oneonta and several other cities in this upstate area were declared disaster areas, but I wonder what it would be like to open my front door and see a wall of snow! I wonder what it would be like to go to the second floor of the building and walk out the window with snow shoes on. :D
Over the break late last month I took advantage of the snow and went cross-country skiing. I'm terrible at having long boards of wood strapped to my feet and made to coordinate movement with them going downhill, but it sure can be fun going through trails on premade tracks in the snow! There are a bunch of little places to go xc skiing just 30 - 45 minutes out from Albany and even if the snow is melting here, typically snow sticks around for a while in other locations near by.
Anyway, one of my favorite things to do on campus is going to the SEFCU Arena and playing racquetball late at night. For those of you who may never have experienced racquetball it's a lot of fun! The racquet is shorter and more narrow than a tennis racquet and the ball is typically this blue bouncy ball. The court consists of four walls, a tall ceiling, with an observatory and a entrance that looks like mini-door. This game is extremely intense. It moves very fast and the ball can be harder to follow than a pinball machine!
I was reading an article on CNN about a study a neurologist from Columbia University just released findings of about how excercise boost brain power. According to the study they had "systematically examined the different regions of the hippocampus and identified which region is most affected by exercise" and compared their findings between areas of growth in brain of mice who excercised with a MRI scan of the human who excercised. The findings from this study suggests that people grow new brain cells when they exercise!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/12/exercise.memory.reut/index.html
So... racquetball isn't just a great way to excercise but it may actually be helping me recharge my brain as well!
If you're interested in using the fitness facilities on campus you don't have go late at night like I do. The Physical Education Building and the SEFCU Arena are open from 7:30am - midnight during week days. They have a swimming pool, a bubble where you can play indoor tennis, intramural basketball, indoor running track, and a fitness center with equipment to tone your muscles or work out the cardiovascular side of your body, (like the treadmill, stationary bike, rowing machine). For more information check out their webpage:
http://www.albany.edu/recreation/recmain.html
Daylight savings threw me off this morning, but the good thing is that Monday I don't have class till 11:15am. Still, I love Spring, especially since the days get longer and we're finally beginning to see the snow melt from Valentine's Day. Being from down state snow lasting for almost a whole month without melting is truly an interesting phenomenon. To me, the 16 inches that we got here in the Capital Region is a lot of snow, but not as much as Oneonta! I know this sounds crazy, but just once in my life I'd to experience what Oneonta experienced this winter with 12 feet of snow. Ofcourse the situation was very serious considering Oneonta and several other cities in this upstate area were declared disaster areas, but I wonder what it would be like to open my front door and see a wall of snow! I wonder what it would be like to go to the second floor of the building and walk out the window with snow shoes on. :D
Over the break late last month I took advantage of the snow and went cross-country skiing. I'm terrible at having long boards of wood strapped to my feet and made to coordinate movement with them going downhill, but it sure can be fun going through trails on premade tracks in the snow! There are a bunch of little places to go xc skiing just 30 - 45 minutes out from Albany and even if the snow is melting here, typically snow sticks around for a while in other locations near by.
Anyway, one of my favorite things to do on campus is going to the SEFCU Arena and playing racquetball late at night. For those of you who may never have experienced racquetball it's a lot of fun! The racquet is shorter and more narrow than a tennis racquet and the ball is typically this blue bouncy ball. The court consists of four walls, a tall ceiling, with an observatory and a entrance that looks like mini-door. This game is extremely intense. It moves very fast and the ball can be harder to follow than a pinball machine!
I was reading an article on CNN about a study a neurologist from Columbia University just released findings of about how excercise boost brain power. According to the study they had "systematically examined the different regions of the hippocampus and identified which region is most affected by exercise" and compared their findings between areas of growth in brain of mice who excercised with a MRI scan of the human who excercised. The findings from this study suggests that people grow new brain cells when they exercise!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/12/exercise.memory.reut/index.html
So... racquetball isn't just a great way to excercise but it may actually be helping me recharge my brain as well!
If you're interested in using the fitness facilities on campus you don't have go late at night like I do. The Physical Education Building and the SEFCU Arena are open from 7:30am - midnight during week days. They have a swimming pool, a bubble where you can play indoor tennis, intramural basketball, indoor running track, and a fitness center with equipment to tone your muscles or work out the cardiovascular side of your body, (like the treadmill, stationary bike, rowing machine). For more information check out their webpage:
http://www.albany.edu/recreation/recmain.html
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