Monday, May 1, 2023

On Wednesday, April 26, Laney EDGE hosted the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Emory University, Laney Graduate School Recognition Ceremony to recognize the 2023 inductees into the National Bouchet Graduate Honor Society. The ceremony featured speakers from university leadership and was attended by the Bouchet Scholars’ faculty mentors, DGSs, family, and members of the Emory Community. The keynote speaker, Dr. Ronald Hunter (LGS, chemistry, 2009), provided a powerful message about resilience and diverse excellence, and became the first honorary alumni member of the Emory Chapter of the Bouchet Honor Society.

The National Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society is named for the first African American doctoral recipient in the United States, Dr. Edward Alexander Bouchet (Physics, Yale University, 1876). The Society honors outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate. Laney became a member of this honor society in 2019 under the leadership of Dr. Amanda Marie James, over a decade after Dr. Kharen Fulton originally showed interest in this prestigious organization.

Inductees at Emory are doctoral and postdoctoral scholars who are committed to contributing to the development of their field(s) of study and to the application of that knowledge into action to improve the lives and conditions of the community. Members exhibit the highest values of Emory University—through their integrity, honor, and exemplary conduct and behavior. 

The following 10 scholars were recognized during the ceremony:

Karah L. Alexander, Nursing

Veronica Canarte, Cancer Biology

Jasmine Marie Hope, Ph.D., Neurorehabilitation

Stacey Jones, Chemistry

Chaela Nutor, Psychology

Yemko Pryor, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Rebecca O. Shasanmi Ellis, Nursing

Morinade J. Stevenson, Philosophy

Kedamawit Tilahun, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Keenan Wiggins, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Congratulations on your tremendous achievements!

African American Studies Department Receives the 2023 Sankore Institute Award 

The National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) has awarded Emory’s African American Studies Department its 2023 Sankore Institute Award. This award recognizes the department and Emory's efforts to improve and promote the study of African-descended people through the creation of the Ph.D. program in African American Studies. It is the first African American studies Ph.D. program in the Southeast. 

We at LGS are proud that our Ph.D. program will help to raise awareness concerning justice, equality, and liberation for African Diaspora peoples worldwide, especially African Americans in the United States.  

NCBS, the leading organization of Black Studies professionals in the world, provided a beautiful plaque to commemorate the recognition that is now on display in the department's suite of offices.   

LGS Spring 2023 Diploma Ceremony 

Laney Graduate School’s Spring 2023 Diploma Ceremony is this week! We are excited to recognize and celebrate our master's and doctoral graduates' extraordinary achievements.

The diploma ceremony, which will be live streamed, is for all LGS graduates who received their degrees in Summer 2022 or Fall 2022, or who will receive it in Spring 2023, as well as their guests.

Please find updated participant information below and on our Commencement page here.

When: Friday, May 5 | 2 - 4 p.m.

Where: Woodruff Physical Education Center, followed by a reception on McDonough Field

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Beyond the Professoriate’s 10th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs

Beyond the Professoriate is offering an online career conference for PhD students and alumni who want to learn about nonacademic career opportunities, how to leverage your education and launch a nonacademic job search with confidence, and what it takes to build a successful nonacademic career with a PhD. The conference will include workshops on weekdays from May 1-5 and career panels on Saturday, May 6. Check the conference website for more details on topics and times. Starting May 10, replays will be available for 60 days on the PhD Career Training Platform.

When: May 1 - 5 | 12 - 1 p.m. and May 6 | 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Where: Virtual. Advanced registration is required.

Cost: Free for Emory PhD students through our BeyondProf membership

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Two-Part Strategy Session

Do you often start the summer with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity? Do you want to figure out how to be more productive and enjoy your life this summer? If so, join the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) for a two-part live strategy session! Part one will focus on the best tips and strategies for maximizing research and productivity. Part two will focus on creating a strategic plan to accomplish goals, and identify the types of community, support, and accountability you need to make this your most productive and balanced summer ever! 

When: May 4 and 11 | 2 - 3 p.m.

Cost: Free for LGS Students and Faculty through our NCFDD membership

Yale University Virtual Postdoc Recruitment Event

Yale University’s Office for Postdoctoral Affairs is hosting its Virtual Postdoc Recruitment Event to engage scholars interested in pursuing postdoctoral training at Yale University. Participants will have the opportunity to hear about postdoctoral research at Yale in an information session, engage with current Yale postdocs and available resources in a virtual meet and greet, hear from and ask questions of  current Yale faculty, and participate in a mini-mentoring workshop. As part of the event, current and future postdoctoral opportunities at Yale and how to follow up with the corresponding hiring departments and faculty will be highlighted. All participants will receive a Grubhub voucher for participating.

When: May 5 | 12 p.m.

Where: Zoom

Emory University Commencement Ceremony

In addition to the LGS Diploma Ceremony on Friday, May 5, LGS graduates are also eligible to participate in the University commencement ceremony on Monday, May 8. 

Industry Job Search Series 

The following series is hosted by the Office of Postdoctoral Education and open to LGS students seeking, planning to seek, or curious about careers in industry:

Exploring Industry Careers - An Overview (May 11)

Job Hunting for Industry Research Positions: How to apply for jobs and get interviews (May 25)

Succeeding in Interviews for Industry Research Positions and Industry Research Interview Practice Session (June 1 and 8)

Compensation Negotiation for Industry Research Positions (June 15)

When: Thursdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Where: Zoom

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LGS Graduate Student Writing Group - Summer Edition

Our graduate student writing group meets weekly for two hours of dedicated writing time. We are taking a brief semester break and will resume for a May-June session after exams. Interested in joining us? Vote for the summer meeting time here!

Editorial Assistant/Social Media Lead Job Opportunity

A new journal launching this spring: Intersections: The Education Journal of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center is in need of an Editorial Assistant/Social Media Lead. The EA/SML will be responsible for reviewing all accepted manuscripts to ensure that they meet journal style guidelines and are formatted appropriately for publication, and for uploading final manuscripts and all the associated materials into WordPress in order to publish them to the journal website. In addition, the EA/SML will publicize all new additions to Intersections through the journal’s social media and lead efforts to enhance the journal’s social media presence and reach. The EA/SML will be an integral part of the Intersections team and will attend regular editorial meetings and report on their work to the rest of the team.

Application deadline: ASAP

Student Intervention Services Responder Recruitment

Campus Life’s Student Intervention Services is seeking new SIS Responders to join the SIS team. Students who are second year graduate students and beyond are encouraged to join the team. The SIS Crisis On-Call Team is staffed 24/7 and responds to students’ active crises. SIS is housed under Student Case Management and Intervention Services (SCMIS). SIS responder training will be provided during the summer. Overview of SIS Team: Compensation provided; Student Intervention Services (SIS) consists of campus life professionals; 24/7 crisis on-call rotation to support Emory University students; and SIS Team Responders receive ongoing training and support.

Summer and Fall Internships Available - Emory’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT)

The OTT is now accepting applications for summer interns (deadline April 30) and fall interns (deadline June 30). These internships will help prepare students for career alternatives outside of a traditional research lab by balancing formal training in technology transfer, marketing, intellectual property protection, licensing, and contracts with projects that expose interns to the day-to-day workings of a technology transfer office. Visit the OTT website for more information about the internship program and past interns.

Woodruff Library Digital Preservation Seeking Graduate Student Assistant

The Digital Preservation Program Manager in Emory’s Woodruff Library is seeking a graduate student assistant for 20 hours per week to support the ingest of content into the Emory Digital Collections repository. The student will perform work to prepare, ingest, and ensure quality control of digital collections content, including the following tasks: Editing comma-separated values (CSV) files containing digital collections metadata; running and monitoring ingests of content into Emory Digital Collections; indexing ingested files; performing quality-control reviews of ingested content; and organizing, renaming, or reformatting digital files to prepare for ingest.

Start date: ASAP

2023 Inclusive Cataloging Graduate Summer Internship Opportunity

Emory University Woodruff Library Resource Services Department offers a paid graduate internship in inclusive resource description focused on subject analysis of LGBTQ+ materials and the application of LGBTQ+ terminology to improve description and discoverability of LGBTQ+ library resources. Individuals from underrepresented groups who have a demonstrated interest in LGBTQ+ research or inclusive cataloging are encouraged to apply. Applicants may be graduate students in any area with interest in LGBTQ+ topics and librarianship or current MLIS students and recent graduates.

Application deadline: May 10

Teaching Assistant for QTM 100: Intro to Statistical Inference

The Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods (QTM) is recruiting teaching assistants for Fall 2023 to support QTM 100: Intro to Statistical Inference. TAs instruct one weekly lab section, attend weekly TA meetings, supervise an undergraduate teaching assistant, and provide general course support. New QTM 100 TAs are expected to attend lectures. The position requires 10-15 hours effort per week, and compensation is $2,625 per semester. Knowledge of introductory statistics is required (e.g., basic probability, t-tests, chi-squared tests, ANOVA, linear regression); knowledge of R and previous teaching experience are preferred but not required. Additional details can be found on the QTM website.

Teaching Assistant Jobs for The Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods

The Department of Quantitative Theory and Methods is recruiting teaching assistants for Fall 2023 to support the following courses:

QTM 150 Intro to Statistical Computing I (1 position)

QTM 151 Intro to Statistical Computing II (1 position)

QTM 210: Probability and Statistics (1 position)

QTM 220 Regression Analysis (2 positions)

QTM 357 Machine Learning I (1 position)

QTM 385 Data Analytics (1 position)

For more details about each position, please visit the QTM website.

The Hatchery’s Summer Incubator Program

The Hatchery Summer Incubator will provide you with funding, workshops, coaching, and mentorship to take your nonprofit or for-profit venture to the next level.

When: Mid-May to late July 2023

Where: The Hatchery

LGS-PDCP Career Coaching Program – Spring 2023 Availability

Our career coaching program has a limited number of appointments available this semester for graduate students who wish to think through their career planning with a professional coach!

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A Note about OPT from Emory’s International Student and Scholar Services

Did you know that F-1 students must complete an OPT workshop prior to submitting an OPT request in ISSS Link? Sign up for an interactive workshop with an international student advisor on May 2 from 2-3 p.m. via Zoom. Alternatively, ISSS offers a pre-recorded online workshop that can be viewed at students’ convenience. Questions can be directed to isss@emory.edu

When: May 2 | 2 - 3 p.m.

Where: Zoom

Experience an Atlanta Braves Baseball Game

AMIS Atlanta is a non-profit organization with the mission of connecting international students and scholars in the Atlanta metro area with friends. Experience America's favorite past-time by joining AMIS's outing to the Sunday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. Braves game for the discounted price of $16. 

When: May 21 | 1:30 p.m.

Where: Truist Park

Summer 2023 English Language Support Program

The English Language Support Program is here this summer to support users of English as an additional language. Multi-level courses to work on:

o             Presentation skills (poster presentations, video abstracts, and more)

o             Discussion skills (theme: U.S. cultural references)

o             Graduate and professional writing (to make progress on a particular text)

Summer course format: Hybrid, i.e., a mix of in-person and online sessions

When: Summer 2023 - May 12 - June 21

Read more and express interest here.

1-on-1 Speaking and Writing Consultations with an LGS English Language Specialist

The English Language Support Program offers individual support sessions for LGS students who use English as an additional language. Speaking support can focus on various types of oral communication: conference/group/lab presentations, class discussions, interviews, and more. For written communication, you can get a consult on any stage in the writing process, from planning and organizing to revising for improved sentence-level cohesion, word choice, and accuracy. 

View more at our Fellowships and Grants website.

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Academic Success Resources

Are you looking for some help related to procrastination, imposter syndrome, test anxiety, perfectionism, or attention and concentration challenges? Check out the resources available on CAPS’ website.

In addition, the LGS Student Affairs Team is here to support every phase of your educational journey, so reach out any time! They can connect you to resources, answer questions you might have, or discuss concerns.

Explore these topics and other student affairs-related topics by contacting an LGS Student Affairs team member:

Dr. Jennifer M. Cason, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs & Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Claire DePalma, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Student Wellness

Emily Neutens, Assistant Director of Student Affairs for GDBBS

Emory Student Telehealth
24/7 Medical and Mental Health

Are you Concerned about a Student? 

Emory Flexible Teaching Toolkit

The toolkit is a collection of resources

designed to support the development of

flexible courses from CFDE, TLT, ATS,

and Library Services. Resources are

helpful to graduate students involved in

teaching at every level.

Read here.

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Attention Laney Graduate Students:

Do you have an idea for a story or event for this newsletter? If so, please email lgs.communications@emory.edu with your idea and include: event name, a brief summary, date, time and link.