College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Unit Head and Faculty Weekly Mailing 10-9-12
For Faculty
1. Nominate a Sustainability Champion
For Unit Heads
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For Faculty
1. Nominate a Sustainability Champion
Sustainability Champions are individuals who, by practice and belief, support the ideals of sustainable practice, using a triple bottom-line approach to problems and issues. The champions have demonstrated that they support sustainability, both in word and deed, and can be looked to as leaders.
To nominate someone you know who deserves to be recognized as our Sustainability Champion, fill out our online nomination form below by Friday, October 12.
Sustainability Champions Nomination Form
Sustainability Champions Awards Breakfast Invitation
Anne Hiskes, Dean of the Brooks College at Grand Valley State University, invites you to attend the 5th annual Sustainability Champions Awards Breakfast with Grand Valley President Thomas Haas and City of Grand Rapids Manager, Greg Sundstrom.
Join us Friday, October 19th, 2012
7:30a.m. until 8:45a.m.
Grand River Room, Kirkhof Center
Grand Valley’s Allendale Campus
Please RSVP by Monday, October 15th
2. Text Data Mining (attachment)
The Statistics Department is hosting a workshop entitled “TEXT DATA MINING” as part of big data discussion. Attached, you will find more information about the workshop and the speaker. If you are interested in attending, please email me, and I will let you know if there is a room for you.
~Soon Hong, Department of Statistics
Midterm Grading opened on Monday, October 8, 2012. This is an important student support process. Midterm grades are required for all freshmen and for undergraduate students classified as less than good standing. Only those students who require a midterm grade will be listed on the Banner grade sheet so please be sure to check to see if there are students in your courses who need a midterm grade. Midterm grades are due before 12:00 noon on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
For Unit Heads
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Important Dates |
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October |
CLAS is in the Sustainability Spotlight this month |
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Oct. 10 |
Online Scheduling due; deadline 5:00pm |
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Oct. 15 |
Shaily Menon |
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Oct. 15 |
Faculty sabbatical proposals due to unit head |
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Oct. 16 |
Mid-term grades due from faculty before noon |
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Oct. 17 |
Unit Head Meeting |
2215/2216 KC, 3:00-5:00pm |
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Oct. 17 |
6:00-8:00pm; LHH 132 |
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Oct. 18 & 19 |
CLAS Distinguished Alumni-in-Residence Program (luncheon by invitation only) |
Keesha Hardiman |
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Oct. 18 |
G3: Grandparents, Grandkids, Grand Valley Camp deadline for faculty submit session forms |
http://www.gvsu.edu/rmsc/g3-grandparents-grandkids-grand-valley--124.htm |
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Oct. 19 |
CLAS Faculty Research Colloquium |
2:30 – 5:00pm; 308 PAD |
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Oct. 20 |
Mindgating at Homecoming featuring Sociology |
For more info, johnstmo@gvsu.edu |
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Oct. 25 |
Promotion materials due to Dean’s Office |
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Oct. 25 |
CLAS Out of the Box |
12:30 – 2:30pm; 2266 KC |
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Oct. 26 |
Winter 2013 textbook orders are due to UBS |
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Oct. 26 |
Deadline for students to drop a course with a W |
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Oct. 29 |
Fall 2012 CLAS Research Clusters Meeting |
3:30-5:00pm; Pere Marquette Room (2204 KC) |
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Oct. 31 |
Unit Head Meeting |
2215/2216 KC |
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Oct. 31 |
CLAS Out of the Box |
9:00-11:00am; 2266 KC |
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Nov. 1 |
Sabbatical Proposals due to Dean’s Office |
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Nov. 5 |
CLAS Out of the Box |
1:00-3:00pm; 2266 KC |
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Nov. 16 |
CLAS Faculty Research Colloquium |
2:30-5:00pm; 308 PAD |
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Nov. 19 |
CLAS Teaching Roundtables |
11:00am-12:30pm; Pere Marquette Room (2204 KC) |
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Nov. 21 |
Office Open |
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Nov. 22-23 |
Thanksgiving Recess |
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Nov. 28 |
Unit Head Meeting |
2215/2216 KC |
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