College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Unit Head Mailing 4-13-10

1. Personal Statements and Statements of Purpose Writing Workshop

2. Happy Message from the Provost Office

3. Upcoming seminar - "Depression and Suicide Prevention in Young Adults”

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1. Personal Statements and Statements of Purpose Writing Workshop (attachment) – message from Amanda Cuevas

Most nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships require you to write a personal statement or statement of purpose. These statements are a crucial element of any application. They are designed to give the selection committee a sense of who you are and how closely your goals and strengths match the ideals of a specific award. In this workshop, you will learn strategies on how to write strong personal statements and statements of purpose that will engage a selection committee’s attention and make you stand out from the crowd! This workshop is geared toward students who are serious about applying for nationally competitive awards during the 2010-11 academic year.

Personal Statements and Statements of Purpose Writing Workshop
April 20th from 3:00-4:50pm in 115 HRY
April 22nd from 5:00-7:00pm in 114 HON

Advanced registration would be appreciated. Please e-mail fellowships@gvsu.edu if you plan to attend and/or if special accommodations are needed. For more information or any questions, please contact Amanda Cuevas, Director, by phone at 331-3219 or e-mail fellowships@gvsu.edu

2. Happy Message from the Provost Office

You will remember that the distribution of the last 1/3 of your salary increase for 09-10 was held, pending the university's meeting some budget and enrollment goals. This note is to let you know that the last 1/3 of your increase will be paid out as a lump sum in your May 15 paycheck. Please let your faculty and AP staff know this.

3. Upcoming seminar - "Depression and Suicide Prevention in Young Adults”

On May 13th, the Executive Director of the Mental Health Foundation, will be on campus to do a presentation from noon - 1:00 pm on "Depression and Suicide Prevention in Young Adults." It will be held in KC2266.

Although one of every eight teenagers suffers with depression, the diagnosis is often missed, as depressive symptoms are often mistaken for the typical "ups and downs" of teenage life. We thought that this type of presentation would be not only of interest to our faculty and staff who may have young adults in their lives that are dealing with depression, but would also be helpful to faculty and staff who are working with our students.

Could you please circulate this information to your faculty and staff? With the following stats, I think it's important that we are all aware of this growing problem.

· Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 14 and 25 in the United States.

· Ten percent of U.S. college students admitted serious thoughts about suicide. Seven percent had a suicide plan.

Susan Sloop
Work Life Consultant

4. CLAS Important Dates

Important Dates	Event	Location
April 14	Student Scholarship Day
April 21	Unit Head Meeting	2215/2216 KC, 3-5:00
April 24	Classes End
April 26-30	Finals Week
April 26	Banner Opens for Final Grading
April 30	Nomination form for promotion due (for Fall review)	B-4-232 MAK
May 1	Commencement
May 4	Final Grades Due by Noon
May 5	Unit Head Meeting	2215/2216 KC, 3-5:00
May 5	Request for new positions	sherwoco@gvsu.edu
May 6	Traverse City Commencement
May 10	Classes begin first 6 and 12 weeks
May 31	Memorial Day Recess
June 21	Classes end first 6 weeks
June 22-23	Finals first 6 week classes
June 28	Grade due first 6 week classes at noon
June 28	Classes begin second 6 weeks
July 5	Independence Day Recess
Aug. 9	Classes End second 6 and 12 weeks
Aug. 10-11	Finals second 6 and 12 weeks
Aug. 16	Grades due second 6 and 12 weeks at noon
Aug. 18 & 19	New Faculty Orientation	KC & DEV
Aug. 18	CLAS New Faculty Social	Alumni House
Aug. 24	Unit Head Retreat	Alumni House
Aug. 24	University Picnic-50^th Celebration	Field House (P.M.)
Aug. 25	FTLC Conference	EC
Aug. 26	CLAS Faculty and Staff Meeting	TBA-followed by lunch
Aug. 27	Convocation	Field House
Aug. 30	Fall 2010 Classes Begin

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