If you’re an IPFW Communication graduate student interested in participating, please contact carr@ipfw.edu no later than F 21 Feb.
The University Graduate School needs your help finding graduate students to represent graduate education in the state of Indiana at the First Annual Indiana Graduate Education Day. The event will be held from noon to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, in the north atrium of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.
We’re looking for a student from your department or area of research who can speak easily and informally about their research — and especially about what it means to be a graduate student in Indiana. Please also think about how your students might fit into a theme. (see below) If you have a student in mind, please let them know about this event and have them contact UGS Communications Director Erika Lee, ebigalee@indiana.edu, 812-856-3744.
Event description:
Indiana University, IUPUI and Purdue University want to establish a formal relationship with Indiana State Legislators on the value of graduate education, with a focus on economic contributions graduate education makes to the state of Indiana. Legislators will be able to ask questions -and to see and hear- about graduate education in Indiana through an exhibit featuring graduate students representing research themes important to the economy of Indiana.
At 2 p.m., invited industry “champions” for graduate education and key university administrators will briefly be introduced and available for legislators to speak with over light fare. Speakers include Graduate School Dean Wimbush and Purdue Graduate School Dean Nakatsu, IU Provost Karen Hanson and Interim Provost Victor Lechtenberg.
What we’re looking for:
Students: IUB has 4 tables available for students. Each table can have two students, and should have a theme relating the students.
In particular, students who can bring something to show or do related to their research will be most welcome.
Themes: The best themes are those that legislators can relate to – themes that emphasize why graduate education is important to Indiana, the economy and the future.
What to expect:
· Students will engage with legislators to answer a few questions or give an answer. It WILL NOT be like a research presentation, but rather an opportunity for graduate students to share a bit about themselves and graduate education with each legislator they get the chance to meet.
· Students should be registered voters if possible. If they are a voter in Indiana, we will invite their area legislator to come meet the specific student.
· We cannot predict how much traffic this event will get, however, the message is important. Students will also get a chance to meet other Indiana-based graduate students and administrators.
Logistics:
· Student exhibit set-up is at 11:00 a.m.
· Exhibit from noon to 3 p.m.
· Take-down anytime after 3pm.
· Transportation will be arranged, or parking/gas reimbursed.
· No internet access, but a very few electric outlets may be available for those who need to recharge a laptop partway through.
· Lunch will be provided to the students.
Proposed IU Themes:
· Energy & Natural Resources
· Language / Globalization
· Education (specifically students representing jobs you can’t get unless you have that Ph.D. like administrators, superintendents, researchers, etc..)
· Technology
· Business (particularly if we can find a student who plans to stay in Indiana and start a company)
· Life Sciences
· Health / Social Sciences / Nursing
Themes from Purdue:
· Energy
· Health/Biomedical/Regenstrief
· Technology Education
· Advanced manufacturing
· Agriculture and Natural Resources
· Homeland Security
To participate, please contact Erika Lee, Communications Director, University Graduate School, immediately.
Erika Lee
812-856-3744
ebigalee@indiana.edu
