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EPSSA 1st meeting
2013/2014 academic year
Agenda1st part:
Introductions Mentors and mentees update (ERICA)Plan for the academic year (HYOWON &
RENATA)Information on Graduate Student Council &
EDTHP alumni (KRISTINA)Information from treasurer (BRYAN)
2nd part:Developing relationship with advisor: “How my
advisor became my mentor?” (SAKI and BRYAN)
Mentors and mentees eventsSo far:Mentors and mentees are matchedTraining for mentors
In planning phase:Mentors will contact mentees until the end of
the weekMentors/Mentees event – Doodle poll!
During next week, TBD
What we planned?Every month – one theme
September (Building relationships)October (Proposals)November (Special event – “Difficult
Dialogues”)December (End of semester)January (Publishing)February March (New students weekend, Students
Research Symposium, Spring Break, CIES)April (AERA, Bill Boyd Awards, Big Name
Speaker)
Other InitiativesFaculty-Student Research Initiative
Will need students to interview faculty to find out faculty’s interest in collaboration
Graduating Students Marketing Targeted towards those graduating, the
department will profile you on the website if interested.
Where you can find information?EPSSA website:
http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/epssa/EPSSA Facebook
Education Policy Studies Student Association (EPSSA)
EPS [email protected] - listservMonday Minutes How would you like to be connected??
Graduate Student Council and EDTHP alumni Graduate Student Council
The council will be a way to share our concerns with the Dean and others in the College of Ed and connect with other grad students in the College of Ed.
EDTHP Alumni GroupThis group will be a way of developing
mentoring relationship with our Alumni.
Membership dues and informationDue date: October 10th (Business meeting)
2014 AERA conference, Philadelphia (April 4th – 7th
2014)EPSSA – UPAC ($ 5.000,00)
distributed to all EPSSA members who are going, and who are eligible)
Department All students who present at the conference are eligible
Social eventsIf EPSSA is sponsoring – reserve space, co-fund food, but
no alcohol is allowed to be purchased (from your pocket)
Invitation to the 1st EPSSA social eventSeptember 27th
Champs (1611 North Atherton)We will reserve tables and order appetizers
Cata Bus – V bus Enough parking space too!
Invitation to the 1st EPSSA brownbagTomorrow, September 13th
Rackley 303, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Dr. Katerina Bodovski & Dr. Mindy Kornhaber “On mentoring and mentorship – personal
stories”
Relationship with advisors and faculties
Saki Bryan
