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GLS eNews November 16, 2020

GLS Express - November 16, 2020

GLS House remains closed until further notice. GLS staff are working remotely and may be reached via email.

Tell Us What GLS Means to You

Students, please help us share the GLS love by submitting a short video (about a minute long) telling us what GLS means to you. We will use the videos in our year-end report to alumni and to promote the program on our website and via social media, most likely as part of an edited montage. See below for tips on recording yourself using a smart phone or Zoom. Click here to upload your video to the GLS Video folder in Warpwire by November 30. Questions? Email Lisa. Thank you!

Duke Employees: Share Your Story with Working@Duke

Jonathan Black, with Working@Duke, is putting together a story on the Duke Employee Tuition Assistance Program to run early next year on Duke Today. He’d love to speak to a current, full-time Duke employee pursuing a degree in the Graduate Liberal Studies program who is using the tuition assistance program. You can reach out to him at jcb107@duke.edu. 

DukeEngage Offers Winter and Spring Opportunities for Grad Students

Supported by The Purpose Project at Duke, GradEngage is an opportunity for twelve Duke graduate students to deepen a partnership with a North Carolina community during winter break and spring semester. GradEngage fellowships create opportunities for students to explore their vocation and the purpose of their graduate work by engaging with a community on a pressing social issue.

Award

  • $2,000 honorarium for virtual projects of 100+ hours

Criteria

  • Eligibility: Any graduate or professional school student may apply.
  • Format: Projects must be entirely virtual (no in-person work or travel).
  • Time period: Projects must take place during winter break and the spring term (December 15, 2020 – April 15, 2021)
  • Partnership: Projects must be in partnership with a North Carolina organization or community.
  • Prior relationship: The applicant must have either a clearly defined prior relationship with the organization or community, or provide documentation of a new partnership (email will suffice). 

 Commitment

  • Training: Two-hour online training before starting the project
  • Time: 100 hours
  • Reflection: Four blog posts over the course of the project 

 Application deadline: December 1, 2020 

Apply here. 

Questions? aj.walton@duke.edu

Director's Office Hours with Anne

From Director Anne Whisnant:

Hi GLS students -- I will be having open drop-in office hours for GLS students each Friday afternoon from 1-2pm Eastern through December 18th. To drop by, just click this Zoom link. I will have a "waiting room" enabled and will let people in in sequence as they arrive. Please pop in if you'd like to chat about anything! 

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 936 3978 4435

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Spring 2021 Registration Dates and Deadlines

The add/drop period for Spring 2021 is now open and students may enroll in classes without incurring late fees until December 1. After December 1 you will incur a $50 fee for late registration. Be sure to check out our two new seminars, "ReDesigning the Future: Radical Innovation After COVID" with Amanda Starling Gould, and "Migrations: Pilgrims, Immigrants, Refugees, and Tourists - A Study of Humanity through Movement" with Charlie Thompson.

Special note for students planning to enroll in LS 850 Master's Project Colloquium in Spring 2021: you must enroll in CTN-o1 now. We will email you a permission number to enroll in LS 850 once your master's project has been approved.

TGS Professional Development Events

Visit the Graduate School website for details.

Winter Break Opportunities for Graduate Students

Graduate students looking to continue their professional development over winter break can sign up for a number of free opportunities now:

Duke Graduate Academy, Winter Session: Ph.D. and master's students, as well as postdocs, can take short courses to develop skills, tools, and knowledge that augment their regular coursework or research.

Winter Breakaway: This program is open to all Duke students and offers some short courses and project-like experiences for building skills, as well as sessions that help students explore their career trajectories.

The Graduate School Offers Prescription for Persistence Series

The Graduate School has launched Prescription for Persistence, a new video series that outlines 10 strategies for staying the course in graduate school. Watch the tenth and final video of the series, Shaping Your Future, below.

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GLS Hosts Weekly Virtual Info Sessions

Spread the word! Each Friday at 10 AM, through November 20, GLS will hold weekly virtual information sessions via Zoom. Word of mouth continues to be one our best recruitment tools, so if you know of someone you think might be interested in the program, please send them our way.

Info sessions are a great way for prospective students to learn more about GLS and to see whether it's a good fit for them. We'll talk about the application process, curriculum, faculty, students, cost, and how Duke employees can use their tuition benefit to help finance their degree. We will make time for your questions as well. Advanced registration is required. See our website for dates and registration details. 

Career Center Offerings

The Career Center offers drop-in advising for Graduate Students on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. See the Career Center website for times.

Upcoming Events

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Online Resources for Graduate Students

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