December 2024 - Biology-faculty - lists.sandiego.edu

Collecting CVs for BS program proposal
by Tin Ki "Angela" Tsang 02 Jan '25

02 Jan '25

Hi everyone, As an effort to compile information for the BS program proposal, Melanie and I are collecting CVs from all faculty members in our department. *Please upload your most updated CV to this Google Folder <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v0e9t2gETYvsaZNfuEtpbowG2VTi-DKr?us…> by January 6th*. In your CV, please include all publications, submitted and/or awarded grants, awards, and recognitions. This will also help Melanie update the directory of our department website. If you encounter any issues uploading your CV, please let me know. Thank you so much for your cooperation! Happy Holidays, Angela -- Tin Ki "Angela" Tsang, Ph.D.*| *曾天琪 (she, her, hers) Laboratory Technician, Biology University of San Diego 5998 Alcalá Park, SCST-368 San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4843

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Requesting ideas for the new STEM building
by Cawa Tran 19 Dec '24

19 Dec '24

Hi all, A new STEM building is in the works and planning is occurring now through Feb. 2025, with construction planned for completion by Fall 2027. So ideas are needed now! Note that this new building may not directly solve all of the space issues for College science/math departments in Saints and SCST, but we could create new spaces that expand our teaching capabilities and allow existing spaces to potentially be reconfigured. Thanks to everyone for attending and contributing ideas at Monday's forum. If you couldn't attend or want a recap of what was discussed, here's a collection of ideas that came out of that forum (attached). Note that we have a full list of everything that was written down and shared out, and that this document just summarizes some of the main themes that emerged. I'd like to get additional input from *everyone *in our Biology department specifically, and would especially like to hear from NTT faculty and staff who may not have had a chance to provide input. So regardless of whether you attended Monday's forum or not, if you have other/more ideas to share, please do so with this short Google form <https://forms.gle/Xojn2NZ4Kvovd4zc9> so that I may collect all the feedback in one place and share it with the rest of the stakeholders group. Given the accelerated timeline we're unfortunately dealing with, your ideas are appreciated *ASAP but no later than January 2nd*, so that they may be included in time for the next programming workshop scheduled. Thank you and Happy Holidays, Cawa -- Cawa Tran, Ph.D. Assistant Professor (she/her/hers) Department of Biology Shiley Center for Science and Technology (SCST) University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 Office: SCST 482 | Lab: SCST 453 Phone: (619) 260-4084 Website <http://usdtranlab.wixsite.com/symbiosis> | Faculty profile <https://www.sandiego.edu/cas/directory/biography.php?profile_id=13069> Instagram/X/Bluesky: @cawatran

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Fwd: Student Travel Awards from TWS SoCal Chapter
by Melanie Writer 04 Dec '24

04 Dec '24

Hi everyone, Please see the following message about travel awards for students to attend the Annual Meeting of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society in February, 2025. Students: if you are interested in attending this meeting, please talk with your advisor/research mentor. Best, Melanie ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Colleen Wisinski <CWisinski(a)sdzwa.org> Date: Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 7:27 PM Subject: Student Travel Awards from TWS SoCal Chapter To: Colleen Wisinski <CWisinski(a)sdzwa.org> Cc: studentaffairs(a)tws-socal.org <studentaffairs(a)tws-socal.org> The Southern California Chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS SoCal) is offering an undetermined number of travel awards of up to $1000 each to help qualifying students and early career professionals attend the 2025 Annual Meeting <https://visalia2025.tws-west.org/> of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society in Visalia, CA (3-7 February 2025). The awards may cover the costs of pre-conference symposia or workshops (see here <https://visalia2025.tws-west.org/pre-meeting-workshops/> for details). **Please pass this information on to any students or recent graduates that would benefit!** We have not received many applications so are trying to get the word out. Applications are due *15 DECEMBER 2024 *by midnight PDT. The successful candidate(s) will be chosen by the TWS SoCal Executive Board using the following evaluation criteria: *Eligibility * All applicants must meet the following criteria: • Be a member of TWS SoCal ($10/year; sign up here <https://wildlife.org/socal/membership/>) • Be a student enrolled at an accredited college/university within the chapter’s geographic boundary (San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties) • OR be a recent graduate (within the past 3 years) who resides or works within the chapter’s geographic boundary *Application Instructions * All applicants must submit electronic copies of the following: • Complete application form here <https://forms.gle/ZgPTuKGGKF3rZ1ti7> (see attached for worksheet). • Proof of TWS SoCal membership (copy of membership dues payment receipt). • An essay (500 words maximum) describing your interest and career goals in wildlife, conservation, and management as a whole. Please include a statement of why you should receive this award. • If you are planning to present, please include the abstract of your poster or oral presentation and proof of acceptance (acceptance letter from TWS-WS) if you have received it. *Note * Applicants will be notified of the award results by 29 December 2024. The award recipient(s) will be reimbursed for covered expenses after the meeting and will be required to submit an expense form. The award recipient(s) is/are expected to attend the SoCal Chapter annual meeting (Thurs, 6 Feb, 8-9:30 pm), and to submit a newsletter article/social media post about their experience before reimbursement. Attendance at the Welcome Reception, Banquet, Breakfast Roundtable, and Student-Professional mixer (Thurs, 6 Feb, 4-6 pm) are highly encouraged. *Please submit all application materials (or questions) to: * Colleen Wisinski and Lyell Buttermore Student Affairs Committee Co-Chairs *StudentAffairs(a)tws-socal.org <StudentAffairs(a)tws-socal.org>* *Please include “TWS SoCal Travel Award” in the email subject line.* ****If you received this in error, please let me know to remove you from our mailing list.****

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Winter Writing Bootcamp (with food!)
by Melanie Writer 03 Dec '24

03 Dec '24

Hi everyone, I'm passing this along from the Center for Inclusion and Diversity: *WRITING BOOTCAMP* The Center for Inclusion and Diversity invites all Faculty and Advanced Graduate Students to the upcoming *2025 Winter Intersession Writing Bootcamp, *Tuesday through Friday, January 21 - 24, 2025 from 9:00am - 4:00pm in the Copley Library Mother Hill Reading Room! Jump start the spring semester with four uninterrupted hours of writing daily, build a writing community of practice with your peers, and participate in lunchtime professional development sessions: - *Developing a Writing Practice* - *Developing your Academic Identity* - *Planning and Executing a Study Abroad Experience for your Students* - *Authoring Textbooks as Engaged Research and Pedagogy* *A complimentary breakfast and lunch will be served daily and space is limited to 30, so please register <https://sandiego.my.salesforce-sites.com/events#/esr?eid=a0KUY00000DEJ1i2AH> as soon as possible to ensure you have a spot. Best, *Melanie Writer* Executive Assistant, Biology Department University of San Diego mwriter(a)sandiego.edu 619-260-4729

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