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Fwd: Present Your Research/Creative Work at the 2025 Creative Collaborations Showcase!
by Michael Mayer 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

So, I thought Creative Collaborations was going to somehow add a poster option? They have made no changes to the event. Do we need to create our own symposium? Mike Michael S. Mayer, Ph.D. (he, him, his) Professor, Biology Department University of San Diego San Diego, CA 92110 619.260.4081 mayer(a)sandiego.edu Office: Shiley Science (SCST) 434 Office Hours (SCST): M 1:30-3:30 pm, T 2-4 pm, W 11:15-12:15, and by appt. Zoom office by appt.: https://sandiego.zoom.us/j/3171026456 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: USD ugresearch <ugresearch(a)sandiego.edu> Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM Subject: Present Your Research/Creative Work at the 2025 Creative Collaborations Showcase! To: Dear Summer Scholars and Mentors, We are thrilled to announce an upcoming opportunity for students to present their scholarly and creative projects in a unique format! The Office of Undergraduate Research is hosting the annual Creative Collaborations Showcase <https://www.sandiego.edu/ugresearch/students/creative-collaborations.php> in this new format for the second year. This two-day event will take place on April 8 and April 10 during Torero Hours in the Learning Commons Town Square as part of USD’s Research Month. Students will present their projects in a short presentation with six slides that automatically advance after 20 seconds (known as Pecha-Kucha-style presentations). The format allows students to present their project to a broad audience and for the audience to experience the breadth of research and creative works taking place across the many disciplines of our campus. Students interested in presenting their projects can submit their slides/abstracts from February 19 until the submission deadline on March 19 at 11:59 pm. Students will have the opportunity to indicate their time preference for their presentation in the submission form. Guidelines, resources, and videos of past presentations are available to support students here <https://www.sandiego.edu/ugresearch/students/creative-collaborations.php>. Please note that presenting at the Creative Collaborations Showcase should not be a course requirement. We will be hosting two Creative Collaborations Showcase Presentation Workshops on February 27 and March 4 to provide general presentation tips as well as additional support to prepare students for the Creative Collaborations Showcase. Students can RSVP here <https://forms.gle/Dx7zLNqicJf1Eidt5>. Please help us spread the word (see attached) about this student opportunity and encourage your peers (or students) to present their projects! We invite students from all disciplines to participate. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. Warmly, Tim Clark and Andrea Machado *The Office of Undergraduate Research* *Spring 2025 Office Hours:* *Monday - Thursday* *1:30 - 3:00 pm* *Maher Hall 252* *University of San Diego(619) 260-7840ugresearch(a)sandiego.edu <ugresearch(a)sandiego.edu> * Check out our website here! <https://www.sandiego.edu/ugresearch/> Follow us on Instagram! <https://www.instagram.com/usdour/>

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Fwd: Faculty STARBURST Workshop Presentation Slides
by Cawa Tran 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Hi all, A couple of us attended the STARBURST faculty workshop yesterday and here are the slides presented. Good luck on applications this cycle! Cheers, Cawa ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Andrea Machado <amachado(a)sandiego.edu> Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM Subject: Faculty STARBURST Workshop Presentation Slides To: Cc: Timothy Clark <clarkt(a)sandiego.edu> Dear Faculty, Thank you for attending yesterday's Faculty STARBURST workshop. Attached are the presentation slides for your reference. If you have any questions leading up to the STARBURST application deadline, please let us know! Kind regards, Andrea *Andrea Machado* Program Coordinator, Office of Undergraduate Research Maher Hall 254 University of San Diego (619) 260-7840 amachado(a)sandiego.edu ugresearch(a)sandiego.edu -- 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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US Bank Instant Card
by Melanie Writer 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Hi everyone, I would like to share some information about a new payment method that USD Travel is piloting. The US Bank Instant Card is a virtual card for limited expenses during a specific time period. It can be used for infrequent business travel or infrequent expenses and has a pre-set spending limit. It does require a smartphone and installing an app. Students will need an employee sponsor. At this time, it's only for faculty, staff and students. The goal is to cut down on out of pocket expenses. This could work well for student conference travel. Contact me or USD Travel with any questions! Best, *Melanie Writer* Executive Assistant, Biology Department University of San Diego mwriter(a)sandiego.edu 619-260-4729

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Fwd: [CollegeStaff] Writing Center Class Visits
by Melanie Writer 05 Feb '25

05 Feb '25

Please see the following message from the Writing Center. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Hannah Baldoz <hbaldoz(a)sandiego.edu> Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM Subject: [CollegeStaff] Writing Center Class Visits To: <collegestaff(a)lists.sandiego.edu> Hi all, Please share with your faculty. Thank you! -- As the Writing Center prepares to open for another semester of writing consulting, we’d like to remind you of its services and how we can serve you and your students. The Writing Center’s goal is to make USD’s students more confident and agile writers. We work with students’ writing in any academic discipline at any stage of the writing process. We can aid students in brainstorming, understanding a text or assignment, developing and focusing ideas, organizing information, refining and expanding ideas, and polishing grammar and punctuation. We believe in collaboration, discussion, and process-oriented revision. To that end, we would like to offer a representative from the Writing Center to come to your class and deliver a brief (5-10-minute) presentation on our services. If you would like a Writing Center representative to visit your class during the month of February, please write to writingcenter(a)sandiego.edu with relevant course information: course name, time, location, and number of students in the class. A Writing Center staff member will follow up with you and confirm the date and time of your visit. Best, *Hannah Baldoz '22 *(she/her/hers) University of San Diego Department of English Executive Assistant, Writing Program Learning Commons 201F Office: 619-202-3572 SOLES Teacher Candidate '25 _______________________________________________ Collegestaff mailing list -- collegestaff(a)lists.sandiego.edu To unsubscribe send an email to collegestaff-leave(a)lists.sandiego.edu

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Test Message
by Melanie Writer 04 Feb '25

04 Feb '25

Hi all, I'm sending this email to see if these lists are working. If you have a moment, please let me know if you get it. Thank you! Best, *Melanie Writer* Executive Assistant, Biology Department University of San Diego mwriter(a)sandiego.edu 619-260-4729

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Allow held messages
by Sue Lowery 02 Feb '25

02 Feb '25

Hello Please allow the 2 messages to be sent. Thank you, Sue -- Sue Lowery (she, her, hers) Professor and Chair of Biology University of San Diego 619-260-4078 https://sandiego.zoom.us/j/3184796419

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Invitation: AlensiaXR HoloAnatomy Onsite Demonstration @ Tue Feb 4, 2025 10:30am - 12pm (PST) (biology-faculty@lists.sandiego.edu)
by Melanie Writer 01 Feb '25

01 Feb '25

AlensiaXR HoloAnatomy Onsite Demonstration Tuesday Feb 4, 2025 ⋅ 10:30am – 12pm Pacific Time - Los Angeles Location KIPJ Conference Room A https://www.google.com/maps/search/KIPJ+Conference+Room+A?hl=en Join us on February 4th for an incredible demonstration of AlensiaXR's HoloAnatomy<https://www.alensiaxr.com/>. The session begins at 10:30 am, is approximately 90 minutes long and includes: * A 30-minute overview of the HoloAnatomy platform. * An unforgettable, fully immersive AR experience for every attendee! Come step into the future of anatomical learningLocation: TBDTime: 10:30 am-12:00 pm PST Guests Shem Brudzinski biology-faculty(a)lists.sandiego.edu biology-adjunct(a)lists.sandiego.edu Tin Ki Tsang View all guest info https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=MGw1bmJqZWpjbWpx… Reply for biology-faculty(a)lists.sandiego.edu and view more details https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=VIEW&eid=MGw1bmJqZWpjbWpx… Your attendance is optional. ~~//~~ Invitation from Google Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ You are receiving this email because you are an attendee on the event. Forwarding this invitation could allow any recipient to send a response to the organizer, be added to the guest list, invite others regardless of their own invitation status, or modify your RSVP. Learn more https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37135#forwarding

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PLEASE REVIEW: Biology self study draft
by Adam Haberman 27 Jan '25

27 Jan '25

Hi folks, At long last, I have a full draft of our self study for your review and comments. This is what will set the stage for our department review, so I want to know if I have represented your concerns effectively. Appendices are listed but have not been developed yet; your comments may affect what data we choose to present. The review is organized to respond to a series of prompts that we were given. The prompts are all copied in the report, so you should be able to know what I'm going on about at any given moment. If you don't have time to review the whole thing, please be sure to look over the Overview of Special Issues on pg 6-7, and the Reflection and goals on pg 19-20. I'd be grateful to anyone who can look this over before the students come back later this week and start needing our attention. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qpok5Mb6PwaDuJp0riQXCmMev0qO5eix/edit?u… -- *Adam Haberman* Associate Professor of Biology University of San Diego Shiley Center for Science and Technology 476 Pronouns: He/Him ■ What's in a pronoun? <https://www.keshetonline.org/resources/whats-in-a-pronoun/> Fall 2024 Office Hours: MF 9-10:30, Th 9-11 619-260-4076 ■ ahaberman(a)sandiego.edu

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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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