GSIC Elections

NERA Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC) Elections

Please consider running for a GSIC member! Serving on the GSIC provides opportunities to meet and work with graduate students and scholars, members of NERA.

GSIC’s mission is to support the involvement and professional development of NERA graduate students members, and to reach out to new graduate students in an effort to increase the diversity of institutions represented at NERA. We are currently a six-member team, and we work together to accomplish several tasks including running the Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award Competition, organizing a GSIC-sponsored session at the annual conference, preparing "The Graduate Lounge" of NERA Researcher, among others.

There are two positions available in GSIC. If you are interested in becoming a GSIC member, send your CV/resume along with a statement of interest – a letter of 500 words or fewer that describes how your previous experience, training, and skills make you a viable candidate, and what you are hoping to bring to the team. In addition to your CV and statement of interest, please include the following information:

• Your name
• The university where you are pursuing your graduate degree
• The name of the degree you are pursuing
• Your anticipated date of graduation

Submit your CV/resume and statement of interest to Andri Ioannou at andri.ioannouATuconn.edu

Applications will be accepted until midnight, Sunday, October 26. Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you have any questions regarding the nomination and election process, please feel free to contact Andri Ioannou, GSIC chair, at the email address above.

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve the educational research community and work with a great group of colleagues, then a position on the GSIC is for you!

Andri Ioannou, GSIC Chair

Graduate Lounge - September 2008

The NERA Researcher
Vol. 46, Issue 3, p. 14
September 2008

The Graduate Lounge

The Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC) cordially invites all NERA graduate student members to attend the GSIC Session at the 39th Annual Conference on Thursday afternoon, October 23, 2008, at the Hartford Marriott, Rocky Hill, Connecticut. After our successful GSIC session in October 2007 – publishing in professional journals and exploring career options – we are now planning the second GSIC session around common interests of graduate students. Our session this year will focus on how to construct a good curriculum vita/resume and tailor it across different job areas (academics, education, private organizations/corporations); and how to prepare for an interview. Expert guest speakers will talk about their experiences and recommendations. There will be a question and answer section at the end of the session where attendees will be able to address their individual needs and concerns. A flyer with the details about the GSIC Session will be provided to all graduate students at the registration desk. Besides organizing the GSIC session, GSIC is planning the election of the committee members for 2008-2009. Announcements for committee openings will be posted on the NERA website in September (please check http://www.nera-education.org/gsic.php). GSIC 2008-2009 membership will be finalized following the conference in October and
announced in the NERA Researcher.

Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award Competition
We would like to encourage all graduate students to participate in the 2008 Best Paper by a Graduate Student Award Competition. The deadline for submission will be within one week of the end of the 2008 NERA Conference. An announcement about the award will be sent to all NERA graduate student members beginning October 2008, and will also be posted on the NERA website.

Andri Ioannou, Chairperson