LUNCH & LEARN SERIES
TheCOSMHHMIIE3InitiativeGrantispleasedtoannouncethiscallfortwoco-leadsfortheLunch& Learn (L&L) series. The L&L series, founded and previously led by Dr. Sabrina Hessinger, covers teachingwithafocusonpractical,easy-to-implement,high-impactstrategies.
The L&L co-leads will organize college-wide L&L conversations on best-practices in teaching and willreceiveasummercompensationof$1,000each Deliverablesfortheco-leadsinclude:
OrganizingthreeL&Lcollege-wideconversationseachsemester,fallandspring
Establishingeachsemester’sscheduleandsharingthosedateswiththecollegebythesecond weekofFeb./Sept.inspring/fall.
Trackingattendanceforeachsession
Gatheringfeedbackforeachsession
Ifappropriate,enhancingtheL&Lseriesinresponsetoattendees’feedback
Acommitmenttoserveasaco-leadforatleasttwosemesters,fallandspring
TheapprovaloftheUnitChair/Directortoserveinthisco-leadrole
AllCOSMfacultyareeligibletoapply.
Persons who have led or are currently leading instructional development sessions that can be seamlesslyexpandedtocollege-wideofferingsareespeciallyencouragedtoapply.
Toapply for a L&L co-lead role, send the following to Karelle Aiken (kaiken@georgiasouthernedu) withsubjectline“L&LCo-lead”byDec.6,2024,11:59pm:
Acoverletterdescribing(a)thereasonforyourinterestinthisco-leadrole,and(b)proposed plans for the L&L series (maximum number of words: 900 words This word count does not includesalutation(s),date,address(es),andheadings)
YourcurrentCVorresumehighlightingteachingaccomplishments
To verify the approval of your Chair/Director, include the following line in your email “My Chair/Directorapprovesofmyapplication.”
COSM KUDOS
Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Eisenreich (Department of Mathematical Sciences) on receiving a Faculty Service Award
Dr Eisenreich will be using her award to teach a two-part engaging workshop at the Statesboro YMCA designed to empowerparentswithhands-onmathematicsstrategiesfor supportingK-2learnersathome.Thisinteractivecommunity eventwillintroduceyoutoessentialmathmanipulativesand practical techniques to enhance your child's mathematical understanding. In addition, each participating parent will receive a free math manipulatives kit. The class schedule is asfollows:
Part1:Monday,December2,5:30-7:00PM
Part2:Monday,December9,5:30-7:00PM
Congratulations to Dr. Alex Stokolos (Department of Mathematical Sciences) on receiving a Faculty Service Award.
COSM NEWS
Dr.MarkdelaCernawasinvitedtogiveatalktotheDepartmentofStructuralBiologyattheKorea Basic Science Institute. His talk focused on his NIH-funded work on the development of migrastaticstargetingpro-metastaticphosphatase,PRL3.Thistalkwaspartofhisvisitfundedby theKoreaBasicScienceInstitute
ThevisitwasfullyfundedbytheKoreaBasicScienceInstitute The12GHzatKBSIiscurrentlyoneof threesuchspectrometersintheworldandthehighestoperatingmagneticfieldforNMR KBSIalso houses several other high-field NMR spectrometers that support research in various areas of structuralbiology.
Dr. Mark dela Cerna, alongside collaborator Dr. Elias Fernandez of the University of Tennessee stand by the 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer at the Korea Basic Science Institute in Ochang, South Korea.WiththemisDr.DonghanLee,ScientificDirectoroftheNMRfacilityatKBSI.Drs.delaCerna, Fernandez,andLeearecollaboratingonunderstandingproteinallosteryinmulti-domainproteins
COUR: RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
**Therearecurrently5moreresearchassistantpositionsopen!StartDatewillbethe beginningoftheSpringsemester.RefertotheCallforMentorsbelowtodiscoverhowyou canparticipateinthisprogram.**
SeekingUndergraduateResearchMentorsforCOUREmergingResearchersProgram
TheCollegeofScienceandMathematicsOfficeofUndergraduateResearch(COUR)islooking forresearch-activefacultytoserveasmentorsforundergraduateresearchstudentsaspartof ournewEmergingResearchersProgram,whichaimstoofferupto15hoursperweekofpaid researchexperiencetoCOSMstudentseligibleforfederalwork-study.TheEmerging ResearchersProgramhasbeenfundedtosupport25studentsintheinitiallaunch.Students willgenerallybepaid$12/hourforupto229hourspersemester.Theseareyearlong appointments.Inmanyinstances,thestudentwillbeeligibletocontinuethepositionfor multipleyearsasapprovedbytheGeorgiaSouthernOfficeofFinancialAidandbasedontheir work-studyeligibility.Additionalhoursmaybeavailableduringthesummerinsomesituations asdeterminedbytheOfficeofFinancialAid.
ThegoaloftheEmergingResearchersProgramsistogiveCOSMstudentshands-onexperiences intheirfieldofstudythatwillpropelthemtosuccessintheirchosencareerpath.These resumebuildingexperienceswillprovidestudentstheopportunitytogainmarketableskillsfor asuccessfultransitiontocareersinSTEM,aswellasadmissionintohighqualitygraduate programs Byutilizingtheirwork-studyeligibility,studentswillgetthefinancialbenefitofpaid researchpositionsaswellastheworkexperienceintheirchosenSTEMfields ToserveasaresearchmentorforastudentaspartoftheCOUREmergingResearchers Program,facultyshouldprovidethefollowinginformationthroughtheCOUREmerging ResearchersProgramMentorGoogleForm:
Ahalf-pageabstractforeachprojectavailabletostudents;and 2-3sentencesdescribingtheworkstudentswouldbedoingaspartofthatproject-for example:“Studentsworkingonthisprojectwillconductsynthesisoforganicmolecules usingstandardtechniquesandcharacterizethesyntheticproductsusingNMRandMass spectrometrytodeterminestructure.Additionally,studentswillperformanalysisusing NMRtitrationstostudybindingaffinities,usefluorescentandUV-Visiblespectroscopy tostudyopticalproperties,andothertechniquesasneededtounderstandmolecular properties.”
TohaveastudentbegininyourlabintheSpringsemester,pleasecompleteandsubmitthe formbyNovember21 Facultymaysubmitmultipleprojects,ifapplicable Foranyquestions, pleaseemailHeatherJoesting(hjoesting@georgiasouthernedu)
MCG CONFERENCE: NOV. 20
Community Engaged Research Conference with Medical College ofGeorgia
Wearepleasedtoshareanexcitingopportunityforyourfacultyandstudentstoparticipateinthe CommunityEngagedResearchConference!(CERC)
Presented by MCG Savannah in partnership with Georgia Southern University The conference will take place on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, and will be led by Dr. Shainaz Landge (Biochemistry,ChemistryandPhysics)attheArmstrongCampusinSavannah.
The event provides a valuable platform for networking with community leaders, engaging with researchers, and discussing emerging health issues affecting Coastal Georgia. Breakfast and lunchwillbeprovided.Tracksareavailableforthefollowing:
MedicalStudents
Pre-MedStudents
CommunityLeaders
FaultyandStaff
Date:Wednesday,November20th,2024
Time:8:00am-3:00pm
Location:StudentUnion,SavannahBallroom
Additional information on the conference will be available to registrants via email and at our webpageat:https://www.augusta.edu/mcg/savannah/index.php
PleasecompletethisformtoregisterfortheMCGSavannahCommunity-EngagedResearch Conference.
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