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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white">Weekly Updates - December 6, 2021</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000;background:white">>> <a href="https://ceg.osu.edu/degrees/cegsp-program-resources"><span style="background:#FFFF80">CEGSP
Program Resources</span></a> | <a href="https://ceg.osu.edu/degrees/cegsp-graduate-student-resources">
<span style="background:#FFFF80">CEGSP Graduate Student Resources</span></a> <<</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b>Register for Spring Semester!
</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://registrar.osu.edu/registration/Important_dates/SP22_Important_Dates.pdf">Important Dates</a> |
<a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/course-registration">Registration Instructions</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><b>Reserving Bolz or Hitchcock Hall Conference Rooms</b>:
<a href="https://ceg.osu.edu/resources/administrative-services/conference-room-use-and-policy">
https://ceg.osu.edu/resources/administrative-services/conference-room-use-and-policy</a><span style="background:#FFFF80"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">β°</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"> Important</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222"> Dates: Autumn 2021</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">For complete information, see Registrarβs <a href="https://registrar.osu.edu/registration/index.asp">
Registration, Fees and Important Dates</a> and Graduate Schoolβs <a href="https://gradsch.osu.edu/calendar/graduation">
Graduation Calendar</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="background:white">Friday, January 7, 2022* - A</span>U21 End of Semester Deadline<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">*Graduate School deadlines mean that the corresponding GradForm should be approved by department/committee and
<i>awaiting Grad School review</i> ("<i>Pending GS</i>" status) by 5pm on the day of the deadline</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> Upcoming
Talks & Events</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3"><b>Tuesday, December 7, 1:50-2:45 pm</b> β FABE Seminar Series: Bioassay Development for Persistent Herbicides in Composts by Gerard Braun; Career Development and Jobs in Engineering by Jeremy Hale<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#C00000;mso-list:l5 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif"><a href="https://osu.zoom.us/j/96777737326?pwd=bWxJUlJqdE9rVEZHd0owcmJBMzVTQT09"><span style="color:#C00000">https://osu.zoom.us/j/96777737326?pwd=bWxJUlJqdE9rVEZHd0owcmJBMzVTQT09</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif">Meeting ID: 967 7773 7326<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level2 lfo4"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif">Passcode: 187161<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><b>Wednesday, December 8, 9:00-11:00 pm</b> β
<a href="https://engineering.osu.edu/events/2021/12/late-night-breakfast">College of Engineering Late Night Breakfast</a> (CBEC Lobby, 151 W. Woodruff Ave, Columbus OH, 43210) β Take a break from your late night studying to enjoy a free Bob Evans breakfast
and drinks, therapy dogs, massage chairs and other activities.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo4"><b>Thursday, December 9, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
</b>β Institutionalizing the Entrepreneurial Mindset by OSU KEEN (Register <a href="https://osu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApc--srj0jGtc1AWofXOFnRFgDHsyCXJ7l">
Here</a>) β <span style="color:black;background:white">Join us on reading day for an energizing discussion centered around ways we can grow the important engineering traits of curiosity, connections, and creating value in our engineering students. Registration
ends 12/07/2021.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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& Award Opportunities</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Also see: </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://ceg.osu.edu/degrees/cegsp-graduate-student-resources"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://ceg.osu.edu/degrees/cegsp-graduate-student-resources</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Graduate Student Travel Awards</a></span></u></b><b><span style="color:#C00000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span></b><b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">β </span></b><b><a href="https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efaXfq6x7HCjLlH">Apply Now!</a></b><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
<b>Funding Period #4 <span style="color:black;background:white">- Applications Due February 1, 2022! (Activity Dates: April 1, 2022-June 30, 2022). </span></b></span>CEGE graduate student awards are available once again to support graduate students presenting
their research at professional conferences in their area of specialty.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5"><b><a href="https://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/fordfellowships/index.htm">FORD Foundation Fellowship Program</a></b> β
<b>Online applications are now open</b>. Through its program of fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nationβs college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the education benefits
of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<a href="https://ecs.osu.edu/events/2021/11/goinglobal-student-training">GoinGlobal Student Training</a> β Learn how to connect your career objectives with hiring opportunities by identifying key employers and industry contacts for informational interviews
and professional networking; get a realistic understanding of work permit and visa requirements, financial considerations and other prime factors critical to career success in a new location; identify American employers seeking to hire international professionals
for their U.S. operations through H-1B visa petitions and learn how to connect this information to current job opportunities.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6"><b>Wednesday, December 1, 5:00-6:00 pm</b> β
<a href="https://ecs.osu.edu/events/2021/12/ecs-success-job">ECS: Success on the Job</a> β This informal, virtual session will feature a quick, 10-15 mini-presentation by ECS advisors on all you need to know about success on the job followed by time for questions
and answers from our students. In this session, you can expect to learn about topics like: the importance of communication, setting goals, maintaining relationships, professionalism/etiquette on the job, and more! This Q&A can help you build skills in the
ECS Career Key areas of: professionalism, teamwork, and self-awareness. Register via
<a href="https://osu.joinhandshake.com/login">Handshake</a>!<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Join <a href="https://www.buckeyesolar.org/">
Buckeye Solar Racing</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">! β A brand-new student-led organization seeking to provide students with the opportunity to gain technical engineering knowledge, business expertise, and project
management experience while advocating for the advancement of alternative energy. Check out our
<a href="file://coeit.osu.edu/home/m/morris.2010/BSR%20Flyer.pdf">flyer</a>! <o:p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><a href="https://activities.osu.edu/programs/dtix/"><span style="color:#C00000">Discount Tickets Program (D-Tix)</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
and </span><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><a href="https://ouab.osu.edu/"><span style="color:#C00000">Ohio Union Activities Board</span></a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">opportunities like the Columbus Crew, upcoming concerts, and more. Upcoming events this week:
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">December 8 β OUAB Grad/Prof Cupcakes & Canvases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">December 10 β Playboi Carti<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">December 11-12 β JAG β Balletmet-The Nutcracker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l7 level1 lfo7"><b><a href="https://odi.osu.edu/ccampis" title="https://odi.osu.edu/ccampis">CCAMPIS - Child Care Access Means Parents in School</a></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">The Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, authorized by the Higher Education Act and administered by the U.S. Department of Education, supports the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary
education through the provision of quality licensed, nationally accredited campus or community childcare services for children six weeks to 12 years old. CCAMPIS provides priority scheduling, evening childcare, life skills coaching, and referrals to university
and community resources.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black">University Position Postings Database</span></b><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:black"> - The Office of Graduate Education in COE will add any announcements of u</span><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif">niversity-level
position postings (faculty, postdoc and lecturer type positions) to this new database: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://go.osu.edu/coe_graduniversitypostings" target="_blank">https://go.osu.edu/coe_graduniversitypostings</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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