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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BMSC Grad Program Faculty,<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the notice from Graduate Division Below. Graduate Division is providing training sessions
<span style="color:black">aimed at helping faculty navigate the various complexities that the GSR collective bargaining contract entails. Most notably, their sessions will be focusing on best practices for supervising GSRs while also serving as a mentor for
their academic research. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please plan to register and attend these sessions!
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">Hermila Torres<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Student Services Advisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences | UCR School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">951.827.4540<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Kate Sweeny <ksweeny@ucr.edu> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 20, 2023 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kate Sweeny <ksweeny@ucr.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Emma H Wilson <emma.wilson@ucr.edu>; Cheryl L Gerry <cheryl.gerry@ucr.edu>; Patrick Andrew Napier <patrick.napier@ucr.edu>; Lidia Kos <lidia.kos@ucr.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> GSR contract training<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi all-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I hope you're enjoying the last few days of summer! I'm writing in my role as the Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs. The Graduate Division will be hosting several virtual trainings to provide guidance
about the new GSR contracts, aimed at helping faculty navigate the various complexities that the contracts entail. Most notably, we'll be focusing on best practices for supervising GSRs while also serving as a mentor for their academic research. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We strongly encourage <u>all faculty</u> to attend; graduate staff are also very much welcome. In addition to general guidance, we'll be providing a new "description of duties" form that will soon be part of every
GSR appointment letter, likely starting in winter. These training sessions are a perfect time to learn about this new system and ask any questions you might have. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This email is only going to Deans, Grad Advisors, Chairs, and GSAOs, so please forward it on to your faculty and encourage them to attend!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#500050"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/NSzvq28S9B4mFqkB8__;!!OLyWHuc!XYUkrsZt79IYYjoPo55NaFcF4iunZvInlbZhX3N5WicD3-mXSfIggNoJcalttJN4sWlKqGCimXmc023NioydkVCV2w$" target="_blank">Please RSVP
at this link so we can distribute the Zoom invite to all attendees.</a></span></u></b><span style="color:#500050"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Let me know if you have any questions at this time, and I hope to see you at the training!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Kate Sweeny, Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Emma Wilson, </span><span style="color:black">Associate Dean for <span style="background:#FEFEFE">Recruitment, Retention, and Student Success</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">Lidia Kos, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">Patrick Napier, Student Financial Support (and contract guru!)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:#FEFEFE">Cheryl Gerry, Assistant Dean/CFAO</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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