[Cwgrad-announcements] Grad and Diversity issues

[Ching-In Chen]

Regarding networking, I've been meaning to send out an FYI that there is a
Grad Students of Color Collective which started last year as a supportive
network for grad students of color.  They meet up once a month (the day &
time changes each time to try to accommodate different schedules) in a
social setting.  There's also a listserve interested students can join --
gsocc at googlegroups.com

The moderator I believe is Q (a psych grad student), who you can e-mail at:
qhuyn002 at ucr.edu

There are currently grad students from the Psych, English & Sociology
departments (from what I can tell) & Creative Writing students have gone in
the past.

Ching-In

On 11/19/07, Robin Russin <robin.russin at ucr.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi all--
>
> Just got back from NY in time to go to the Grad diversity meeting this
> morning, which covered a lot of interesting territory.
>
>
> A few points, in brief:
>
>
> I will be proposing that I and other faculty in the MFA try to visit other
> campuses with the aim of recruiting, and with an eye to diversity. Dean
> Rabenstein has said he may be able to help fund this at least in part.
>
>
> Erith and I have spoken about an MFA get together before the end of term,
> especially for those who will be involved in playworks. I would welcome any
> such plans on your part as well, such as Carly's open house this past fall.
>
>
> We encourage you, the students, to get the word out to your undergrad alma
> maters as well-- you're our best recruiters!
>
>
> We encourage you, especially those of you who fit the term of "diversity"
> students, to find a faculty mentor, and to network with each other. We want
> you to succeed, and for your success to bring us more students like you in
> the future.
>
>
> Suggestions are welcome at the grad division for how better to address
> your needs as graduate students, especially in regard to recruiting and
> retaining diversity students.
>
>
> Regarding the TA thing: you are not alone in your frustration. Dance still
> has not received their budget, and I spoke with their grad advisor who is
> still unable to tell her MFAs who will definitely have a TA for winter. The
> problem is that we don't get the numbers until the final weeks--though I
> know this puts you all in suspense and is not how I'd like to handle things.
> But right now, it's how the system works.
>
>
>
>  Robin Russin
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Theatre
> University of California, Riverside
> Riverside, CA 92521
> (951) 827-2707
> (213) 949-1061 cel
> robin.russin at ucr.edu
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ucr.edu/pipermail/cwgrad-announcements/attachments/20071119/3ffb6377/attachment.html